1. A. Definitions. In addition to the definitions provided in A.R.S. § 3-201, R3-4-101 and R3-4-201, the following terms apply to this Section:

   1. 1. “Diseases” means any of the following diseases, notwithstanding the definition in A.R.S. § 3-201:

      1. a. Citrus Cachexia (CCaVd),
      2. b. Citrus Exocortis Virus (CEVd),
      3. c. Citrus Psorosis Virus (CPsV),
      4. d. Citrus Tristeza Virus (CTV), or
      5. e. Citrus greening disease (HLB), Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus.
   2. 2. “Shoot-tip-grafting” means a treatment method that employs micro-grafting to eliminate the chances of transmitting a disease.
   3. 3. “Thermotherapy” means a treatment method for propagative material that employs high temperatures to eliminate the presence of a disease.
2. B. Area under quarantine. All states, territories, and districts of the United States, except the state of Arizona.

3. C. Regulated commodities.

   Citrus nursery stock. All plants or plant parts, except seed or attached green fruit, of all species, varieties, or hybrids of the genera Citrus, Eremocitrus, Fortunella, Poncirus, and Microcitrus.

4. D. Restrictions.

   1. 1. The commodity listed in subsection (C) is prohibited from entry into the state from the area under quarantine unless one of the following conditions are met prior to shipment:

      1. a. The regulated commodity is permitted under a USDA-APHIS approved program for the interstate movement of citrus nursery stock;

      2. b. A regulated commodity that is not subject to the restrictions for the interstate movement of citrus nursery stock may be certified under an origin state department of agriculture authorized program or National Clean Plant Network program that ensures the regulated commodity is foundation or source material, or has been propagated from a foundation or source tree that has been:

         1. i. Tested and found free of the diseases listed in subsections (A)(1)(a),(b),(c), and (d) within the previous 36 months;
         2. ii. Tested and found free of the disease listed in subsection (A)(1)(e) within the previous 12 months;
         3. iii. Treated by thermotherapy or shoot-tip-grafting;
         4. iv. Assigned and tagged with an index number; and
         5. v. Released from the origin state or federal quarantine.
      3. c. The regulated commodity is safeguarded and certified by an alternative method approved by the Associate Director.

   2. 2. A person shipping a regulated commodity into Arizona shall attach a single tag or label to each plant or plant part, or to each individual container containing a plant or plant part, that is intended for resale by an Arizona receiver. The tag or label shall contain the following information separately provided for each scion variety grafted to a single rootstock:

      1. a. Name and address of the nursery that propagated the plant,
      2. b. Scion variety name,
      3. c. Scion variety registration number, and
      4. d. Rootstock variety name.
5. E. Disposition of regulated commodity not in compliance. A regulated commodity shipped into Arizona in violation of this Section shall be destroyed, treated, or transported out-of-state (A.R.S. § 3-210).

Historical Note

Former Rule, Quarantine Regulation 9. Amended effective July 1, 1975 (Supp. 75-1). Former Section R3-4-57 amended and renumbered as R3-4-57 through R3-4-57.05 effective February 16, 1982 (Supp. 82-1). Section repealed, new Section adopted effective June 14, 1990 (Supp. 90-2). Section R3-1-57 renumbered to R3-4-220 (Supp. 91-4). Amended by final rulemaking at 10 A.A.R. 3380, effective October 2, 2004 (Supp. 04-3). Amended by final rulemaking at 12 A.A.R. 4065, effective December 4, 2006 (Supp. 06-4). Amended by final rulemaking at 25 A.A.R. 3357, effective January 4, 2020 (Supp. 19-4).