SUMMARIES OF EXTERIOR QUARANTINES
State of
Department of Agriculture, Plant Division
Telephone: 503/986-4644
FAX: 503/986-4786
Dan Hilburn.......................................................................................
..Administrator
Gary McAninch...........................................Nursery
& Christmas Tree Program Supervisor
Tim Buttler
..Weed Program Supervisor
DEFINITIONS
Nursery Stock includes
all botanically classified plants or any part thereof, such as floral stock,
herbaceous plants, bulbs, corms, roots, scions, grafts, cuttings, fruit pits,
seeds of fruits, forest and ornamental trees and shrubs, berry plants, and all
trees, shrubs and vines and plants collected in the wild that are grown or kept
for propagation or sale. Nursery stock does not include:
Field and forage crops;
The seeds of grasses, cereal grains, vegetable crops and flowers;
The bulbs and tubers of vegetable crops;
Any vegetable or fruit used for food or feed;
Cut flowers, unless stems or other portions thereof are intended for
propagation.
GENERAL SHIPPING REQUIREMENTS
a.
Oregon grown nursery stock must be free of pests, diseases and noxious weeds
and be accompanied by a shipping certificate issued by the Oregon Department of
Agriculture.
b.
All nursery stock originating from other states must be accompanied by a
shipping certificate issued by the plant regulatory agency of the state of
origin. Additionally, all plant materials subject to
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A designated weed A weed of known economic importance. Infestations are subject to intensive control
when and where found.
·
B designated weed A weed of economic importance which is
regionally abundant, but which may have limited distribution in some
counties. Limited to intensive control
at the state or county level as determined on a case-by-case basis.
·
T designated weed A priority noxious weed designated by the
Oregon State Weed Board as a target on which the Oregon Department of
Agriculture will develop and implement a statewide management plan. T
designated noxious weeds are species selected from either the A or B list.
Table 1. A designated weeds as determined by
the Oregon Department of Agriculture
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Common Name |
Scientific Name |
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African rue |
Peganum harmala |
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Camelthorn |
Alhagi pseudalhagi |
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Coltsfoot |
Tussilago farfara |
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Cordgrass |
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Common |
Spartina anglica |
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Dense-flowered |
Spartina densiflora |
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Smooth |
Spartina alterniflora |
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European water chestnut |
Trapa natans |
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Giant hogweed |
Heracleum mantegazzianum |
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Goatgrass |
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Barbed |
Aegilops triuncialis |
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Ovate |
Aegilops ovata |
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Hawkweeds |
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King-devil |
Hieracium piloselloides |
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Meadow |
Hieracium pratense |
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Mouse-ear |
Hieracium pilosella |
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Hieracium aurantiacum |
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Yellow |
Hieracium floribundum |
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Hydrilla |
Hydrilla verticillata |
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Kudzu |
Pueraria lobata |
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Matgrass |
Nardus stricta |
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Purple nutsedge |
Cyperus rotundus |
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Silverleaf nightshade |
Solanum elaeagnifolium |
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Skeletonleaf bursage |
Ambrosia tomentosa |
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Squarrose knapweed |
Centaurea virgata |
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Starthistle |
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Iberian |
Centaurea iberica |
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Purple |
Centaurea calcitrapa |
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Syrian bean-caper |
Zygophyllum fabago |
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Helianthus ciliaris |
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Thistle |
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Plumeless |
Carduus acanthoides |
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Smooth distaff |
Carthamus baeticus |
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Woolly distaff |
Carthamus lanatus |
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Table 2. B designated weeds as determined by
the Oregon Department of Agriculture (* indicates targeted for biological
control)
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Common Name |
Scientific Name |
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Austrian peaweed
(Swainsonpea) |
Sphaerophysa salsula |
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Bearded creeper (common
crupina) |
Crupina vulgaris |
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Biddy-biddy |
Acaena novae-zelandiae |
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Broom |
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*French |
Genista monspessulana |
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Portuguese |
Cytisus striatus |
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*Scotch |
Cytisus scoparius |
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Spanish |
Spartium junceum |
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Buffalobur |
Solanum rostratum |
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Common bugloss |
Anchusa officinalis |
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Saltmeadow cordgrass |
Spartina patens |
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Creeping yellow cress |
Rorippa sylvestris |
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Cutleaf teasel |
Dipsacus laciniatus |
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Dodder |
Cuscuta spp. |
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Dyers woad |
Isatis tinctoria |
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English ivy (except named
horticultural varieties) |
Hedera helix |
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Eurasian watermilfoil |
Myriophyllum spicatum |
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False brome |
Brachypodium sylvaticum |
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*Field bindweed |
Convolvulus arvensis |
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Giant horsetail |
Equisetum telmateia |
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*Gorse |
Ulex europaeus |
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Halogeton |
Halogeton glomeratus |
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Himalayan blackberry |
Rubus discolor (R. procerus & R. aremeniacus) |
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Houndstongue |
Cynoglossum officinale |
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Johnsongrass |
Sorghum halepense |
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Jointed goatgrass |
Aegilops cylindrical |
