(1) Shipment of fresh fruit, as specified in WAC
16-470-111(1), from an area under quarantine, as specified in WAC
16-470-105(3), into the pest free area for apple maggot, as specified in WAC
16-470-105(1), is prohibited, unless at least one of the following conditions is met:
(a) The shipment is accompanied by an official certificate issued by the plant protection organization of the state of origin stating at least one of the following:
(i) The shipment is composed of apples, which has undergone cold treatment for a continuous period of at least ninety days. During this ninety days, the temperature within the storage room must be maintained at thirty-seven and nine-tenths degrees Fahrenheit or less.
(ii) The shipment is composed of fresh fruit specified in WAC
16-470-111(1) other than apples, which has undergone cold treatment for a continuous period of forty days or more. During this forty days, the temperature within the storage room must be maintained at thirty-two degrees Fahrenheit or less.
(iii) The shipment is composed of fresh fruit specified in WAC
16-470-111(1) from Oregon, Idaho, or Utah, meeting the requirements under WAC
16-470-122.
(iv) Each lot or shipment consists of repacked fruit, which was grown outside the area under quarantine and has been identified and maintained separately from any fruit specified in WAC
16-470-111(1) grown within the area under quarantine. For repacked fruit, the certificate must show the following information:
(A) The state in which the fruit was grown;
(B) The point of repacking and reshipment;
(C) The amount and kind of commodities comprising the lot or shipment; and
(D) The names and addresses of the shipper and consignee.
(b) The fruit originated outside the area under quarantine for apple maggot and is a reshipment in original, unopened containers. The containers must each bear labels or other identifying marks stating origin outside the area under quarantine.
(c) The fruit is frozen solid.
(2) The shipment of soil or growing medium in pots or on root balls of host plants from the area under quarantine, as specified in WAC
16-470-105(3), into the pest free area for apple maggot, as specified in WAC
16-470-105(1), is prohibited unless accompanied by a certificate issued by the plant protection organization of the state of origin stating the following:
(a) The soil or growing medium supports host plants that have not produced fruit, and did not fall within the drip line of host plants that have produced fruit; or
(b) The host plants originated in an area where apple maggot is not considered established, based on official survey and were grown in a commercial nursery; or
(c) The soil or growing medium of the plants has been treated with a pesticide treatment approved by the director just prior to shipment and was safeguarded from reinfestation.
(3) The shipment of soil or growing medium in pots and on root balls of nonhost plants that were grown within the drip line of host plants that have produced fruit, may only be shipped from the area under quarantine, as specified in WAC
16-470-105(3), to the pest free area for apple maggot, as specified in WAC
16-470-105(1), if accompanied by a certificate issued by the plant protection organization of the state of origin stating the following:
(a) The nonhost plants originated in an area where apple maggot is not considered established, based on official survey, and were grown in a commercial nursery; or
(b) The soil or growing medium of the plants has been treated with a pesticide treatment approved by the director just prior to shipment and was safeguarded from reinfestation.
[Statutory Authority: RCW
17.24.011,
17.24.041,
17.24.051, and chapter
34.05 RCW. WSR 20-13-035, § 16-470-113, filed 6/10/20, effective 7/11/20. Statutory Authority: RCW
17.24.011,
17.24.041, and chapter
34.05 RCW. WSR 16-24-028, § 16-470-113, filed 11/30/16, effective 1/1/17. Statutory Authority: Chapter
17.24 RCW. WSR 01-14-075, § 16-470-113, filed 7/3/01, effective 8/3/01.]