3700. OAK MORTALITY DISEASE CONTROL
State
Miscellaneous Ruling
Restrictions
are hereby established against this pest, its hosts, and possible
carriers.
A. Pest. A fungus, Phytophthora ramorum,
which causes oak mortality disease (sudden oak death).
B. Regulated
Area. The
regulated area for the pest is:
(1)
The entire counties of Alameda, Contra Costa, Humboldt,
Lake, Marin, Mendocino, Monterey, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara,
Santa Cruz, Solano, Sonoma and Trinity.
C. Articles and
Commodities Covered.
The following are declared to be hosts or potential carriers of the
pest:
(1)
Plants and plant parts (except acorns
or seed and a * includes the bole) of:
Acer
macrophyllum (bigleaf
maple)
Acer pseudoplatanus
(planetree maple)*
Adiantum aleuticum
(Western maidenhair fern)
Adiantum jordanii
(
Aesculus californica
(
Aesculus hippocastanum (horse chestnut)*
Arbutus menziesii
(madrone)
Arctostaphylos manzanita (manzanita)
Calluna vulgaris (Scotch heather)
Camellia
spp. (includes all species, hybrids and cultivars)
Castanea
sativa
(sweet chestnut)
Cinnamomum camphora (camphor tree)
Fagus sylvatica (European beech)*
Frangula californica
(=Rhamnus californica)
(
Frangula purshiana
(=Rhamnus purshiana) (cascara)
Fraxinus excelsior (European ash)*
Griselinia littoralis (Griselinia)
Hamamelis virginiana (witch
hazel)
Heteromeles arbutifolia (Toyon or
Christmas berry)
Kalmia spp. ( includes all species, hybrids and
cultivars)
Laurus nobilis (bay laurel)
Lithocarpus densiflorus (tanoak)*
Lonicera hispidula (
Magnolia doltsopa (=Michelia doltsopa) (Michelia)
Maianthemum racemosum
(=Smilacina racemosa, false
Solomon’s
seal)
Parrotia persica (Persian
ironwood)
Photinia fraseri (red tip or Fraser’s photinia)
Pieris spp. (includes
all species, hybrids and cultivars)
Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii and all nursery grown P. menziesii (Douglas-fir)
Quercus agrifolia (coast live oak)*
Quercus cerris (European turkey oak)*
Quercus chrysolepis (canyon
live oak)*
Quercus falcata (Southern
red oak)*
Quercus
ilex
(Holm oak)
Quercus kelloggii (
Quercus parvula var. shrevei
and all nursery grown Q. parvula (Shreve’s oak)*
Rhododendron species (azaleas and rhododendrons)
Salix caprea (goat willow)
Sequoia sempervirens (coast
redwood)
Syringa vulgaris (lilac)
Taxus baccata
(European yew)
Trientalis latifolia (Western star flower)
Umbellularia californica (
Vaccinium ovatum (huckleberry)
Viburnum spp. (All
species of viburnum);
(2)
Associated articles (nursery stock) of
the following plants:
Abies concolor
(white fir)
Abies grandis
(grand fir)
Abies magnifica
(red
fir)
Acer circinatum (vine maple)
Acer davidii (striped bark maple)
Acer laevigatum
(evergreen maple)
Arbutus unedo (strawberry tree)
Arctostaphylos columbiana (manzanita)
Arctostaphylos
uva-ursi (Kinnikinnick)
Ardisia japonica (Ardisia)
Berberis diversifolia
(=Mahonia aquifolium) (Oregon grape)
Calycanthus occidentalis
(spicebush)
Castanopsis orthacantha
(Castanopsis)
Ceanothus thyrsiflorus
(blue blossom)
Cercis
chinense (Chinese redbud)
Choisya ternate (Mexican
orange)
Clintonia andrewsiana
(Andrew’s clintonia bead lily)
Cornus kousa (Kousa dogwood)
Cornus kousa x Cornus
capitata (Cornus
Norman)
Corylopsis spicata (Spike Winter hazel)
Corylus cornuta (California hazelnut)
Daphniphyllum glaucescens
Distylium myricoides
(myrtle-leafed distylium)
Drimys winteri (Winter’s
bark)
Dryopteris arguta (California
wood fern)
Eucalyptus haemastoma
(Scribbly gum)
Euonymus kiautschovicus (spreading euonymus)
Fraxinus latifolia (Oregon
ash)
Garrya elliptica (Silk tassel tree)
Gaultheria procumbens
Gaultheria shallon (salal, Oregon wintergreen)
Hamamelis x intermedia [(H.
