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Prevention and Control of Apple Maggot Regulations
made under Section 124 of the
Agriculture and Marketing Act
R.S.N.S. 1989, c. 6
O.I.C. 2002-373 (effective August 16, 2002), N.S. Reg. 107/2002
amended to O.I.C. 2019-217 (effective August 13, 2019), N.S. Reg. 117/2019
Table of Contents
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Citation
Definition
Designation of control zone
Registration and inspection of control zone for exporting orchard
Methods of control
Issuance of destruction order
Infestation outside control zone
Cost of prevention and control
Inspector’s remuneration
Form 1
Citation
1 These regulations may be cited as the Prevention and Control of Apple Maggot
Regulations.
Definition
2 In these regulations “apple maggot” means Rhagoletis pomonella (Walsh).
Designation of control zone
2A A control zone is designated as the area that extends 500 m from the perimeter of a
commercial apple orchard.
Registration and inspection of control zone for exporting orchard
3 If apples from a commercial apple orchard are to be exported, the control zone with
respect to the orchard shall be
(a) registered with the agrologist; and
(b) inspected annually by an inspector.
4 The procedure for the annual inspection required pursuant to Section 3 shall
(a) be determined by the agrologist; and
(b) be at a time and to a standard that will qualify the inspection as the pre-harvest inspection required by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency to
certify apples for export.
Methods of control
5 (1) If apple maggot is found on or in any vegetation within a control zone, the owner
or occupant of the land shall implement a method or methods of control set out in
subsection (2), as determined by the inspector.
(2) The methods of control of apple maggot shall be implemented using proven
procedures as determined by the agrologist, and are as follows:
(a) removal or destruction of any vegetation and its root system, including any
infested tree and root system;
(b) treatment with an insecticide registered under the Pest Control Products Act
(Canada), applied by a certified person at the appropriate application rate
and dates;
(c) intensive use of appropriate apple maggot traps;
(d) destruction of the infested fruit;
(e) removal of the infested fruit from the control zone; or
(f) using the infested fruit for animal feed.
Issuance of destruction order
6 (1) If an inspector issues a destruction order to destroy vegetation infested with apple
maggot, the destruction shall be in a manner that is reasonable and efficient for the
control of apple maggot for the particular situation.
(2) If a method of control referred to in clauses 5(2)(b) to (f) is implemented and the
inspector, conferring with the owner or occupant, determines that it is not effective
in the control of apple maggot, the inspector may issue a destruction order.
(3)A destruction order shall be in Form 1.
Infestation outside control zone
7 If an inspector determines that there is an apple maggot infestation in an area that is
outside of a control zone and it has the potential to infest vegetation within a control
zone, the inspector may
(a) conduct an inspection in accordance with the inspection procedure
determined by the agrologist; or
(b) require the owner or occupant to implement a method of control set out in
subsection 5(2).
Cost of prevention and control
8 The cost for the prevention and control of apple maggot shall be paid by the owner or
occupant of the land.
Form 1
Destruction Order
for Vegetation Infested with Apple Maggot
(Part XIII, Agriculture and Marketing Act)
To
(full name of owner/occupant of land)
(mailing address/province/postal code)
Copy to
(full name of land owner - assessment roll, if different from above)
(mailing address/province/postal code)
Under Part XIII of the Agriculture and Marketing Act, you are hereby ordered to destroy the
infested vegetation, described as follows:
______________________________ found on the land owned or occupied by you
located at .
(civic address) (name of municipality)
The destruction must be carried out no later than _____________, 20__, ____ (insert
number not less than 7) days from the date of this Order.
Dated at _______________________, _______________________, 20____.
(telephone number) (signature of inspector)
Inspector’s name:
Mailing address: Postal code
Legislative History
Reference Tables
Prevention and Control of Apple Maggot Regulations
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N.S. Reg. 107/2002 |
Agriculture and Marketing Act
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Note: The
information in these tables does not form part of the regulations and is
compiled by the Office of the Registrar of Regulations for reference only. |
Source Law
The current consolidation of the Prevention and Control of Apple Maggot Regulations made
under the Agriculture and Marketing Act includes all of the following regulations:
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107/2002
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Aug 16, 2002 |
date specified |
Sep 6,
2002 |
264/2013 |
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23, 2013
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date
specified
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Aug 9,
2013
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117/2019 |
Aug
13, 2019
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date
specified
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Aug
30, 2019
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following regulations are not yet in force and are not included in the current consolidation:
*See subsection 3(6) of the Regulations Act for
rules about in force dates of regulations.
Amendments by Provision
ad. = added
am. = amended |
fc. = fee change
ra. = reassigned |
rep. = repealed
rs. = repealed and substituted |
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ad. 117/2019
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rep. 117/2019
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am. 264/2013 |
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Note that changes to headings are not
included in the above table.
Editorial Notes and Corrections:
Repealed and Superseded:
Note: Only
regulations that are specifically repealed and replaced appear in this
table. It may not reflect the entire
history of regulations on this subject matter.