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Knapweeds |
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*Diffuse |
Centaurea diffusa |
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*Meadow |
Centaurea pratensis (jacea x nigra) |
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*Russian |
Acroptilon repens |
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Short-fringed |
Centaurea nigrescens |
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*Spotted |
Centaurea maculosa (C. stoebe) |
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Knotweeds |
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Giant |
Polygonum sachalinense |
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Himalayan |
Polygonum polystachyum |
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Japanese (fleece flower) |
Polygonum cuspidatum (Fallopia japonica) |
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Kochia |
Kochia scoparia |
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*Leafy spurge |
Euphorbia esula |
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*Mediterranean sage |
Salvia aethiopis |
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Medusahead rye |
Taeniatherum caput-medusae |
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Old mans beard |
Clematis vitalba |
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Perennial pepperweed |
Lepidium latifolium |
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*Poison hemlock |
Conium maculatum |
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*Puncturevine |
Tribulus terrestris |
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*Purple loosestrife |
Lythrum salicaria |
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Quackgrass |
Agropyron repens |
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Ragweed |
Ambrosia artemisiifolia |
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*Rush skeletonweed |
Chondrilla juncea |
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Saltcedar |
Tamarix ramosissima |
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Small broomrape |
Orobanche minor |
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South American waterweed
(Elodea) |
Egeria (Elodea) densa |
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Spikeweed |
Hemizonia pungens |
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Spiny cocklebur |
Xanthium spinosum |
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*St. Johnswort (Klamath
weed) |
Hypericum perforatum |
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Sulfur cinquefoil |
Potentilla recta |
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*Tansy ragwort |
Senecio jacobaea |
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Thistles |
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*Bull |
Cirsium vulgare |
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Cirsium arvense |
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*Italian |
Carduus pycnocephalus |
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*Milk |
Silybum marianum |
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*Musk |
Carduus nutans |
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*Scotch |
Onopordum acanthium |
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*Slender-flowered |
Carduus tenuiflorus |
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Toadflax |
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*Dalmation |
Linaria dalmatica |
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*Yellow |
Linaria vulgaris |
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Velvetleaf |
Abutilon theophrasti |
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Whitetop |
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Hairy |
Cardaria pubescens |
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Lens-podded |
Cardaria chalepensis |
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Whitetop (hoary cress) |
Cardaria draba |
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Wild proso millet |
Panicum miliaceum |
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Yellow nutsedge |
Cyperus esculentus |
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*Yellow starthistle |
Centaurea solstitialis |
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Table 3. T or target weeds designated by the
Oregon Department of Agriculture
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Common Name |
Scientific Name |
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Portuguese broom |
Cytisus striatus |
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Cordgrass |
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Saltmeadow |
Spartina patens |
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Common |
Spartina anglica |
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Dense-flowered |
Spartina densiflora |
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Smooth |
Spartina alterniflora |
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Giant hogweed |
Heracleum mantegazzianum |
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Gorse |
Ulex europaeus |
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Knapweed |
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Spotted |
Centaurea maculosa (C. stoebe) |
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Squarrose |
Centaurea virgata |
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Kudzu |
Pueraria lobata |
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Leafy spurge |
Euphorbia esula |
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Purple loosestrife |
Lythrum salicaria |
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Rush skeletonweed |
Chondrilla juncea |
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Starthistle |
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Iberian |
Centaurea iberica |
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Purple |
Centaurea calcitrapa |
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Yellow |
Centaurea solstitialis |
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Tansy ragwort |
Senecio jacobaea |
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Woolly distaff thistle |
Carthamus lanatus |
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Yellow hawkweed |
Hieracium floribundum |
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QUARANTINES OR ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS
I. APPLE
ERMINE MOTH, Yponomeuta malinellus (603-52-0146)
STATES REGULATED: The entire states of
COMMODITIES REGULATED: All Malus
species (apple and crabapple) plants, rootstocks, and scionwood.
RESTRICTIONS: Covered commodities originating in the state of
II. BLUEBERRY MAGGOT, Rhagoletis mendax
(603-52-0115)
STATES REGULATED: All states and districts east of and including the
states of North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas.
COMMODITIES REGULATED: All fresh fruit of blueberry and blueberry plants
with soil or growing medium.
RESTRICTIONS: All fresh blueberry fruit originating from regulated states
is prohibited except: A. Fruits that are frozen solid and held under
refrigeration to assure the frozen state; B. Fruits which have been held
in cold storage forty (40) days at 32 degrees Fahrenheit (0 degrees
centigrade). Fruit shall be accompanied by a certificate issued by an
agricultural official of the state of origin evidencing compliance with cold
storage requirements.
Blueberry nursery stock from regulated states must be bare-root, washed free
from soil or growing medium.
III.
BLUEBERRY NURSERY STOCK CONTROL AREA
(603-052-1245)
STATES
REGULATED: All states and districts of the
COMMODITIES
COVERED: All plants and plant parts of Vaccinium
corymbosum.
