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Current as of 08-12-2013 Texas Administrative Code Chapter 19, Subchapter X Citrus Greening Quarantine SECTION NAME OF SECTION majority of these plants also are hosts of Asian citrus psyllid Diaphorina citri, the vector of citrus greening in the United §19.615 Basis for Quarantine; Quarantined Pest - States. Citrus greening is a bacterial disease that attacks the Dangerous Plant Disease (Proscribed vascular system of plants. Once infected, there is no cure for Biological Entity) a tree with citrus greening disease. In areas of the world §19.616 Infested Geographical Areas Subject to the where citrus greening is endemic, citrus trees decline and die Quarantine within a few years. Citrus greening is considered a serious disease by the United States Department of Agriculture §19.617 Articles Subject to the Quarantine (USDA) as well as many states. §19.618 Restrictions on Production, Movement or (c) Establishment of quarantine. The department is authorized Distribution of Articles Subject to the by the Texas Agriculture Code, §71.002, to establish a Quarantine quarantine against the dangerous plant disease, citrus §19.619 Consequences for Failure to Comply with greening, identified in this section. Quarantine Restrictions §19.620 Appeal of Department Action Taken for Source Note: The provisions of this §19.615 adopted to be Failure to Comply with Quarantine effective February 9, 2013, 38 TexReg 491 Restrictions §19.621 Conflicts Between Graphical Representations and Textual Descriptions; Other Inconsistencies §19.616 Infested Geographical Areas Subject to the §19.622 Mandatory Treatment of Citrus Nursery Quarantine Plants in the Citrus Zone (a) Quarantined infested areas. (1) Quarantined infested areas, or quarantined areas (infested geographical areas subject to the quarantine), are those locations within this state in which the dangerous plant §19.615 Basis for Quarantine; Quarantined Pest - disease is currently found, from which dissemination of the Dangerous Plant Disease (Proscribed Biological Entity) disease is to be prevented, and within which the disease is to (a) Quarantined pest is citrus greening. The department finds be managed or eradicated. that citrus greening, "Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus," is a (2) The quarantine boundaries found in subsection (b) of dangerous plant disease that is not widely distributed in this this section are declared to be the boundaries of quarantined state. infested areas, or quarantined areas. The department may (b) Description of dangerous plant disease. Host plants. designate additional or expanded quarantined infested areas Citrus greening is a dangerous plant disease that can infect or quarantined areas, or a reduction of the quarantined area and be carried by all plant parts (including leaves and based upon the confirmation of the presence or absence of the propagative seeds) except fruit of Aegle marmelos, Aeglopsis citrus greening. The designations will be effective upon the chevalieri, Afraegle gabonensis, A. paniculata, Amyris posting of the notification of the quarantined infested areas or madrensis, Atalantia spp. (including Atalantia monophylla), quarantined areas on the department's website Balsamocitrus dawei, Bergera; (= Murraya) koenigii, (http://www.TexasAgriculture.gov). Notification consists of a Calodendrum capense, Choisya ternata, C. arizonica, X map and a description of the quarantined infested areas or Citroncirus webberi, Citropsis articulata, Citropsis quarantined areas. A printed copy of the notification is gilletiana, Citrus madurensis (= X Citrofortunella available at the department's Valley Regional Office, 900-B, microcarpa), Citrus spp., Clausena anisum-olens, C. East Expressway 83, San Juan, Texas 78217, (956) 787-8866. excavata, C. indica, C. lansium, Eremocitrus glauca, In addition, notification will be made through press release by Eremocitrus hybrid, Esenbeckia berlandieri, Fortunella spp., the department. Each quarantined area is bounded on all sides Limonia acidissima, Merrillia caloxylon, Microcitrus by a line drawn using the World Geographic Coordinate australasica, M. australis, M. papuana, X Microcitronella System of 1984. spp., Murraya spp., Naringi crenulata, Pamburus missionis, (b) The Quarantine Boundary in Hidalgo County is described Poncirus trifoliata, Severinia buxifolia, Swinglea glutinosa, as: Starting at a point described as N26.092345 degrees and Tetradium ruticarpum, Toddalia asiatica, Triphasia trifolia, W98.143389 degrees, then West to a point described as Vepris (= Toddalia) lanceolata, and Zanthoxylum fagara. A Page 1 of 4 N26.091944 degrees and W98.151891 degrees, then West to a point described as N26.093646 degrees and W98.13438 a point described as N26.092451 degrees and W98.161387 degrees and then returning West to the Starting Point. degrees, then West to a point described as N26.095246 (c) A map of the quarantined area may be obtained by degrees and W98.176367 degrees, then North West to a point contacting the department's Valley Regional Office, 900-B described as N26.102571 degrees and W98.194316 