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SOS Quarantine Boundary Update
The CDFA has expanded the sweep orange scab quarantine in the Covina area of Los Angeles County (grids 440 and 457). A map of the new boundary can be found at https://www.cdfa.ca.gov/citrus/pests_diseases/sos/regulation.html. Regulated articles and conditions for intrastate movement under the quarantine can be found at Title 3 of the California Code of Regulations (CCR) section 3443. Pursuant […]

SOS Quarantine Boundary Update
The CDFA has expanded the sweep orange scab quarantine in the Covina area of Los Angeles County (grids 440 and 457). A map of the new boundary can be found at https://www.cdfa.ca.gov/citrus/pests_diseases/sos/regulation.html. Regulated articles and conditions for intrastate movement under the quarantine can be found at Title 3 of the California Code of Regulations (CCR) section 3443. Pursuant […]

SOS Quarantine Boundary Update
The CDFA has expanded the sweep orange scab quarantine in the Covina area of Los Angeles County (grids 440 and 457). A map of the new boundary can be found at https://www.cdfa.ca.gov/citrus/pests_diseases/sos/regulation.html. Regulated articles and conditions for intrastate movement under the quarantine can be found at Title 3 of the California Code of Regulations (CCR) section 3443. Pursuant […]




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