301.75 CITRUS CANKER

Federal Domestic Quarantine

A.  Pest. Citrus Canker (Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. citri).

B.  Regulated Area.

1. The State of Florida.

2. Any non-regulated area temporarily designated by the Deputy Administrator or an inspector upon determination that an infestation of citrus canker exists.As soon as practicable, such area shall be added to the list in paragraph (1) of this section.

C.  Regulated Articles.

1.  Plants and any plant parts, including fruit and seeds of the following: All species, clones, cultivars, strains, varieties, and hybrids of the genera Citrus and Fortunella, and all clones, cultivars, strains, varieties, and hybrids of the species Clausena lansium and Poncirus trifoliata; the most common are:

Common Name	Scientific Name
Calamondin orange	Citrus mitis
Citrus citron (Ethrog)	Citrus medica
Grapefruit	Citrus paradisi
Kumquat	Fortunella japonica
Lemon	Citrus limon
Lime (Persian and Key)	Citrus aurantifolia
Limequat	Citrus aurantifolia X Fortunella japonica
Mandarin orange
Satsuma orange
Tangerine	Citrus reticulata
Pummelo	Citrus maxima (C. grandis)
Sour orange	Citrus aurantium
Sweet orange	Citrus sinensis
Tangelo	Citrus paradisi X C. reticulata
Tangor	Citrus reticulata
Temple orange	X C. sinensis
Trifoliate orange	Poncirus trifoliata
Wampi	Clausena lansium

2.  Any other product, article, or means of conveyance, of any character whatsoever, not covered by paragraph (1) of this section, when it is determined by an inspector that it presents a risk of spread of the citrus canker and the person in possession thereof has actual notice that the product, article or means of conveyance is subject to the provision of this quarantine.

D.  Commercial Citrus Producing Areas.

The following are designated as commercial citrus producing areas:

American Samoa

Arizona

California

Florida

Guam

Hawaii

Louisiana

Northern Mariana Islands

Puerto Rico

Texas

Virgin Islands of the United States

 E.  Conditions Governing the Interstate Movement of Regulated Articles from Quarantined Areas.

1.  a. Regulated fruit produced in a quarantine area may not move to a commercial citrus producing area.

b.  Boxes or other containers in which the regulated fruit is packaged must be clearly marked with the statement ‘‘Not for distribution in AZ, CA, HI, LA, TX, and American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and Virgin Islands of the United States.’’

2. Regulated fruit produced in a quarantined area may be moved interstate through a commercial citrus producing area only for immediate export.  The regulated fruit must be accompanied by a limited permit issued in accordance with (F) and (G) and must be moved in a container sealed by APHIS directly to the port of export in accordance with the conditions of the limited permit.

3. Regulated fruit not produced in a quarantined area but moved into a quarantined area for packing may be moved into any area of the United States, including commercial citrus producing states, if all the following conditions are met:

a. The point of origin of the fruit is clearly indicated by shipping documents and its identity has been maintained.

b. The fruit is moved through the quarantined area without being unloaded and is completely covered or in an enclosed contained during movement.

c. The fruit is accompanied by a limited permit in accordance with paragragh (F) and (G).

4. Movements of regulated articles for experimental or scientific purposes. A regulated article may be moved interstate from a quarantined area if:

a. Moved by the United States Department of Agriculture for experimental or scientific purposes;
b. Moved pursuant to a Departmental permit issued for such article by the Deputy Administrator;
c. Moved in accordance with conditions specified on the Departmental permit and found by the Deputy Administrator to be adequate to prevent the spread of citrus canker, i.e., conditions of treatment, processing, growing, shipment, disposal; and
d. Moved with a Departmental tag or label securely attached to the outside of the container containing the article or securely attached to the article itself if not in a container, with such tag or label bearing a Departmental permit number corresponding to the number of the Departmental permit issued for such article.

F.  Issuance and Cancellation of Certificates and Limited Permits. Certificates and limited permits will be issued for the interstate movement of fruit and seed only if they meet the citrus canker protocol requirements.  Violation of the protocol requirements will result in the cancellation of the certificate or limited permit.

G.    Attachment and Disposition of a Certificate or Limited Permit.

1.  Certificates and limited permits accompanying regulated articles interstate must be attached during the interstate movement to one of the following:.

a. The outside of the regulated article, if the regulated article is not packed in a container, or
b. The outside of the container in which the regulated article is packed, or
c. The cosignee’s copy of the accompanying waybill, but only if the regulated article is described on the certficate, limited permit, or waybill in a way that allows the regulated article to be identified.

2. Certificates and limited permits accompanying regulated articles interstate must be given to the cosignee at the point of destination.

ADDITIONAL INFESTED AREAS

APPENDIX A     03-01-05

There are currently no additional infested areas.