Rules and Regulations
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The Georgia Department of Agriculture has recently announced a “Notice of Intent to Amend Citrus Rules“. Regarding the proposed rules, the Department will be accepting written comments from March 23, 2023, until the close of business (4:30 p.m. EST) on April 21, 2023. Comments will be considered on April 24, 2023. Please see the link…
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Citrus canker (a bacterial disease of citrus) was identified in Alabama in 2021. Now it has been found in a nursery in South Carolina also. Citrus canker is found throughout Florida and in limited areas of Louisiana and Texas. Accordingly, residential and commercial citrus growers in Georgia should be on the lookout for citrus canker,…
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Please note: Recently, new Citrus Regulations and Quarantine Rules were adopted by the Georgia Department of Agriculture. These regulations became effective on January 1st, 2020 and apply to anyone propagating and planting citrus nursery stock in Georgia. The current version of these rules is available at this link. According to the text of the adopted…
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The Georgia Department of Agriculture has recently announced a “Notice of Intent to Consider the Adoption of Citrus Regulations and Quarantine“. Regarding the proposed rules, the Department will be accepting written comments from September 3, 2019, to the close of business (4:30 p.m. EST) on October 4, 2019. Comments will be considered on October 7,…
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