Agricultural Pests Act; Control Measures: Amendment (G.N. No. R. 442 of 2014)

AGRICULTURAL PESTS ACT, 1983 (ACT No. 36 OF 1983) CONTROL MEASURES: AMENDMENT I, Tina Joemat-Pettersson, Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries acting under section 6 of the Agricultural Pests Act, 1983 (Act No. 36 of 1983), hereby amend the Control Measures set out in the Schedule. T. Joemat-Pettersson Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries 4 No. 37702 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 6 JUNE 2014 This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za GOVERNMENT NOTICE GOEWERMENTSKENNISGEWING DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FISHERIES DEPARTEMENT VAN LANDBOU, BOSBOU EN VISSERYE No. R. 442 6 June 2014 SCHEDULE Definition 1. In this Schedule "the Control Measures" means the control measures published in Government Notice No. R. 110 of 27 January 1984, as amended by Government Notices Nos. R. 909 of 4 May 1984, R. 1770 of 17 August 1984, R. 845 of 12 April 1985, R. 1518 of 12 July 1985, R. 1442 of 11 July 1986, R. 87 of 22 January 1988, R.1349 of 8 July 1988, R. 1954 of 30 September 1988, R. 2416 of 19 October 1990, R. 18 of 4 January 1991, R. 2840 of 29 November 1991, R. 2269 of 14 August 1992, R. 2876 of 16 October 1992, R. 1560 of 20 August 1993, R. 451 of 11 March 1994, R. 1373 of 5 August 1994, R. 1636 of 27 October 1995, R. 1977 of 22 December 1995, R. 2029 of 13 December 1996, and revoked by Government Notice No. R. 1012 of 1 August 1997, R. 288 of 27 February 1998, R. 1470 of 20 November 1998, R. 666 of 28 May 1999, R. 1016 of 27 August 1999, R. 613 of 23 June 2000, R. 83 of 22 January 2001, R. 397 of 18 May 2001, R. 810 of 31 August 2001, R. 368 of 5 April 2002, R. 714 of 24 May 2002, R. 831 of 21 June 2002, R. 1364 of 8 November 2002, R. 465 of 4 April 2003, R. 144 of 9 February 2004, R. 243 of 24 March 2005, R. 457 of 20 May 2005 as corrected by the Government Notice No. R. 563 of 17 June 2005, R. 1223 of 23 December 2005 as corrected by the Correction Notice published on page 2 of Government Gazette No. 28356 of 30 December 2005, R. 369 of 21 April 2006, R. 43 of January 2007, R. 117 of 8 February 2008, R. 461 of 29 April 2008, R. 258 of 13 March 2009, R. 1148 of 11 December 2009, R. 48 of 5 February 2010, R. 74 of 12 February 2010, R. 19 of 2 January 2011, R. 189 of 11 March 2011, R. 129 of 24 February 2012 and R. 76 of 8 February 2013. STAATSKOERANT, 6 JUNIE 2014 No. 37702 5 This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za and R. 1002 of 20 December 2014., Amendment of definitions of the Control Measures 2. The definitions of the Control Measures are hereby amended by the insertion of the following definition after the definition of "nursery": "pest" means any species, strain or biotype of plant, animal or pathogenic agent injurious to plants or plant products; Amendment of control measure 3 of the Control Measures 3. The control measure 3 is hereby amended (a) by the substitution of the sub-heading by the following expression: "Prohibition relating to movement, keeping, planting or cultivation of certain plants" (b) by the insertion of the following sub-control measure after sub-control measure 3(3): "(4) No user of land shall remove, keep, plant or cultivate any plant of a kind specified in column 1 of Table 12 originating from any land within an area specified in column 3 of the said Table opposite the name of the kind of plant concerned on any land within an area indicated in column 4 of the said Table opposite the name of the kind of plant concerned". Deletion of control measure 7 