| (a) Requirements for shipment of citrus plants from
the areas of Texas outside the citrus zone into the citrus zone:
(1) Citrus plants must be produced in a nursery that
is certified by the Department in accordance with Subchapter D of
this chapter (relating to Citrus Nursery Stock Certification Program),
meet all applicable requirements of this Chapter 21, and Chapter 19
of this title (relating to Quarantines and Noxious and Invasive Plants)
which provide that citrus nursery stock moved into the citrus zone
must be propagated directly from certified citrus budwood;
(2) Citrus plants must be maintained free of Asian
citrus psyllid and other pests and diseases; and
(3) Citrus plants must be transported from a certified
citrus nursery directly into the citrus zone, according to requirements
in subsections (b) and (c) of this section.
(b) Requirements for shipment from a certified citrus
nursery outside of the citrus zone to a certified or non-certified
(retail) citrus nursery located inside the citrus zone:
(1) The shipment shall be in sealed insect exclusionary
containers; the containers shall not leave the originating certified
citrus nursery until sealed; and
(2) The shipment must be loaded at the originating
certified citrus nursery in a manner that prevents introduction of
psyllids or other pests. The shipping compartment shall be kept closed
at all times, except when regulated articles are entering or exiting
the compartment. After having been loaded into the vehicle, the shipment
must be moved immediately and directly to the destination, without
other stops except as necessitated by traffic, fuel or an emergency.
(3) For the shipment from a certified citrus nursery
outside the citrus zone to a location inside the citrus zone that
is not a certified citrus nursery, the following shipping option is
allowed:
(A) The plants will be treated with a kaolin-based
particle film coating and the coating has not been compromised by
movement, weather, etc. Treatment must be made no more than 7 days
prior to date of shipping.
(B) Trees must be moved immediately and directly from
the certified citrus nursery to the destination without stops, except
as necessitated by such necessary considerations such as traffic,
fuel, or an emergency.
(c) Conditions for shipment of certified citrus nursery
stock out of an area quarantined for citrus greening include:
(1) All the conditions listed in this section; and,
(2) All conditions required by USDA-APHIS Plant Protection
and Quarantine for movement of citrus out of a quarantined area.
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