WAIS Document Retrieval[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 7, Volume 5]
[Revised as of January 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 7CFR301]

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                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
 CHAPTER III--ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF 
                               AGRICULTURE
 
PART 301_DOMESTIC QUARANTINE NOTICES--Table of Contents
 
                           Subpart_Gypsy Moth

    Source: 58 FR 39423, July 23, 1993, unless otherwise noted.


Sec.301.45  Notice of quarantine; restriction on interstate movement 
of specified regulated articles.

    (a) Notice of quarantine. Pursuant to the provisions of , sections 
411, 412, 414, 431, and 434 of the Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 7711, 
7712, 7714, 7751, and 7754), the Secretary of Agriculture hereby 
quarantines the States of Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, 
Illinois, Indiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New 
Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, 
Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wisconsin in order 
to prevent the spread of the gypsy moth, Lymantria dispar (Linnaeus), a 
dangerous insect injurious to forests and shade trees and not 
theretofore widely prevalent or distributed within or throughout the 
United States; and establishes regulations governing the interstate 
movement from generally infested areas of the quarantined States of 
regulated articles and outdoor household articles defined in Sec.
301.45-1.
    (b) Restrictions on the interstate movement of regulated articles 
and outdoor household articles. No common carrier or other person may 
move interstate from any generally infested area any regulated article 
or outdoor household article except in accordance with the conditions 
prescribed in this subpart.

[58 FR 39423, July 23, 1993, as amended at 62 FR 29287, May 30, 1997; 63 
FR 38280, July 16, 1998; 66 FR 21050, Apr. 27, 2001; 66 FR 37114, July 
17, 2001]


Sec.301.45-1  Definitions.

    Terms used in the singular form in this subpart shall be construed 
as the plural, and vice versa, as the case may demand. The following 
terms, when used in this subpart, shall be construed, respectively, to 
mean:
    Administrator. The Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection 
Service, or any person authorized to act for the Administrator.
    Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. The Animal and Plant 
Health Inspection Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (APHIS).
    Associated equipment. Articles associated and moved with mobile 
homes and recreational vehicles, such as, but not

