New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 21 - AGRICULTURE AND RANCHING
Chapter 17 - PEST, DISEASE, AND WEED CONTROL
Part 27 - JAPANESE BEETLE EXTERIOR QUARANTINE
Section 21.17.27.8 - JAPANESE BEETLE EXTERIOR QUARANTINE

Universal Citation: 21 NM Admin Code 21.17.27.8

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024

A. Pest: Japanese beetle, Popillia japonica.

B. Areas under quarantine: States of Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wisconsin.

C. Any areas not listed in Subsection B of 21.17.27.8 NMAC where Japanese beetle has been found or areas where Japanese beetle is believed to occur shall be included as an area under quarantine.

D. Regulated articles:

(1) Japanese beetle in any living state of development.

(2) Grass and grass sod, regardless of container size.

(3) Nongramineous plants with roots and soil or soilless medium attached and growing in

containers that have a horizontal surface area equal to or greater than 113 square inches (i.e. 12 inch diameter pot) or shipped as "ball and burlap" with rootballs equal to or greater than 12 inches in diameter; houseplants grown in the home and not for sale are exempt.

(4) Bulbs, corms, tubers, and rhizomes, unless free of soil.

(5) Any other product, articles, or means of conveyance of any character whatsoever, not covered by this subsection, are regulated articles when it is determined by the department that they present a risk of spreading Japanese beetle and the person in possession thereof has been so notified.

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