Alabama Administrative Code
Title 80 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND INDUSTRIES
MARKETING
Chapter 80-10-8 - BROWN GARDEN SNAIL QUARANTINE
Section 80-10-8-.06 - Treatment And Handling Of Regulated Articles

(1) Regulated articles from regulated areas will be prohibited entry into Alabama, unless each shipment is accompanied by a certificate of quarantine compliance issued by and bearing the signature of an authorized inspector of the state of origin, certifying that it has been determined by official survey that regulated articles contained in the shipment were inspected and found to be free of the brown garden snail and, further, that the pest is not known to exist in the nursery or site from which the shipment or regulated articles originated.

(2) Regulated articles originating from nurseries or sites not found to be free from brown garden snails may enter Alabama only when accompanied by a certificate of quarantine compliance issued by and bearing the signature of an authorized inspector of the state of origin, certifying that 100% of the regulated articles have been inspected and found to be free from brown garden snails.

(3) Regulated articles, other than live plant material, originating from regulated areas may also enter Alabama when accompanied by a certificate of quarantine compliance issued by and bearing the signature of an authorized inspector of the state of origin, certifying that such regulated articles have been properly treated with recommended chemicals as recommended in the USDA-APHIS-PP&Q Treatment Manual.

(4) Regulated articles from regulated areas will be rejected and returned to the shipper if found not to be accompanied by a certificate of quarantine compliance, or if found to be infested with the brown garden snail. When a rejection is made by the commissioner for brown garden snail contamination from an approved nursery or site, that nursery or site cannot be certified to ship to Alabama for a minimum of six months. Before any shipments are certified after that period, the firm must be inspected by an inspector of the state of origin and a letter must be submitted to Alabama providing details of how the snail problem has been corrected.

Author: Charles H. Barnes