mollis and H. japonica)
(hybrid
witchhazel)]Hamamelis mollis
(Chinese witchhazel)
Ilex aquifolium
(European holly)
Ilex cornuta (Buford holly, Chinese holly, horned holly)
Ilex purpurea
(Oriental holly)
Illicium parviflorum (Yellow anise)
Larix kaempferi (Japanese larch)
Leucothoe axillaries (fetter-bush, dog hobble)
Leucothoe fontanesiana (drooping leucothoe)
Lithocarpus glaber
(Japanese oak)
Loropetalum chinense
(Loropetalum)
Magnolia cavalieri
(Michelia)
Magnolia denudata x salicifolia
(magnolia)
Magnolia denudate (lily tree)
Magnolia ernestii (=Michelia
wilsonii) (Michelia)
Magnolia figo
(=Michelia figo) (banana
shrub)
Magnolia foveolata
(Michelia)
Magnolia grandiflora (Southern magnolia)
Magnolia kobus (kobus
magnolia)
Magnolia liliiflora (=M. quinquepeta) (purple magnolia)
Magnolia maudiae (=Michelia
maudiae) (Michelia)
Magnolia salicifolia (=M. proctoriana) (anise magnolia)
Magnolia stellata (star
magnolia)
Magnolia x loebneri (Loebner magnolia)
Magnolia x soulangeana
(saucer magnolia)
Magnolia x thompsoniana (M.tripetala and M. virginiana) (magnolia)
Mahonia nervosa (Creeping Oregon grape)
Manglietia insignis
(red lotus tree)
Molinadendron sinaloense
Nerium oleander
(oleander)
Nothofagus
obliqua (Roble
beech)
Osmanthus decorus
[(=Phillyrea decora; =P. vilmoriniana) (Osmanthus)]
Osmanthus
delavayi (Delavay Osmanthus)
Osmanthus fragrans
(sweet olive)
Osmanthus heterophyllus
(holly olive)
Osmorhiza
berteroi (sweet Cicely)
Parakmeria lotungensis
(Eastern joy lotus tree)
Physocarpus
opulifolius (Ninebark)
Pittosporum undulatum
(Victorian
box)
Prunus
laurocerasus (English laurel)
Prunus lusitanica
(Portuguese laurel cherry)
Pyracantha koidzumii (
Quercus acuta
(Japanese evergreen oak)
Quercus petraea
(Sessile oak)
Quercus rubra (Northern red oak)
Ribes laurifolium (bayleaf
currant)
Rubus spectabilis (salmonberry)
Schima
wallichii (Chinese guger tree)
Taxus brevifolia (Pacific
yew)
Taxus x media (Yew)
Torreya californica
(California nutmeg)
Toxicodendron diversilobum (poison oak)
Trachelospermum jasminoides (Star jasmine, Confederate jasmine)
Vaccinium myrtillus
(bilberry)
Vaccinium vitis-idaea
(cowberry, lingon berry, mountain cherry)
Vancouveria planipetala
(Redwood ivy)
Veronica spicata Syn. Pseudolysimachion spicatum (Spiked speedwell)
(3) Unprocessed wood and wood products (including but not limited to bark chips, mulch and firewood- except when completely free of bark) of the plants listed in paragraph (C)(1) as bole hosts and plant products of the plants in paragraph (C)(1), including but not limited to dried or preserved wreaths;
(4) Any other product, article or means of conveyance when it is determined by the secretary, based upon generally accepted scientific principles, that it presents a risk of spreading the pest because it is a host or potential carrier of the pest.
D. Restrictions.
(1) Articles and commodities covered in subsection (C) are prohibited movement from the regulated area except as provided in paragraph (a), (b) or (c) below:
a) If accompanied by a certificate issued
by an authorized agricultural official affirming that the articles and
commodities have been:
1. Produced and maintained in an area which has been surveyed by an authorized agricultural official in a manner approved, based upon generally accepted scientific principles, by the secretary to detect the pest and the area has been found to be free of the pest; or,
2. Grown, produced, manufactured, stored, or handled in a manner approved by the secretary, based upon generally accepted scientific principles, by the secretary to prevent infestation by the pest; or,
3. Tested in a manner approved, based upon generally accepted scientific principles, by the secretary to detect the pest and found to be free of the pest.
b) If the article or commodity does not meet the conditions in paragraph (D)(1)(a), it may nevertheless be moved if a permit is issued by an authorized agricultural official specifying the required containment conditions necessary to prevent potential spread of the pest; the article or commodity covered; the destination; and the handling, utilization, or processing which is authorized by the official and the conditions under which this shall be conducted. If the issuance of a permit is denied, an appeal may be filed with the department as provided in subsection (E).
c) If the article or commodity is being moved from outside the regulated area and is being moved through the regulated area by direct route and without delay.
(2) At the retail level, articles and commodities covered are prohibited movement from the regulated area except when the person in possession has proof of purchase showing the commodity was purchased from a seller who is in compliance with paragraph (D)(1)(a).
E. Appeal/Hearing
Procedures.
(1)
An appeal pursuant to paragraph (D)(1)(b) may be filed
with the department within seven (7) calendar days of the date of denial of the
permit. A hearing shall be conducted
within 48 hours of an appeal that is timely filed. An appeal that is not timely filed shall be
denied and no hearing shall be conducted in connection therewith.
(2) Hearings shall be conducted pursuant to Chapter
4.5 (commencing with section 11400) of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government
Code and these regulations.
(3) Hearings shall be presided over and conducted
by a hearing officer designated by the secretary.
(4) Hearings
may be conducted by telephone, at the discretion of the secretary.
(5)
The decision of the hearing officer
shall be in writing. The decision shall
be in minute order form, containing only a brief statement of the conclusion
and findings to support the conclusion.
It may be handwritten.
(6) The decision shall be issued within 24 hours
after the conclusion of the hearing and may be issued orally at the conclusion
of the hearing subject to written confirmation.
(7) The written decision shall be served on the appellant or designated representative either by personal service or, if available, by facsimile transmission.
(8) The
hearing officer’s decision shall be final and not appealable to the secretary
or any other officer of the Department.
(9) The
appellant may seek judicial review of the hearing officer’s decision by filing
a petition for a writ of administrative mandamus in the appropriate court
pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure section 1084 et seq.
(10) Hearings shall be
recorded by audiotape.
ADditional Hosts
APPENDIX 1 05/07/12
At this time, there
are no additional hosts.
ADDITIONAL
INFESTED AREAS
APPENDIX 2 09/03/04
At this time, there are no additional infested areas.