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-.08 - STOP MOVEMENT ORDERS

(1) The department may issue a stop movement order for any boxwood plant, Sarcococca plant, or other regulated article that is: moved in violation of the Act or this chapter; found to be infected; or found to be capable of spreading boxwood blight.

(2) The department may lift a stop movement order when the item that is subject to the order is treated, returned, or destroyed as directed by the department at the owner's or possessor's expense. If the item is not treated or returned as ordered by the department within 10 days of the stop movement order being issued, the department may order the item destroyed at the owner's expense.

(3) Any person aggrieved by an order of the department issued under the Act or this chapter, may petition the department for review of the order under T.C.A. § 43-6-105 and the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act. Petitions for review of a departmental order must be submitted to the department in writing within 10 days of the order being issued. If no petition is filed with the department within the 10 day period, the department's order shall become final and will not be subject to review.