| (a) General.
(1) In addition to any other applicable restrictions
imposed by regulations adopted under Chapter 71 of the Code, quarantined
articles may not be transported into Texas except as outlined in subsections
(b) and (c) of this section. Legible and complete records sufficient
to document compliance with all requirements in this section shall
be kept, maintained, accessible, and made available for inspection
during normal business hours for a time period no less than four years.
(2) Quarantined articles from areas of Texas outside
of the citrus zone may not be transported into the citrus zone except:
(A) if approved by the Department under the conditions
of a compliance agreement or a special permit issued by the Department
for research, for testing of official regulatory samples, or for use
in the production of parasites, predators or pathogens of a quarantined
pest or other purpose deemed necessary by the department; or
(B) if the citrus nursery tree is propagated, treated
and transported in accordance with §21.84 of this chapter (relating
to Movement of Citrus Plants into the citrus zone or Out of an Area
Quarantined for Citrus Greening).
(b) Required Labeling.
(1) In addition to the requirements in this Subchapter
A, any citrus nursery stock sold, moved or distributed into or within
an area quarantined for citrus greening must have attached to the
article or to the container of the article, a permanent and weatherproof
tag or label in a clear and legible format no less than 14-point font
bearing the exact words:
(A) "PROHIBITED FOR MOVEMENT OUTSIDE OF QUARANTINED
AREA Penalty for Violation, Texas Department of Agriculture: TexasAgriculture.gov;"
and
(B) "TREATMENT DATE: MM/DD/YYYY." The date format may
be provided in another format such as 01AUG2015 or AUG012015 that
identifies the date of the required pre-shipment soil drench or soil
incorporated treatment.
(2) Citrus nursery stock that is not in or intended
for movement into a citrus greening quarantined area shall not be
labeled as described in paragraph (1)(A) of this subsection.
(3) Citrus nursery stock labeled or tagged according
to paragraph (1)(A) of this subsection that is offered for retail
sale in an area that is not quarantined for citrus greening may be
subject to seizure until documentation is provided that the nursery
stock has not been in a citrus greening or citrus canker quarantine
area.
(c) Budwood. Budwood may be shipped into Texas, including
the citrus zone, from any state or from outside of the United States,
in accordance with §21.40 of this chapter (relating to Importing
Out-of-State Budwood).
(d) Exemption. Commercial citrus fruit and citrus seed
treated as prescribed in the USDA Treatment Manual in T203-p, having
to do with seeds of citrus (Rutaceae family) to prevent pest transmission
are exempt from the requirements set forth in this Subchapter A, Citrus
Quarantines.
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