Arizona Department of Agriculture
PSD Rules and Regulations
R3-4-218. Cotton Boll Weevil Pest
A. Definitions
1. "Cotton appliance" means a container used in handling cotton, including sacks, bags, tarps, boxes, crates, and machinery used in planting, harvesting and transporting cotton.
2. "Cotton lint" means the remnant produced when cottonseed is processed in a gin.
3. "Cotton plant" means all parts of Gossypium spp., whether wild or domesticated.
4. "Cottonseed" means a seed derived from cotton plants which is destined for propagation or other use.
5. "Fumigation certificate" means a document for a prohibited product signed by a state or U.S.D.A. agricultural inspector, which specifies the chemical used, the treatment schedule, and the commodity treated.
6. "Gin trash" means organic waste or materials resulting from the ginning of cotton.
7. "Hibiscus" means all parts of Hibiscus spp.
8. "Prohibited products" means any cotton product as defined in subsection (A).
9. "Spanish moss" means all parts of Tillardsia usneoides.
B. Quarantine
1. A quarantine is established against the Cotton Boll Weevil, Anthonomus grandis Boheman.
2. The area under quarantine shall apply to cotton producing states, with the exception of California.
C. Prohibited Products. Except as provided in subsections (D), (E), and (F), the following cotton products shall be prohibited from entering Arizona.
1. Gin trash
2. Cotton lint
3. Cottonseed
4. Used cotton appliances which have any cotton plants attached or contained therein.
5. Cotton plants
6. Spanish Moss
7. Hibiscus plants
D. Special permits
1. Individuals may apply to the Director of the Commission of Agriculture and Horticulture for a special permit for shipment of prohibited products into Arizona from the quarantine area. Applicants for the special permit shall submit a letter to the Commission which includes the following information.
a. Quantity of prohibited product to be shipped into Arizona.
b. County and state of origin of prohibited product.
c. Shipper's name, address, and phone number.
d. Carrier's name, address, and phone number.
e. Arizona destination receiver, address, and phone number.
f. Treatments or processing techniques at place of origin, including name of processor.
g. Final disposition of prohibited product in Arizona.
h. Calendar period during which shipments are to be made.
i. Method of shipment, i.e., truck, rail, etc.
j. Route by which prohibited product will be shipped.
2. Applicants may apply for a special permit for the following:
a. Cottonseed which has been treated by one of the following methods:
i. Acid or flame process in a gin;
ii. Machine processed by grinding or pulverizing;
iii. Heat treatment as specified in attached Appendix; or
iv. Fumigation;
b. Spanish Moss which has been treated by one of the following methods:
i. Commercial drying; or
ii. Chemical treatment using a pesticide which is registered and labeled for use on such commodities to kill boll weevil.
c. Cotton list which has been impact-fan treated in a gin.
3. A special permit shall be issued by the Director upon a determination that the treatments or processing techniques specified in subsection (D)(2) which have been used on the prohibited products will prevent the entry of the Cotton Boll Weevil pest into Arizona. A transporter may not transport a prohibited product into Arizona without first receiving a special permit. Said special permit shall be presented on demand.
E. Certificate of Fumigation. The following products shall be allowed entry into Arizona if accompanied by a Certificate of Fumigation demonstrating compliance with fumigation procedures specified in the attached Appendix.
1. Used cotton appliances which have cotton plants attached or contained therein.
2. Spanish Moss.
3. Gin trash.
F. Special Shipments. The following prohibited products shall be allowed entry into Arizona without a special permit or Certificate of Fumigation:
1. Spanish Moss in quantities of less than one pound which is intended for private decorative use and which has been found free of pests by a Commission inspector.
2. Potted Hibiscus plants, fewer than 12 in number, transported in private vehicles which have been found free of pests by a Commission inspector.
G. Violations. Products shipped into or moved within the state of Arizona in violation of this rule shall, at the option and expense of the owner or authorized agent, be sent out of the state or destroyed in accordance with A.R.S. §§ 3-207, 3-208, 3-209, and 3-210.