WSR 00-24-022

PERMANENT RULES

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


[ Filed November 28, 2000, 4:11 p.m. ]

Date of Adoption: November 28, 2000.

Purpose: Revising the existing quarantine rule concerning virus and virus-like diseases of Prunus to reflect changes in scientific knowledge and industry/program practices and to convert the text to clear and readable format.

Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 16-487-240; and amending WAC 16-487-005, 16-487-010, 16-487-015, 16-487-017, 16-487-020, 16-487-023, 16-487-025, 16-487-030, 16-487-040, 16-487-050, 16-487-060, 16-487-100, 16-487-110, 16-487-120, 16-487-140, 16-487-150, 16-487-160, 16-487-200, 16-487-210, 16-487-230, 16-487-250, 16-487-300, 16-487-310, 16-487-320, 16-487-330, and 16-487-335.

Statutory Authority for Adoption: Chapter 17.24 RCW.

Adopted under notice filed as WSR 00-20-091 on October 4, 2000.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 26, Repealed 1.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 26, Repealed 1.

Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 26, Repealed 1. Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.

November 28, 2000

Jim Jesernig

Director

OTS-4553.1

Chapter 16-487 WAC

((PEACH YELLOW, PEACH ROSETTE AND LITTLE PEACH DISEASE)) PRUNUS DISEASE QUARANTINE


AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 91-21-041, filed 10/11/91, effective 11/11/91)

WAC 16-487-005   Definitions.   (1) "Director" means the director of the Washington state department of agriculture or the director's authorized representative.

     (2) "Department" means the Washington state department of agriculture.

     (3) (("Mycoplasma-like organism" (MLO) means a submicroscopic infectious agent capable of producing disease symptoms in host plants.      MLOs do not have the outer protein coat that characterizes viruses.

     (4) "Symptomless carrier" means a plant which may be infected by or capable of hosting a disease agent but which does not show visible disease symptoms.

     (5))) "Growing ground" means any property within the area under quarantine on which ((nursery stock (cuttings, budsticks, scions, rootstocks, or finished trees) are)) planting stock produced for distribution or sale.

     (4) "Indicator plant" means any herbaceous or woody plant used to index or test for infection.

     (5) "Index" means to test for infection by means of inoculation from the plant to be tested to an indicator plant, or by any other method approved by the department.

     (6) "Planting stock" means any plant material used in the propagation of horticultural, floracultural or viticultural plants for the purpose of being sold, offered for sale or distributed for planting or reproduction purposes.

     (7) "Symptomless carrier" means a plant which may be infected by or capable of hosting a disease agent but which does not show visible disease symptoms.

[Statutory Authority: Chapter 17.24 RCW.      91-21-041, § 16-487-005, filed 10/11/91, effective 11/11/91.]


AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 91-21-041, filed 10/11/91, effective 11/11/91)

WAC 16-487-010   Disposition of materials moved in violation(( -- Penalties)).   Regulated articles, shipped in violation of this chapter, will be denied entry into the state((,)) and returned to the point of origin or destroyed at the option and expense of the owner(s) or their responsible agent.      ((In addition, any person violating the terms of the quarantines in this chapter shall be subject to the criminal and civil penalties provided in law.))

[Statutory Authority: Chapter 17.24 RCW.      91-21-041, § 16-487-010, filed 10/11/91, effective 11/11/91; Order 386, § 1, effective 3/30/43.]


AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 91-21-041, filed 10/11/91, effective 11/11/91)

WAC 16-487-015   Notification requirement.   Persons shipping regulated articles into the state of Washington from areas under quarantine by the provisions of this chapter ((shall)) must notify the ((department's plant protection branch of)) plant services program of the department prior to shipment. At a minimum, notification must include the nature and quantity of each shipment, its destination, its expected date of arrival, and the name of the intended receiver.      ((Such notification shall be by mail or telefax prior to shipment.))

[Statutory Authority: Chapter 17.24 RCW.      91-21-041, § 16-487-015, filed 10/11/91, effective 11/11/91.]


AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 91-21-041, filed 10/11/91, effective 11/11/91)

WAC 16-487-017   ((Exemption for experimental uses.)) Special permits.   (1) The provisions of this chapter ((shall)) do not apply to plants or propagative parts of plants imported for experimental purposes by the United States Department of Agriculture or the Washington State University agricultural experiment stations((: Provided, That)), if a permit to import has been issued by the ((director)) department.

