§ 512-2.008. Exceptions.

Section 512-2.006 does not apply to the following:

(a)

Commercially packed apples produced using conventional pest control practices. "Conventional pest control practices" means treatment with pesticides at label dosages and on a schedule effective against apple maggot;

(b)

Commercially packed organic apples (apples produced by growers in compliance with and registered under the California Organic Foods Act of 1990) if the producing orchard was trapped and found negative for apple maggots;

(c)

Commercially produced apples entering the county in bulk for packing, juicing, and/or processing under a compliance agreement between the importing company and the county agricultural commissioner;

(d)

Subject to inspection by the county agricultural commissioner, apple trees that are free of fruit and bare root or free of fruit and certified by agricultural officials in the area of origin as being treated with a soil drench effective against the apple maggots.

(Ord. 93-48 § 2).