Regulation .11 Treatment or Destruction Orders.
Regulation .11 Treatment or Destruction Orders.LinkCopy Citation
A.
Nursery stock infested or infected with a plant pest (See Regulation .12A--B) shall be ordered treated or destroyed.
B.
The owner, tenant, or person in charge of nursery stock covered by a treatment order shall:
(1)
Learn from the inspector of suitable techniques for control of the pests;
(2)
Have the nursery stock treated; and
(3)
Inform the inspector in writing when pests have been controlled.
C.
If a suitable control technique is not available, or if control is not obtained, or if the owner, tenant, or person in charge of the nursery stock fails to comply with a treatment order, nursery stock shall be destroyed by the owner in a manner approved and supervised by the Department.
D.
If the owner, tenant, or person in charge refuses or fails to comply with the destruction order, the
(1)
Department shall seize, destroy, or treat the infested or infected nursery stock and
(2)
Owner shall pay costs.