312 IAC 18-3-9 Control of pests or pathogens which may infect roses

Sec. 9. (a) A plant virus which may infect roses is a pest or pathogen. This section governs standards for the control of rose viruses, including apple mosaic virus and prunus necrotic ringspot virus. (b) A shipment of rose plants entering Indiana must be accompanied by an official certificate or statement, issued by an authorized official in the state of origin, certifying that the plants were inspected during the growing season at a time when symptoms would be apparent and found to be visibly free of plant viruses. (c) No person shall offer rose plants for sale unless the person has on file in an Indiana place of business, and available upon request for public inspection, a copy of a certificate or statement issued by an authorized official from the state of origin for each shipment of rose plants, certifying that the plants were inspected during the growing season at a time when symptoms would be apparent and found visibly free of plant viruses. (d) A rose plant shipped into Indiana which is infected with a plant virus or which is not accompanied by the documentation required by this section may be returned to the state of origin or destroyed by the division. The remedies set forth in this subsection are in addition to any other remedies prescribed by IC 14-24 or this article. (e) As used in this section, "shipment of rose plants" includes any conveyance (including mail order) of dormant, packaged, preplanted, or in-leaf rose plants.