RESTRICTIONS:
To prevent the introduction of blueberry scorch virus, plants and parts of
plant parts of Vaccinium corymbosum
and any other Vaccinium species shown
to be a host of blueberry scorch virus that are imported, planted, sold, or
offered for sale within the state of Oregon must meet at least one of the
following conditions. A phytosanitary certificate with an additional
declaration corresponding to one of the options is required.
(a) The
blueberry plants must originate from a pest free area.
(b) The
blueberry plants are certified in accordance with the regulations of an
official certification program in the state or province of origin that includes
testing and inspection for blueberry viruses and is approved by the
director.
(c) The
blueberry plants are free of blueberry scorch virus based on an official
laboratory test using a protocol approved by the director.
(d) The
blueberry plants are micropropagated and/or grown in an insect-proof greenhouse
or screenhouse and originate from mother plants that have been tested and found
free of blueberry scorch virus.
(e)
Blueberry fruit must be free of leaf tissue and other plant debris before being
imported into the control area. Notification and phytosanitary certificates are
not required for shipments of blueberry fruit.
Notification of regulated commodity
shipment is required. The shipper shall mail, FAX or e-mail documents
including the phytosanitary certificate of compliance, listing the type and
quantity of plants, address of shipper, address of recipient, test results,
contact numbers to: Nursery Program Supervisor, Plant Division, Oregon
Department of Agriculture, 635 Capitol Street NE, Salem, Oregon 97301; FAX
503-986-4786; e-mail: quarantine@oda.state.or.us. The department may
require that shipments be held until inspected and released.
IV. BROWN GARDEN SNAIL and
other Exotic Phytophagous Snails
(603-52-0129)
STATES REGULATED:
COMMODITIES REGULATED: The following snails in any stage of development:
brown garden snail (Helix aspersa
Muller), white garden snail (Theba pisana
Muller), milk snail (Otala lactea
Muller), giant African snail (Achatina
spp.), giant South American snail (Megalobulimus
oblongus Muller), and any other plant-feeding snail which may be determined
by the Director to be potentially injurious to
RESTRICTIONS: All regulated plant materials must be inspected prior to
shipment and found to be free from brown garden snail and/or other phytophagous
snails. Each shipment shall be accompanied by a certificate issued by an
agricultural official of the state of origin. A copy of the certificate
shall be sent to the Plant Division, Oregon Department of Agriculture,
V. CHERRY BARK TORTRIX, Enarmonia formosana (603-52-0450)
AREAS REGULATED: The entire state of
COMMODITIES REGULATED: All species of the genera, Crataegus, Cydonia, Malus, Prunus, Pyracantha, Pyrus and Sorbus.
Nursery stock plants of these genera that are less than two inches in diameter
are exempted from the quarantine.
RESTRICTIONS: Regulated commodities shall not be shipped directly or
indirectly from regulated areas into
A. Plants have been grown in a
screened greenhouse, or, B. Plants have been treated by
fumigation. Write to: Administrator, Plant Division, Oregon
Department of Agriculture, 635 Capitol Street NE, Salem, Oregon 97310-0110, for
the fumigation schedule, or, C. Each host plant has been
individually inspected by a state or federal agriculture official while dormant
and free from foliage, and found free from cherry bark tortrix, or, D. Portions of states or provinces may be listed as free from
cherry bark tortrix based on annual surveys. Contact the Oregon
Department of Agriculture for requirements to list cherry bark tortrix free
counties.
VI. CHESTNUT BLIGHT, Cryphonectria parasitica and
all insect pests of chestnuts, including: large chestnut weevil (Curculio caryatypes), small chestnut weevil
(Curculio sayi), nut curculio (Conotrachelus spp.) and oriental
chestnut gall wasp (Dryocosmos kuriphilus).
(603-52-0075)
STATES REGULATED: All states and districts of the
COMMODITIES REGULATED: All trees, plants, cuttings, scions, tissue
cultures, and nuts in the shell of all species and varieties of chestnut, Castanea spp. and chinquapin, Castanopsis spp.
RESTRICTIONS:
A. All states and districts of
the United States east of and including Colorado, Montana, New Mexico and
Wyoming: no regulated plant material may be shipped into Oregon except by
special quarantine exemption granted by the Director of the Oregon Department
of Agriculture, 635 Capitol Street NE, Salem, Oregon 97310-0110, B. Plant materials originating in
states west of Colorado, Montana, New Mexico, and Wyoming may be shipped into
Oregon provided each shipment is accompanied by a certificate issued by an
agricultural official of the state of origin. The certificate shall
affirm that the quarantined commodities have been inspected and found to be
free from quarantined pests and disease and the quarantined commodities have
been grown for two (2) years in an area of the state of origin that is known to
be free from chestnut pests and disease. A copy of the certificate shall
be sent to the Plant Division, Oregon Department of Agriculture,
VII. DUTCH ELM DISEASE, Ophiostoma ulmi and ELM YELLOWS MYCOPLASM (PHYTOPLASM) DISEASE(603-52-0114).
STATES REGULATED: All states and districts of the
COMMODITIES REGULATED: All trees, plants, cuttings, scions, leaves, bark,
roots, or other parts, except seed of all species of elm (Ulmus spp.) and the related genera Zelkova and Planera.