and Table 11 of the Control Measure 4. Control measure 7 and Table 11 are hereby deleted. Amendment of control measure 8 of the Control Measures 5. Control measure 8 is hereby amended by the following expression: 8 (1) Every user of land within the Republic shall immediately notify the executive officer of any occurrence or suspected occurrence of any pest specified in these Control Measures, in any pest free area; (2) Any individual or organization or institution that has for the first time identified or recorded a new pest to be present in the Republic, shall immediately report it to the executive officer." Amendment of Table 6 of the Control Measures 6. Table 6 of the Control Measures is hereby substituted with the following Table: 6 No. 37702 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 6 JUNE 2014 This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za "TABLE 6 PLANTS WHICH THE MOVEMENT TO CERTAIN AREAS IS PROHIBITED EXCEPT ON AUTHORITY OF A PERMIT [Control measure 4 (2)] No Kind of plant and pest of concern Area from which movement is prohibited Area to which movement is prohibited 1 2 3 1. Musa acuminata (banana) and any cross thereof, excluding the fruit thereof. The provinces of KwaZulu Natal, Gauteng, Limpopo, Mpumalanga and North West, except nurseries situated within the said provinces. The provinces of Western Cape, Northern Cape, Free State and Eastern 2. Zingiber officinale excluding rhizomes for human consumption. The provinces of KwaZulu Natal and Gauteng, Limpopo, Mpumalanga and North West, except nurseries situated within KwaZulu Natal and Gauteng, Limpopo, Mpumalanga and North West. The provinces of Western Cape, Northern Cape, Free State and Eastern 3. Citrus and species of the genera Fortune Ila, Limonia, Poncirus, Swing lea and any cross thereof, excluding the fruits thereof, due to Guignardia citricarpa (Citrus Black Spot). The provinces of KwaZulu Natal, Mpumalanga, Gauteng, Eastern Cape, Limpopo, and the North West Province (excluding the magisterial districts of Christiana and Taung). The provinces of Northern Cape, Free State, Western Cape, and the North West Province in the magisterial districts of Christiana and Taung. 4 Citrus and species of the genera Fortunella. Limonia, Poncirus, Swinglea and any cross thereof, excluding the fruits thereof, due to low pest prevalence with regard to Guignardia citricarpa (Citrus Black Spot). The provinces of KwaZulu Natal, Mpumalanga, Gauteng. Eastern Cape and the North West Province (excluding the magisterial districts of Christiana and Taung), and the Limpopo Province (excluding the magisterial districts of Musina and Soutpansberg north of the 22° 50' S or west of 29° 20' E). The Limpopo Province, towns of Musina and Soutpansberg- north of the 22° 50' S or west of 29° 20' E. STAATSKOERANT, 6 JUNIE 2014 No. 37702 7 This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za . Kind of plant and pest of concern Area from which movement is prohibited Area to which movement is prohibited No 1 2 3 5. Citrus and species of the genera Aegle, Aeglopsis, Afraegle, Atalantia, (Severinia synonymous), Balsamocitrus, Calodendrum, Citropsis, Clausena, Cuscuta, Eremocitrus, Fagaropsis, Feronia, Fortunella, Hespere thusa, Microcitrus, Murraya, Limonia, Oricia, Pleiospermium, Poncirus, Swinglea, Teclea, Toddalia, Toddaliopsus, Triphasia, Vepris, Zanthozylum and any cross thereof, excluding the fruits thereof due to the Trioza erytreae (citrus psylla) and Liberibacter africanus (Citrus Greening). The provinces of KwaZulu Natal, Mpumalanga, Gauteng, Limpopo, North West and Western Cape, the magisterial districts