Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection

​The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) has imposed restrictions on some plants and plant materials entering the state from areas where there are current ALB infestations: Ohio, Massachusetts, New York and South Carolina. Areas where ALB has been found but eradicated (Illinois and New Jersey) are not covered by the quarantine.

Items Covered by the Quarantine

• Non-coniferous firewood
  

• Nursery stock, logs, green lumber, stumps, roots and branches from these genera: 
  

• Any other item that a pest control official determines poses a risk of spreading ALB
  

Exceptions ​

Regulated items can be imported into Wisconsin, if accompanied by a certificate signed by a pest control official in the state or province of origin who has inspected the items and certified that:

• The items originate from non-infested premises and have not been exposed to ALB, or
  

• The items were free of ALB at the time of inspection, or
  

• The items have been effectively treated to destroy ALB, or
  

• ​The items were produced, processed, stored, handled or used under conditions that would prevent transmission of ALB
  

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