Golden Nematode Program Manual - Phytosanitary Resources

Procedures: Regulatory Treatment and Certification
Approved Treatments
Small Grains
Small grains are eligible for movement under either of the following
conditions:
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If harvested in bulk or directly into approved containers and
neither the small grains nor the containers have come into
contact with soil, then the small grains and containers are
eligible for movement without a certificate
If cleaned to meet State seed sales requirements, then small
grains may be moved in new burlap bags without a certificate or
permit
Soybeans (Other than for Seed)
When soybeans (other than for seed) are harvested in bulk or directly
into approved containers and neither the soybeans nor the containers
have come into contact with the soil, then soybeans are eligible for
movement without a certificate or permit (PPQ Form 540, Certificate of
Federal/State Domestic Plant Quarantines or PPQ Form 530, Limited
Permit).
Soil
Limitations of
Soil for
Fumigation
Soil for
Movement to
Approved
Non-agricultural
Areas
Soil Samples,
Bulk Soil,
Potting Soil, and
Bench Soil
Soil for fumigation should be friable and moist but not wet. Lids
should be removed from small boxes containing soil, and individual
sacks should be opened and then placed in a fumigation chamber as
follows:
1. Level soil mass of bulk soil to a maximum depth of 30
centimeters (1 ft.).
2. Provide the required minimum headspace of 15 centimeters
(one-half ft.).
Soil moving to approved non-agricultural areas (such as urban areas),
is eligible for movement under PPQ Form 530, Limited Permit, in
accordance with the stipulations of a compliance agreement (see PPQ
Form 519, Compliance Agreement on page A-1-30).
After fumigation with methyl bromide, then soil samples, bulk soil,
potting soil, and bench soil may be moved with PPQ Form 540,
Certificate of Federal/State Domestic Quarantines attached.
Plants intended for use as feed or food crops (except tomatoes and
strawberries) cannot be grown to maturity in soil that was fumigated with
methyl bromide.
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