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Red Imported Fire Ant
Quarantine Information
 

The California Department of Food and Agriculture is regulating a quarantine in specified areas that are infested with the Red Imported Fire Ant. The purpose of the quarantine is to limit the movement of plants and soil that might be carrying red imported fire ants and prevent the spread of the pests to other areas of the State. Residents in quarantine areas are asked not to move plants, soil, or house plants from their property. If movement is necessary the local county agricultural commissioner must be notified immediately. The limitation on movement of plants and soil is restricted both inside and outside of the quarantine zone.

QUARANTINE ZONES

Orange County
Los Angeles County
Riverside County

Orange County:

The entire county of Orange is under quarantine.

Los Angeles County:

Cerritos
Azusa

That portion of the county in the Cerritos area bounded by a line drawn as follows:

Beginning at the intersection of Artesia Boulevard and Marquardt Avenue:

Then, southerly along Marquardt Avenue to its intersection with the Los Angeles-Orange County line; then southerly and westerly along the County line to its intersection with Carson Street; then, westerly along Carson to Norwalk Boulevard; then, northerly along Norwalk to its intersection with Centralia Street.

Then, westerly along Centralia Street to its intersection with Pioneer Boulevard; then, northerly along Pioneer to its intersection with South Street; then, easterly along South Street to Norwalk Boulevard; then, northerly along Norwalk to its intersection with 183rd Street; then easterly along 183rd to its intersection with Bloomfield Avenue; then, northerly along Bloomfield to its intersection with Artesia Boulevard; then, easterly along Artesia to the point of beginning.

That portion in the county in the Azusa area bounded by a line drawn as follows:

Beginning at the intersection of Foothill Boulevard and Irwindale Avenue; then, easterly along Foothill Boulevard to its intersection with Azusa Avenue; then, southerly along Azusa Avenue to its intersection with East Fifth Street; then, easterly along East Fifth to its intersection with North Cerritos Avenue; then, southerly along North Cerritos to its intersection with Arrow Highway; then westerly along the Arrow Highway to its intersection with Azusa Avenue; then southerly along Azusa to its intersection with Covina Boulevard; then, westerly along an imaginary line from that intersection to the intersection of Irwindale Avenue and Martinez Street; then, northerly along Irwindale to the point of beginning.

Riverside County

Moreno Valley
Indio

Rancho Mirage, Palm Desert, and Bermuda Dunes
Palm Spring

That portion of the county in the Moreno Valley area bounded by a line drawn as follows:

Beginning at the intersection of Reche Vista Drive and Canyon Ranch Road; then, southeasterly along Canyon Ranch Road to its intersection with Valley Ranch Road; then, easterly along Valley Ranch Road to its intersection with Michael Way; then, southerly to its intersection with Casey Court; then, easterly along Casey to its intersection with the Moreno Valley City Limits; then, southerly and easterly along the city limits to its intersection with Pico Vista Way; then, southwesterly to its intersection with Los Olivos Drive; then, southerly along Los Olivos to its intersection with Jaclyn Avenue; then, westly along Jaclyn to its intersection with Perris Boulevard; then, southerly along Perris to its intersection with Kalmia Avenue; then, westerly along Kalmia to its intersection with Hubbard Street; then, northerly along Hubbard to its interseciton with Nightfall Way; then, westerly and southerly along Nightfall Way to its intersection with Sundial Way; then, westerly along Sundieal Way to its intersection with Indian Avenue; then, southerly along Indian to its intersection with Ebbtide Lane; then, westerly along to its intersection with Ridgecrest Lane; then, southerly along Ridgecrest to its intersection with Davis Street; then, southerly along Davis to its intersection with Gregory Lane; westerly along Gregory to its intersection with Heacock Street; then northwesterly along an imaginary line to the intersection of Lake Valley Drive and Breezy Meadow Drive; thenb, northwesterly along Breezy Meadow Drive to its intersection with Stony Creek; then, northeasterly from that intersection along an imaginary line to the intersection of Old Lake Drive and Sunnymead Ranch Parkway; then, northwesterly along Sunnymead Ranch parkway to its intersection with El Granito Street; then, easterly along El Granitoi to its intersection with Lawless Road; then, easterly from Lawless Road along an imaginary line to the intersection of Heacock Street and Reche Vista Drive; then, northly along Reche Vista to the point of beginning.

