§ 751-030. GUIDELINES FOR ENTRY

Hosts and possible carriers are prohibited entry into Sutter County except as follows:

(a)

Commercially packed apples produced using conventional pest control practices are not restricted. The term "conventional pest control practices" means treatment with pesticides at labeled dosages and on a schedule effective against apple maggot.

(b)

Commercially packed organic apples (apples produced by growers in compliance with, and registered under, the California Organic Foods Act of 1990) may enter the county if the producing orchard was trapped and found negative for apple maggot.

(c)

Commercially produced apples may enter the county in bulk for packing, juicing, and processing under a compliance agreement between the importer and Sutter County. Such compliance agreements—

(1)

Shall specify the conditions under which bulk fruit may enter the county and the manner in which fruit; and fruit waste shall be handled by the importer; and

(2)

Shall obligate the importer to reimburse Sutter County, at rates set by the Sutter County Board of Supervisors, for the cost of monitoring agreement compliance and inspecting incoming shipments.

The Sutter County Agricultural Commissioner is authorized to enter into such compliance agreements on the county's behalf.

(d)

Apple trees may enter the county, subject to inspection by the Sutter County Agricultural Commissioner, if they are—

(1)

Free of fruit and bareroot; or

(2)

Free of fruit and certified by origin agricultural officials as being treated with a soil drench effective against apple maggot.