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limited to, awnings, tents, outdoor furniture, trailer blocks, and 
trailer skirts.
    Bark. The tough outer covering of the woody stems of trees, shrubs, 
and other woody plants as distinguished from the cambium and inner wood.
    Bark products. Products containing pieces of bark including bark 
chips, bark nuggets, bark mulch, and bark compost.
    Certificate. A document issued by an inspector, or by a qualified 
certified applicator or any other person operating in accordance with a 
compliance agreement, to allow the movement of regulated articles to any 
destination.
    Compliance agreement. A written agreement between a person engaged 
in growing, handling, or moving regulated articles, and APHIS, wherein 
the former agrees to comply with the requirements of the compliance 
agreement.
    Effectively diminishing. An eradication program is considered to be 
effectively diminishing the gypsy moth population of an area if the 
results of two successive annual Federal or State delimiting trapping 
surveys of the area conducted in accordance with Section II, ``Survey 
Procedures--Gypsy Moth,'' of the Gypsy Moth Treatment Manual show that 
the average number of gypsy moths caught per trap in the second 
delimiting survey (when comparable geographical areas and trapping 
densities are used) is: (1) Less than 10, and (2) less than the average 
number of gypsy moths caught per trap in the first survey.
    Eradication program. A program that uses pesticide application, 
biological controls, or other methods with the goal of eliminating gypsy 
moth from a particular area.
    General infestation. (1) The detection of gypsy moth egg masses 
through visual inspection by an inspector during a 10-minute walk 
through the area; however, it does not include the presence of gypsy 
moth egg masses which are found as a result of hitchhiking on transitory 
means of conveyance; or
    (2) The detection of gypsy moth through multiple catches of adult 
gypsy moths at multiple trapping locations in the area over a period of 
2 or more consecutive years, if the Administrator determines, after 
consulting with the State plant regulatory official, that gypsy moth is 
established in the area.
    Generally infested area. Any State, or portion thereof, listed as a 
generally infested area in Sec.301.45-3 or temporarily designated as a 
generally infested area in accordance with Sec.301.45-2(c).
    Gypsy moth. The live insect known as the gypsy moth, Lymantria 
dispar (Linnaeus), in any life stage (egg, larva, pupa, adult).
    Inspector. Any employee of APHIS, a State government, or any other 
person, authorized by the Administrator in accordance with law to 
enforce the provisions of the quarantine and regulations in this 
subpart.
    Interstate. From any State into or through any other State.
    Limited permit. A document issued by an inspector to allow the 
interstate movement of regulated articles to a specified destination.
    Mobile home. Any vehicle, other than a recreational vehicle, 
designed to serve, when parked, as a dwelling or place of business.
    Move (movement, moved). Shipped, offered for shipment to a common 
carrier, received for transportation or transported by a common carrier, 
or carried, transported, moved, or allowed to be moved by any means. 
``Movement'' and ``moved'' shall be construed in accordance with this 
definition.
    Outdoor household articles. Articles associated with a household 
that have been kept outside the home such as awnings, barbecue grills, 
bicycles, boats, dog houses, firewood, garden tools, hauling trailers, 
outdoor furniture and toys, recreational vehicles and associated 
equipment, and tents.
    Person. Any individual, partnership, corporation, company, society, 
association, or other organized group.
    Qualified certified applicator. Any individual (1) certified 
pursuant to the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act 
(FIFRA) (86 Stat. 983; 7 U.S.C. 136b) as a certified commercial 
applicator in a category allowing use of the restricted pesticides Spray 
N Kill (EPA Registration No. 8730-30), Ficam W (EPA Registration No. 
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acephate (Orthene <SUP>[reg]</SUP>); (2) who has attended and completed 
a workshop approved by the Administrator on the identification and 
treatment of gypsy moth life stages on outdoor household articles and 
mobile homes; and (3) who has entered into a compliance agreement in 
accordance with Sec.301.45-6 of this part for the purpose of 
inspecting, treating, and issuing certificates for the movement of 
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    \1\ Names of qualified certified applicators and plant regulatory 
officials for the States and Territories of the United States are 
available upon request from the regional offices of the Animal and Plant 
Health Inspection Service, Plant Protection and Quarantine, or from the 
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Plant Protection and 
Quarantine, Domestic and Emergency Operations, 4700 River Road Unit 134, 
Riverdale, Maryland 20737-1236.
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    Recreational vehicles. Highway vehicles, including pickup truck 
campers, one-piece motor homes, and travel trailers, designed to serve 
as temporary places of dwelling.
    Regulated articles. (1) 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.
    (2) Logs, pulpwood, and bark and bark products.
    (3) Mobile homes and associated equipment.
    (4) Any other products, articles, or means of conveyance, of any 
character whatsoever, when it is determined by an inspector that any 
life stage of gypsy moth is in proximity to such articles and the 
articles present a high risk of artificial spread of gypsy moth 
infestation and the person in possession thereof has been so notified.
    State. Any State, Territory, or District of the United States 
including Puerto Rico.
    Treatment manual. The provisions currently contained in the Gypsy 
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    \2\ Pamphlets containing such provisions are available upon request 
to the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Plant Protection and 
Quarantine, Domestic and Emergency Operations, 4700 River Road Unit 134, 
Riverdale, Maryland 20737-1236. Relevant portions of the Gypsy Moth 
Program Manual are published as an appendix to these regulations.
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    Under the direction of. Monitoring treatments to assure compliance 
with the requirements in this subpart.
    Under the direct supervision of a qualified certified applicator. An 
inspection or treatment is considered to be applied under the direct 
supervision of a qualified certified applicator if the inspection or 
treatment is performed by a person acting under the instructions of a 
qualified certified applicator who is available if and when needed, even 
though such qualified certified applicator is not physically present at 
the time and place the inspection or treatment occurred.

[58 FR 39423, July 23, 1993, as amended at 59 FR 67608, Dec. 30, 1994; 
67 FR 8464, Feb. 25, 2002; 70 FR 33268, June 7, 2005; 71 FR 40878, July 
19, 2006]


Sec.301.45-2  Authorization to designate and terminate designation of 
generally infested areas.

    (a) Generally infested areas. The Administrator shall list as 
generally infested areas in Sec.301.45-3 each State or each portion 
thereof in which a gypsy moth general infestation has been found by an 
inspector, or each portion of a State which the Administrator deems 
necessary to regulate because of its proximity to infestation or its 
inseparability for quarantine enforcement purposes from infested 
localities; Except that, an area shall not be listed as a generally 
infested area if the Administrator has determined that:
    (1) The area is subject to a gypsy moth eradication program 
conducted by the Federal government or a State government in accordance 
with the Integrated Pest Management (IPM) alternative of the Final 
Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) on Gypsy Moth Suppression and 
Eradication Projects that was filed with the United States Environmental 
Protection Agency on March 18, 1985; and
    (2) State or Federal delimiting trapping surveys conducted in 
accordance with Section II, ``Survey Procedures--Gypsy Moth'' of the 
Gypsy Moth Treatment Manual show that the average number of gypsy moths 
caught per trap is less than 10 and that the trapping

