1. (a) Records must be maintained for a minimum of four years by the foundation grove and by commercial nurseries selling certified citrus nursery trees.

2. (b) The following records of the foundation grove, and the increase block operations must be maintained on forms promulgated by the department at the foundation grove:

   1. (1) a map of trees showing block and row numbers and locations of each variety;
   2. (2) results of tests verifying that all trees are free of diseases listed in this subchapter; and
   3. (3) records of budwood sources used to establish trees along with certificates and/or test results obtained to verify that the budwood was free of diseases listed in this subchapter.

3. (c) The following records of certified budwood sales must be maintained on forms promulgated by the department at the foundation grove:

   1. (1) origin of budwood sold, by source tree identification number;
   2. (2) number of buds sold daily, summarized by month; and

   3. (3) records of each sale, including:

      1. (A) name and address of buyer;
      2. (B) number of buds sold;
      3. (C) variety and source tree identification number(s); and
      4. (D) date of sale.

4. (d) The following records of certified budwood purchases and certified citrus nursery tree sales must be maintained on forms promulgated by the department at commercial nurseries that purchase certified budwood:

   1. (1) specific records of each purchase including:

      1. (A) date of purchase;
      2. (B) variety(ies) purchased; and
      3. (C) number of buds purchased from each source tree;
   2. (2) number of certified citrus nursery trees successfully budded from each budwood variety purchased;
   3. (3) location of certified citrus nursery trees, until the trees are sold; and
   4. (4) records of sales of certified citrus nursery trees.
5. (e) Sellers of certified citrus nursery trees must maintain records to adequately verify the origin or source of such trees.

Source Note:The provisions of this §21.36 adopted to be effective November 10, 1999, 24 TexReg 9828.