Citrus Plant (Certification) Regulations, 1999.

These Regulation make provision for the registration and certification of citrus cultivation. There shall be established Jamaica Citrus Protection Agency under regulation 3. The Agency shall be responsible for the implementation of a mandatory citrus certification program as set out in these Regulations. Persons who intend to cultivate or sell citrus trees shall apply to the Agency for registration of the nursery (reg. 5). If requirements specified in comma (4) of regulation 5 are met the Agency shall issue a certificate of registration which shall be valid for a limited period of time. Owners of existing trees shall apply for certification of their trees as seed source trees under regulation 11. An inspection of the trees shall be carried out by the Agency and if satisfactory a certificate shall be issued, together with a numbered tag. A certified tree may only be produced by a nursery registered pursuant to regulation 5. Regulation 31 specifies conditions for the identification by owners of a tree as a varietal block tree. Schedule 1 contains various forms, Schedule 2 specifies fees.