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surveys show that the eradication program is effectively diminishing the 
gypsy moth population of the area.
    (b) Less than an entire State will be designated as a generally 
infested area only if the Administrator has determined that:
    (1) The State has adopted and is enforcing a quarantine or 
regulation which imposes restrictions on the intrastate movement of the 
regulated articles which are substantially the same as those which are 
imposed with respect to the interstate movement of such articles under 
this subpart; and,
    (2) The designation of less than the entire State as a generally 
infested area will be adequate to prevent the artificial interstate 
spread of infestations of the gypsy moth.
    (c) Temporary designation of areas as generally infested areas. The 
Administrator or an inspector may temporarily designate any area in any 
State as a generally infested area in accordance with the criteria 
specified in paragraph (a) of this section. An inspector will give 
written notice of the designation to the owner or person in possession 
of the area and thereafter, the interstate movement of any regulated 
article from such areas is subject to the applicable provisions of this 
subpart. As soon as practicable, each generally infested area will be 
added to the list in Sec.301.45-3 or the designation will be 
terminated by the Administrator or an authorized inspector, and notice 
thereof shall be given to the owner or person in possession of the 
areas.
    (d) Termination of designation as a generally infested area. The 
Administrator shall terminate the designation of any area as a generally 
infested area whenever the Administrator determines that the area no 
longer requires designation under the criteria specified in paragraph 
(a) of this section.


Sec.301.45-3  Generally infested areas.

    (a) The areas described below are designated as generally infested 
areas:

                               Connecticut

    The entire State.

                                Delaware

    The entire State.

                          District of Columbia

    The entire district.

                                Illinois

Lake County. The entire county.

                                 Indiana

Allen County. The entire county.
De Kalb County. The entire county.
Elkhart County. The entire county.
LaGrange County. The entire county.
Noble County. The entire county.
Porter County. The entire county.
Steuben County. The entire county.

                                  Maine

Androscoggin County. The entire county.
    Aroostook County. The townships of Bancroft, Benedicta, Crystal, 
Island Falls, Macwahoc Plantation, Molunkus, North Yarmouth Academy 
Grant, Reed Plantation, Sherman, Silver Ridge, Upper Molunkus, Weston, 
and 1 R5 WELS.
Cumberland County. The entire county.
    Franklin County. The townships of Avon, Carthage, Chesterville, 
Coplin Plantation, Crockertown, Dallas Plantation, Davis, Lang, 
Farmington, Freeman, Industry, Jay, Jerusalem, Kingfield, Madrid, Mount 
Abraham, New Sharon, New Vineyard, Perkins, Phillips, Rangeley, Rangeley 
Plantation, Redington, Salem, Sandy River Plantation, Strong, Temple, 
Washington, Weld, Wilton, Wyman, 6, D and E.
Hancock County. The entire county.
Kennebec County. The entire county.
Knox County. The entire county.
Lincoln County. The entire county.
    Oxford County. The townships of Adamstown, Albany, Andover, Andover 
North, Andover West, Batchelders Grant, Bethel, Brownfield, Buckfield, 
Byron, Canton, Denmark, Dixfield, Fryeburg, Gilead, Grafton, Greenwood, 
Hanover, Hartford, Hebron, Hiram, Lincoln Plantation, Lovell, Lower 
Cupsuptic, Magalloway Plantation, Mason Plantation, Mexico, Milton 
Plantation, Newry, Norway, Oxford, Paris, Parkerstown, Peru, Porter, 
Richardsontown, Riley, Roxbury, Rumford, Stoneham, Stow, Sumner, Sweden, 
Upton, Waterford, Woodstock, C, and C Surplus.

