27Orange stem pitting strains of Citrus tristeza virus—carriers

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—

(a) anything infected with orange stem pitting strains of Citrus tristeza virus,

(b) a Citrus tristeza virus host plant.

(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.

(3) In this clause—

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.

Note 1.

See Subdivision 7 of Division 3 of Part 2 of the Biosecurity Order (Permitted Activities) 2019, which sets out exceptions to this clause.

Note 2.

The presence of orange stem pitting strains of Citrus tristeza virus is required to be notified under Division 2.

cll 24–31: Am 2019 (604), Sch 2[3].