Western Australian Consolidated Regulations Western Australian Consolidated Regulations[Regulations 19E and 19F]
[Heading inserted in Gazette 5 Mar 1993
p. 1440.]
Part 1 — Steps and measures to eradicate and prevent the
spread of codling moth under section 11 of the Act
[Heading inserted in Gazette 5 Mar 1993
p. 1440.]
1 . Notice of appearance of codling moth
The occupier of an
orchard shall as soon as practicable notify an inspector, at the district
office nearest to the orchard, of the appearance of codling moth in the
orchard.
[Clause 1 inserted in Gazette
5 Mar 1993 p. 1440.]
2 . Removal of infected material
Under the supervision
and direction of an inspector the occupier shall —
(a)
remove all infected and potentially infected material (including fruit, fallen
fruit and trees where necessary); and
(b)
dispose of the infected and potentially infected material by deep burial or
burning; and
(c)
remove any tree material, infected or otherwise, so as to ensure full
penetration of spray to the point of runoff and to allow inspection of any
remaining fruit and dispose of that material by deep burial or burning.
[Clause 2 inserted in Gazette
5 Mar 1993 p. 1440.]
3 . Programme following initial detection of
codling moth
The occupier
shall —
(a)
until harvest, apply an approved insecticide spray programme to all pome fruit
trees bearing fruit; and
(b)
where directed and to the satisfaction of an inspector —
(i)
with an approved implement, scrape outer bark from the
trunk and branches of pome fruit trees from ground level to a height of
0.25 m above the crotch of the tree to remove over wintering larvae and
pupae sites; and
(ii)
dispose of all scrapings by deep burial or burning; and
(iii)
kill any larvae or pupae on site; and
(iv)
staple an approved corrugated cardboard band to the
trunk;
and
(c)
every 3 weeks collect and deep bury or burn all fallen fruit; and
(d) in
May/June or after harvest for later maturing varieties, inspect bands and kill
any larvae or pupae on site.
[Clause 3 inserted in Gazette
5 Mar 1993 p. 1441.]
(1) The occupier
shall —
(a)
apply an approved insecticide spray programme to all pome fruit trees in the
orchard until harvest; or
(b)
strip all fruit from unsprayed pome fruit trees in November and destroy such
fruit by burning or deep burial.
(2) The occupier shall
renew bands on pome fruit trees in January.
[Clause 4 inserted in Gazette
5 Mar 1993 p. 1441.]
The occupier shall
undertake any further approved programmes as directed by an inspector.
[Clause 5 inserted in Gazette
5 Mar 1993 p. 1441.]
The occupier
shall —
(a)
maintain an up to date record specifying the —
(i)
dates on which any sprays were applied; and
(ii)
volumes applied; and
(iii)
amounts and names of insecticides used; and
(iv)
area sprayed;
and
(b)
produce the record referred to in paragraph (a) for inspection when
requested by an inspector.
[Clause 6 inserted in Gazette
5 Mar 1993 p. 1441.]
(1) The occupier of an
orchard referred to in regulation 19E(3) shall not harvest any fruit or
remove any fruit or other potential carrier from the orchard until he receives
a certificate issued by an inspector in the form of Form 9 in Schedule 3.
(2) A certificate
referred to in subclause (1) shall —
(a)
nominate the packing or processing establishment to which the fruit or
potential carrier shall be delivered; and
(b)
nominate the areas to which the fruit or potential carrier may be distributed;
and
(c)
specify the manner in which —
(i)
trucks, containers and all other forms of conveyance and
potential carriers shall be cleansed; and
(ii)
the waste fruit, plant material, larvae and pupae shall
be destroyed.
[Clause 7 inserted in Gazette
5 Mar 1993 p. 1442.]
Part 2 — Steps and measures to control, eradicate and
prevent the spread of codling moth under section 12 of the Act
[Heading inserted in Gazette 5 Mar 1993
p. 1442.]
In this Part and in
Part 3 unless the contrary intention appears —
infested area means the area defined in the notice
referred to in regulation 19E(5).
