VERTICILLIUM DAHLIAE CONTROL Siskiyou County I. Purpose The purpose of this
chapter is to protect the mint growing industry in Siskiyou County from the
introduction and spread of Verticillium
dahliae of mint. II. Regulated
Articles Mint propagative
materials, and equipment for harvesting, hauling and processing. III. Restrictions The importation of
mint and equipment used in association with mint into Siskiyou County is
prohibited unless the conditions below are satisfied. 1. Permit applications Persons wanting to
import mint into Siskiyou County shall apply in writing to the Commissioner
for a permit to import and plant mint. The application form shall be
prescribed by the Commissioner. The Board of Supervisors may establish a fee
to be paid by each applicant. If the Commissioner, after investigation,
determines that the mint is free of Verticillium
dahliae, he shall issue a permit authorizing
the applicant to plant said mint. 2. Mint propagative material Only tip cuttings,
meristem cuttings or certified rootstock free from Verticillium dahliae may be imported
into Siskiyou County. 3. Equipment (a)
No
person shall bring into Siskiyou County mint harvesting, hauling or
processing equipment or other appliances unless those appliances are
accompanied by a certificate of cleanliness issued by an agricultural
regulatory office from the point of origin or are inspected by the Siskiyou
County Agricultural Commissioner. (b)
The
Commissioner shall be notified within twenty-four (24) hours of the arrival
in Siskiyou County of such appliances. They shall be held, before use, for
inspection if the Commissioner deems it necessary. (c)
If
upon inspection of the appliances, soil or debris is detected, the appliances
shall be treated as prescribed by the Commissioner or removed from Siskiyou
County. IV. Inspection The Commissioner may,
whenever he deems it necessary, inspect planted mint, mint intended for
planting, any premises, land or machinery in order to
determine the existence of Verticillium
dahliae. V. Enforcement If the Commissioner
finds Verticillium dahliae
in mint nursery stock imported into Siskiyou County, the stock shall be
rejected or destroyed at owners expense under Food
and Agricultural Code Section 6521. If the Commissioner detects Verticillium dahliae
in production fields in Siskiyou County, the infestation shall be delimited
within the infested field and shall be eradicated by and at the expense of the
property owner, or shall be abated as provided in Food and Agricultural Code
Section 5401 et seq. Verticillium dahliae detected on any other land, property,
premises, or equipment shall be eradicated by or at the expense of the owner. VI. Penalties Any violation of the
provisions of this chapter is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more
than Five Hundred and no/100ths ($500.00) Dollars or by imprisonment in the
county jail for a period not to exceed six (6) months, or by both.
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