All lands in Oregon constitute the General Production Area for
the purposes of controlling pests and diseases of the Brassicaceae.
Brassicaceae production in the General Production Area is subject to the
following best management practices:
(1) All Brassicaceae seed stock intended for
planting for commercial or home use in the General Production Area must be
accompanied by an official test report stating that the untreated seed is from
a seed lot that has been tested and found free from blackleg. Only seed stock
or transplants from seed stock that has tested free of blackleg may be planted
or sold within the General Production Area. Producers must maintain a copy of
the official test reports for a minimum of three (3) years from the time of
planting;
(2) To prevent buildup of
blackleg, blackrot, and other diseases and pests, plants of the Brassicaceae
may not be grown in the same field more often than two years in every five
years;
(3) All planting, harvest,
and transportation equipment shall be cleaned to prevent any inadvertent spread
of Brassicaceae plant material from the field;
(4) All unbagged loads of Brassicaceae seed
stock transported must be in enclosed bins or in containers lined and covered
in a manner to prevent seed loss;
(5) Any volunteer or uncontrolled
Brassicaceae in or around producer's fields must be prevented from flowering by
the producer;
(6) The Department
may, as it deems necessary, inspect or cause to be inspected any field, crops,
areas in or around production fields, or any other area within the General
Production Area for Brassicaceae infected with blackleg. Such inspections will
be carried out during normal business hours and consent may be sought for entry
into fields or other areas. Inspection may include the taking of samples as may
be necessary to determine whether plants are infected with blackleg;
(7) Any volunteer or uncontrolled
Brassicaceae in and around production fields that are determined by the
Department to be infected with blackleg may be declared a public nuisance as
described in Section (8) and, as such, must be rogued out or otherwise
eliminated by the producer or the land manager;
(8) Any field that is determined after
official inspection and testing by the Department to be infected with blackleg
may be determined to be a Public Nuisance subject to the Public Nuisance
abatement processes described in ORS
570.170 through
570.180.
(9) The Department shall review these General
Production Area requirements every five (5) years for accuracy and
effectiveness.
NOTE: Information on laboratories in Oregon approved by the
Department for conducting official seed tests is available from the Oregon
Department of Agriculture, 635 Capitol St. NE, Salem, OR 97301,
503-986-4620.
Notes
Or. Admin. Code
§
603-052-0870
AD 19-1990, f. &
cert. ef. 10-15-90; AD 7-1991(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 7-22-91; DOA 18-2005,
f. & cert. ef. 10-28-05; DOA 14-2009, f. & cert. ef. 9-16-09; DOA
24-2012(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 8-10-12 thru 1-31-13; DOA 1-2013, f. &
cert. ef. 2-6-13; DOA 11-2013, f. & cert. ef. 10-21-13;
DOA
1-2015, f. & cert. ef.
1/13/2015;
DOA
18-2016, f. & cert. ef.
8/16/2016;
DOA
16-2019, amend filed 07/02/2019, effective
7/2/2019
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS
561.190 &
570.405
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS
561.190,
561.510 -
561.600,
570.305,
570.405,
570.410 -
570.415 &
570.450