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    Penobscot County. The townships of Alton, Argyle, Bangor City, 
Bradford, Bradley, Brewer City, Burlington, Carmel, Carroll Plantation, 
Charleston, Chester, Clifton, Corinna, Corinth, Dexter, Dixmont, Drew 
Plantation, E. Millinocket, Eddington, Edinburg, Enfield, Etna, Exeter, 
Garland, Glenburn, Grand Falls Plantation, Greenbush, Greenfield, 
Grindstone, Hampden, Hermon, Hersey Town, Holden, Hopkins Academy Grant, 
Howland, Hudson, Indian Purchase, Kenduskeag, Kingman, Lagrange, 
Lakeville, Lee, Levant, Lincoln, Long A, Lowell, Mattamiscontis, 
Mattawamkeag, Maxfield, Medway, Milford, Millinocket, Newburgh, Newport, 
Old Town City, Orono, Orrington, Passadumkeag, Plymouth, Prentiss 
Plantation, Seboesis Plantation, Soldiertown, Springfield, Stacyville, 
Stetson, Summit, Veazie, Webster Plantation, Winn, Woodville, AR 7, AR 
8, AR 9, 1 ND, 3 R1 NBPP, 1 R6 WELS, 1 R8 WELS, 2 R8 NWP, 2 R9 NWP, 3 R9 
NWP, 5 R1 NBPP, and 2 R8 WELS.
    Piscataquis County. The townships of Abbott, Atkinson, Barnard, 
Blanchard Plantation, Bowerbank, Brownville, Dover-Foxcroft, Guilford, 
Kingsbury Plantation, Lakeview Plantation, Medford, Milo, Monson, 
Orneville, Parkman, Sangerville, Sebec, Williamsburg, Willimantic, 
Willington, 1 R9, 2 R9 WELS, 4 R9 NWP, and 5 R9 NWP.
Sagadahoc County. The entire county.
    Somerset County. The townships of Anson, Athens, Bald Mountain, 
Bingham, Bowtown, Brighton Plantation, Cambridge, Canaan, Caratunk, 
Carrying Place, Carrying Place Town, Concord Plantation, Cornville, Dead 
River, Detroit, Embden, Fairfield, Harmony, Hartland, Highland 
Plantation, Lexington Plantation, Madison, Mayfield, Mercer, Moscow, 
Moxie Gore, New Portland, Norridgewock, Palmyra, Pittsfield, Pleasant 
Ridge Plantation, Ripley, Skowhegan, Smithfield, Solon, St. Albans, 
Starks, The Forks Plantation, and West Forks Plantation.
Waldo County. The entire county.
Washington County. The entire county.
York County. The entire county.

                                Maryland

    The entire State.

                              Massachusetts

    The entire State.

                                Michigan

    The entire State.

                              New Hampshire

    The entire State.

                               New Jersey

    The entire State.

                                New York

    The entire State.

                             North Carolina

Currituck County. The entire county.
    Dare County. The area bounded by a line beginning at the 
intersection of State Road 1208 and Roanoke Sound; then easterly along 
this road to its junction with State Road 1206; then southerly along 
this road to its intersection with U.S. Highway Business 158; then 
easterly along an imaginary line to its intersection with the Atlantic 
Ocean; then northwesterly along the coastline to its intersection with 
the Dare-Currituck County line; then westerly along this county line to 
its intersection with the Currituck Sound; then southeasterly along this 
sound to the point of beginning.

                                  Ohio

Ashland County. The entire county.
Ashtabula County. The entire county.
Belmont County. The entire county.
Carroll County. The entire county.
Columbiana County. The entire county.
Coshocton County. The entire county.
Cuyahoga County. The entire county.
Defiance County. The entire county.
Delaware County. The entire county.
Erie County. The entire county.
Fairfield County. The entire county.
Franklin County. The entire county.
Fulton County. The entire county.
Geauga County. The entire county.
Guernsey County. The entire county.
Harrison County. The entire county.
Henry County. The entire county.
Hocking County. The entire county.
Holmes County. The entire county.
Huron County. The entire county.
Jefferson County. The entire county.
Knox County. The entire county.

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Lake County. The entire county.
Licking County. The entire county.
Lorain County. The entire county.
Lucas County. The entire county.
Mahoning County. The entire county.
Medina County. The entire county.
Monroe County. The entire county.
Morgan County. The entire county.
Muskingum County. The entire county.
Noble County. The entire county.
Ottawa County. The entire county.
Perry County. The entire county.
Portage County. The entire county.
Richland County. The entire county.
Sandusky County. The entire county.
Seneca County. The entire county.
Stark County. The entire county.
Summit County. The entire county.
Trumbull County. The entire county.
Tuscarawas County. The entire county.
Washington County. The entire county.
Wayne County. The entire county.
Williams County. The entire county.
Wood County. The entire county.

                              Pennsylvania

    The entire State.

                              Rhode Island

    The entire State.

                                 Vermont

    The entire State.

