§ 30-32. Certificates.

(a)

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

(b)

Origin Certificate. An origin certificate, to be acceptable, must be issued by the agricultural commissioner or his or her duly-authorized representative in the shipping county, after he or she has surveyed for GLS and has determined that the pest does not occur in the growing or holding area. Such determination must 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 Certificate. A treatment certificate, to be acceptable, must be issued by the agricultural commissioner or his or her duly authorized representative in the shipping county, and must affirm that the grapevines have been treated by at least one of the following methods:

(1)

Treatment with six (6) to eight (8) pounds of cryolite per acre, with thorough coverage; and/or

(2)

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

(d)

Form of Certificate. All certificates required by this article shall be on California Department of Food and Agriculture Form 66-079, Certificate of Quarantine Compliance, as such may be amended from time to time.

(Ord. No. 4523 § 1, 1992.)