We are amending the citrus canker regulations to modify the conditions under which fruit may be moved interstate from a quarantined area. We are eliminating the requirement that each lot of finished fruit be inspected at the packinghouse and found to be free of visible symptoms of citrus canker and removing the current prohibition on the movement of fruit from a quarantined area to commercial citrus-producing States. We are continuing to require fruit moved interstate from a quarantined area to be treated with an approved disinfectant and to be packed in a commercial packinghouse that operates under a compliance agreement. These changes will relieve some restrictions on the interstate movement of fresh citrus fruit from quarantined areas while maintaining conditions that will prevent the artificial spread of citrus canker.
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Final rule
Received Date:
October 22 2009, at 09:34 AM Eastern Daylight Time
Start-End Page:
54431 - 54445
Comment Start Date:
October 22 2009, at 12:00 AM Eastern Standard Time
Citrus Canker; Movement of Fruit From Quarantined Areas
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