Oriental Fruit Fly Quarantine Lifted

Subject: End of the Oriental Fruit Fly Quarantine – Sacramento and Yolo Counties

Effective May 28, 2019 the Department is removing the Oriental Fruit Fly quarantine located in Sacramento and Yolo Counties. Maps of any remaining Oriental Fruit Fly quarantine boundaries can be found at: www.cdfa.ca.gov/plant/off/regulation.html#maps

Process to Appeal the Proposed Area Boundary Change

The appeal must be submitted to the Department in writing and supported by clear and convincing evidence. The appeal must be filed no later than ten (10) working days from the date of this notification. During the pending of the appeal, the designated Quarantine Boundary under appeal shall remain in effect.

Mail Appeals to:
CDFA - Pest Exclusion
1220 N Street
Sacramento, CA  95814

Electronic Notification of Boundary Changes

California Code of Regulations allows interested parties to be notified of quarantine area boundary changes, as well as the opportunity to submit quarantine boundary appeals. If interested in receiving notifications, please sign up for regulatory updates through the email notification ListServ at:

www.cdfa.ca.gov/subscriptions/index.html#planthealth

For questions regarding the regulations or map, please email Jennifer VanDyke at jennifer.vandyke@cdfa.ca.gov or KarLee Wyatt at karlee.wyatt@cdfa.ca.gov or call 916.654.0312.


By Karey Windbiel-Rojas
Author - Associate Director for Urban & Community IPM/ Area Urban IPM Advisor

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