Department Of Agriculture

Oriental Fruit Fly; Designation of Quarantined Area

October 8, 2002 - 67 FR 62627 - RIN: - Download Full Notice: Text | PDF

We are amending the Oriental fruit fly regulations by quarantining a portion of Los Angeles and San Bernardino Counties, CA, and restricting the interstate movement of regulated articles from the quarantined area. This action is necessary on an emergency basis to prevent the spread of the Oriental fruit fly into noninfested areas of the United States.

Agency Contact: Stephen A. Knight, Senior Staff Officer, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 134, Riverdale, MD 20737- 1236; (301) 734-8039.

This rule is final. Its effective date is October 2, 2002.


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