Section 312IAC18-3-11. Control of crown gall

   (a) Crown gall (Agrobacterium tumefaciens) is a pest or pathogen. This section governs standards for the control of crown gall in Indiana.

  (b) Nursery stock which is shipped into Indiana or shipped, sold, or grown in Indiana must be free from crown gall.

  (c) The certificate required under IC 14-24-5-4 for nursery stock shipped into Indiana from another state must verify the following:

(1) A visual inspection was made of the nursery stock before the shipment was made, and the inspection revealed freedom from crown gall.

(2) The nursery stock came from a site that was inspected by an authorized state or federal official, and the official certified:

(A) the site was free from crown gall for two (2) growing seasons before the shipment; or

(B) the nursery stock came from tissue-cultured stock that was certified free from crown gall and grown in sterile soil with no exposure to soil which was or could have been contaminated with crown gall.

  (d) A plant, container, or soil contaminated with crown gall must not be moved into or within Indiana unless a permit is issued under section 3 of this rule.

  (e) Nursery stock which is contaminated with crown gall must be returned to its site of origin or destroyed.

  (f) A nurseryman may, upon notice by the division, be required to remove from sale, and to destroy or return to the site of origin, any nursery stock which is contaminated or may reasonably be anticipated to be contaminated with crown gall.

  (g) A dealer may, upon notice by the division, be required to remove from sale, and to destroy or return to the site of origin, any nursery stock which is possessed by the dealer. These requirements apply to soils, containers, and nursery stock from any shipment which contained contaminated nursery stock. (Natural Resources Commission; 312 IAC 18-3-11; filed Nov 22, 1996, 3:00 p.m.: 20 IR 950; readopted filed Oct 2, 2002, 9:10 a.m.: 26 IR 546; readopted filed Sep 19, 2008, 10:23 a.m.: 20081008-IR-312080076RFA; readopted filed Jul 17, 2014, 3:48 p.m.: 20140813-IR-312140105RFA)