1. (a) All bales and seed for planting shall be clearly identified by the department as being colored cotton.
2. (b) All seed not for planting shall be crushed, cracked, or otherwise rendered non-viable or shipped out of the District subject to destination state and federal requirements.
3. (c) Gin trash shall be disposed of in a manner and at locations which will mitigate any contamination risk from any seed which may be present.

Colored cotton shall not be ginned in the San Joaquin Valley Quality Cotton District except at a facility dedicated to colored cotton ginning or at a facility which gins colored cotton at the end of the season to be followed by at least fifty (50) bales of white cotton immediately prior to ceasing operation for the season. All such white cotton bales shall be marked to the satisfaction of the department. Prior to the beginning of the next ginning season, the department will inspect each facility that has ginned both colored and white cotton. No saving of white cottonseed for planting shall be done by a gin which processes any colored cotton.

Note: Authority cited: Sections 407, 52901 and 52981, Food and Agricultural Code. Reference: Sections 52901 and 52981, Food and Agricultural Code.

History

1. Renumbering of former section 3823.1 to new section 3818.8, including amendment of section heading, section and Note, filed 3-4-99 as an emergency; operative 3-4-99 (Register 99, No. 10). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 7-2-99 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.

2. Renumbering of former section 3823.1 to new section 3818.8, including amendment of section heading, section and Note, refiled 7-2-99 as an emergency; operative 7-2-99 (Register 99, No. 27). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 11-1-99 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.

3. Certificate of Compliance as to 7-2-99 order transmitted to OAL 11-1-99 and filed 12-10-99 (Register 99, No. 50).