Food and Agricultural Code section 6940

This article shall apply only to citrus nursery source propagative trees. For purposes of this article, a “citrus nursery source propagative tree” means a citrus tree registered by the department that meets the following criteria:

(a)

Is not planted, grown, or maintained under the auspices of the California Citrus Clonal Protection Program.

(b)

Is planted, grown, or maintained to serve as a source of material for the propagation of citrus trees, including seeds, cuttings, buds, budsticks, tissue-cultured materials, or graft sticks.

(c)

Was tested in accordance with prescribed testing protocols of the department and determined to be negative for specific pathogens.

(d)

Is in compliance with all provisions of Section 3060.2 of Title 3 of the California Code of Regulations.

(e)

Falls within the department’s prescribed registration timeframes.

Source: Section 6940, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=FAC§ionNum=6940.­ (updated Nov. 2, 2009; accessed Dec. 15, 2025).

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