Section 3257 - Sweet Potato Weevil Exterior QuarantineA quarantine is established against the following pest, its hosts and possible carriers:
(a) Pest. Sweet potato weevil (Cylas formicarius elegantulus) which feeds on all parts of host plants, but primarily roots or tubers.(b) Area Under Quarantine. The entire states of Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas.(c) Articles and Commodities Covered. Sweet potato plants, vines, cuttings, draws, and slips, and sweet potato tubers, or so-called yams (Ipomoea batatas), and morning-glory plants (Ipomoea and Convolvulus spp.).(d) Restrictions. (1) All Articles and Commodities Covered Prohibited from Area Under Quarantine. All articles and commodities covered are prohibited entry into California if grown, packed or stored within or shipped from the area under quarantine except as specified in (2), (3), (4), and (5) below.(2) Seed sweet potato tubers for planting or propagation are admissible only under a permit issued to the receiver by the Secretary (see Title 3, Sections 300 and 3154).(3) Other Sweet Potato Tubers Grown, Packed or Stored Within or Shipped From the Area Under Quarantine Admitted If Treated at Origin. Sweet potato tubers grown, packed, or stored within or shipped from the area under quarantine, will be admitted into California provided they have been certified by an authorized agricultural official of the state of origin as having been treated (at owner's risk) for sweet potato weevil and were free from post-treatment infestation by sweet potato weevil.(4) Articles and Commodities Covered, Except Seed Sweet Potato for Planting or Propagation. From a Noninfested County or Parish in the Area Under Quarantine Admitted Under Certification of Origin. Articles and commodities covered, if grown, packed and stored (if stored) within and shipped from a noninfested county in the area under quarantine, except seed sweet potato for planting or propagation, will be admitted into California provided each lot or shipment is accompanied by a certificate of origin issued by an authorized agricultural official of the origin state giving the name and address of the shipper, number and kind of container in shipment or lots, manner of shipment, and car initials and number if shipped by rail. The certificate shall state that the lot or shipment originated in a noninfested county or parish.(5) Exception. Morning-glories from a noninfested county or parish in the area under quarantine are admissible without a certificate of origin.Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 3, § 3257
1. Amendment filed 6-11-68; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 68, No. 22). For prior history see Register 67, No. 15.
2. Amendment filed 10-27-71; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 71, No. 44).
3. Amendment of subsection (b-1) filed 5-24-73; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 73, No. 21).
4. Amendment of subsection (b-1) filed 12-6-76; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 76, No. 50).
5. Repealer and new section filed 3-29-83; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 83, No. 14).
6. Amendment of subsection (b) filed 7-11-84; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 84, No. 28).
7. Amendment of section heading and subsection (d)(1), new subsection (d)(2) and subsection renumbering, amendment of newly designated subsections (d)(3) and (d)(4), and amendment of NOTE filed 12-12-94; operative 1-11-95 (Register 94, No. 50). Note: Authority cited: Sections 407, 5301 and 5302, Food and Agricultural Code. Reference: Sections 5301 and 5302, Food and Agricultural Code.
1. Amendment filed 6-11-68; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 68, No. 22). For prior history see Register 67, No. 15.
2. Amendment filed 10-27-71; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 71, No. 44).
3. Amendment of subsection (b-1) filed 5-24-73; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 73, No. 21).
4. Amendment of subsection (b-1) filed 12-6-76; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 76, No. 50).
5. Repealer and new section filed 3-29-83; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 83, No. 14).
6. Amendment of subsection (b) filed 7-11-84; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 84, No. 28).
7. Amendment of section heading and subsection (d)(1), new subsection (d)(2) and subsection renumbering, amendment of newly designated subsections (d)(3) and (d)(4), and amendment of Note filed 12-12-94; operative 1-11-95 (Register 94, No. 50).