[Clause 8 inserted in Gazette
5 Mar 1993 p. 1442.]
The owner or occupier
of an orchard in the infested area in which codling moth does not exist or
does not appear to exist shall —
(a)
under the supervision and direction of an inspector —
(i)
remove all infected and potentially infected material
(including fruit, fallen fruit and trees where necessary); and
(ii)
dispose of the infected and potentially infected material
by deep burial or burning; and
(iii)
remove any tree material, infected or otherwise, so as to
ensure full penetration of spray to the point of runoff and to allow
inspection of any remaining fruit and dispose of that material by deep burial
or burning;
and
(b)
until harvest, apply an approved insecticide spray programme to pome fruit
trees bearing fruit, or strip all fruit from unsprayed pome fruit trees in
November and destroy that fruit by burning or deep burial; and
(c)
where directed and to the satisfaction of an inspector —
(i)
with an approved implement, scrape outer bark from the
trunk and branches of pome fruit trees from ground level to a height of
0.25 m above the crotch of the tree to remove over wintering larvae and
pupae sites; and
(ii)
dispose of all scrapings by deep burial or burning; and
(iii)
kill any larvae or pupae on site; and
(iv)
staple an approved corrugated cardboard band to the
trunk;
and
(d)
every 3 weeks collect and deep bury or burn all fallen fruit; and
(e) in
May/June or after harvest for later maturing varieties, inspect bands and kill
any larvae or pupae on site; and
(f)
renew bands on pome fruit trees in January; and
(g)
undertake any further approved programmes as directed by an inspector.
[Clause 9 inserted in Gazette
5 Mar 1993 p. 1442‑3.]
The owner or occupier
shall —
(a)
maintain an up to date record specifying the —
(i)
dates on which any sprays were applied; and
(ii)
volumes applied; and
(iii)
amounts and names of insecticides used; and
(iv)
area sprayed;
and
(b)
produce the record referred to in paragraph (a) for inspection when
requested by an inspector.
[Clause 10 inserted in Gazette
5 Mar 1993 p. 1443.]
(1) The owner or
occupier shall not harvest any fruit or remove any fruit or other potential
carrier from the orchard until he receives a certificate issued by an
inspector in the form of Form 9 in Schedule 3.
(2) A certificate
referred to in subclause (1) shall —
(a)
nominate the packing or processing establishment to which the fruit or
potential carrier shall be delivered; and
(b)
nominate the areas to which the fruit or potential carrier may be distributed;
and
(c)
specify the manner in which —
(i)
trucks, containers and all other forms of conveyance and
potential carriers shall be cleansed; and
(ii)
the waste fruit, plant material, larvae and pupae shall
be destroyed.
[Clause 11 inserted in Gazette
5 Mar 1993 p. 1443.]
Part 3 — Steps and measures to be taken by persons
referred to in regulation 19F to eradicate or reduce the spread of the
disease
[Heading inserted in Gazette 5 Mar 1993
p. 1444.]
12 . Trucks, containers etc. to be cleaned
Packers and processors
shall ensure that —
(a)
trucks, containers or any other form of conveyance in which fruit from an
orchard referred to in regulation 19E is transported to packing or
processing establishments; and
(b) any
other potential carrier which has been in contact with the fruit,
shall be cleaned of
all fruit, plant material, larvae and pupae before leaving the premises.
[Clause 12 inserted in Gazette
5 Mar 1993 p. 1444.]
Packers and processors
shall ensure that all processing equipment which has been in contact with
fruit during processing or packing, shall be cleaned of all fruit, plant
material, larvae and pupae.
[Clause 13 inserted in Gazette
5 Mar 1993 p. 1444.]
14 . Disposal of potentially infected material
Packers and processors
shall ensure that all fruit, plant material, larvae and pupae removed in
accordance with clauses 12 and 13 shall be —
(a) deep
buried; or
(b)
burnt.
[Clause 14 inserted in Gazette
5 Mar 1993 p. 1444.]
A person who
distributes fruit or potential carriers from an orchard referred to in
regulation 19E shall only distribute fruit or potential carriers to areas
nominated by an inspector.
[Clause 15 inserted in Gazette
5 Mar 1993 p. 1444.]