RESTRICTIONS: Plant material prohibited from regulated states.
Plant materials shipped from unregulated states must be accompanied by an
original certificate issued by an agricultural official of the state of origin
certifying the kind and amount of commodities covered by the certificate and
that the plants were produced in a state where neither Dutch elm disease or elm
yellows mycoplasm (phytoplasm) occurs.
VIII. EASTERN FILBERT BLIGHT, Anisogramma anamala (603-52-0810)
STATES REGULATED: All states and districts of the
COMMODITIES REGULATED: All trees, plants, cuttings, and scions of all
species and varieties of the wild and cultivated filbert or hazelnut, Corylus spp.
RESTRICTIONS: Regulated commodities from regulated states are
prohibited.
IX. EUROPEAN CORN BORER, Ostrinia nubilalis (603-52-0125)
STATES REGULATED: All states and districts of the
COMMODITIES REGULATED: Corn, broomcorn, sorghum and sudan grass, plants
and all parts thereof; beans in the pod; beets; celery; pepper fruits; endive;
swiss chard; rhubarb; cut flowers and entire plants of aster, Chrysanthemum,
calendula, cosmos, hollyhock, marigold, zinnia, Japanese hop, Dahlia (except
tubers without stems) and Gladiolus (except corms without stems).
RESTRICTIONS: Certificate is required for regulated materials shipped
from regulated states. Each lot or shipment shall be officially certified
by an inspector of the Plant Quarantine Division of the U.S. Department of
Agriculture or by an authorized official of the state of origin. The
certificate shall include an additional declaration that states:
A. plant
materials have been inspected and the greenhouse or growing ground has been
found to be free from European corn borer,
OR,
B. plant
materials meet screening or fumigation requirements. For screening and
fumigation requirements, request a copy of the European Corn Borer Quarantine
from the Administrator, Plant Division, Oregon Department of Agriculture,
X. EUROPEAN PINE SHOOT
MOTH, Rhyacionia buoliana (603-52-0130)
STATES REGULATED:
COMMODITIES REGULATED: All species and varieties of pine (Pinus spp.) plants
(with or without roots) and any branches or twigs of pine bearing terminal
buds, needles or shoots. Except cut pine trees, branches, or twigs to be
used for ornamental purposes shipped into
RESTRICTIONS: A. Regulated commodities shall not be shipped from
regulated states to
XI.
GLASSY-WINGED SHARPSHOOTER (Hoalodisca coagulata)/ PIERCES DISEASE (Xylella fastidiosa) (603-052-1200)
STATES REGULATED:
COMMODITIES
COVERED: All plants referenced in Appendix A. This does not include cut
flowers, cut foliage, leafless budwood, grafting wood, or dormant, leafless nursery stock except all types of propagative
material of grape plants (Vitis spp.)
(see (4) (c) below). All life stages of the glassy-winged sharpshooter,
including eggs, nymphs, and adults, and Xylella
fastidiosa.
(4) Provisions of the
Quarantine: All shipments of covered commodities from areas under quarantine
outside the state of
(a)
Covered commodities, except grape plants (Vitis
spp.), from non-infested counties in
(b)
Covered commodities originating from the area under quarantine including
infested counties in California: Fresno, Kern, Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside,
Sacramento, San Bernardino, San Diego, Santa Barbara, Tulare, Ventura, and any
other county found to be infested with glassy-winged sharpshooter during the
life of this quarantine, must meet either (i) or (ii) below. Note: an
infestation is defined as an established, reproducing population as evidenced
by positive trap catches or sightings over more than one generation of the
glassy-winged sharpshooter or more than one life stage of the glassy-winged
sharpshooter found on plants not including regulatory interceptions on recently
imported plants.
(i)
originate from nurseries under compliance agreement with the state of origin
Department of Agriculture requiring adherence to specific protocols to ensure
that shipped host nursery stock is free of glassy-winged sharpshooter; or
(ii) have
been treated with a registered pesticide effective at killing all stages of
glassy-winged sharpshooter prior to shipment as near to the time of shipping as
is reasonably possible.
A
phytosanitary certificate or certificate of quarantine compliance must
accompany the shipment with one of the following additional declarations: All
glassy-winged sharpshooter host plants in this shipment have been grown in a
nursery under compliance agreement with the [fill in state] Department of
Agriculture to ensure freedom from glassy-winged sharpshooter, or : All
glassy-winged sharpshooter host plants in this shipment have been treated with
[fill in name and rate of pesticide] for glassy-winged sharpshooter.
(c) Grape
plants (Vitis spp.) from the area
under quarantine, including the entire state of
Grape Vine
Sampling and Analysis Procedure for Xylella
fastidiosa:
(i)
Samples shall be taken from plants located in lots identified for shipment to
(ii)
Samples from up to five individual plants may be combined (bulked) for analysis
purposes.
