§ 8.40.030. Certificates.

A.

Certificates Required. No greengrowing grapevines originating outside Napa County but inside the state of California shall be shipped to, off-loaded, distributed, stored or planted within Napa County unless accompanied by an origin certificate or a treatment certificate.

B.

Origin Certificates. Origin certificates may be issued only when the agricultural commissioner or his duly-authorized representatives in the shipping county has surveyed for GLS and has determined that the pest does not occur in the growing or holding area. Such determination shall be indicated on the origin certificate by a written statement that "no GLS is known to exist in the area where the vines were grown or held."

C.

Treatment Certificates. Greengrowing grapevines originating from unsurveyed or GLS-infested areas shall be accompanied by a certificate affirming that the grapevines have been treated by at least one of the following methods:

1.

Treatment with six to eight pounds of cryolite per acre, with thorough coverage;

2.

Other insecticidal treatment approved in writing by the Napa County agricultural commissioner.

D.

Form of Certificates. All certificates required by this chapter shall be on CDFA Form 66-079, "Certificate of Quarantine Compliance," as such may be amended from time to time.

(Ord. 1007 § 1 (part), 1992: prior code § 7602)