Rules & Regulations of the State of Tennessee
Title 0080 - Department of Agriculture
Subtitle 0080-06 - Plant Certification
Chapter 0080-06-07 - Boxwood Blight Quarantine
Section 0080-06-07-.03 - QUARANTINE AREAS
Universal Citation: TN Comp Rules and Regs 0080-06-07-.03
Current through September 24, 2024
(1) Designated quarantine areas. [RESERVED]
(2) Temporary quarantine of non-designated areas.
(a) The department may temporarily quarantine
any non-designated area upon written notice to its owner or upon general
publication if:
1. Boxwood blight is observed
within the area;
2. Significant
symptoms or indicators of boxwood blight are observed within the
area;
3. Infected plants or
regulated articles are shipped into the area; or,
4. Any plants or regulated articles shipped
into the area share a common container, vessel, producer, or shipper with
plants or articles found to be infected.
(b) The department may lift the temporary
quarantine of a non-designated area if after due inspection boxwood blight is
not observed within the area and there exists no reasonable cause to continue
the quarantine.
Authority: T.C.A. §§ 4-3-203, 43-6-104, and 43-6-106.
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