     (2) The department may issue special permits allowing entry of regulated articles otherwise prohibited in this chapter. The permit will state mandatory provisions or conditions under which entry is allowed.

[Statutory Authority: Chapter 17.24 RCW.      91-21-041, § 16-487-017, filed 10/11/91, effective 11/11/91.]


AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 91-21-041, filed 10/11/91, effective 11/11/91)

WAC 16-487-020   Peach yellows, little peach, and red suture diseases -- Establishing quarantine.   The director has determined that peach yellows, little peach, and red suture diseases do not exist in the state of Washington and that the introduction of these diseases into the state would cause economic loss to the horticultural industries within the state.      To prevent this loss, a quarantine is hereby established against ((these mycoplasma-like organisms, their)) the host plants((,)) and possible carriers of peach yellows, little peach and red suture diseases.

[Statutory Authority: Chapter 17.24 RCW.      91-21-041, § 16-487-020, filed 10/11/91, effective 11/11/91; Order 386, § 2, effective 3/30/43.]


AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 91-21-041, filed 10/11/91, effective 11/11/91)

WAC 16-487-023   Peach yellows, little peach, and red suture disease quarantine -- Regulated articles.   ((The following articles are)) All planting stock of the genus Prunus, except seeds, is regulated under the ((terms of the)) peach yellows, little peach, and red suture disease quarantine((:

     (1) The pathogens which cause peach yellows, little peach, and red suture diseases on peach.      The pathogen is an MLO.      All three diseases are considered to be caused by the same pathogen.

     (2) Trees and all parts capable of propagation including cuttings, budsticks, scions, and rootstocks, except seeds (fruit pits) of all species of the genus Prunus are declared hosts and possible carriers)), except those listed in WAC 16-487-025.

[Statutory Authority: Chapter 17.24 RCW.      91-21-041, § 16-487-023, filed 10/11/91, effective 11/11/91.]


AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 91-21-041, filed 10/11/91, effective 11/11/91)

WAC 16-487-025   Peach yellows, little peach, and red suture disease quarantine -- Species not regulated.   The following species have been determined not to be hosts of peach yellows, little peach, and red suture diseases and are not regulated under ((this quarantine)) WAC 16-487-021 through 16-487-060:


     ((mazzard cherry)) Prunus avium, sweet cherry (((Prunus avium)

     sand cherry)) Prunus besseyi, western sand cherry (((Prunus besseyi)))

     Prunus cerasus, sour cherry (((Prunus cerasus)))

     Prunus caroliniana, American cherry laurel, Carolina cherry laurel (((Prunus caroliniana)

     hollyleaf cherry)) Prunus ilicifolia, California cherry (((Prunus ilicifolia))), hollyleaf cherry

     Prunus laurocerasus, cherry laurel, English laurel (((Prunus laurocerasus)))

     Prunus lusitanica, Portugal laurel (((Prunus lusitanica)))

     Prunus lyonii, Catalina cherry (((Prunus lyonii)))

[Statutory Authority: Chapter 17.24 RCW.      91-21-041, § 16-487-025, filed 10/11/91, effective 11/11/91.]


AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 91-21-041, filed 10/11/91, effective 11/11/91)

WAC 16-487-030   Peach yellows, little peach, and red suture disease quarantine -- Quarantine area.   The entire states of Alabama, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia are declared to be ((quarantined)) quarantine areas for peach yellows, little peach, and red suture diseases.

[Statutory Authority: Chapter 17.24 RCW.      91-21-041, § 16-487-030, filed 10/11/91, effective 11/11/91; Order 386, § 3, effective 3/30/43.]


AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 91-21-041, filed 10/11/91, effective 11/11/91)

WAC 16-487-040   Peach yellows, little peach, and red suture disease quarantine -- Absolute quarantine for symptomless carriers.   The following Prunus species ((of plum trees and all parts capable of propagation (including their use as understock for other species))) are symptomless carriers of peach yellows, little peach, and red suture diseases ((and are)). All planting stock of these species, except seeds, is prohibited entry into Washington state:


     Prunus americana, American plum (((Prunus americana)))

     Prunus cerasifera, cherry plum, myrobalan plum, ((cherry plum,)) "Antropurpurea((,))" purple leaf plum (((Prunus cerasifera)))

     Prunus domestica, European plum, prune (((Prunus domestica)))

     Prunus hortulana, hortulan plum (((Prunus hortulana)))

     Prunus munsoniana, wild goose plum (((Prunus munsoniana)))

     Prunus salicina, Japanese plum (((Prunus salicina)))

     hybrids of any of the ((above)) species named in this section and wild native species of plum.