                                Virginia

City of Alexandria. The entire city.
City of Bedford. The entire city.
City of Buena Vista. The entire city.
City of Charlottesville. The entire city.
City of Chesapeake. The entire city.
City of Colonial Heights. The entire city.
City of Danville. The entire city.
City of Emporia. The entire city.
City of Fairfax. The entire city.
City of Falls Church. The entire city.
City of Franklin. The entire city.
City of Fredericksburg. The entire city.
City of Hampton. The entire city.
City of Harrisonburg. The entire city.
City of Hopewell. The entire city.
City of Lexington. The entire city.
City of Lynchburg. The entire city.
City of Manassas. The entire city.
City of Manassas Park. The entire city.
City of Newport News. The entire city.
City of Norfolk. The entire city.
City of Petersburg. The entire city.
City of Poquoson. The entire city.
City of Portsmouth. The entire city.
City of Richmond. The entire city.
City of Roanoke. The entire city.
City of Salem. The entire city.
City of South Boston. The entire city.
City of Staunton. The entire city.
City of Suffolk. The entire city.
City of Virginia Beach. The entire city.
City of Waynesboro. The entire city.
City of Williamsburg. The entire city.
City of Winchester. The entire city.
Accomack County. The entire county.
Albemarle County. The entire county.
Alleghany County. The entire county.
Amelia County. The entire county.
Amherst County. The entire county.
Appomattox County. The entire county.
Arlington County. The entire county.
Augusta County. The entire county.
Bath County. The entire county.
Bedford County. The entire county.
Botetourt County. The entire county.
Brunswick County. The entire county.
Buckingham County. The entire county.
Campbell County. The entire county.
Caroline County. The entire county.
Charles City County. The entire county.
Charlotte County. The entire county.
Chesterfield County. The entire county.
Clarke County. The entire county.
Craig County. The entire county.
Culpeper County. The entire county.
Cumberland County. The entire county.
Dinwiddie County. The entire county.
Essex County. The entire county.
Fairfax County. The entire county.
Fauquier County. The entire county.
Fluvanna County. The entire county.
Frederick County. The entire county.
Giles County. The entire county.
Gloucester County. The entire county.
Goochland County. The entire county.
Greene County. The entire county.
Greensville County. The entire county.
Halifax County The entire county.
Hanover County. The entire county.
Henrico County. The entire county.
Highland County. The entire county.
Isle of Wight County. The entire county.
James City County. The entire county.
King and Queen County. The entire county.
King George County. The entire county.
King William County. The entire county.
Lancaster County. The entire county.
Loudoun County. The entire county.
Louisa County. The entire county.
Lunenburg County. The entire county.

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Madison County. The entire county.
Mathews County. The entire county.
Mecklenburg County The entire county.
Middlesex County. The entire county.
Nelson County. The entire county.
New Kent County. The entire county.
Northampton County. The entire county.
Northumberland County. The entire county.
Nottoway County. The entire county.
Orange County. The entire county.
Page County. The entire county.
Pittsylvania County. The entire county.
Powhatan County. The entire county.
Prince Edward County. The entire county.
Prince George County. The entire county.
Prince William County. The entire county.
Rappahannock County. The entire county.
Richmond County. The entire county.
Roanoke County. The entire county.
Rockbridge County. The entire county.
Rockingham County. The entire county.
Shenandoah County. The entire county.
Southampton County. The entire county.
Spotsylvania County. The entire county.
Stafford County. The entire county.
Surry County. The entire county.
Sussex County. The entire county.
Warren County. The entire county.
Westmoreland County. The entire county.
York County. The entire county.

                              West Virginia

Barbour County. The entire county.
Berkeley County. The entire county.
Braxton County. The entire county.
Brooke County. The entire county.
Calhoun County. The entire county.
Doddridge County. The entire county.
Gilmer County. The entire county.
Grant County. The entire county.
Greenbrier County. The entire county.
Hampshire County. The entire county.
Harrison County. The entire county.
Hancock County. The entire county.
Hardy County. The entire county.
Jackson County. The entire county.
Jefferson County. The entire county.
Lewis County. The entire county.
Marion County. The entire county.
Marshall County. The entire county.
Mineral County. The entire county.
Monongalia County. The entire county.
Monroe County. The entire county.
Morgan County. The entire county.
Nicholas County. The entire county.
Ohio County. The entire county.
Pendleton County. The entire county.
Pleasants County. The entire county.
Pocahontas County. The entire county.
Preston County. The entire county.
Randolph County. The entire county.
Ritchie County. The entire county.
Taylor County. The entire county.
Tucker County. The entire county.
Tyler County. The entire county.
Upshur County. The entire county.
Webster County. The entire county.
Wetzel County. The entire county.
Wirt County. The entire county.
Wood County. The entire county.

                                Wisconsin

Adams County. The entire county.
Brown County. The entire county.
Calumet County. The entire county.
Columbia County. The entire county.
Dane County. The entire county.
Dodge County. The entire county.
Door County. The entire county.
Florence County. The entire county.
Fond du Lac County. The entire county.
Forest County. The entire county.
Green Lake County. The entire county.
Jefferson County. The entire county.
Juneau County. The entire county.
Kenosha County. The entire county.
Kewaunee County. The entire county.
Langlade County. The entire county.
Lincoln County. The entire county.
Manitowoc County. The entire county.
Marathon County. The entire county.
Marinette County. The entire county.
Marquette County. The entire county.
Menominee County. The entire county.
Milwaukee County. The entire county.
Oconto County. The entire county.
Oneida County. The entire county.
Outagamie County. The entire county.
Ozaukee County. The entire county.
Portage County. The entire county.
Racine County. The entire county.
Rock County. The entire county.
Sauk County. The entire county.
Shawano County. The entire county.
Sheboygan County. The entire county.
Vilas County. The entire county.
Walworth County. The entire county.
Washington County. The entire county.
Waukesha County. The entire county.
Waupaca County. The entire county.

