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-.04 - CONDITIONS FOR MOVEMENT OF REGULATED ARTICLES

Universal Citation: TN Comp Rules and Regs 0080-06-07-.04

Current through September 24, 2024

(1) A person shall not ship any boxwood plant, Sarcococca plant, or other regulated article into the state unless:

(a) The shipment is plainly marked with the name and address of the sender and the recipient; and,

(b) The shipment is accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate and cleanliness program agreement issued for the plant or article; or is accompanied by written authorization from the department for movement of the plant or article, e.g. for research, destruction, or emergency purposes.

(2) A person shall not ship any boxwood plant, Sarcococca plant, or other regulated article from a quarantine area unless the shipment is accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate and cleanliness program agreement; or is accompanied by written authorization from the department.

(3) A person shall not ship any boxwood plant, Sarcococca plant, or other regulated article through a quarantine area in route to its destination unless:

(a) No items are loaded on to or off of the shipment within the quarantine area; or,

(b) After the shipment is loaded or unloaded within the quarantine area, all items being moved out of the quarantine area are accompanied by cleanliness program agreements and newly issued phytosanitary certificates.

(4) Each boxwood plant, Sarcococca plant, or other regulated article moved not in conformity with this chapter-or moved contrary to the phytosanitary certificate, cleanliness program agreement, or authorization for which its movement was permitted-shall constitute a separate violation of this chapter.

(5) Any person licensed by the department as a greenhouse, nursery, plant dealer, florist, landscaper, or wild plant collector shall notify the department within three days of importing or receiving any boxwood or Sarcococca plant from an origin outside the state. The person shall include in the notification the species, number, location, and date of plants received. To comply with this requirement a person may notify the department of anticipated shipments of boxwood or Sarcococca plants prior to their actual import.

Authority: T.C.A. §§ 4-3-203, 43-6-104, and 43-6-106.

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