(iii)
Samples shall be composed of petiole and/or midrib tissue.
(iv)
Analysis of samples for X.
fastidiosa shall be done using ELISA or PCR testing by a laboratory
operated by an official state or federal regulatory agency or by an approved
cooperator.
(v)
Sampling and analysis of non-dormant (green) plant material must take place
within 60 days before the date of shipment of the plants into
(vi) Sampling and analysis of plant material
shall be under the direct supervision of state or county regulatory officials
(vii) The
following table should be used for determining the number of samples required
for laboratory testing of grape plants for Xylella
fastidiosa:
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If lot size is: (Number of Plants in |
The sample size should be: (Number of plants from which
sample should be taken) |
1
100
80% of plants
101
125
90 plants
126
150
100 plants
151 200
110 plants
201
250
120 plants
251
300
130 plants
301
400
140 plants
401 500
150 plants
501
600
157 plants
601
700
165 plants
701
800
175 plants
801 900
185 plants
901
1,000
195 plants
1,001
5,000
200 plants
5,001
10,000
250 plants
10,000
or more
300 plants
(d)
Notification of regulated commodity shipment is required. The shipper
shall mail, FAX or e-mail documents including the phytosanitary certificate or
certificate of quarantine compliance, listing
the type and quantity of plants, address of shipper, address of recipient, test
results if required in (4)(c) above,
and contact phone numbers to: Nursery Program Supervisor, Plant Division,
Oregon Department of Agriculture, 635 Capitol Street NE, Salem, Oregon 97301;
FAX: 503/986-4786; e-mail: gmcaninc@oda.state.or.us. The Department may require
that shipments be held until inspected and released.
(e) Sites
within
XII.
GRAPE QUARANTINE, (603-052-0051)
STATES REGULATED: Area Under Quarantine. All states,
districts, and territories of the
COMMODITIES
REGULATED: Plants, cuttings and all other plant parts (except fruits) of
grape (Vitis species), excluding table grapes, Vitis labrusca.
RESTRICTIONS:
All covered commodities are prohibited entry into the State of
(a)
Freedom from soil: Only grape cuttings and rooted plants produced in sterile
soil-less media are permitted entry into
(b)
Freedom from dangerous pests and diseases: Cuttings and plants must be free of
dangerous pests and diseases.
(c) Phytosanitary
Certificate required: All shipments must be accompanied by a phytosanitary
certificate issued by an official of the state of origin certifying that the
grape cuttings or rooted plants have been inspected and to the best of the
knowledge of the inspecting official are free from dangerous pests and
diseases. In addition, the phytosanitary certificate must certify that rooted
plants were grown in sterile soil-less media. Note: depending on origin, other
State quarantines may apply (e.g. glassywinged sharpshooter, European brown
garden snail, Japanese beetle) and may require other additional declarations on
the phytosanitary certificate.
(d) Prenotification of regulated
commodity shipment is required. At least one day prior to shipment, the shipper
shall mail, FAX or e-mail documents including the phytosanitary certificate,
listing the type and quantity of plants, address of shipper, address of
recipient, and contact phone numbers to: Nursery Program Supervisor, Plant
Division, Oregon Department of Agriculture, 635 Capitol Street NE, Salem,
Oregon 97301; FAX: 503/986-4786; e-mail: <quarantine@oda.state.or.us>.
The Department may require that shipments be held until inspected and released.
If the recipient is not a licensed nursery, the Department may charge
established rates for time and mileage to recover the cost of inspection.
XIII. JAPANESE BEETLE, Popillia japonica (603-52-0127)
STATES REGULATED: The entire states of: Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado,
Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky,
Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri,
Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina,
Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas,
Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, the District of Columbia, and the
Provinces of Ontario and Quebec, Canada, and any other state where the presence
of an established population of Japanese beetle is confirmed and eradication procedures
have not been implemented.
COMMODITIES REGULATED: All
life stages of the Japanese beetle and the following hosts or possible
carriers: A. Soil, growing media,
humus, compost, and manure (except commercially packaged); B. All plants with roots. (Except: Tissue culture plants in
nutrient agar); C. grass sod; D. plant crowns or roots for
propagation; E. bulbs, corms,
tubers, and rhizomes of ornamental plants (except when washed free of soil or
other growing media; clumps of soil or growing media larger than 1/2 inch
diameter will be cause for rejection); and
F. any other plant, plant part, article or means of conveyance when it is
determined by the department to present a hazard of spreading live Japanese
beetle due to either infestation, or exposure to infestation, by Japanese
beetle.
RESTRICTIONS: All commodities covered are prohibited entry into
The provisions for acceptable
shipping of plant material to
1.Bareroot Plants. Plants free
from soil and growing media(clumps of soil or growing media larger than 1/2
inch in diameter will be cause for rejection). The certificate
accompanying the plants shall bear the following additional declaration:
Plants are bareroot, attached clumps of soil or growing media are less than
1/2 inch in diameter. Advanced notification is required.
