Unless the context otherwise requires, the following definitions shall govern the construction of this article:

“Area” means a specific property of a person/firm or a specific nursery stock growing ground or holding area and includes all of the surrounding land within a one (1) mile radius.

“GLS infested area” means an area in which GLS has been detected and not eradicated.

“Greengrowing grapevines” means grapevine plants with leaves; this term shall exclude dormant grapevines without leaves since such plants are not considered a pest risk.

“Western grapeleaf skeletonizer” or “GLS” means the insect Harrisina brillians, a serious grape pest in some grape-growing regions of California. (Ord. No. 4523 § 1, 1992.)

(a) Certificates Required. No greengrowing grapevines originating outside Sonoma County, but inside the state of California, shall be shipped to, off-loaded, distributed, stored or planted with Sonoma County unless accompanied by an origin certificate or a treatment certificate, as described below.

(b) Origin Certificate. An origin certificate, to be acceptable, must be issued by the agricultural commissioner or his or her duly-authorized representative in the shipping county, after he or she has surveyed for GLS and has determined that the pest does not occur in the growing or holding area. Such determination must be indicated on the origin certificate by a written statement that “no GLS is known to exist in the area where the vines were grown or held.”

(c) Treatment Certificate. A treatment certificate, to be acceptable, must be issued by the agricultural commissioner or his or her duly authorized representative in the shipping county, and must affirm that the grapevines have been treated by at least one of the following methods:

(1) Treatment with six (6) to eight (8) pounds of cryolite per acre, with thorough coverage; and/or

(2) Other insecticidal treatment approved in writing by the Sonoma County agricultural commissioner.

(d) Form of Certificate. All certificates required by this article shall be on California Department of Food and Agriculture Form 66-079, Certificate of Quarantine Compliance, as such may be amended from time to time. (Ord. No. 4523 § 1, 1992.)

No intrastate shipment of greengrowing grapevines destined for Sonoma County shall be off-loaded within Sonoma County prior to reaching its destination. Upon arriving at such destination, each shipment shall be held until the certificates required by this article have been filed and reviewed and the shipment has been inspected by the Sonoma County agricultural commissioner or his or her duly-authorized representative. (Ord. No. 4523 § 1, 1992.)

Following inspection in accordance with this article and prior to any further distribution, storage or use, the person receiving any intrastate shipment of greengrowing grapevines shall, upon written request by the Sonoma County agricultural commissioner or his or her duly-authorized representative, treat such vines in whatever manner is determined by the commissioner or his or her representative to be reasonably necessary to prevent the introduction or spread of GLS. (Ord. No. 4523 § 1, 1992.)

Any person, firm, partnership, association or corporation who violates or causes the violation of any of the provisions of this article shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punishable by a fine up to the maximum amount allowed by the California Penal Code for a misdemeanor or by imprisonment in the county jail for a period of up to the maximum period allowed for a misdemeanor under the California Penal Code, or by both such fine and imprisonment. (Ord. No. 4523 § 1, 1992.)