Alabama Administrative Code
Title 80 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND INDUSTRIES
MARKETING
Chapter 80-10-8 - BROWN GARDEN SNAIL QUARANTINE
Section 80-10-8-.01 - Determination And Purpose
Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 11, August 30, 2024
(1) It has been determined that the destructive pest known as the brown garden snail, Helix aspersa Muller, defined as a plant pest under provisions of Code of Ala. 1975, § 2-25-1(1), has become established in several states. It is also found and determined that this pest is extremely injurious to Alabama cultivated crops, and that a quarantine against said pest would be in the best interests of horticulture and agriculture in Alabama.
(2) The purpose of this regulation is to establish a quarantine against the brown garden snail for the protection of the horticultural and agricultural industry in Alabama.
Author: Charles H. Barnes
Statutory Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, §§ 2-2-16; 2-25-1, et seq.