A.
Definitions. In addition to the definitions provided in A.R.S. §
3-201, A.A.C.
R3-4-101 and
R3-4-201, the
following terms apply to this Section:
1.
"Diseases" means any of the following diseases, notwithstanding the definition
in A.R.S. §
3-201:
a. Citrus Cachexia (CCaVd),
b. Citrus Exocortis Virus (CEVd),
c. Citrus Psorosis Virus (CPsV),
d. Citrus Tristeza Virus (CTV), or
e. Citrus greening disease (HLB), Candidatus
Liberibacter asiaticus.
2.
Arthropods. All life stages of:
Aceria sheldoni,
Citrus bud mite;
Maconellicoccus
hirsutus, Pink hibiscus mealybug;
Phyllocoptruta
oleivora, Citrus rust mite; or
Pseudococcus
comstocki, Comstock mealybug.
2. "Shoot-tip-grafting" means a treatment
method that employs micro-grafting to eliminate the chances of transmitting a
disease.
3. "Thermotherapy" means a
treatment method for propagative material that employs high temperatures to
eliminate the presence of a disease.
B. Area under quarantine. All states,
territories, and districts of the United States, except the state of
Arizona.
C. Regulated commodities.
1. Citrus nursery stock.
All plants or plant parts, except seed or attached green fruit, of all species,
varieties, or hybrids of the genera Citrus,
Eremocitrus, Fortunella,
Poncirus, and Microcitrus.
2.
Appliances. An appliance used in a citrus grove,
citrus nursery, or other area to handle citrus nursery stock listed in
subsection (C)(1).
D. Restrictions.
1.
A person may ship a regulated commodity into Arizona
from an area under quarantine if the regulated commodity is accompanied by a
certificate issued by a plant regulatory official from the origin state,
attesting that the commodity:
a.
Originates from an area not under quarantine for
citrus tristeza virus, and
b.
Originates from a source tree that
is:
i. Tested for Cachexia, citrus
exocortis virus, and citrus psorosis virus; or
ii. From budwood tested for
Cachexia, citrus exocortis virus, and citrus psorosis virus;
and
iii. Tested annually for citrus
tristeza virus; and
c.
Was treated within five days before shipment with a
chemical to kill the arthropod pests listed in subsection (A)(2), and that the
commodity is free of all live life stages of the arthropod pests listed in
subsection (A)(2).
2.
A person shall not ship a Meyer lemon plant or plant
part, except fruit, into Arizona. An exception is allowed for the selection
Improved Meyer lemon plant or plant part, which may be shipped into Arizona in
compliance with this Section.
1. The commodity listed in subsection (C) is
prohibited from entry into the state from the area under quarantine unless one
of the following conditions are met prior to shipment:
a. The regulated commodity is permitted under
a USDA-APHIS approved program for the interstate movement of citrus nursery
stock;
b. A regulated commodity
that is not subject to the restrictions for the interstate movement of citrus
nursery stock may be certified under an origin state department of agriculture
authorized program or National Clean Plant Network program that ensures the
regulated commodity is foundation or source material, or has been propagated
from a foundation or source tree that has been:
i. Tested and found free of the diseases
listed in subsection (A)(1)(a),(b),(c), and (d) within the previous 36
months;
ii. Tested and found free
of the disease listed in subsection (A)(1)(e) within the previous 12 months;
iii. Treated by thermotherapy or
shoot-tip-grafting;
iv. Assigned
and tagged with an index number; and
v. Released from the origin state or federal
quarantine.
c. The
regulated commodity is safeguarded and certified by an alternative method
approved by the Associate Director.
3.
2. A person shipping a
regulated commodity into Arizona shall attach a single tag or label to each
plant or plant part, or to each individual container containing a plant or
plant part, that is intended for resale by an Arizona receiver. The tag or
label shall contain the following information separately provided for each
scion variety grafted to a single rootstock:
a. Name and address of the nursery that
propagated the plant,
b. Scion
variety name,
c. Scion variety
registration number, and
d.
Rootstock variety name.
4.
A person shipping a regulated commodity into Arizona
shall ensure the commodity complies with the entry requirements prescribed in
R3-4-226 and
R3-4-238 .
5.
A person may ship a regulated appliance into Arizona
if the appliance is accompanied by a certificate issued by a plant regulatory
official from the origin state. The certificate shall state that the appliance
was treated within five days before shipment with a chemical to kill the
arthropod pests listed in subsection (A)(2), and that the appliance is free of
all live life stages of the arthropod pests listed in subsection
(A)(2).
E. Disposition of regulated commodity not in
compliance. A regulated commodity shipped into Arizona in violation of this
Section shall be destroyed, treated, or transported out-of-state (A.R.S. §
3-210).
Notes
Ariz. Admin. Code §
R3-4-220
Former Rule, Quarantine
Regulation 9. Amended effective July 1, 1975 (Supp. 75-1). Former Section
R3-4-57 amended and renumbered as R3-4-57 through R3-4-57.05 effective February
16, 1982 (Supp. 82-1). Section repealed, new Section adopted effective June 14,
1990 (Supp. 90-2). Section R3-1-57 renumbered to
R3-4-220 (Supp.
91-4). Amended by final rulemaking at 10 A.A.R. 3380, effective October 2, 2004
(Supp. 04-3). Amended by final rulemaking at 12 A.A.R. 4065, effective December
4, 2006 (Supp. 06-4). Amended by final rulemaking at
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A.A.R. 3357, effective 1/4/2020.
