0080-06-17-.02
Requirements Of Certification
Cite as Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0080-06-17-.02
No malus, pyrus, or prunus spp. shall be sold,
offered for sale, held or stored as certified Virus-free stock unless they shall have been certified as being true to
name (scientific name Genus-species-and variety and/or approved common name) and as being apparently free of
viruses, virus-like (myco-plasma) plant diseases and insect pests by the Director of Plant Industries Division of the
Tennessee Department of Agriculture. Certification of Pyrus spp. shall likewise contemplate freedom from the
following virus diseases although they are not presently known to occur in Tennessee:
(1)
Pear bark split (rough spot) or blister canker;
(2)
Pear moria (decline); and
(3)
Pear stoney pit.
Sanitation measures will be followed in all segments of cultural practices in this program. Requirements for
certification shall be determined in accordance with this chapter.