Section 3581 - Sweetpotato Weevil Control Area(a) Proclamation of Control Area. That portion of the State of California described as follows, within which a certain pest, sweetpotato weevil (Cylas formicarius elegantulus), is known to exist or which has been exposed to infestation, is hereby proclaimed to be a control area with respect to said pest: (1) Control Area. That portion of San Diego County bounded by a line drawn as follows: Beginning at the intersection of Sunset Cliffs Boulevard and Interstate Highway 8; then, easterly along Interstate Highway 8 to its intersection with Japatul Road; then, southwesterly along said road to its intersection with Lyons Valley Road; then, southwesterly along Lyons Valley Road to its intersection with Barrett Lake Road; then, southeasterly and southerly along Barrett Lake Road to its intersection with State Highway 94; then, southeasterly along said highway to its intersection with State Highway 188; then, southerly along State Highway 188 to its intersection with the United States-Mexico border; then, westerly along said border to its intersection with the Pacific Ocean coastline; then, northerly along said coastline to its intersection with the San Diego River; then, easterly along said river to its intersection with Sunset Cliffs Boulevard; then, southwesterly along said boulevard to the point of beginning.(b) Hosts. Sweet potato plants and all plant parts except seed and including vines, draws, and slips, and sweet potato roots, also called yams, camote, batatas, boniatos, buniatos, and moniato (Ipomoea batatas), and morning-glory plants (Ipomoea spp., Calystegia spp., and Convolvulus spp.).(c) Possible Carriers. Possible carriers include all appliances used in the growing, harvesting, processing, storage, and movement of hosts, including but not limited to field bins, nursery and production growing areas, storage areas and facilities, trucks, tractors, harvesting equipment, processing equipment and facilities, and any other grounds, appurtenances, or things which the Department determines to be capable of harboring or spreading any stage of sweetpotato weevil.(d) Means and Methods. The following means and methods may be used by the Department in the control or eradication of sweetpotato weevil within the control area: (1) The search for all life stages of sweetpotato weevil by visual inspection, the use of traps, or any other means.(2) The use of insecticides, chemicals, or other materials as fumigant, spray, dust, bait, or in any other form as often as necessary to effect control or eradication.(3) The cleaning and treatment of possible carriers.(4) The removal and destruction of hosts if the action is the only practical way of controlling or eliminating the infestation.(5) The removal and immediate destruction of infested host material.Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 3, § 3581
1. New article 1 (section 3581) and section filed 5-30-97 as an emergency; operative 5-30-97 (Register 97, No. 22). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 9-29-97 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
2. Certificate of Compliance as to 5-30-97 order transmitted to OAL 9-23-97 and filed 10-1-97 (Register 97, No. 40). Note: Authority cited: Sections 407 and 5322, Food and Agricultural Code. Reference: Sections 5321 and 5322, Food and Agricultural Code.
1. New article 1 (section 3581) and section filed 5-30-97 as an emergency; operative 5-30-97 (Register 97, No. 22). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 9-29-97 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
2. Certificate of Compliance as to 5-30-97 order transmitted to OAL 9-23-97 and filed 10-1-97 (Register 97, No. 40).