(a) In addition to other restrictions that may apply:
(1) In a quarantined area, any regulated article intended for interstate movement, distribution or sale shall conform to:
(2) In a quarantined area, any regulated article intended for intrastate movement, distribution or sale:
(3) Regulated articles seized pursuant to any department order shall either be:
(b) Transitory movement of regulated articles through a quarantined area shall be done only in a sealed, insect-proof container that shall not remain in the quarantined area beyond the time required for simple transit.
(c) Movement of regulated articles into a quarantined area shall be conducted as follows.
(1) Except as covered by subsection (b) of this section, movement of regulated articles into a quarantined area must be performed under a compliance agreement with the department.
(2) Retail purchasers who take regulated articles purchased outside of a quarantined area directly to their home or business inside the quarantined area and permanently plant the regulated article promptly at that address are exempt from paragraph (1) of this subsection.
(d) Propagation, sale or distribution of regulated articles.
(1) Any person who propagates regulated articles in a quarantined area, other than for personal noncommercial use on the same property, or who sells, distributes or moves regulated articles, shall do so only under a special permit or a compliance agreement with the department.
(2) Under a special permit or compliance agreement from the department, regulated articles may be moved intrastate out of a quarantined area, if the regulated articles are compliant with all production, treatment, recordkeeping and shipment requirements that apply to regulated articles intended for interstate movement, as provided in 7 CFR §301.76 and in the "Interstate Movement of Citrus and other Rutaceous Plants For Planting From Areas Quarantined for Citrus Canker, Citrus Greening, or Asian Citrus Psyllid" as published by the United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA-APHIS), Plant Protection and Quarantine. A copy of the requirements may be obtained by contacting the department's Valley Regional Office, 900-B East Expressway 82, San Juan, Texas 78598, (956) 787-8866.
(e) Detached citrus fruit originating within a quarantined area may be moved outside the quarantined area provided the fruit is treated, harvested, transported and packed under the conditions outlined in the August 9, 2012, Federal Order (DA-2012-30) issued by the USDA-APHIS, Plant Protection and Quarantine, entitled "Quarantine for 'Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus' Causal Agent of Citrus Greening (CG)".
(f) To request a special permit, a compliance agreement, or a copy of applicable departmental or federal requirements, contact the department's Valley Regional Office, 900-B East Expressway 82, San Juan, Texas 78598, (956) 787-8866.
Source Note: The provisions of this §19.618 adopted to be effective February 9, 2013, 38 TexReg 491