Ind. Admin. Code tit. 312, r. 18-4-4 – Certification of strawberry plants; special requirements

Sec. 4. (a) Every package of strawberry plants shipped into Indiana from another state must be labeled on the outside with the name of the consignor, the name of the consignee, and a certificate from the other state showing that the contents have been examined and found free from any pest or pathogen.

(b) A person who receives strawberry plants from a foreign country must notify the division of the arrival of the strawberry plants and the name of the consignor. The person shall hold the shipment unopened until inspected or released by the division.

(c) A strawberry plant shall not be certified under IC 14-24-5 or offered for resale in Indiana until the following requirements are met:

(1) The planting is inspected on at least two (2) occasions and during the proper periods to detect red stele disease.
(2) The planting is made on soil in which red stele disease is not known to occur and which has not been subjected to drainage from soil infested with red stele disease.
(3) The plantings satisfy the following standards for the identified pest or pathogen:
1. (A) Red stele disease: zero (0) tolerance.
2. (B) Crimp (foliar nematode disease): zero (0) tolerance, if the disease is generally distributed. Where the infestation is small and localized, the plantings may be certified if the infested plants are removed and destroyed.
3. (C) Crown borer, root weevil, root aphid, and strawberry root worm: one percent (1%) tolerance if the visibly affected plants are removed and destroyed.
(4) If a mixture of plants is not observed, any off-variety plants are rogued.
(5) Plantings are well-cultivated and maintained essentially free from weeds and grasses.
(6) If plantings appear generally thrifty, very thin plant stands are disqualified.

(Natural Resources Commission; 312 IAC 18-4-4; filed Nov 22, 1996, 3:00 p.m.: 20 IR 953; readopted filed Oct 2, 2002, 9:10 a.m.: 26 IR 546; readopted filed Sep 19, 2008, 10:23 a.m.: 20081008-IR-312080076RFA; readopted filed Jul 17, 2014, 3:48 p.m.: 20140813-IR-312140105RFA; readopted filed Sep 18, 2019, 1:18 p.m.: 20191016-IR-312190373RFA; readopted filed Mar 25, 2025, 9:50 a.m.: 20250423-IR-312240574RFA)