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Waushara County. The entire county.
Winnebago County. The entire county.
Wood County. The entire county.

[58 FR 39423, July 23, 1993, as amended at 59 FR 46902, Sept. 13, 1994; 
62 FR 29287, May 30, 1997; 62 FR 36646, July 9, 1997; 63 FR 25748, May 
11, 1998; 63 FR 38280, July 16, 1998; 64 FR 40510, July 27, 1999; 66 FR 
37114, July 17, 2001; 67 FR 41810, June 20, 2002; 69 FR 31723, June 7, 
2004; 71 FR 25064, Apr. 28, 2006; 71 FR 53547, Sept. 12, 2006; 71 FR 
66830, Nov. 17, 2006]


Sec.301.45-4  Conditions governing the interstate movement of regulated 
articles and outdoor household articles from generally infested areas.

    (a) Regulated articles and outdoor household articles from generally 
infested areas. (1) A regulated article, except for an article moved in 
accordance with paragraph (c) of this section, shall not be moved 
interstate from any generally infested area into or through any area 
that is not generally infested unless a certificate or permit has been 
issued and attached to such regulated article in accordance with 
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    (2) An outdoor household article shall not be moved interstate from 
any generally infested area into or through any area that is not 
generally infested unless a certificate or OHA document has been issued 
and attached to such outdoor household article in accordance with 
Sec.Sec.301.45-5 and 301.45-8.
    (b) A regulated article originating outside of any generally 
infested area may be moved interstate directly through any generally 
infested area without a certificate or permit if the point of origin of 
the article is clearly indicated by shipping documents, its identity has 
been maintained, and it has been safeguarded against infestation while 
in any generally infested area during the months of April through 
August. To be safeguarded, the article must be in an enclosed vehicle, 
or completely enclosed by a covering adequate to prevent access by gypsy 
moths, such as canvas, plastic, or closely woven cloth.
    (c) A regulated article originating in a generally infested area may 
be moved interstate from a generally infested area without a certificate 
if it complies with (1) or (2) of this paragraph:
    (1) The article is moved by the U.S. Department of Agriculture for 
experimental or scientific purposes, and:
    (i) Is moved pursuant to a permit issued for each article by the 
Administrator;
    (ii) Is moved in accordance with conditions specified on the permit 
and found by the Administrator to be adequate to prevent the 
dissemination of the gypsy moth, i.e., conditions of treatment, 
processing, shipment, and disposal; and
    (iii) Is moved with a tag or label securely attached to the outside 
of the container containing the article or securely attached to the 
article itself if not in a container, and with such tag or label bearing 
a permit number corresponding to the number of the permit issued for 
such article.
    (2) The article is logs, pulpwood, or bark and bark products, and 
the person moving the article has attached a signed accurate statement 
to the waybill or other shipping documents accompanying the article 
stating that he or she has inspected the article in accordance with the 
Gypsy Moth Program Manual no more than 5 days prior to the date of 
movement and has found no life stages of gypsy moth on the article.

[58 FR 39423, July 23, 1993, as amended at 70 FR 33268, June 7, 2005; 71 
FR 40878, July 19, 2006]


Sec.301.45-5  Issuance and cancellation of certificates, limited 
permits, and outdoor household article documents.

    (a) A certificate may be issued by an inspector for the movement of 
a regulated article or an outdoor household article (OHA) if the 
inspector determines that it is eligible for certification for movement 
to any destination under all Federal domestic plant quarantines 
applicable to such article and:
    (1) It has originated in noninfested premises in a generally 
infested area and has not been exposed to the gypsy moth while within 
the generally infested area; or
    (2) The inspector inspects the article no more than 5 days prior to 
the date

