When Wisconsin plants and plant products are shipped to another state, the destination state may require that the plants or plant products be inspected and certified free of insects or diseases. Additionally, when a
Wisconsin business brings in or imports regulated articles such as Christmas trees, nursery stock, or logs from an area known to be infested with a pest for which we have
an exterior quarantine, DATCP may require that those materials either come in
with a certificate issued by regulatory officials in the origin state; or that
the Wisconsin business holds a compliance agreement with DATCP, which requires
prenotification of shipments and risk reduction measures to avoid bringing
regulated pests to our state.
One option to ensure your business is complying with the certification requirements of the receiving state is to sign a Compliance Agreement (other certification options can include Plant Health Certificates, State Phytosanitary Certificates, or Federal Phytosanitary Certificates.)
A compliance agreement (CA) is a written agreement between a person engaged in growing, handling, or moving regulated articles (plants and plant parts) and a governmental agency to facilitate the movement of such articles. Compliance agreements outline what requirements must be met dependent on the origin of the articles and the destination. Federally regulated plant pests and diseases require a compliance agreement with USDA-APHIS. All other agreements are with DATCP.
Compliance agreements are valid for one year and must be renewed annually as needed. There is no fee to enter into a compliance agreement. Compliance agreements are generally pest-specific, so depending on what plant species you move, you may need multiple agreements.
Compliance Agreement
| Contact
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Black Stem Rust (Barberry) (USDA-APHIS) - needed for nurseries in the protected area to grow and sell barberry.
| Ellen.M.Natzke@usda.gov, (608) 444-6354
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Blueberry Plants to Michigan - needed to ship blueberry plants into Michigan.
| Elizabeth.Meils@wi.gov, (608) 516-7617
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Boxwood Blight Cleanliness Program - agreement to follow Boxwood Blight cleanliness Best Management Practices in the nursery.
| Elizabeth.Meils@wi.gov, (608) 516-7617
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Elongate Hemlock Scale (EHS) - needed to import conifer material from EHS-infested areas.
| MeganT.Sanders@wi.gov, (715) 891-8158
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European Corn Borer - needed to ship corn grain into certain states.
| Greg.Helmbrecht@wi.gov, (608) 224-4596
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Hemlock Woolly Adelgid (HWA) - needed to import hemlock material from HWA-infested areas.
| MeganT.Sanders@wi.gov, (715) 891-8158
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Japanese Beetle - needed to ship any non-bare root stock west of Minnesota.
| Elizabeth.Meils@wi.gov, (608) 516-7617
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Kiln-Dried (KD) Lumber - needed to export KD lumber out of the country.
| Greg.Helmbrecht@wi.gov, (608) 224-4696
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Mountain Pine Beetle (MPB) - needed to import pine products from MPB-infested areas.
| MeganT.Sanders@wi.gov, (715) 891-8158
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Spongy Moth (USDA-APHIS) - needed to ship stock, or other regulated articles*, out of the spongy moth quarantine (and out of Wisconsin).
| Nick.L.Zebro@usda.gov, (715) 241-5245
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*regulated articles include: Logs, pulpwood (including bolts, edgings, trimmings, slabs, etc.), firewood, decorative forest products, bark and bark products, trees without roots (e.g. Christmas trees), trees with roots, and shrubs with roots and persistent woody stems (unless they are greenhouse grown throughout the year) moving from a quarantined area to a non-quarantined area.
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