Cal. Code Regs. tit. 3 § 3281

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 49, December 6, 2024

Section 3281 - Hydrilla Exterior Quarantine

A quarantine is established against the following pest, its hosts, and possible carriers:

(a) Pest. Hydrilla, Hydrilla verticillata, an aquatic weed that can, by its thick growth, restrict water flow and make recreational lakes and ponds unusable.

(b) Area Under Quarantine. All States, Districts and Territories of the United States.

(c) Articles and Commodities Covered.

(1) Hydrilla plants or parts of plants capable of growing, including parts of stems, tubers, and turions.

(2) Any products, articles, implements, conveyances (including boats), or any appliances capable of transporting viable plant parts of hydrilla.

(3) Aquatic plants including those used as vegetation in shipments of live fish.

(d) Restrictions.

(1) Articles and commodities covered in (c)(1) are prohibited entry into California from the area under quarantine.

(2) Articles and commodities covered in (c)(2) from the area under quarantine are subject to inspection upon entry into California and, if found contaminated with hydrilla, shall be cleaned to eliminate hydrilla, treated for hydrilla by a method approved by the director, or returned out-of-state to the shipper.

(3) Articles and commodities covered in (c)(3) are prohibited entry into California from the area under quarantine unless accompanied by a certificate, issued by a plant regulatory official of the state of origin, verifying the shipment is free of hydrilla.

Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 3, § 3281

1. New section filed 9-12-77; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 77, No. 38).
2. Repealer and new section filed 3-29-83; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 83, No. 14).
3. Amendment filed 4-8-86; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 86, No. 15).

Note: Authority cited: Sections 407, 5301 and 5302, Food and Agricultural Code. Reference: Sections 5301 and 5302.