Rule 40-4-26-.11. Stop-Sale Notice and Hold Order

A Stop Sale Notice and Hold Order will be issued for the following reasons:

1. (1) Compromise or breach of structure;
2. (2) Knowingly propagating citrus plants that do not meet the requirements of these Rules;

3. (3) Any citrus plant moved into Georgia in violation of these Rules;

   1. (a) Shipments of citrus plants from facilities not in compliance with the requirements of this Rule will be placed under a Stop-Sale Notice and Hold Order until the owner determines final disposition.
   2. (b) The owner must determine final disposition and communicate intent to the Commissioner within ten (10) days of the issuance of the Stop-Sale Notice and Hold Order.
   3. (c) Any plants held for more than ten (10) days without the owner's final disposition plans will be deemed forfeited to the Commissioner for final handling.
4. (4) Any citrus plant missing the labeling as required by these Rules;
5. (5) Misrepresenting citrus nursery stock as being progeny of registered source trees;
6. (6) Misrepresenting the type of source tree from which citrus nursery stock was produced as certified trees;
7. (7) Failing to maintain budwood, scions, or citrus nursery stock and the records thereof in a manner that allows for verification or substantiation of the correct parentage of citrus nursery stock or source trees;
8. (8) Any citrus nursery stock found infected with plant pests listed in these Rules or exposed to plant pests listed in these Rules to such a degree that infestation is likely even if no visible symptoms are present; and
9. (9) Any budwood source tree found infected with plant pests listed in these Rules to such a degree that infestation is likely even if no visible symptoms are present.

Authority: O.C.G.A. § 2-7-1 et. seq.

History. Original Rule entitled "Stop-Sale Notice and Hold Order" adopted. F. Dec. 5, 2019; eff. Jan. 1, 2020, as specified by the Agency.