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Nevada Administrative Code (Last Updated: January 6, 2015) |
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Chapter554 Quarantines of Agricultural Commodities |
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EXTERIOR QUARANTINE AGAINST EUROPEAN CORN BORER |
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Inspection, Fumigation or Treatment of Host Plants |
NAC554.430. Method of disinfecting bulk shelled grain in railway cars and certain vans.
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- Bulk shelled grain (corn, broomcorn, sorghums and Sudan grass) in railway cars or trucking vans must be disinfected by atmospheric fumigation for 16 hours using methyl bromide at the following rates, to be determined by the temperature of the product and the interior of the car during the period of exposure:
Temperature (°F)
Pounds per 1,000 cubic feet
at least 60
4.0
55 - 59
4.5
50 - 54
5.0
45 - 49
5.5
40 - 44
6.0
35 - 39
6.5
30 - 34
7.0
25 - 29
7.5
20 - 24
8.0
At temperatures below 40 degrees Fahrenheit, the methyl bromide must be applied by using hot gas.
[Dep’t of Agriculture, No. 54.02-1 § II part subsec. B, eff. 4-2-71]