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of movement during the months of April through August (14 days prior to 
the date of movement from September through March) and finds it to be 
free of the gypsy moth; or
    (3) It has been treated under the direction of an inspector to 
destroy the gypsy moth in accordance with the treatment manual and part 
305 of this chapter; or
    (4) It has been grown, produced, manufactured, stored, or handled in 
such a manner that no infestation would be transmitted thereby as 
determined by an inspector.
    (b) Limited permits may be issued by an inspector to allow 
interstate movement of any regulated article under this subpart to 
specified destinations for specified handling, utilization, processing, 
or treatment in accordance with the treatment manual, when, upon 
evaluation of all of the circumstances involved in each case, the 
Administrator determines that such movement will not result in the 
spread of the gypsy moth because life stages of the moths will be 
destroyed by such specified handling, utilization, processing or 
treatment, or the pest will not survive in areas to which shipped, and 
the requirements of all other applicable Federal domestic plant 
quarantines have been met.
    (c) Certificate and limited permit forms may be issued by an 
inspector to any person for use for subsequent shipments of regulated 
articles provided the person is operating under a compliance agreement. 
Any person operating under a compliance agreement may reproduce the 
forms as needed to attach them to regulated articles moved under a 
compliance agreement. Any person operating under a compliance agreement 
may execute and issue the certificate forms or reproduction of such 
forms, for the interstate movement of regulated articles from the 
premises of such person identified in the compliance agreement, if the 
person has treated such regulated articles as specified in the 
compliance agreement, and if the regulated articles are eligible for 
certification for movement to any destination under all applicable 
Federal domestic plant quarantines. Any person operating under a 
compliance agreement may execute and issue the limited permit forms, or 
reproductions of such forms, for the interstate movement of regulated 
articles to specified destinations when an inspector has made the 
determinations specified in paragraph (b) of this section.
    (d) A certificate may be issued by a qualified certified applicator 
for the interstate movement of any outdoor household article or mobile 
home if such qualified certified applicator determines the following:
    (1) That the article has been inspected by the qualified certified 
applicator and found to be free of any life stage of the gypsy moth; or
    (2) That the article has been treated by, or treated under the 
direct supervision of, the qualified certified applicator to destroy any 
life stage of the gypsy moth in accordance with methods and procedures 
prescribed in section III of the Gypsy Moth Program Manual.
    (e) An OHA document may be issued by the owner of an outdoor 
household article for the interstate movement of the article if such 
person has inspected the outdoor household article and has found it to 
be free of any life stage of gypsy moth.
    (f) Any certificate or permit which has been issued or authorized 
may be withdrawn by an inspector if he determines that the holder 
thereof has not complied with any condition for the use of such 
document. The reasons for the withdrawal shall be confirmed in writing 
as promptly as circumstances permit. Any person whose certificate or 
permit has been withdrawn may appeal the decision in writing to the 
Administrator within ten (10) days after receiving the written 
notification of the withdrawal. The appeal shall state all of the facts 
and reasons upon which the person relies to show that the certificate or 
permit was wrongfully withdrawn. The Administrator shall grant or deny 
the appeal, in writing, stating the reasons for his decision as promptly 
as circumstances permit. If there is a conflict as to any material fact, 
a hearing shall be held to resolve such conflict. Rules of practice 
concerning

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such a hearing will be adopted by the Administrator.

(Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number 
0579-0088)

[58 FR 39423, July 23, 1993, as amended at 59 FR 46902, Sept. 13, 1994; 
70 FR 33268, June 7, 2005]


Sec.301.45-6  Compliance agreement and cancellation thereof.

    (a) Any person engaged in the business of growing, handling, or 
moving regulated articles may enter into a compliance agreement to 
facilitate the movement of such articles under this subpart. Qualified 
certified applicators must enter into compliance agreements, in 
accordance with the definition of qualified certified applicator in 
Sec.301.45-1. A compliance agreement shall specify safeguards 
necessary to prevent spread of the gypsy moth, such as disinfestation 
practices or application of chemical materials in accordance with the 
treatment manual and part 305 of this chapter. Compliance agreement 
forms may be obtained from the Administrator or an inspector.
    (b) Any compliance agreement may be canceled by the inspector who is 
supervising its enforcement, orally or in writing, whenever the 
inspector finds that such person has failed to comply with the 
conditions of the agreement. If the cancellation is oral, the decision 
and the reasons therefore shall be confirmed in writing, as promptly as 
circumstances permit. Any person whose compliance agreement has been 
canceled may appeal the decision in writing to the Administrator within 
ten (10) days after receiving written notification of the cancellation. 
The appeal shall state all of the facts and reasons upon which the 
person relies to show that the compliance agreement was wrongfully 
canceled. The Administrator shall grant or deny the appeal, in writing, 
stating the reasons for such decision, as promptly as circumstances 
permit. If there is a conflict as to any material fact, a hearing shall 
be held to resolve such conflict. Rules of practice concerning such a 
hearing will be adopted by the Administrator.

(Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number 
0579-0088)

[58 FR 39423, July 23, 1993, as amended at 59 FR 46902, Sept. 13, 1994; 
70 FR 33268, June 7, 2005]


Sec.301.45-7  Assembly and inspection of regulated articles and outdoor 
household articles.

