New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 2 - AGRICULTURE
Chapter 20 - QUARANTINES
Subchapter 10 - SPOTTED LANTERNFLY
Section 2:20-10.7 - Restrictions on movement and conditions of movement
Universal Citation: NJ Admin Code 2:20-10.7
Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 6, March 18, 2024
(a) No person may move any Spotted Lanternfly, plant material, or regulated articles containing any life stage of the Spotted Lanternfly, which are subject to the requirements of Spotted Lanternfly quarantine, outside the quarantine areas designated in N.J.A.C. 2:20-10.4, unless in compliance with the requirements set forth in this section.
(b) Members of the general public who move any regulated articles inside the quarantine area or to outside of the quarantine area shall be required to complete a Spotted Lanternfly Checklist prior to movement of any regulated article(s).
1. The Spotted Lanternfly Checklist shall be provided by the Department at the following web address: http://www.state.nj.us/agriculture/divisions/pi/prog/spottedlanternfly.html.
2. The signed checklist shall remain with the regulated article(s).
3. Upon request by the Department, a copy of the signed checklist shall be provided to the Department within three calendar days by the person possessing the regulated article.
(c) Persons moving regulated materials for business purposes from, or into, the quarantine area shall be required to:
1. Undertake training on the Spotted Lanternfly. The owner, manager, supervisor, or other person(s) with authority to bind the entity and train other employees (hereinafter "designated employee(s)") shall take training provided by either by the Department, the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, Penn State Cooperative Extension, Rutgers Cooperative Extension, or others who have participated in a "Train the Trainer" course approved and recognized by the Department, and shall have passed an examination administered by an employee or agent of the Department or the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, demonstrating they have an understanding and knowledge of the pest and of the procedures necessary to prevent the spread of the pest.
i. Upon successful completion of the training and passing the required test, the designated employee(s) shall be responsible for training other employees of that entity and documenting such training.
ii. In conjunction with taking the examination, the designated employee(s) shall record, preserve, maintain, and provide to the Department, as needed, at a minimum, the following information:
(1) The name, telephone number, and e-mail address of the designated employee taking the required test;
(2) The legal name, address, business telephone number, and e-mail address of the primary business location;
(3) The number of vehicles and conveyances utilized; and
(4) An attestation that the person shall comply with all requirements of this subchapter.
2. The Secretary may request, in writing, additional information, if necessary, for evaluating the potential risk to the State.
3. Any employee responsible for driving any vehicle or conveyance, or handling, shipping, packaging, or loading any regulated article, shall be trained by a designated employee who has taken the training and passed the exam. Multiple employees in a business may take the training and examination if the business deems that necessary to build sufficient training capacity within their organization.
4. All regulated articles, including conveyances and vehicles, shall be inspected and all egg masses and other life stages of the Spotted Lanternfly shall be removed and destroyed prior to being moved within or out of the quarantine area. A record of such inspection shall be kept and recorded as set forth in N.J.A.C. 2:20-10.9.
5. Regulated articles, other than the vehicles and conveyances themselves, shall be packaged and safeguarded sufficiently, such as within a closed container, shrink wrap, tight tarp, or similar covering, to maintain isolation from the domestic environment during storage or transportation.
6. Any stage of living life cycle(s) of the insect, Spotted Lanternfly, found during any inspection, and/or other debris, off-fall, or by-products, shall remain within the quarantine area, be placed in a separate area away from other regulated articles and shall be processed, treated, burned, or buried, in accordance with all Federal, State, or local laws. Burning shall be done in accordance with laws and rules governing air quality and where buried, such burial shall comply with all laws and rules governing water quality. Final disposal of regulated articles shall be in a manner that does not leave material that may be infected or allow movement of the Spotted Lanternfly.
(d) Submission to the Department of a valid permit issued by the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, or any other state issuing such permit for the Spotted Lanternfly, will be accepted in satisfaction of the elements required under (c) above.
Copies of such permits may be e-mailed to SLF-plantindustry@ag.nj.gov, or mailed to:
Division of Plant Industry
New Jersey Department of Agriculture
PO Box 330
Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0330
(e) Persons moving regulated materials for business purposes exclusively within the quarantine area shall be required to:
1. Treat, process, inspect, or dispose of regulated articles received and stored in a manner that complies with the methods of treatment described in (e)2 below.
2. Any stage of living life cycle(s) of the Spotted Lanternfly found during the inspection, and/or other debris, off-fall, or by-products, shall remain within the quarantine area, be placed in a separate area away from other regulated articles and shall be processed, treated, burned, or buried, in accordance with all Federal, State, or local laws. Burning shall be done in accordance with laws and rules governing air quality and where buried, such burial shall comply with all laws and rules governing water quality. Final disposal of regulated articles shall be in a manner that does not leave material that may be infected or allow movement of the Spotted Lanternfly.
3. Regulated articles must be shipped within five days of inspection, processing, or treatment and safeguarded in such a manner, such as storage inside an enclosed building or shrink wrapping, as to prevent infestation.
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