2.Production in an approved Japanese
Beetle Free Greenhouse/ Screenhouse. All the following criteria must
apply. All media must be sterilized and free of soil. All stock
must be free of soil before planting into the approved medium. The potted
plants must be maintained within the greenhouse/ screenhouse during the entire
adult flight period. The greenhouse/ screenhouse must be made secure so
that no adult Japanese beetle can gain entry during the entire adult beetle
flight period. Security will be documented by the appropriate
phytosanitary official. No Japanese beetle contaminated material shall be
allowed into the secured area at any time. The greenhouse/ screenhouse,
all plant material and growing medium within shall be inspected for the
presence of all Japanese beetle life stages. Certified plant material may
not be transported into or through any infested areas unless the identity is
preserved and adequate safeguards are applied to prevent possible
infestation. The certificate accompanying the plants shall bear the
following additional declaration: The rooted plants (or crowns) were produced
in an approved Japanese beetle free greenhouse or screenhouse and were grown in
sterile, soilless media. Advanced notification is required is required.
3.Production During a
4.Application of Approved Regulatory
Treatments. All treatments will be preformed under the direct supervision
of a phytosanitary official or under compliance agreement. Treatments and
procedures under a compliance agreement will be monitored closely throughout
the season. State phytosanitary certificates listing and verifying the
treatment used must be forwarded to the ODA via fax or electronic mail, as well
as accompanying the shipment. Note not all treatments approved in the
U.S. Domestic Japanese Beetle Harmonization Plan are acceptable for
A.) Dip
Treatments- B&B and Container plants. Not Approved.
B.) Drench
Treatments- Container plants 1 gal. or smaller in size only. Not approved
for ornamental grasses or sedges. Potting media must be sterile and
soilless, container must be clean. Field potted plants are not eligible
for certification using this protocol. This is a prophylactic treatment
protocol targeting eggs and early first instar larvae. If the containers
are exposed to a second flight season they must be retreated.
i)
Imidacloprid (
ii)
Bifenthrin (Talstar Nursery Flowable 7.9%). Mix at the rate of twenty
(20) ounces per 100 gallons of water. Apply, as a drench, approximately
eight (8) ounces of tank mix per six (6) inches of container diameter.
C.) Media
(Granule) Incorporation- Container plants only. Containers must be one
gallon or smaller in size. Not approved for ornamental grasses or
sedges. All pesticides used for media incorporation must be mixed prior
to potting and plants potted a minimum of thirty (30) days prior to
shipment. Potting media must be sterile and soilless; containers must be
clean. The granules must be incorporated into the media prior to
potting. Field potted plants are not eligible for treatment. This
treatment protocol targets eggs and early first instar larvae and allows for
certification of plants that have been exposed to only one flight season after
application. If the containers are to be exposed to a second season they
must be repotted with a granule incorporated mix or retreated using one of the
approved drench treatments. Pesticides approved for media incorporation
are:
i)
Imidacloprid (
ii)
Bifenthrin (Talstar Nursery Granular or Talstar T&O Granular (0.2G).
Mix at the rate of 25 ppm or one-third (0.33) of a pound per cubic yard based
on a potting media bulk density of 200.
iii)
Tefluthrin (Fireban 1.5G). Mix at the rate of 25 ppm based on a potting
media bulk density of 400.
D.)
Methyl Bromide Fumigation. Nursery stock: methyl bromide fumigation at
NAP, chamber or tarpaulin.
E.)
Detection Survey for Origin Certification. U.S. Japanese Beetle
Harmonization Plan protocol not approved. Alternative approved protocol
listed in the Japanese Beetle Quarantine 603-052-0127.
F.)
Privately owned houseplants obviously grown, or certified at the place of
origin as having been grown indoors without exposure to Japanese beetle may be
allowed entry into
For complete details of all of the above please see the entire text of the
Oregon Japanese Beetle Quarantine.
XIV. OAK WILT DISEASE, Ceratocystis fagacearum
(603-52-0120)
STATES REGULATED: All states and districts of the
COMMODITIES REGULATED: All rooted trees, seedlings, cuttings, scions,
bark, roots, leafmold or other unpeeled parts, except seeds, of all species of
oak (Quercus spp.) chestnut (Castanea spp.), chinquapin (Castanopsis spp.), and tanbark oak (Lithocarpus densiflora).
RESTRICTIONS: Each shipment must be accompanied by a certificate issued
by an agricultural official of the shipping state that: A. identifies the
state of origin, B. certifies that oak wilt disease is not known to occur in
the state of origin, C. states the kind and amount of commodities covered by
the certificate, and D. certifies that the commodities have been inspected and
found to be free from oak wilt disease.
XV. POWDERY MILDEW OF HOPS, Spaerotheca humuli (603-52-1020)
STATES REGULATED: All
COMMODITIES REGULATED: Plants and all plant parts of hops, Humulus lupulus, excepting kiln dried cones of hops are prohibited
entry into this state directly, indirectly, diverted or reconsigned. Used bale
coverings and any other articles or equipment that could transmit spores or
other infectious material.