    Persons (other than those authorized to use certificates or limited 
permits, or reproductions thereof, under Sec.301.45-5(c)) who desire 
to move interstate a regulated article which must be accompanied by a 
certificate or permit shall, at least 7 days before the desired 
movement, request an inspector to examine the article prior to movement. 
Persons who desire to move interstate an outdoor household article 
accompanied by a certificate issued in accordance with Sec.301.45-5 
shall, at least 14 days before the desired movement, request an 
inspector to examine the article prior to movement. Persons who desire 
to move interstate an outdoor household article or a mobile home 
accompanied by a certificate issued by a qualified certified applicator 
in accordance with Sec.301.45-5(d) shall request a qualified certified 
applicator to examine the article prior to movement. Such articles shall 
be assembled at such point and in such manner as the inspector or 
qualified certified applicator designates to facilitate inspection.


Sec.301.45-8  Attachment and disposition of certificates, limited 
permits, and outdoor household article documents.

    (a) A certificate, limited permit, or OHA document required for the 
interstate movement of a regulated article or outdoor household article 
must at all times during such movement be securely attached to the 
outside of the container containing the regulated article or outdoor 
household article, securely attached to the article itself if not in a 
container, or securely attached to the consignee's copy of the waybill 
or other shipping document: Provided, however, That the requirements of 
this section may be met by

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attaching the certificate, limited permit, or OHA document to the 
consignee's copy of the waybill or other shipping document only if the 
regulated article or outdoor household article is sufficiently described 
on the certificate, limited permit, OHA document or shipping document to 
identify such article.
    (b) The certificate, limited permit, or OHA document for the 
movement of a regulated article or outdoor household article shall be 
furnished by the carrier to the consignee at the destination of the 
shipment.
    (c) Any qualified certified applicator who issues a certificate or 
OHA document shall at the time of issuance send a copy of the 
certificate or OHA document to the APHIS officer in charge for the State 
in which the document is issued.

(Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number 
0579-0088)

[58 FR 39423, July 23, 1993, as amended at 59 FR 46902, Sept. 13, 1994]


Sec.301.45-9  Inspection and disposal of regulated articles and pests.

    Any properly identified inspector is authorized to stop and inspect, 
and to seize, destroy, or otherwise dispose of, or require disposal of 
regulated articles, outdoor household articles, and gypsy moths as 
provided in sections 414, 421, and 434 of the Plant Protection Act (7 
U.S.C. 7714, 7731, and 7754).

[58 FR 39423, July 23, 1993, as amended at 66 FR 21050, Apr. 27, 2001]


Sec.301.45-10  Movement of live gypsy moths.

    Regulations requiring a permit for, and otherwise governing the 
movement of, live gypsy moths in interstate or foreign commerce are 
contained in the Federal Plant Pest Regulations in part 330 of this 
chapter.


Sec.301.45-11  Costs and charges.

    The services of the inspector shall be furnished without cost. The 
U.S. Department of Agriculture will not be responsible for any costs or 
charges incident to inspections or compliance with the provisions of the 
quarantine and regulations in this subpart, other than for the services 
of the inspector.


Sec.301.45-12  Disqualification of qualified certified applicator to 
issue certificates.

    (a) Any qualified certified applicator may be disqualified from 
issuing certificates by the Administrator if he determines that one of 
the following has occurred:
    (1) Such person is not certified by a State and/or Federal 
Government as a commercial certified applicator under the Federal 
Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) (86 Stat. 983; 7 
U.S.C. 136b) in a category allowing use of the restricted pesticides 
Spray N Kill (EPA Registration No. 8730-30), Ficam W (EPA Registration 
No. 45639-1), and acephate (Orthene <SUP>[reg]</SUP>); or
    (2) Noncompliance with any of the provisions of this subpart; or,
    (3) Failure to attend and complete, each time such person is 
recertified as a certified commercial applicator under FIFRA, a workshop 
approved by the Administrator on the identification and treatment of 
life stages of gypsy moth on outdoor household articles and mobile 
homes.
    (b) The disqualification is effective upon oral or written 
notification, whichever is earlier. The reasons for the disqualification 
shall be confirmed in writing as promptly as circumstances permit, 
unless contained in the written notification. Any qualified certified 
applicator who is disqualified from issuing certificates may appeal the 
decision in writing to the Administrator within ten (10) days after 
receiving written notification of the disqualification. The appeal shall 
state all of the facts and reasons upon which the person relies to show 
that the disqualification was a wrongful action. The Administrator shall 
grant or deny the appeal, in writing, stating the reasons for his 
decision as promptly as circumstances permit. If there is a conflict as 
to any material fact, a hearing shall be held to resolve such conflict. 
Rules of practice concerning such a hearing will be adopted by the 
Administrator.

(Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number 
0579-0088)

[58 FR 39423, July 23, 1993, as amended at 59 FR 46902, Sept. 13, 1994]

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