The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) has imposed an exterior quarantine on items that could carry elongate hemlock scale (EHS). An exterior quarantine restricts import of some plant products from areas infested with EHS.
Areas Covered by the Quarantine
The
quarantine applies to the entire states of Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia,
Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey,
New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina,
Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, and West Virginia; the District of Columbia;
and any state or area declared by responsible agencies as infested with
EHS.
Items Covered by the Quarantine
Exceptions
Regulated items can be imported into Wisconsin, if accompanied by a certificate signed by a pest control official in the state of origin who has inspected the items and certified that the items:
- Originate
from non-infested premises and have not been exposed to EHS, or
- Were free of EHS at the time of inspection, or
- Have been
effectively treated to destroy EHS, or
- Were produced,
processed, stored, handled or used under conditions that would prevent
transmission of EHS.
Regulated
items may also be exempt from the quarantine if importing nurseries or other
businesses set up a compliance agreement with DATCP. The agreement must
document the source, date, size, method, and frequency of regulated conifer
shipments, as well as import conditions that effectively prevent the spread of
EHS.
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