Utah Administrative Code
Topic - Agriculture and Food
Title R68 - Plant Industry
Rule R68-11 - Quarantine Pertaining to the Emerald Ash Borer
Section R68-11-4 - Importation and Treatment
Universal Citation: UT Admin Code R 68-11-4
Current through Bulletin 2024-06, March 15, 2024
Under this rule, each regulated article from an area under quarantine is prohibited entry into Utah unless:
(1) an exemption has been granted by the department that satisfies the requirements of Section R68-11-6; and
(2) the required certification is provided to the department.
(a) Certification shall be
issued by an authorized state agricultural official of the state of
origin.
(b) The certificate shall
include the:
(i) the name and address of the
exporter;
(ii) the name and address
of the importer;
(iii) the
inspection and certificate date; and
(iv) the signature of the authorized state
agricultural officer.
(c) Each certificate issued by the authorized
state agricultural official of the state of origin shall certify that the
regulated article has exclusively been grown, produced, stored, held, or
handled in a state or county that has been granted an exemption under Section
R68-11-9.
(d) The certifying
official shall mail or email a copy of the certificate to Plant Industry
Division, Utah Department of Agriculture and Food, email:
UDAF-Nursery@utah.gov.
(e) The
exporter shall give ten business days advance notice of regulated article
shipment to the department by email sent to UDAF-Nursery@utah.gov.
(f) The importer shall notify the department
upon arrival of the regulated article imported under this rule and shall hold
the regulated article for inspection for two business days.
(g) The department may inspect and reject or
release the regulated article within two business days of delivery. If the
department does not inspect the shipment within two business days the regulated
article no longer needs to be held by the importer.
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