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Florida Administrative Code (Last Updated: November 11, 2024) |
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5. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services |
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5B. Division of Plant Industry |
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5B-62. Citrus Nursery Stock Certification Program |
1A Stop Sale Notice and Hold Order, FDACS-08016, Revised 02/10, as incorporated by reference in Rule 175B-65.005, 18F.A.C., shall be issued for the following reasons:
26(1) Compromise or breach of structure.
32(2) Failure to submit A Source Tree Bud Cutting Report, FDACS-08172, Revised 03/14, as incorporated in Rule 495B-62.005, 50F.A.C., to the Bureau of Citrus Budwood Registration.
58(3) Misrepresenting citrus nursery stock as being progeny of registered source trees.
70(4) Misrepresenting the type of source tree from which citrus nursery stock was produced as certified trees.
87(5) Mishandling of budwood or scions, citrus nursery stock or misuse of records thereof which do not verify or substantiate the correct parentage of citrus nursery stock or source trees.
117(6) Knowingly propagating budwood not meeting the requirements of this rule128.
129(7) Any citrus nursery stock found infected with plant pests listed in Rule 1425B-62.003, 143F.A.C., or exposed to plant pests listed in Rule 1525B-62.003, 153F.A.C., to such a degree that infestation is likely even if no visible symptoms are present. The presence of citrus canker or citrus greening in close proximity to a citrus nursery will not result in an automatic quarantine of the nursery provided the citrus nursery stock is in compliance with the other requirements of this rule chapter.
210(8) Any budwood source tree found infected with plant pests listed in Rule 2235B-62.003, 224F.A.C., or exposed to plant pests listed in Rule 2335B-62.003, 234F.A.C., to such a degree that infestation is likely even if no visible symptoms are present. Budwood source trees found infested with Asian citrus psyllids will be immediately quarantined and suspended from budwood cutting.
268Rulemaking Authority 570271.27207(23), 581274.275031(1), (3), (8) FS279. 280Law Implemented 282570.07(2), 283(13), 284581.031(1), 285(14), (17), (23) FS. History–New 12-26-06, Amended 2-25-15.
