Utah Administrative Code
Topic - Agriculture and Food
Title R68 - Plant Industry
Rule R68-14 - Quarantine Pertaining to Spongy Moth - Lymantria Dispar
Section R68-14-5 - Spongy Moth Quarantine Restrictions -Interior
Universal Citation: UT Admin Code R 68-14-5
Current through Bulletin 2024-06, March 15, 2024
(1) Regulated articles shall not be moved from the area under quarantine except:
(a) any
item under quarantine may be inspected and certified for movement by the
department or by USDA APHIS; and
(b) OHA's can be certified if inspected and
found free of each stage of spongy moth by QCA or the homeowner.
(2) Garden prunings from trees and shrubs may be removed from quarantine areas only when they are moved in tarped vehicles to the city or county dumps where material is to be burned, incinerated, buried, composted, or otherwise treated or handled in a manner that is approved by the department and does not pose a hazard to the spread of spongy moth life stages.
(a) Items cleaned or
treated shall be certified by the department or by USDA APHIS, before movement
from the quarantine area.
(b) OHA's
can also be cleaned or treated by a QCA or homeowner before movement from the
quarantine area.
(c) Expense of
cleaning or treatment of articles or commodities for spongy moth shall be the
responsibility of the person in possession of the articles or commodities, or
the consignee if the articles or commodities are part of a commercial shipment
by common carriers of household goods.
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