La. Admin. Code tit. 7 § XV-161

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024

Section XV-161 - Cultural and Other Requirements in Regulated Areas

A. Destruction of Cotton Plants

1. Immediately after harvesting a commercial crop, and not later than December 31 in any year, all cotton plants and parts thereof shall be plowed under and thoroughly covered to expedite decay of this material, provided that the state entomologist may approve other methods of destruction under conditions as shown in this Section.

2. The state entomologist may approve close grazing of cotton fields, in lieu of plowing, under conditions stipulated in the dealer-carrier agreement. Application for approval for close grazing in lieu of plowing must be made, in writing, to the department no later than November 1 in any given year.

3. The state entomologist may issue a special permit to allow shredding of cotton stalks with a conventional rotary shredder prior to December 31, in lieu of plowing, for fields which have been planted to leguminous cover crops prior to harvest of the cotton crop. Application for this permit must be made to the state entomologist prior to November 1 in any given year.

B. Handling of Seed Cotton and Cottonseed

1. No seed cotton shall be held over on any farm, or at any cotton gin, warehouse or any other place for any purpose whatsoever after January 31 in any year.

2. Seed cotton moving from farm to gin shall be covered in such a manner as to prevent spillage.

3. Cottonseed may be returned without treatment from an approved gin to the farm of origin within a regulated area.

4. Cottonseed may move to farms other than the farm of origin within the regulated area provided it is gained at an approved gin and delinted at an approved delinting plant.

5. Cottonseed may be moved outside a regulated area only after approved treatment under an inspector's supervision, except when moved to designated oil mills for processing.

C. Gin Trash Disposal

1. In addition to other normal gin sanitation measures, gin trash must be disposed of daily to avoid harboring the pink bollworm.

2. Gins shall provide a reasonable means for inspection of gin trash disposal procedures.

3. All gins in a regulated area must be thoroughly cleaned by February 10 in any given year.

La. Admin. Code tit. 7, § XV-161

Promulgated by the Department of Agriculture, Office of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, LR 11:323 (April 1985).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 3:1652.