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§ 3591.15. Melon Fruit Fly Eradication Area.

3 CA ADC § 3591.15Barclays Official California Code of Regulations

Barclays California Code of Regulations
Title 3. Food and Agriculture
Division 4. Plant Industry (Refs & Annos)
Chapter 3. Entomology and Plant Quarantine
Subchapter 5. Insect Pest Control
Article 2. Pest Eradication Areas
3 CCR § 3591.15
§ 3591.15. Melon Fruit Fly Eradication Area.
Currentness
(a) Proclamation of Eradication Area. That portion of the State of California described as follows, within which the melon fruit fly, Bactrocera cucurbitae, is known to exist, is hereby proclaimed to be an eradication area with respect to said pest, and as such it is amendable to the provisions of Article 4 (Sections 5761, 5762, 5763 and 5764) of Chapter 8, Part 1, Division 4 of the Food and Agricultural Code of California.
(1) The counties of Alameda, Fresno, Kern, Los Angeles, Riverside, and Santa Clara.
(b) Hosts.
(1) Fruit of the following plants:
Common Name
Scientific Name
Apple
Malus sylvestris
Apple, Custard
Annona reticulata
Avocado
Persea americana
Bean, hyacinth
Lablab purpureus subsp. purpureus [Dolichos lablab]
Bean, lima
Phaseolus lunatus [Phaseolus limensis]
Bean, mung
Phaseolus radiatus
Bean, string
Phaseolus vulgaris
Cantaloupe
Cucumis melo
Cucumis melo var. cantalupensis
Cauliflower
Brassica oleracea var. botrytis
Chayote
Sechium edule
Colocynth
Citrullus colocynthis
Cowpea
Vigna unguiculata
Cucumber
Cucumis sativus
Cucumber, bur
Sicyos sp.
Cucurbit
Cucumis pubescens
Cucumis trigonus
Date palm
Phoenix dactylifera
Eggplant
Solanum melongena
Fig, common
Ficus carica
Gourds
Coccinia spp.
Cresentia spp.
Lagenaria spp.
Luffa spp.
Momordica spp.
Trichosanthes spp.
Guava
Psidium guajava
Guava, cattley
Psidium cattleianum
Mango
Mangifera indica
Melon
Citrullus sp.
Melon, Chinese
Benincasa hispida
Melon, Oriental pickling
Cucumis melo var. conomon
Mustard, leaf
Brassica juncea
Okra
Hbiscus esculentus
Orange, king
Citrus nobilis
Orange, mandarin
Citrus reticulata
Orange, sweet
Citrus sinensis
Papaya, common
Carica papaya
Passion fruit
Passiflora edulis
Peach
Prunus persica
Pear
Pyrus communis
Pepper
Capsicum annum
Pepper, chili
Capsicum annum
Pepper, tabasco
Capsicum frutescens
Pumpkin
Cucurbita pepo
Pumpkin, Canada
Cucurbita moschata
Scarlet wisteria tree
Sesbania grandiflora
Soursop
Annona muricata
Squash
Cucurbita maxima
Threeleaf cayratia
Cayratia trifolia
Tomato
Lycopersicon esculentum (pink to red ripe)
Tomato, tree
Cyphomandra betaceae
Water lemon
Passiflora laurifolia
Watermelon
Citrullus lanatus [Citrullus vulgaris]
(2) Plants of the following species in the Cucurbitaceae:
Common Name
Scientific Name
Cantaloupe
Cucumis melo
Chayote
Sechium edule
Colcynth
Citrullus colocynthis
Cucumber
Cucumis sativus
Cucumber, bur
Sicyos sp.
Cucurbit, wild
Cucumis pubescens
Cucumis trigonus
Gherkin, West Indian
Cucumis angaria
Gourds
Coccinia spp.
Cresentia spp.
Lagenaria spp.
Luffa spp.
Momordica spp.
Trichosanthes spp.
Gourd, angled luffa
Luffa acutangula
Gourd, balsam-apple
Momordica balsaminia
Gourd, balsam-pear
Momordica dioica
Gourd, ivy
Coccinia grandis
Gourd, kakari
Momordica cochinchiensis
Gourd, pointed
Trichosanthes dioica
Gourd, serpent cucumber
Trichosanthes anguina
Gourd, snake
Trichosanthes cucumeroides
Gourd, sponge
Luffa aegyptiaca
Gourd, white-flowered
Lagenaria siceraria
Melon, Chinese
Benincasa hispida
Melon, long
Cucumis utllissimus
Pumpkin
Cucurbita pepo
Pumpkin, Canada
Cucurbita moschata
Squash
Cucurbita maxima
Watermelon
Citrullus lanatus [Citrullus vulgaris]
(3) Any other plants determined by the department based upon the best available science to produce fruit or plant parts which are attacked by melon fruit fly.
(4) Soil or planting media within the drip area of plants producing, or which have produced, host fruit.
(c) Means and Methods. The following means and methods may be used in the eradication and control of said pest in said area:
(1) The use of insecticides, chemicals, or other materials as spray (including soil spray treatments), dust, bait, or in any other manner as often as necessary to effect control or eradication.
(2) The removal and destruction of hosts, including plants of hosts, if such action is a practical way of eliminating the infestation.
(3) The searching for all stages of the fly by visual inspection, the use of traps, or any other means.
(4) The removal and destruction of abandoned or unwanted hosts or plants bearing or capable of bearing hosts.
(5) The importation, rearing, liberation, and fostering of parasites and predators which attack the fly.
(6) The importation, rearing, or liberation of sterile forms of the fly.