RESTRICTIONS: Covered commodities from the area under quarantine are
prohibited.
XVI. PLUM CURCULIO, Conotrachelus nenuphar
(603-52-0030)
STATES REGULATED: In the United States and Canada, all states and provinces
east of and including Manitoba, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas,
Oklahoma, and Texas; Box Elder County in the state of Utah.
COMMODITIES COVERED: Fresh fruit of apple and crabapple (Malus spp.), apricot (Prunus
armeniaca), nectarine and peach (P.
persica), black cherry (P. serotina),
choke cherry (P. virginiana), pin cherry (P.
pennsylvanica), sweet cherry (P.
avium), American wild plum, (P. alleghaniensis), beach plum (P. maritima), European plum, prune (P. domestica), Japanese plum (P. salicina), hawthorne or haw (Crataegus spp.), Pear (Pyrus communis), and quince (Cydonia oblonga). Soil and growing
medium from within the dripline of fruiting trees from the species listed above
is also prohibited.
RESTRICTIONS: For information regarding certification or treatment of fruit or
soil, write to: Administrator, Plant Division, Oregon Department of
Agriculture,
XVII. PRUNUS DISEASES
1.
PEACH YELLOWS, LITTLE PEACH, RED SUTURE
MLO DISEASES (603-52-0116).
STATES REGULATED:
COMMODITIES REGULATED: A.
Propagative plant parts, except seed, and any tree budded or grafted on
understock of the following species of plum which are symptomless carriers of
peach yellows, little peach, or red suture diseases. 1. Native
American plum (Prunus hortulana, P.
RESTRICTIONS: For certification requirements contact Administrator, Plant
Division, Oregon Department of Agriculture,
2.
PEACH MOSAIC, the virus disease of
peach known as peach mosaic (603-52-0117).
STATES REGULATED:
A.
Entire state of
B.
C.
E.
Entire state of
F.
Alfalfa, Bryan, Johnston, and Woods counties, state of
G.
Brown, Callahan, Camp, Cherokee, Comanche, Dallas, Eastland, El Paso, Erath,
Fisher, Floyd, Freestone, Hale, Harrison, Hudspeth, Jones, Limestone, Palo
Pinto, Runnels, San Saba, Smith, Tarrant, Taylor, Upshaw, and Young counties,
state of Texas,
H.
Grand and Washington counties, state of
COMMODITIES REGULATED: All trees, parts of trees for or capable of propagation,
except pits, of all peach, nectarine, apricot, almond, plum, Prunus tomentosa (Manchu cherry), P. besseyi ( W. Sand cherry), and prune
species/varieties.
RESTRICTIONS: For certification requirements, request a copy of the
quarantine. Write to: Administrator, Plant Division, Oregon Department of
Agriculture,
3.
PEACH ROSETTE, the virus disease of
peach known as Peach Rosette (603-52-0118).
STATES REGULATED:
COMMODITIES REGULATED: A. Trees and propagative parts except seed,
of symptomless carriers of Peach Rosette, namely, Wilson Apricot (a variety of Prunus armeniaca) and Marianna plum (a
hybrid variety of P. cerasifera) and
any tree budded or grafted on Marianna plum understock, B. All trees,
roots, cuttings, grafts, scions, or buds of all species and varieties of the
genus Prunus except American cherry
laurel (P. caroliniana), Catalina cherry
(P. lyonii), common cherry laurel (P. laurocerasus),
RESTRICTIONS:
For certification requirements contact: Administrator, Plant Division, Oregon
Department of Agriculture,
XVIII.
SUDDEN OAK DEATH Phytophthora ramora (603-052-1230)
AREA
REGULATED: The entire state of
COMMODITIES
COVERED: All plants and plant parts of the following species: tanoak (Lithocarpus densiflorus), black oak (Quercus kelloggii), coastal live oak (Q. agrifolia), Shreve's oak (Q. parvula var. shrevei), rhododendrons (including azaleas)(Rhododendron spp.), evergreen huckleberry (Vaccinium ovatum), and any other plant species found to be
susceptible to this disease and associated soil. This includes nursery stock,
logs, lumber, bark chips, mulch, firewood, sawdust, other plant products that
may contain pieces of bark or are constructed from pieces of bark, and
associated soil. All life stages of Phytophthora
sp. nov.
RESTRICTIONS:
All shipments of the covered commodities from areas under quarantine outside
the state of
(a) Non-infested Counties. Covered
commodities (see (3)) from non-infested counties which are not adjacent to
sudden oak death-infested counties in California (see (b) and (c) below) must
be certified by the California Department of Food and Agriculture or official
agents of the California Department of Food and Agriculture as to origin before
the shipment is made. Bills of lading for the covered commodities must be
imprinted with a red rubber stamp which bears a facsimile signature of the
proper state official and states "This product comes from a non-infested
county which is not adjacent to a sudden oak death-infested county."
