§ 319.56-2q - Administrative instructions: Conditions governing the entry of citrus from South Africa.

Clementine (Citrus reticulata), grapefruit (Citrus paradisi), lemon (Citrus limon), minneola (C.paradisi×C.reticulata), navel orange (Citrus sinensis), satsuma (Citrus reticulata), and valencia orange (Citrus sinensis) may be imported into the United States from the Hartswater and Warrenton magisterial districts in the Northern Cape Province or the Western Cape Province of South Africa only under the following conditions:

(a) The citrus fruit must be grown in, packed in, and shipped from the Hartswater and Warrenton magisterial districts in the Northern Cape Province or the Western Cape Province of South Africa.

(b) The citrus fruit must be cold treated for false codling moth and fruit flies of the genera Ceratitis and Pterandrus in accordance with part 305 of this chapter.

(1) If the cold treatment is to be conducted in the United States, entry of the citrus fruit into the United States is limited to ports listed in § 319.56-2d(b)(1).

(2) If the cold treatment is conducted in South Africa or in transit to the United States, entry of the citrus into the United States may be made through any U.S. port.

(c) Each shipment of citrus fruit must be accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate issued by the South African Ministry of Agriculture stating that the conditions of paragraph (a) of this section have been met.

(Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number 0579-0049)