degrees, East Expressway 82, San Juan, Texas 78598, (956) 787-8866, then North West to a point described as N26.112126 degrees or by visiting the department's website at: and W98.207752 degrees, then North West to a point http://www.TexasAgriculture.gov. described as N26.119346 degrees and W98.214906 degrees, then North West to a point described as N26.127551 degrees and W98.221651 degrees, then North West to a point described as N26.130722 degrees and W98.223631 degrees, Source Note: The provisions of this §19.616 adopted to be effective February 9, 2013, 38 TexReg 491 then North to a point described as N26.147012 degrees and W98.230526 degrees, then North to a point described as N26.163728 degrees and W98.232918 degrees, then North to a point described as N26.16734 degrees and W98.232894 degrees, then North to a point described as N26.177266 §19.617 Articles Subject to the Quarantine degrees and W98.231828 degrees, then North East to a point described as N26.19214 degrees and W98.227227 degrees, An article subject to the quarantine, or regulated article, is then North East to a point described as N26.202493 degrees any article described as a regulated article by Title 7, Code of and W98.221654 degrees, then North East to a point Federal Regulations (CFR) §301.76-2. described as N26.215525 degrees and W98.210556 degrees, then North East to a point described as N26.222527 degrees and W98.201611 degrees, then North East to a point Source Note: The provisions of this §19.617 adopted to be described as N26.227622 degrees and W98.193957 degrees, effective February 9, 2013, 38 TexReg 491 then East to a point described as N26.232083 degrees and W98.184415 degrees, then East to a point described as N26.23386 degrees and W98.179397 degrees, then East to a point described as N26.237379 degrees and W98.163353 §19.618 Restrictions on Production, Movement or degrees, then East to a point described as N26.237807 Distribution of Articles Subject to the Quarantine degrees and W98.159345 degrees, then East to a point described as N26.237712 degrees and W98.143327 degrees, (a) In addition to other restrictions that may apply: then East to a point described as N26.237237 degrees and (1) In a quarantined area, any regulated article intended for W98.139326 degrees, then East to a point described as interstate movement, distribution or sale shall conform to: N26.233989 degrees and W98.124833 degrees, then South East to a point described as N26.228947 degrees and (A) the requirements of 7 CFR §301.76; and W98.112357 degrees, then South East to a point described as (B) those requirements of §19.622 of this subchapter N26.223016 degrees and W98.102392 degrees, then South (relating to Mandatory Treatment of Citrus Nursery Plants in East to a point described as N26.221195 degrees and the Citrus Zone) that apply to all regulated articles intended W98.099903 degrees, then South East to a point described as for interstate movement; or N26.214489 degrees and W98.092725 degrees, then South East to a point described as N26.211194 degrees and (2) In a quarantined area, any regulated article intended for W98.08897 degrees, then South East to a point described as intrastate movement, distribution or sale: N26.206528 degrees and W98.085674 degrees, then South (A) shall not be moved, except as specified in this East to a point described as N26.205749 degrees and subchapter; and W98.084508 degrees, then South to a point described as N26.192155 degrees and W98.076608 degrees, then South to (B) shall conform to the requirements of §19.622 of this a point described as N26.18401 degrees and W98.07367 subchapter that apply to any regulated article produced or degrees, then South to a point described as N26.171354 under production in the citrus zone, that is intended either for degrees and W98.071269 degrees, then South to a point intrastate sale or for commercial or noncommercial described as N26.15736 degrees and W98.07138 degrees, distribution or movement. then South to a point described as N26.148793 degrees and (3) Regulated articles seized pursuant to any department W98.072948 degrees, then South West to a point described as order shall either be: N26.139332 degrees and W98.076024 degrees, then South West to a point described as N26.126285 degrees and (A) held without further movement within or outside the W98.083128 degrees, then South West to a point described as quarantined area and treated with a department approved N26.115956 degrees and W98.09171 degrees, then South systemic pesticide (soil drench) labeled for the control of West to a point described as N26.103864 degrees and Asian citrus psyllid and for use on those plants, in accordance W98.107304 degrees, then West to a point described as with that label, for the duration of the quarantine maintaining N26.097624 degrees and W98.120351 degrees, then West to the plants free of Asian citrus psyllid; or Page 2 of 4 (B) moved within the quarantined area under the Source Note: The provisions of this §19.618 adopted to be conditions of a special permit or compliance agreement effective February 9, 2013, 38 TexReg 491 issued by the department; or (C) destroyed.