[Statutory Authority: Chapter 17.24 RCW.      91-21-041, § 16-487-040, filed 10/11/91, effective 11/11/91; Order 386, § 4, effective 3/30/43.]


AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 91-21-041, filed 10/11/91, effective 11/11/91)

WAC 16-487-050   Peach yellows, little peach, and red suture disease quarantine -- Conditions for movement of regulated articles.   ((Plants and propagative plant parts of the restricted Prunus species)) Regulated articles, as listed in WAC 16-487-023, other than symptomless carriers listed in WAC 16-487-040 ((or stock budded onto those symptomless carriers, shall)), may be permitted entry into the state ((provided)) if the plant protection organization of the state in which the planting stock was grown issues a certificate verifying that all four of the following requirements have been met:

     (1) Each species and variety is properly labeled as to scientific name and state of origin.

     (2) ((Each lot or shipment is accompanied by a certificate issued by the department of agriculture or state university certification program of the state of origin, verifying that these plants or plant parts have been certified in accordance with the regulations of a certification program which includes inspection and indexing on suitable indicator hosts and/or by other official, recognized methods for peach yellows, little peach or red suture disease and certifying that the plants or plant parts meet official certification standards of the shipping state for freedom from peach yellows, little peach or red suture disease.)) One of the following two conditions has been fulfilled:

     (a) The planting stock was produced in accordance with an official certification program of the state in which the planting stock was grown. The official certification program must include inspection and indexing on suitable indicator plants for peach yellows, little peach and red suture diseases; or

     (b) The planting stock was tested and found free of the causal phytoplasma using a laboratory test protocol approved by the department. In order to ensure accurate test results, samples for testing must be collected late in the growing season.

     (3) Peach yellows, little peach, and red suture disease symptoms ((have)) were not ((been)) found on the growing grounds during the period when the planting stock was growing or budwood taken ((either on or within one mile of the growing grounds)).

     (4) No symptomless ((plum species or other species on symptomless plum understock)) carriers existed on the growing grounds during the production of the ((nursery)) planting stock, except symptomless carrier planting stock that meets the requirements of subsection (2) of this section.

[Statutory Authority: Chapter 17.24 RCW.      91-21-041, § 16-487-050, filed 10/11/91, effective 11/11/91; Order 386, § 5, effective 3/30/43.]


AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 91-21-041, filed 10/11/91, effective 11/11/91)

WAC 16-487-060   Peach yellows, little peach, and red suture disease quarantine -- Reshipment permitted under certificate.   ((Certificates may be issued for reshipment of dormant host trees and propagative parts which have been produced outside the areas under quarantine for peach yellows, little peach, and red suture diseases established in WAC 16-487-030 and which have remained dormant while within the area under quarantine.      Certificates shall state the name of the state where the material was produced and state that the material remained dormant while within the quarantine area.)) Regulated articles, as listed in WAC 16-487-023, may be reshipped into Washington state from a quarantine area, as listed in WAC 16-487-030, if all three of the following conditions are fulfilled:

     (1) The planting stock was propagated in a nonquarantine state; and

     (2) The planting stock remained dormant at all times while it was in the quarantine area; and

     (3) A certificate issued by the plant protection organization of the state under quarantine accompanies the planting stock. The certificate must name the state where the planting stock was produced and declare that the planting stock remained dormant at all times while within the quarantine area.

[Statutory Authority: Chapter 17.24 RCW.      91-21-041, § 16-487-060, filed 10/11/91, effective 11/11/91; Order 386, § 5, effective 3/30/43.]


AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 91-21-041, filed 10/11/91, effective 11/11/91)

WAC 16-487-100   Peach rosette disease quarantine -- Establishing quarantine.   The director has determined that peach rosette disease is not present in the state of Washington and that the introduction of this disease would cause economic loss to the horticultural industries in the state.      To prevent this loss, a quarantine is hereby established against the ((mycoplasma-like organism, its)) host plants((,)) and possible carriers of the phytoplasma that causes peach rosette disease.

[Statutory Authority: Chapter 17.24 RCW.      91-21-041, § 16-487-100, filed 10/11/91, effective 11/11/91.]


AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 91-21-041, filed 10/11/91, effective 11/11/91)

WAC 16-487-110   Peach rosette disease quarantine -- Regulated articles.   ((The following articles are)) All planting stock, except seed, of all species of the genus Prunus except those listed in WAC 16-487-120 is regulated under the ((terms of the)) peach rosette disease quarantine((:

     (1) The pathogen which causes peach rosette disease.      The pathogen is a mycoplasma-like organism.

     (2) Trees and all parts capable of propagation including cuttings, budsticks, scions, and rootstocks, except seed (fruit pits) of all species of the genus Prunus are declared possible hosts and carriers of peach rosette disease except those listed in WAC 16-487-120)) in WAC 16-487-100 through 16-487-160.

[Statutory Authority: Chapter 17.24 RCW.      91-21-041, § 16-487-110, filed 10/11/91, effective 11/11/91.]


AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 91-21-041, filed 10/11/91, effective 11/11/91)

WAC 16-487-120   Peach rosette disease quarantine -- Species not regulated.   The following species have been determined not to be carriers of peach rosette disease and are not regulated under ((the terms of)) the peach rosette disease quarantine in WAC 16-487-100 through 16-487-160:


     Prunus caroliniana, American cherry laurel, Carolina cherry laurel (((Prunus caroliniana)))

     Prunus ilicifolia, holly leaf cherry, California cherry (((Prunus ilicifolia)))

     Prunus laurocerasus, cherry laurel, English laurel (((Prunus laurocerasus)))

     Prunus lusitanica, Portugal laurel (((Prunus lusitanica)))

     Prunus lyonii, Catalina cherry (((Prunus lyonii)))

[Statutory Authority: Chapter 17.24 RCW.      91-21-041, § 16-487-120, filed 10/11/91, effective 11/11/91.]


AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 91-21-041, filed 10/11/91, effective 11/11/91)

WAC 16-487-140   Peach rosette disease quarantine -- Absolute quarantine for symptomless carriers.   The following Prunus species ((of plum trees and all parts capable of propagation (including their use as understock for other species), except seed,)) and cultivars are symptomless carriers of peach rosette disease ((and)). All planting stock (except seed) of these species and cultivars are prohibited entry into Washington state:


     Prunus armeniaca, the "Wilson" cultivar of apricot (((Prunus armeniaca)

     Mariana plums ())Prunus cerasifera x P. Munsoniiana(()

     any tree grafted on)), Mariana plums ((understock))

[Statutory Authority: Chapter 17.24 RCW.      91-21-041, § 16-487-140, filed 10/11/91, effective 11/11/91.]


AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 91-21-041, filed 10/11/91, effective 11/11/91)

WAC 16-487-150   Peach rosette disease quarantine -- Conditions for movement of regulated articles.   ((Plants and all parts capable of propagation of the restricted Prunus species)) Regulated articles, as listed in WAC 16-487-110, other than symptomless carriers listed in WAC 16-487-140 ((or stock budded onto those symptomless carriers, shall)), may be permitted entry into the state ((provided)) if the planting stock is accompanied by a certificate issued by the plant protection organization of the state in which the planting stock was grown. At a minimum, the certificate must state that all four of the following requirements have been met:

     (1) Each species and variety is properly labeled as to scientific name and state of origin.

     (2) ((Each lot or shipment is accompanied by a certificate issued by the department of agriculture or state university certification program of the state of origin, verifying that these plants or plant parts have been certified in accordance with the regulations of a certification program which includes inspection and indexing on suitable indicator hosts and/or by other official, recognized methods for peach rosette disease and certifying that the plants or plant parts meet official certification standards of the shipping state for freedom from peach rosette disease.)) One of the following two conditions has been complied with:

     (a) The planting stock was grown in compliance with the conditions of an official certification program in the state in which the planting stock was grown, which includes inspection and indexing on suitable indicator plants to verify freedom from peach rosette disease; or

     (b) The planting stock was tested through laboratory methods approved by the department and found free of the causal phytoplasma of peach rosette disease. Sampling for this test must be performed late in the growing season.

