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4.12.1412    REQUIREMENTS

(1) All plant material susceptible to Plum Pox Virus (PPV) must come from an area declared to be free of PPV based on official surveys and protocols as recommended by the NAPPO.

(2) To prevent the introduction or spread of regulated pests, the importation and movement of host materials will be either prohibited or restricted.

(3) An import permit must be obtained by the importer if required.

(4) The department may issue a phytosanitary certificate if required by the importing NPPO.

(5) Eligibility will be conferred if the nursery has met program conditions. The applicant shall be responsible, subject to the approval of the department, for the selection of the location and the proper maintenance of registered plantings being grown under the provisions of this program, and for maintaining the identity of all nursery stock entered in this program in a manner approved by the department. Any planting entered in this program shall be kept in good horticultural condition and free of plant pests.

(6) Detailed records of all related paperwork, including species, variety, source of plant material, year of propagation, and areas of distribution in the nursery or plantation must be kept by the participant and made available upon request to the department.

(7) There shall be no budding, grafting, or top-working of registered trees in any scion-block, seed-block, or stool-bed, unless under the supervision of the department for the purpose of virus indexing.

(8) Any plant found to be affected by a virus or virus-like disease shall be removed and destroyed immediately, by a method approved of by the department, following notification by the department.

(9) Approved management strategies for vector control shall be maintained by the applicant, which may include site selection, crop rotation, soil disinfections, cleanliness of equipment, selection of stock, biological antagonists, and postplanting management.

(10) Registered material must originate from National Research Support Project 5 (NRSP-5) registered stock, or from foundation trees in the case of scion-blocks, and certified stock in the case of seed-blocks and stool-beds. The following nomenclature shall apply to all registered material, as recommended in the NAPPO's Regional Phytosanitary Standards Measures #25:

(a) Generation 1 (formerly Nuclear);

(b) Generation 2 (formerly Elite);

(c) Generation 3 (formerly Foundation); and

(d) Generation 4 (or Certified).

History: 80-7-402, MCA; IMP, 80-7-402, MCA; NEW, 1982 MAR p. 1095, Eff. 5/28/82; AMD, 2007 MAR p. 1811, Eff. 11/9/07.

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