Blueberry Maggot Control Regulation (B.C. Reg. 280/90)
Made 1990-08-27 · Text as of 2026-10-01
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About this law
- Language
- English
- Kind
- Regulation
- Organisation
- European Union
- Country
- Canada · British Columbia
- Subjects
- Cultivated plants
- Keywords
- fruits/edible nuts, pests/diseases, inspection, quarantine, offences/penalties, plant protection
- Categories
- agriculture
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1 Interpretation
2 Quarantine area established
3 Movement of fresh blueberries into the quarantine area
4 Sale of blueberries
5 Offence Schedule Interpretation
1 In this regulation: "blueberry maggot" means Rhagoletis mendax Curran; "infested area" means any place listed in the Schedule or any other place where blueberry maggot is known to be established; "inspector" means an inspector appointed under the authority of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Act. Quarantine area established
2 To prevent the spread within the Province of blueberry maggot, the Province is declared to be a quarantine area. Movement of fresh blueberries into the quarantine area
3 No person shall move fresh blueberries into the quarantine area from an infested area unless (a) the blueberries have been fumigated with methyl bromide at atmospheric pressure in accordance with one of the following: 3 file:///D/HTML/bc81217.htm[14.01.2025 19:44:16]