Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Senator the Hon Murray Watt will give a keynote address highlighting the significance of the day. Subpart 301.On the International Day of Plant Health on 12 May we celebrate the depth and diversity of plant science undertaken to protect Australia’s plant health and biosecurity at a special science exchange event at Agriculture House in Canberra, hosted by Australia’s Chief Plant Protection Officer, Dr Gabrielle Vivian-Smith.Subpart 301.81 - Imported Fire Ant (in reference to potting soil).Subpart 301.80 - Witchweed (in reference to potting soil and plants).Subpart 301.50 - Pine Shoot Beetle (in reference to plants).Subpart 301.45 - Spongy Moth (in reference to containers and plants).Section 3282 - Lethal Yellowing (in reference to palms).Section 3280 - Japanese Beetle (in reference to potting soil).Section 3250 - Citrus Pests (in reference to all plants in the citrus family).Section 3271 - Burrowing and Reniform Nematode Exterior Quarantine (in reference to both potting soil and plants).Quarantines most applicable to the movement of house plants from other states include: Border station Inspectors may therefore reject and confiscate plant material presumed to present a risk of pest or disease introduction into California. The California Food and Agricultural Code provides the authority (i.e., Section 6461.5) to reject any plant material moving from one state to another which is pest infested, or for which there is reasonable cause to believe may be pest infested.
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