Utah Admin. Code 68-15-5

Current through Bulletin 2024-20, October 15, 2024
Section R68-15-5 - Articles and Commodities Under Quarantine
(1) The following are considered to be hosts and possible carriers of each stage of the Japanese beetle:
(a) soil, humus, compost and manure, except when commercially packaged and treated;
(b) any plants with roots, except bareroot plants free from soil;
(c) grass sod;
(d) plant, crowns, or roots for propagation, except when free from soil;
(e) bulbs, corms, tubers, and rhizomes of ornamental plants, except when free from soil; and
(f) any other plant, plant part, article, or means of conveyance when it is determined by a Utah State Plant Quarantine Officer to present a hazard of spreading live Japanese beetle due to infestation or exposure to infestation by Japanese beetle.
(i) Packing material added to bareroot plants after harvesting may not normally pose a pest risk. However, at the inspector's discretion, packing material may be covered under Subsection R68-15-4(1)(f).

Utah Admin. Code R68-15-5

Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2022-12, effective 6/8/2022