of Caledon, Hermanus, Heidelberg, Pearl, Robertson, Somerset West, Strand, Stellenbosch, Swellendam, Wellington. Mosselbay and Worcester. The provinces of the Eastern Cape, Northern Cape, Free State, and Western Cape magisterial districts of Beaufort West, Bellville, Bredasdorp, Calitzdorp, Cape, Ceres, Clanwilliam, George, Goodwood, Hopefield, Knysna, Kuilsrivier, Ladismith, Laingsburg, Malmesbury, Mitchellsplein, Montagu, Moorreesburg, , Murraysburg, Oudsthoorn, Piketberg, Prins Albert, Riversdale, Simons Town, Tulbagh, Uniondale, Van Rhynsdorp, Vredenburg, Vredendal and Wynberg. 6 Species of the genera Mangifera. Psidium, Citrus, Achra, Anacardium (fruit), Annona, Averrhoa, Blighia, Capsicum, Carica, Chrysophyllum, Citrullus, Coffea (fruit), Cordia, The Limpopo Province: Vhembe district on the following Municipalities Musina, Mutale Thulamela and Makhado. The provinces of Western Cape, Northern Cape, Free State, Eastern Cape, North West, Gauteng, Mpumalanga and Kwazulu- Natal. 8 No. 37702 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 6 JUNE 2014 This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za . Cordyla, Cucumis, Cucurbita, Diospyros, Dracaena, Eriobotrya, Ficus, Flacourtia Fortune Ila,Gacinia, Irvingia, Landolphia, Lycopersicon, Malus, Maerua, Manilkara, Momordica, Musa, Prunus, Richardella, Sarcocyphalus, Sclerocarya, So lanurn, Sorindeia, Spondias, Strychnos, Syzygium, Terminalia, Vitellaria, and Ziziphus; only the fruits thereof due to Bactrocera invadens. STAATSKOERANT, 6 JUNIE 2014 No. 37702 9 This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za Insertion of Table 12 The following Table is hereby inserted after Table 11. "TABLE 12 (Control measure 3(4)) Kind of plant and pest of concern Area from which removal is prohibited Area to which removal is prohibited Citrus and species of The province of Eastern The provinces of the the genera Aegle, Cape (Districts of Alfred Eastern Cape (Districts Aeglopsis, Afraegle, Nzo and OR Tambo), the of Ukhahlamba, Atalantia, (Severinia synonymous), province of Western Cape (Magisterial districts Amathole, Chris Hani, Metropolitan and Balsamocitrus, of Uniondale and Cacadu), Northern Calodendrum, Citropsis, Clausena, Cuscuta, Eremocitrus. Knysna). Cape, Free State, and Western Cape (Magisterial districts of Fagaropsis, Feronia, Fortunella, Hesperethusa, Microcitrus, Murraya, Limonia, Oricia, Pleiospermium, Poncirus, Swinglea, Teclea, Toddalia, Toddaliopsus, Triphasia, Vepris. Zanthozylum and any cross thereof, excluding the fruits thereof due to the Trioza erytreae (citrus psylla) and Liberibacter africanus Beaufort West, Bellville, Bredasdorp, Calitzdorp, Cape, Ceres, Clanwilliam, George, Goodwood, Hopefield, Kuilsrivier, Ladismith, Laingsburg, Malmesbury, Mitchellsplein, Montagu, Moorreesburg, Murraysburg, Oudsthoorn, Piketberg, Prins Albert, Riversdale, SimonsTown, Tulbagh, Van Rhynsdorp, Vredenburg, Vredendal and VVynberg). (Citrus Greening). The provinces of The provinces of KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga, Gauteng, Limpopo, North West and Eastern Cape (Districts of Alfred Nzo and OR Tambo), and Western Western Cape magisterial Cape (Magisterial districts of Caledon, Hermanus, Heidelberg, districts of Uniondale and Knysna). 10 No. 37702 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 6 JUNE 2014 This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za [ ] Paarl, Robertson,Mosselbay, Somerset West, Strand, Stellenbosch, Swellendam, Wellington and Worcester. If STAATSKOERANT, 6 JUNIE 2014 No. 37702 11 This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za