(b) Infested Counties. Covered
commodities originating from the area under quarantine including infested
counties in California: Marin, Monterey, Napa, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa
Cruz, and Sonoma, and any other county found to be infested with sudden oak
death during the life of this quarantine, are prohibited unless they have been
kiln-dried or heat treated to 71.1ΊC (160ΊF) for 75 minutes measured at the
core. Soil that has been associated with the covered commodities must be
sterilized before re-use and kept separate from the covered commodities. The
soil must reach a minimum temperature of 60 degrees Celsius (135 degrees
Fahrenheit) for 1 hour measured at the center to be considered sterilized. Soil
that has never been associated with the covered commodities is considered
exempt. Treatments must be certified by the California Department of Food and
Agriculture or an official agent of the California Department of Food and
Agriculture. The phytosanitary certificate or certificate of quarantine
compliance must include one of the following additional declarations: "The
(type of covered commodity) from (name of county) County has been kiln-dried as
required prior to shipment" or "The (type of covered commodity) from
(name of county) County has been heat-treated as required prior to
shipment."
Nursery stock grown in
(i) The
nursery stock is held for 14 days or less while in
(ii) The
nursery stock is held in the original packing boxes or in a completely enclosed
greenhouse or warehouse facility the entire time the nursery stock is in
(iii) If
watering is necessary, the nursery stock is watered with a sterile source of
water.
(iv) The
nursery stock is visually inspected for symptoms of sudden oak death by the
California Department of Food and Agriculture or an official agent of the
California Department of Food and Agriculture before shipment to
(v) The
nursery stock is not repotted or the nursery is repotted into sterile soil or
sterile soilless media.
(vi) The
California Department of Food and Agriculture or an official agent of the
California Department of Food and Agriculture certifies the nursery stock was
of
(c) Adjacent Counties. Covered
commodities except nursery stock that have been harvested from counties
adjacent to infested counties must be either 100% debarked or kiln-dried or
heat treated to 71.1ΊC (160ΊF) for 75 minutes measured at the core. The
product(s) must certified by the California Department of Food and Agriculture
or an official agent of the California Department of Food and Agriculture as to
origin and treatment before the shipment is made. The phytosanitary certificate
or certificate of quarantine compliance must include one of the following
additional declarations:
(i) The
(type of covered commodity) from (name of county) County has been 100% debarked
as required prior to shipment.
(ii) The
(type of covered commodity) from (name of county) County has been kiln-dried as
required prior to shipment.
(iii) The
(type of covered commodity) from (name of county) County has been heat-treated
as required prior to shipment.
Nursery stock and associated soil
grown in counties adjacent to infested counties must be visually inspected for
symptoms of sudden oak death and be certified as to origin and inspection by
the California Department of Food and Agriculture or an official agent of the
California Department of Food and Agriculture before the shipment is made. The
phytosanitary certificate or certificate of quarantine compliance must include
the following additional declaration: "This (type of covered commodity)
from (name of county) County has been visually inspected for sudden oak death
and has been found free of the disease."
(d) Notification of regulated
commodity shipment is required from infested counties and counties that are
adjacent to infested counties. The shipper shall mail, FAX or e-mail a
phytosanitary certificate or certificate of quarantine compliance listing the
type and quantity of plants or plant products, address of shipper, address of
recipient, and contact phone numbers to Plant Pest and Disease Program
Supervisor, Oregon Department of Agriculture, 635 Capitol St. NE, Salem, OR
97301-2532; FAX: 503-986-4786; e-mail quarantine@oda.state.or.us. The
department may require that shipments be held until inspected and released.
XIX.
The Oregon Department of Agriculture maintains several CONTROL ORDER AREAS throughout the state to help control the spread
of pests and diseases. Below is a list of those Control Order
Areas. For the specific boundaries and requirements for each area,
contact Administrator, Plant Division, Oregon Department of Agriculture,
1.
2.
3. Malhur County Onion White-Rot
Control Area
4.
5. Yamhill and Washington Counties Onion
Yellow Dwarf Control Area
6. Malhur County Onion Maggot
Control Area
7. Wallowa County Potato Disease
Control Area
8.
XXX. NOTIFICATION RULE. (603-054-0026)
Recipients of tree and shrub nursery stock imported into the
state of
Tree and shrub nursery stock means woody forest and ornamental trees, shrubs and vines grown or kept for propagation or sale, including bareroot, balled and burlaped, and containerized plants, liners, budwood, and cuttings. Fruit, seeds and tissue culture plantlets in flask are not included.
The notice under must be received by ODA no earlier than two business days prior to arrival of the shipment and no later than two business days after its arrival. Notification shall include the species of plant(s), quantities, source, and recipient's contact information. Copies of regular shipping documents, e.g. load lists, with this information are encouraged.
XXXI.
USDA-APHIS QUARANTINES.
The Oregon
Department of Agriculture monitors imported plant products to ensure compliance
with all federal quarantine requirements. These quarantines include gypsy
moth, imported fire ant, pine shoot beetle, and the Sudden Oak Death Interim
Rule.