State Interior Quarantine

REPEALED JULY 20, 2002

A quarantine is established against the following pest, its hosts, and possible carriers.

A. Pest. Olive fruit fly (Bactrocera oleae).

B. Quarantine Area. The area under quarantine for olive fruit fly is:(1) That portion of Los Angeles County in the Westwood area bounded by a line drawn as follows: Beginning at the intersection of Sunset Boulevard and Fairfax Avenue; then, southerly along said avenue to its intersection with Wilshire Boulevard; then, easterly along said boulevard to its intersection with La Brea Avenue; then, southerly along said avenue to its intersection with Rodeo Road; then, westerly along said road to its intersection with Jefferson Boulevard; then, southwesterly along said boulevard to its intersection with Sepulveda Boulevard; then, northwesterly along Sepulveda Boulevard to its intersection with Braddock Drive; then, southwesterly along said drive to its intersection with Inglewood Boulevard; then, northwesterly along said boulevard to its intersection with Washington Boulevard; then, southwesterly along Washington Boulevard to its intersection with Lincoln Boulevard; then northwesterly along Lincoln Boulevard to its intersection with San Vicente Boulevard; then, northerly from said intersection along an imaginary line to the intersection of Sunset Boulevard and Almalfi Drive; then, northeasterly along said drive to its intersection with Sorrento Drive; then, northeasterly from said intersection along an imaginary line to the intersection of Interstate Highway 405 and Bel Air Crest Road; then, easterly from said intersection along an imaginary line to the intersection of Benedict Canyon Drive and Hutton Drive; then, southeasterly from said intersection along an imaginary line to the point of beginning.

C. Articles and Commodities Covered. The following are declared to be hosts and possible carriers of olive fruit fly:

1. All fruit of the following plants:

Olea sp.

2. Soil within the drip area of plants producing, or which have produced, fruit listed in (c)(1) above.

3. Any other product, article, or means of conveyance when it is determined by the department or county agricultural commissioner to present a hazard of spreading live olive fruit fly and the person in possession thereof has been so notified.

D. Restrictions.

1. At the wholesale level, articles and commodities covered which have been commercially produced within the area under quarantine are prohibited movement from or within the area under quarantine except in accordance with the following provisions:

a. The commodity has been treated in a manner  approved by the department to eliminate any live olive fruit fly, is transported in a manner approved by the department to preclude exposure to olive fruit fly, and is accompanied by a certificate, verifying compliance with the above requirements, issued by the department or county agricultural commissioner; or,

b. The commodity is moving for treatment for olive fruit fly or processing and in a manner approved by the department to preclude exposure to olive fruit fly, and is accompanied by a written document affirming that movement has been authorized by the department or county agricultural commissioner.

2. At the wholesale level, articles and commodities covered which have been commercially produced outside the area under quarantine are prohibited movement into the area under quarantine except when accompanied by a shipping document indicating the point of origin and destination and moved in accordance with the following provisions:

a. The commodity is moving directly through the area under quarantine without delay in an enclosed vehicle or completely enclosed by a covering to prevent exposure to olive fruit fly; or,

b. The commodity is destined to a permanent wholesale or retail establishment and is transported in an enclosed vehicle or completely enclosed by a covering to prevent exposure to olive fruit fly; or,

c. The commodity is destined to a commercial processing facility.

3. At the retail level, articles and commodities covered which have been commercially produced are prohibited movement from or within the area under quarantine except when the person in possession has a sales slip or other comparable document showing the commodity was purchased from a commercial establishment.

4. Articles and commodities covered which have been noncommercially produced within the area under quarantine, including "backyard" production, are prohibited movement from the premises where grown except under written authorization of the department or county agricultural commissioner.

5. Articles and commodities covered which have been noncommercially produced outside the area under quarantine are prohibited movement into the area under quarantine except when the person in possession has signed a statement showing the commodity, amount, origin, destination, and date of transportation.

6. Within the area under quarantine, no wholesale or retail establishment shall handle, sell, or offer for sale any article or commodity covered unless such commodities at all times are maintained in a manner approved by the department to preclude exposure to olive fruit fly. No commodity covered shall be held for sale or sold from a truck, trailer, or other mobile vehicle.