280_90 — Blueberry Maggot Control Regulation

s. 1 — Interpretation

In this regulation:

s. 1 — blueberry maggot

blueberry maggot means Rhagoletis mendax Curran;

s. 1 — infested area

infested area means any place listed in the Schedule or any other place where blueberry maggot is known to be established;

s. 1 — inspector

inspector means an inspector appointed under the authority of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Act.

s. 2 — Quarantine area established

To prevent the spread within the Province of blueberry maggot, the Province is declared to be a quarantine area.

s. 3 — Movement of fresh blueberries into the quarantine area

No person shall move fresh blueberries into the quarantine area from an infested area unless

s. 3(a)

the blueberries have been fumigated with methyl bromide at atmospheric pressure in accordance with one of the following:

s. 3(a)(i)

32 g/m 3 for 2 hours at 27.7 C or above;

s. 3(a)(ii)

32 g/m 3 for 2 1/2 hours at 22.2 C to 27.2 C;

s. 3(a)(iii)

32 g/m 3 for 3 hours at 16.6 C to 21.6 C;

s. 3(a)(iv)

32 g/m 3 for 3 1/2 hours at 10 C to 16.1 C,

s. 3(b)

the residues of methyl bromide on the blueberries do not exceed the maximum residue limit established under the Food and Drugs Act (Canada), and

s. 3(c)

the blueberries are accompanied by

s. 3(c)(i)

proof satisfactory to an inspector of compliance with the requirements in paragraph (a) and (b), and

s. 3(c)(ii)

a certificate stating the name and address of the grower.

s. 4 — Sale of blueberries

No person shall sell or offer for sale within the quarantine area any fresh blueberries that have been moved into the quarantine area from an infested area, except if that person possesses, for those blueberries, a copy of both the proof and the certificate referred to in section 3 (c).

s. 5 — Offence

A person who contravenes section 3 or 4 commits an offence and is liable to a fine not exceeding $2 000.

Schedule

Schedule [en. B.C. Reg. 112/2014, App. s. 16.] (section 1) Infested Areas