Utah Administrative Code
Topic - Agriculture and Food
Title R68 - Plant Industry
Rule R68-14 - Quarantine Pertaining to Spongy Moth - Lymantria Dispar
Section R68-14-6 - Spongy Moth Quarantine Restrictions -Exterior
Universal Citation: UT Admin Code R 68-14-6
Current through Bulletin 2024-06, March 15, 2024
(1) Quarantined articles and commodities are prohibited from entry into Utah from areas described by Section R68-14-3 except under the conditions listed in Subsections R68-14-6(1)(a) through R68-14-6(1)(d).
(a) Any person moving into the state from an
area known to be infested with spongy oth shall register their Utah residence
with the department within 30 days of entering the state. The department shall
provide self-addressed postage paid notice forms at points of e n t r y, driver
license offices, and county courthouses.
(b) Alternatively, the person may submit to
the department a finished "Spongy Moth Outdoor Household Articles Transit
Inspection Follow-up Worksheet" or other official state or APHIS inspection
form stating:
(i) origin of regulated articles
before movement to Utah;
(ii) Utah
address stating where regulated articles are destined; and
(iii) address of owner if different from the
address given in Subsection R68-14-6(1)(b)(ii).
(c) The department may inspect each regulated
article of any person moving into the state from quarantined areas. The
department shall maintain a spongy oth trap for two entire seasons at
residences of each new person who has moved into the state from quarantined
areas.
(d) Any person who fails to
provide the department with the official notice form or form described in
Subsection R68-14-6(1)(b) within 30 days of entering the state shall be in
violation of this quarantine and may be liable for costs associated with any
eradication program caused by failure to notify the department.
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