Section R3-4-241. Lethal Yellowing of Palms

A.      Definitions. The following term applies to this Section: “Pest” means:

1.        A pathogen, a non-cultivable mollicute, causing lethal yellowing of palms; or

2.        Myndus crudus, a planthopper that vectors the pathogen.

B.       Area under quarantine.

1.        In the state of Florida, the following counties: Broward, Collier, Hendry, Lee, Martin, Miami-Dade, Monroe, and Palm Beach.

2.        In the state of Texas, the following counties: Cameron, Hidalgo, and Willacy.

C.      Regulated commodities. All propagative parts of the following plants, except seed:

Aiphanes lindeniana, Allagoptera arendria,

Andropogon virginicus (Broomsedge),

Arenga engleri,

Borassus flabellifer (Palmyra Palm), Caryota mitis (Cluster Fishtail Palm), Caryota rumphiana (Giant Fishtail Palm), Chelyocarpus chuco,

Chrysalidocarpus  cabadae,  syn.  Dypsis  cabadae  (Cabada Palm),

Cocos nucifera (Coconut Palm),

Corypha elata (Buri Palm), Cynodon dactylon (Bermuda Grass), Cyperus spp. (Sedges),

Dictyosperma album (Princess Palm), Eremochloa ophiuroides (Centipede Grass), Gaussia attenuata (Puerto Rican Palm), Howea belmoreana (Belmore Sentry Palm), Latania spp. (Latan Palm),

Livistona chinensis (Chinese Fan Palm), Livistona rotundifolia (Javanese Fan Palm), Mascarena verschaffeltii (Spindle Palm), Nannorrhops ritchiana (Mazari Palm),

Neodypsis decaryi, syn. Dypsis decaryi (Triangle Palm),

Pandanus utilis (Screw Pine), Panicum purpurascens (Para Grass), Panicum bartowense,

Paspalum notatum (Bahia Grass),

Phoenix canariensis (Canary Island Date Palm),

Phoenix dactylifera (Date Palm), Phoenix reclinata (Sengal Date Palm), Phoenix rupicola (Cliff Date Palm), Phoenix sylvestris (Wild Date Palm), Phoenix zeylanica (Ceylon Date Palm), Polyandrococos caudescons, Pritchardia spp.,

Ravenea hildebrandtii,

Stenotapphrum secundatum (St. Augustine Grass),

Syagrus schizophylla

Trachycarpus fortunei (Windmill Palm),

Veitchia spp., and

Zoysia spp. (Zoysia Grass).

D.      Restrictions. A person shall not ship into Arizona a regulated commodity that is produced in or shipped from an area under quarantine.

E.       Disposition of  commodity  not in compliance. A  regulated commodity shipped into Arizona in violation of this Section shall be destroyed or transported out-of-state by the owner and at the owner’s expense.

Historical Note

Former Rule, Quarantine Regulation 22. Repealed effec- tive April 25, 1977 (Supp. 77-2). New Section adopted

effective December 22, 1989 (Supp. 89-4). Section R3-1- 70 renumbered to R3-4-241 (Supp. 91-4). Amended by final rulemaking at 9 A.A.R. 1046, effective May 5, 2003

(Supp. 03-1).