Ariz. Admin. Code § R3-4-245 - Noxious Weeds

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 apply to this Section:

1. "Habitat" means any terrestrial or aquatic area within Arizona that is capable of sustaining plant growth.

2. "Infested area" means each individual container in which a pest is found, the specific area that harbors the pest, or any shipment that has not been released to the receiver and is infested with a pest.

3. "Pest" means any of the following plant species, including viable plant parts (stolons, rhizomes, cuttings and seed, except agricultural, vegetable and ornamental seed for planting purposes), that are prohibited from entering the state:

Acroptilon repens (L.) DC. -- Russian knapweed,

Aegilops cylindrica Host. -- Jointed goatgrass,

Alhagi pseudalhagi (Bieb.) Desv. -- Camelthorn,

Alternanthera philoxeroides (Mart.) Griseb. -- Alligator weed,

Cardaria pubescens (C.A. Mey) Jarmolenko -- Hairy whitetop,

Cardaria chalepensis (L.) Hand-Muzz -- Lens podded hoary cress,

Cardaria draba (L.) Desv. -- Globed-podded hoary cress (Whitetop),

Carduus acanthoides L. -- Plumeless thistle,

Cenchrus echinatus L. -- Southern sandbur,

Cenchrus incertus M.A. Curtis -- Field sandbur,

Centaurea calcitrapa L. -- Purple starthistle,

Centaurea iberica Trev. ex Spreng. -- Iberian starthistle,

Centaurea squarrosa Willd. -- Squarrose knapweed,

Centaurea sulphurea L. -- Sicilian starthistle,

Centaurea solstitialis L. -- Yellow starthistle (St. Barnaby's thistle),

Centaurea diffusa L. -- Diffuse knapweed,

Centaurea maculosa L. -- Spotted knapweed,

Chondrilla juncea L. -- Rush skeletonweed,

Cirsium arvense L. Scop. -- Canada thistle,

Convolvulus arvensis L. -- Field bindweed,

Coronopus squamatus (Forskal) Ascherson -- Creeping wartcress (Coronopus),

Cucumis melo L. var. Dudaim Naudin -- Dudaim melon (Queen Anne's melon),

Cuscuta spp. -- Dodder,

Drymaria arenarioides H.B.K. -- Alfombrilla (Lightningweed),

Eichhornia azurea (SW) Kunth. -- Anchored water hyacinth,

Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms - Floating water hyacinth,

Elytrigia repens (L.) Nevski -- Quackgrass,

Euphorbia esula L. -- Leafy spurge,

Halogeton glomeratus (M. Bieb.) C.A. Mey -- Halogeton,

Helianthus ciliaris DC. -- Texas blueweed,

Hydrilla verticillata Royale -- Hydrilla (Florida-elodea),

Ipomoea spp. -- Morning glory. All species except Ipomoea carnea, Mexican bush morning glory; Ipomoea triloba, three-lobed morning glory (which is considered a restricted pest); and Ipomoea aborescens, morning glory tree,

Ipomoea triloba L. -- Three-lobed morning glory,

Isatis tinctoria L. -- Dyers woad,

Linaria genistifolia var.

dalmatica -- Dalmation toadflax,

Lythrum salicaria L. -- Purple loosestrife,

Medicago polymorpha L. -- Burclover,

Nassella trichotoma (Nees.) Hack. -- Serrated tussock,

Onopordum acanthium L. -- Scotch thistle,

Orobanche ramosa L. -- Branched broomrape,

Panicum repens L. -- Torpedo grass,

Peganum harmala L. -- African rue (Syrian rue),

Pennisetum ciliare (L.) Link - Buffelgrass,

Portulaca oleracea L. -- Common purslane,

Rorippa austriaca (Crantz.) Bess. -- Austrian fieldcress,

Salvinia molesta -- Giant Salvinia,

Senecio jacobaea L. -- Tansy ragwort,

Solanum carolinense L. -- Carolina horsenettle,

Sonchus arvensis L. -- Perennial sowthistle,

Solanum viarum Dunal -- Tropical Soda Apple,

Stipa brachychaeta Godr. -- Puna grass,

Striga spp. -- Witchweed,

Trapa natans L. -- Water-chestnut,

Tribulus terrestris L. -- Puncturevine.

1. "Class A Noxious Weed" is categorized as a species of plant that is not known to exist or of limited distribution in the State and is a high priority pest for quarantine, control, or mitigation, Class A noxious weeds are listed in Table 4.

2. "Class B Noxious Weed" is categorized as a species of plant that is known to occur, but of limited distribution in the State and may be a high priority pest for quarantine, control or mitigation if a significant threat to a crop, commodity, or habitat is known to exist. Class B noxious weeds are listed in Table 5.

3. "Class C Noxious Weed" is categorized as a species of plant that is widespread but may be recommended for active control based on risk assessment. Class C noxious weeds are listed in Table 6.

B. Area under quarantine: All states, districts, and territories of the United States except Arizona.

C. The following commodities are hosts or carriers of the pest:

1. All plants and plant parts other than those categorized as a pest;

2. Forage, straw, and feed grains;

3. Live or dead flower arrangements;

4. Ornamental displays;

5. Aquariums; and

6. Any appliance, construction or dredging equipment, boat, boat trailer or related equipment, or any other vehicle with soil attached or carrying plant debris.

D. The Department shall quarantine any commodity, habitat, or area infested or contaminated with a pest and shall notify the owner or carrier of the methods of removing or destroying the pest from the commodity, habitat, or area. The Department shall reject any shipment not released to the receiver and reship to the shipper.

E. B. Restrictions:

1. No Class A, B, or C Noxious Weed, or commodity infested or contaminated with a Class A, B, or C Noxious Weed, shall be admitted into the state unless otherwise authorized by the Associate Director.

2. The Department shall regulate the movement of the commodity out of a quarantined area within the state until the pest is eradicated. Any shipment or lot of a commodity infested or contaminated with a pest arriving in the state in violation of this quarantine shall, according to A.R.S. § 3-205(A), be immediately reshipped from the state, or treated or destroyed using one of the following methods:

a. The commodity shall be fumigated with 1,500 mg/L of ethylene oxide for four hours in a chamber pre-heated to 115-125° F;

b. Incinerating;

c. Burying in a sanitary landfill to a depth of six feet;

d. Application of a herbicide; or

e. Any other treatment approved by the Director.

2. The Department may quarantine and abate an area infested or contaminated with a Class A or Class B Noxious Weed if it has been determined by the Associate Director that an imminent threat to agriculture or horticulture exists.

Notes

Ariz. Admin. Code § R3-4-245

Former Rule, Quarantine Regulation 26. Amended effective June 19, 1978 (Supp. 78-3). Amended subsection (B) effective May 2, 1986 (Supp. 86-3). Section R3-1-74 renumbered to R3-4-245 (Supp. 91-4). Section repealed, new Section adopted effective July 10, 1995 (Supp. 95-3). Amended effective June 4, 1998 (Supp. 98-2). Amended by final rulemaking at 6 A.A.R. 2082, effective May 15, 2000 (Supp. 00-2). Amended by final rulemaking at 11 A.A.R. 5315, effective February 4, 2006 (Supp. 05-4). Amended by final rulemaking at 25 A.A.R. 3357, effective 1/4/2020.