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#### 27 Orange stem pitting strains of Citrus tristeza virus—carriers
27 Orange stem pitting strains of Citrus tristeza virus—carriers
> > (1) A person must not import into the State any of the following—
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> > > (a) anything infected with orange stem pitting strains of *Citrus tristeza virus*,
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> > > (b) a Citrus tristeza virus host plant.
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> > (2) A person must not offer a Citrus tristeza virus host plant for sale unless it is labelled, or otherwise identified, in a manner approved by the Secretary.
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> > (3) In this clause—
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> > Citrus tristeza virus host plant means a plant of the genus *Citrus*, *Eremocitrus*, *Microcitrus*, *Monanthocitrus*, *Fortunella* or *Clymenia*, and includes any part of any such plant other than the fruit.
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> Note 1.
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> See Subdivision 7 of Division 3 of Part 2 of the [Biosecurity Order (Permitted Activities) 2019](https://legislation.nsw.gov.au/information/asi/mining-and-primary-industries/biosecurity-permitted-activities), which sets out exceptions to this clause.
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> Note 2.
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> The presence of orange stem pitting strains of *Citrus tristeza virus* is required to be notified under Division 2.
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> **cll 24–31:** Am 2019 (604), Sch 2\[3\].