[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 7, Volume 5] [Revised as of January 1, 2006] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 7CFR318.58-2] [Page 270-271] TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE CHAPTER III--ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE PART 318_HAWAIIAN AND TERRITORIAL QUARANTINE NOTICES--Table of Contents Subpart_Fruits and Vegetables From Puerto Rico or Virgin Islands Sec. 318.58-2 Regulated articles. (a) Prohibited movement. Fruits, vegetables, and other products specified in Sec. 318.58 and not eligible for inspection and certification under Sec. 318.58-4 or otherwise expressly authorized movement in the regulations in this subpart are prohibited movements. (b) Regulated movement. (1) Subject to the conditions provided in this section, and to any treatment prescribed by the Administrator, the following fruits and vegetables may be moved when they are free from plant litter, are marked in compliance with Sec. 318.58-6, and have been inspected by an inspector and certified by the inspector to be free from injurious insect infestation (including the West Indian fruit fly and the bean pod borer) or to have been given prescribed treatment: Citrus fruits (orange, grapefruit, lemon, citron, and lime); Corn (sweet corn on cob); Mangoes (Mangifera spp.), no larger than 900 grams each, when treated as prescribed in part 305 of this chapter; Peppers; Pigeon peas (in the pod) from the U.S. Virgin Islands and string beans, lima beans, faba beans, and fresh okra from Puerto Rico or the U.S. Virgin Islands.\1\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \1\ These products will be certified for movement to Pacific Coast ports or to Atlantic Coast ports south of Baltimore, MD, only when they have been treated as prescribed in part 305 of this chapter. Such products may be certified for movement to Baltimore, MD, and Atlantic Coast ports north of Baltimore without such treatment, but untreated fresh okra may be so certified only for immediate processing or consumption in these northern areas. (2) The following fruits and vegetables are subject to inspection, either in the field or when presented for shipment, as the inspector may require, but unless found by the inspector to be infested shall be free to move without certification, marking, treatment, or other requirements of this subpart, except that they must be free from plant litter and soil: Provided, That if the inspector shall find any field, grove, lot, shipment, or container of such fruits and vegetables infested with injurious insects, the inspector shall notify the owner or person in charge, in writing, of the existence of the infestation and the extent thereof, and thereafter movement of the fruit or vegetable so specified shall be prohibited while the infestation persists, unless in the judgment of the inspector movement may [[Page 271]] be safely allowed subject to certification after having been given an approved treatment, or after sorting, conditioning, or other effective --------------------------------------------------------------------------- safeguard measures: Algarroba pods (Hymenaea courbaril). Allium spp. (onion, chive, garlic, leek, scallion, shallot). Anise (Pimpinella anisum). Apio, celery root (Arracacia xanthorrhiza). Arrowroot (Maranta arundinacea). Artichoke, Jerusalem (Helianthus tuberosus). Asparagus. Avocado. Balsamapple, balsam-pear (Momordica balsamina; M. charantia). Banana and plantain (fruit). Banana leaves (fresh, without stalks or midrib). Beans (fresh shelled lima and faba beans). Beet, including Swiss chard. Brassica oleracea (cabbage, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, broccoli, collard, kale, kohlrabi, Savoy). Breadfruit, jackfruit (Artocarpus spp.). Cacao bean (Theobroma cacao). Carrot. Celery. Chayote (Sechium edule). Chicory, endive (Cichorium intybus). Citrus fruit (citron, grapefruit, lemon, lime, and orange) destined for ports on the Atlantic seaboard north of and including Baltimore. Cucumbers, including Angola cucumber (Sicania odorata). Culantro, coriander (Eryngium foetidum; Coriandrum sativum). Dasheen, malanga, taro (Colocasia and Caladium spp.). Eggplant. Fennel. Ginger root (Zingiber officinale). Horseradish (Armoracia). Kudzu (Pueraria thunbergiana). Lerens, sweet corn root (Calathea allouia). Lettuce. Mangosteen (Garcinia mangostana). Mustard greens. Palm hearts. Papaya, lechosa (Carica papaya). Parsley. Parsnip. Peas (in pod) (Pissum sativum). Pigeon peas (fresh shelled) from the U.S. Virgin Islands. Pineapple. Potato. Quenepa (Melicocca bijuga). Radish. Rhubarb. Rutabaga. Spinach. Squash, pumpkin, watermelon, vegetable-marrow, cantaloup, calabaza. Strawberry. Tamarind beanpod (Tamarindus indica). Tomato. Turnip. Watercress. Waterlily root, lotus root (Nelumbium nelumbo). Yam, name (Dioscorea spp.). Yautia, tanier (Xanthosoma spp.). Yuca, cassava (Manihot esculenta). (3) Cactus plants or parts thereof from the Virgin Islands of the United States may be moved to Guam, Puerto Rico, or the continental United States when they have been given an approved treatment and are so certified by an inspector. (4) Pigeon peas (fresh shelled or in the pod) from Puerto Rico may be moved to any other area of the United States only if treated in accordance with part 305 of this chapter. [24 FR 10777, Dec. 29, 1959, as amended at 28 FR 13281, Dec. 7, 1963; 30 FR 749, Jan. 23, 1965; 36 FR 24917, Dec. 24, 1971. Redesignated and amended at 54 FR 3580, Jan. 25, 1989; 55 FR 5436, Feb. 15, 1990; 68 FR 2683, Jan. 21, 2003; 68 FR 28114, May 23, 2003; 70 FR 33324, June 7, 2005]