     (3) Peach rosette disease symptoms ((have)) were not ((been)) found during the period when the planting stock was growing or budwood taken ((either on or within one mile of the growing grounds)).

     (4) No symptomless ((plum species or other species on symptomless plum understock)) carrier listed in WAC 16-487-140 existed on the growing grounds during the production of the ((nursery stock)) planting stock, except symptomless carrier planting stock that fulfills the requirements in subsection (2) of this section.

[Statutory Authority: Chapter 17.24 RCW.      91-21-041, § 16-487-150, filed 10/11/91, effective 11/11/91.]


AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 91-21-041, filed 10/11/91, effective 11/11/91)

WAC 16-487-160   Peach rosette disease quarantine -- Reshipment permitted under certification.   ((Certificates may be issued for reshipment of dormant host trees and propagative parts which have been produced outside the areas under quarantine for peach rosette disease established in WAC 16-487-130 and which have remained dormant while within the area under quarantine.      Certificates shall state the name of the state where the material was produced and state that the material remained dormant while within the quarantine area.)) Regulated articles, as listed in WAC 16-487-110, may be reshipped into Washington state from a quarantine area, as listed in WAC 16-487-130, if all three of the following conditions are fulfilled:

     (1) The planting stock was propagated in a nonquarantine state; and

     (2) The planting stock remained dormant at all times while it was in the quarantine state; and

     (3) A certificate issued by the plant protection organization of the state under quarantine accompanies the planting stock. The certificate must name the state where the planting stock was produced and declare that the planting stock remained dormant at all times while within the quarantine area.

[Statutory Authority: Chapter 17.24 RCW.      91-21-041, § 16-487-160, filed 10/11/91, effective 11/11/91.]


AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 91-21-041, filed 10/11/91, effective 11/11/91)

WAC 16-487-200   Peach mosaic virus -- Establishing quarantine.   The director has determined that peach mosaic virus is not present in the state of Washington and that the introduction of this disease would cause economic loss to the horticultural industries in the state.      To prevent this loss, a quarantine is hereby established against the ((virus, its)) host plants((,)) and possible carriers of peach mosaic virus.

[Statutory Authority: Chapter 17.24 RCW.      91-21-041, § 16-487-200, filed 10/11/91, effective 11/11/91.]


AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 91-21-041, filed 10/11/91, effective 11/11/91)

WAC 16-487-210   Peach mosaic virus quarantine -- Regulated articles.   ((The following articles are regulated under the terms of the peach mosaic virus quarantine:

     (1) Peach mosaic virus and any virus capable of causing symptoms identical with those of peach mosaic virus.

     (2) All trees and parts of trees capable of propagation including cuttings, budsticks, scions, and rootstock)) All planting stock, except seeds (((fruit pits),)) of all species, varieties, and hybrids of almond, apricot, peach, plum, prune, ((and nectarine and)) Manchu cherry (Prunus tomentosa) and western sand cherry (Prunus besseyi) is regulated under the peach mosaic virus quarantine.

[Statutory Authority: Chapter 17.24 RCW.      91-21-041, § 16-487-210, filed 10/11/91, effective 11/11/91.]


AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 91-21-041, filed 10/11/91, effective 11/11/91)

WAC 16-487-230   Peach mosaic virus quarantine -- Requirements.   All regulated articles ((and commodities)) listed in WAC 16-487-210 from areas under quarantine, as listed in WAC 16-487-220, are prohibited entry into Washington state.

[Statutory Authority: Chapter 17.24 RCW.      91-21-041, § 16-487-230, filed 10/11/91, effective 11/11/91.]


AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 91-21-041, filed 10/11/91, effective 11/11/91)

WAC 16-487-250   Peach mosaic virus -- Reshipment permitted under certificate.   ((Certificates may be issued for reshipment of dormant host trees and propagative parts which have been produced outside the areas under quarantine for peach mosaic virus as established in WAC 16-487-220 and which have remained dormant while within the area under quarantine.      Certificates shall state the name of the state where the material was produced and state that the material remained dormant while within the quarantine area.)) Regulated articles, as listed in WAC 16-487-210, may be reshipped into Washington state from a quarantine area, as listed in WAC 16-487-220, if all three of the following conditions are fulfilled:

     (1) The planting stock was propagated outside the quarantine area; and

     (2) The planting stock remained dormant at all times while it was in the quarantine area; and

     (3) A certificate issued by the state plant protection organization for the quarantine area accompanies the planting stock. The certificate must name the state where the planting stock was produced and declare that the planting stock remained dormant at all times while within the quarantine area.

[Statutory Authority: Chapter 17.24 RCW.      91-21-041, § 16-487-250, filed 10/11/91, effective 11/11/91.]


AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 91-21-041, filed 10/11/91, effective 11/11/91)

WAC 16-487-300   Peach rosette mosaic virus -- Establishing quarantine.   The director has determined that peach rosette mosaic virus is not present in the state of Washington and that the introduction of the disease would cause economic loss to the horticultural industries in the state.      To prevent this loss, a quarantine is hereby established against the ((virus (pest), its)) host plants((,)) and possible carriers of peach rosette mosaic virus.

[Statutory Authority: Chapter 17.24 RCW.      91-21-041, § 16-487-300, filed 10/11/91, effective 11/11/91.]


AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 91-21-041, filed 10/11/91, effective 11/11/91)

WAC 16-487-310   Peach rosette mosaic virus quarantine -- Regulated articles.   ((The following articles are regulated under the terms of the peach rosette mosaic virus disease quarantine:

     (1) Peach rosette mosaic virus (PRMV).

     (2) All plants and parts of plants capable of propagation including cuttings, budsticks, scions, and rootstock, except seeds, of peach trees and blueberry plants.)) All planting stock, except seeds, of peach (Prunus persica) and American grape (Vitis lubrusca) is regulated under the peach rosette mosaic virus quarantine.

[Statutory Authority: Chapter 17.24 RCW.      91-21-041, § 16-487-310, filed 10/11/91, effective 11/11/91.]


AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 91-21-041, filed 10/11/91, effective 11/11/91)

WAC 16-487-320   Peach rosette mosaic virus quarantine -- Regulated area.   The ((counties of Berrien, Kalamazoo, and Van Buren in the state of Michigan are declared to be)) areas under quarantine for peach rosette mosaic virus disease are:

     (1) For peach planting stock, the counties of Berrien, Kalamazoo, and Van Buren in the state of Michigan.

     (2) For American grape, the entire state of Michigan.

[Statutory Authority: Chapter 17.24 RCW.      91-21-041, § 16-487-320, filed 10/11/91, effective 11/11/91.]


AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 91-21-041, filed 10/11/91, effective 11/11/91)

WAC 16-487-330   Peach rosette mosaic virus quarantine -- Requirements.   All regulated articles ((and commodities)) listed in WAC 16-487-310 from the applicable areas under quarantine, as listed in WAC 16-487-320, are prohibited entry into Washington state, unless the shipment is accompanied by a permit as described in WAC 16-487-335.

[Statutory Authority: Chapter 17.24 RCW.      91-21-041, § 16-487-330, filed 10/11/91, effective 11/11/91.]


AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 91-21-041, filed 10/11/91, effective 11/11/91)

WAC 16-487-335   Peach rosette mosaic virus quarantine -- ((Special)) Permits for movement of regulated articles.   ((The director may issue special permits allowing entry of articles or commodities otherwise prohibited in WAC 16-487-310.      The permit shall state all mandatory provisions or conditions under which entry is allowed.)) Regulated articles, as listed in WAC 16-487-310, grown in the areas under quarantine, as listed in WAC 16-487-320, may be permitted entry into the state if the plant protection organization of the state in which the planting stock was grown issues a certificate verifying that both of the following requirements have been met:

     (1) Each species and variety is properly labeled as to scientific name and state of origin.

     (2) The planting stock was produced in accordance with an official certification program of the state in which it was grown. The official certification program must include inspection and indexing for peach rosette mosaic virus.

[Statutory Authority: Chapter 17.24 RCW.      91-21-041, § 16-487-335, filed 10/11/91, effective 11/11/91.]


REPEALER

     The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed:
WAC 16-487-240 Peach mosaic virus quarantine -- Special permits.

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