In order to prevent the introduction and spread within
the state of Mississippi of a mycoplasma-like organism (MLO), which apparently
causes the Lethal Yellowing disease of palms in certain counties in Florida,
and as Lethal Yellowing is not known to occur in the state of Mississippi, the
Bureau of Plant Industry under the provisions of Miss. Code Ann
.§
69-25-7,
§
69-25-11,
§
69-25-15,
§
69-25-17,
§
69-25-19,
§
69-25-21,
§
69-25-23,
§
69-25-29,
§
69-25-35,
§
69-25-37
does declare and give public notice thereof that the movement into or within
the state of Mississippi of hosts of Lethal Yellowing is hereby prohibited. The
following apply to this quarantine:
1.
Pest - Lethal Yellowing mycoplasma-like
organism.
2.
Quarantined Areas - The entire counties in Florida, as
designated, and any additional counties that are confirmed to be counties which
contain palms infected with Lethal Yellowing: Broward, Collier, Dade, Hendry,
Martin, Palm Beach, and portion of Monroe not considered mainland.
3.
Regulated
Articles - Palm hosts of the Lethal Yellowing MLO, as designated,
but not limited to the following:
a.
Arikuryrob schizophylla (Mart.) Bailey (Arikury
palm)
b.
Borassus
flabellifer L. (Palmyra palm)
c.
Caryota mitis Lour.
(Cluster fish-tail palm)
d.
Chrysalidocarpus cabadae H. E. Moore (Cabada palm)
e.
Cocos nucifera L.
(Coconut palm) - all varieties, including Malayan dwarf
f.
Corypha spp.
g.
Dictyosperma album (Bory)
H. Wendl. & Drude (Hurricane or Princess palm)
h.
Latania sp.
i.
Mascarena verschaffeltii
(Wendl.) Bailey (Spindle palm)
j.
Phoenix canariensis Hort. Ex Chab (Canary Island
date)
k.
Phoenix
dactylifera L. (Date palm)
l.
Phoenix reclinata Jacq.
(Senegal date palm)
m.
Pritchardia pacifica Seem. & H. Wendl.
n.
Pritchardia thurstonii F.
Muell. & Drude
o.
Trachycarpus fortunei (Hook.) Wendl. (Windmill palm)
p.
Veitchia merrillii
(Becc.) H. E. Moore (Christmas palm, Manila, or Adonidia)
q. And any other palms or other plants that
may be confirmed to be host of the Lethal Yellowing MLO.
4.
Conditions Governing
Shipment - Regulated articles from the quarantined areas will be
prohibited entry into the state of Mississippi. All regulated articles
originating outside the quarantined areas will be prohibited entry unless each
shipment is accompanied by a certificate form the Florida Division of Plant
Industry stating the origin of the shipment.
5.
Infected Shipments Arriving in
Mississippi - Regulated articles shipped into the state of
Mississippi in violation of this quarantine regulation are subject to
destruction or return to the point of origin at the discretion of the State
Entomologist.
6.
Revision - This quarantine regulation may be revised
or amended at any time as conditions and circumstances warrant.