That portion of the county in the Indio area bounded by a line drawn as follows:

Beginning at the intersection of Avenue 50 and Jackson Street; then, southerly along Jackson to its intersection with 54th Avenue; then, westerly along 54th Avenue to its intersection with Madison Street; then, northerly along Madison to its intersection with Avenue 50; then, easterly along Avenue 50 to the point of beginning.

That portion of the county in the Rancho Mirage, Palm Desert, and Bermuda Dunes areas bounded by a line drawn as follows:

Beginning at the intersection of Ramon Road and Bob Hope Drive; southerly along Bob Hope to its intersection with Dinah Shore Drive; then, easterly along Dinah Shore to its intersection with Key Largo Avenue; then, southerly along Key Largo to its intersection with Gerald Ford Drive; then, westerly along Gerald Ford to its interseciton with Bob Hope Drive; then, southerly along Bob Hope Drive to its intersection with Frank Sinatra Drive; then easterly along Frank Sinatra Drive to its intersection with Vista Del Sol; then, southerly along Vista Del Sol to its intersection with Country Club Drive; then, easterly along Country Club to its intersection with Adams Street; then, southerly along Adams to its intersection with 42nd Avenue; then, easterly along 42nd to its intersection with Tranquillo Place; then, southerly along an imaginary line to the intersection of Granada Drive and Cabelleros Drive; then, southeasterly along Caballeros Drive to its intersection with Kingston Drive; then, westerly along Kingston Drive to its intersection with Mandeville Road; then, easterly along Mandeville to its intersection with Port Maria Road; then, southerly along Port Maria Road to its intersection with Fred Waring Drive; then, westerly along Fred Waring to its intersection with the Dune Palms Road; then, southwesterly from that intersection along an imaginary line to the intersection of Adams Street and Miles Avenue; then, westerly along Miles Avenue to its intersection with Fred Waring Drive; then, westerly along Fred Waring to its intersection with Joshua Road; then, northerly along Joshua Road to its intersection with Park View Drive; then, westerly along Park View to its intersection with State Highway 111; then, northwesterly along 111 to its intersection with Magnesia Fall Drive; then, westerly along Magnesia Fall to its intersection with Gardess Road; then, northwesterly along Gardess to its intersection with Dunes View Road; then, northeasterly along Dunes View Road to its intersection with Halgar Road; then, northwesterly along Halgar Road to its intersection with Indian Trail Road; the, northeasterly along Indian Trail Road to its intersection with Mirage Road; then, northerly along Mirage Road to its intersection with State Highway 111; the northwesterly along 111 to its intersection with Frank Sinatra Drive; then, easterly along Frank Sinatra to its intersection with Da Vall Drive; then, northerly along Da Vall Drive to its intersection with Ramon Road; then easterly along Ramon to the point of beginning.

That portion of the county in the Palm Springs area bounded by a line drawn as follows:

Beginning at the intersection of State Highway 111 and San Rafael Drive; then, easterly along San Rafael to its intersection with Indian Canyon Drive; then, southerly along Indian Canyon Drive to its intersection with Francis Drive; then, easterly along Francis Drive to its intersection with North Farrell Drive; then southerly along North Farrell Drive to its isntersection with Verona Road; then, easterly along Verona to its intersection with Whitewater Club Drive; then, easterly along an imaginary line from said intersection to the intersection of Verona Road and Ventura Drive; then, easterly along Ventura to its intersection with Avenida Maravilla; then, easterly and southerly along Avenida Maravilla to its intersection with 30th Avenue; then, westerly along 30th Avenue to its intersection with the Whitewater River; then, southeasterly along Whitewater River to its intersection with Dinah Shore Drive; then, westerly from that intersection along an imaginary line to the east end of 34th avenue; then, westerly along 34th Avenue to its intersection with Golf Club Drive; then, southerly along Golf Club to its intersection with East Palm Canyon Drive; then, southerly from that intersection along an imaginary line to the intersection of Desterto Vista and Palm Hills Drive; then, southerly along Palm Hills Drive to its end; then,southwesterly along an imaginary line from the end of Palm Hills Drive to its end; then southwesterly along an imagainary line from the end of Palm Hills Drive to the intersection of Murray Canyon and Palm Canyon Drive; then, northwesterly along Palm Canyon Drive to its intersection with the Palm Springs City Limits; then westerly and northerly along the city limits to its intersection with Tahquita Creek; then, due north from that intersection along an imaginary line to its intersection with Tramway Road; then, northeasterly along Tramway Road to the point of beginning.

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