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Note: Authority cited: Sections 407 and 5322, Food and Agricultural Code. Reference: Sections 5761, 5762, 5763 and 5764, Food and Agricultural Code.
History
1. New section filed 12-3-87 as an emergency; operative upon filing (Register 87, No. 50). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL within 120 days or emergency language will be repealed on 4-4-88.
2. Repealed by operation of Government Code Section 11346.1(g) (Register 89, No. 51).
3. New section filed 11-22-99 as an emergency; operative 11-22-99 (Register 99, No. 48). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 3-21-2000 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
4. Certificate of Compliance as to 11-22-99 order transmitted to OAL 3-13-2000 and filed 4-6-2000 (Register 2000, No. 14).
5. Amendment of section and Note filed 8-13-2010 as an emergency; operative 8-13-2010 (Register 2010, No. 33). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 2-9-2011 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
6. Certificate of Compliance as to 8-13-2010 order transmitted to OAL 12-14-2010 and filed 1-13-2011 (Register 2011, No. 2).
7. Amendment of subsection (a)(1) filed 6-28-2011 as an emergency; operative 6-28-2011 (Register 2011, No. 26). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 12-27-2011 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
8. Certificate of Compliance as to 6-28-2011 order transmitted to OAL 10-14-2011 and filed 11-29-2011 (Register 2011, No. 48).
9. Amendment of subsection (a)(1) filed 5-4-2017 as an emergency; operative 5-4-2017 (Register 2017, No. 18). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 10-31-2017 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
10. Amendment of subsection (a)(1) filed 10-16-2017 as an emergency; operative 10-16-2017 (Register 2017, No. 42). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 4-16-2018 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
11. Certificate of Compliance as to 5-4-2017 order transmitted to OAL 10-25-2017 and filed 11-20-2017 (Register 2017, No. 47).
12. Amendment of subsection (a)(1) filed 3-13-2018; operative 7-1-2018 (Register 2018, No. 11).
13. Certificate of Compliance as to 10-16-2017 order transmitted to OAL 2-28-2018 and filed 4-4-2018 (Register 2018, No. 14).
This database is current through 4/26/24 Register 2024, No. 17.
Cal. Admin. Code tit. 3, § 3591.15, 3 CA ADC § 3591.15
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