Current through Bulletin 2024-06, March 15, 2024
(1) Any
firewood shall be prohibited entry into Utah from an area under quarantine
unless the required certification is produced.
(2) Certification shall be issued by an
authorized state agricultural official of the state of origin.
(3) The certificate shall bear the:
(a) name and address of the exporter of the
firewood:
(b) name and address of
the importer of the firewood;
(c)
inspection or certificate date; and
(d) signature of authorized state
agricultural officer.
(4) Certificates shall be issued only if the
shipment conforms to the following heat treatment procedure :
(a) the temperature of the center of the wood
is raised to at least 160 degrees Farenheit (F), 71.1 degrees Celsius
(C);
(b) the center temperature is
maintained at 160 degrees F ,71.1 degrees C, for at least 75 minutes;
(c) internal wood temperatures are obtained
and verified by sensors located in the larger pieces of firewood at
representative locations within the stack;
(d) sensors are placed in large firewood
pieces in the coldest areas of the kiln as identified by the
department;
(e) the full depth of
the monitoring probes are placed in the wood;
(f) monitoring probes are sealed within the
wood by a gasket, non-hardening putty, or similar material to prevent the probe
reading ambient air temperature rather than the temperature of the
wood;
(g) temperature monitoring
equipment shall be able to provide a record of the treatment that identifies
each sensor and shows time and temperature; and
(h) portable, stand-alone sensors and
temperature monitoring equipment such as thermocouples or temperature data
loggers shall be:
(i) accurate to within plus
or minus 0.9 degrees F, 0.5 deg C, at the treatment temperature;
(ii) capable of collecting temperature data
at least once each five minutes; and
(iii) capable of recording or storing data
for 30 days.
(5) The certifying official shall mail, fax,
or email a copy of the certificate to:
(a)
Director, Plant Industry Division, Utah Department of Agriculture and Food,
4315 South 2700 West, TSOB South Bldg, Floor 2, Taylorsville, UT
84129-2128;
(b) fax: (801)
538-7189; or
(c) email:
UDAF-insects@utah.gov.
(6) The exporter shall give advance
notification of regulated firewood shipment to the department.
(7) The importer shall notify the department
of the arrival of firewood imported under this quarantine and shall hold the
firewood for inspection.
(8) The
department shall inspect or release the firewood within ten business days of
delivery.
