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Current through June,
				2024
JOINT RULE WITH:
AGENCY 20.
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, FOOD AND
				  MARKETS
SUB-AGENCY 031.
PLANT INDUSTRY DIVISION
CHAPTER 011.
HEMLOCK WOOLY ADELGID - JOINT QUARANTINE NO. 2 (JOINT RULE
				  WITH DEPARTMENT OF FORESTS, PARKS AND RECREATION)
See 20 031 011 in volume 1A for text of this rule
Section I Statement of Concerns
Whereas Hemlock Woolly Adelgid (Adelges tsugae Annand) has
				  been found to cause mortality of Eastern Hemlock (Tsuga canadensis);
Whereas Hemlock Woolly Adelgid is established in Southern New
				  England and has shown rapid movement northward;
Whereas this pest has been found to be difficult to control
				  in natural Hemlock stands;
Whereas for this potentially dangerous insect very little is
				  known about both its biology and economic impact;
Whereas Hemlock is a very valuable component of Northern New
				  England's forest for both timber and wildlife as well as a high value landscape
				  ornamental;
Therefore, the State of Vermont is hereby establishing this
				  exterior plant quarantine and compliance agreement with wood using industries
				  against Hemlock Woolly Adelgid for the protection of these valuable
				  resources.
Section II
				Definitions
1. "Additional Declaration" means
				a statement certifying material has been inspected and found to be free of
				Hemlock Woolly Adelgid.
2. "Bark"
				means the tissue of woody stem outside cambium.
3. "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of
				Agriculture and the Commissioner of Forests. Parks and Recreation of the State
				of Vermont.
4. "Eastern Hemlock"
				means the tree species, Tsuga canadensis.
5. "Compliance Agreement" means the contract
				between State and lumber mills to allow movement of Hemlock. See Appendix
				A.
6. "Hemlock Woolly Adelgid"
				means the insect known as Hemlock Woolly Adelgid, Adelges tsugae Annand, in the
				order Homoptera, and family Adelgidae.
7. "Inspector" means an inspector of the
				Vermont Department of Agriculture. Vermont Department of Forests, Parks and
				Recreation, or of the United States Department of Agriculture, when authorized
				by the Commissioner to act in that capacity.
8. "Nursery Stock" means all woody or
				herbaceous shrubs, trees, plants and vines, including bulbs an drhizomes as
				well as buds, grafts, scions and other parts capable of propagation whether
				wild, cultivated or grown under artificial covering or artificial conditions.
				This definition does not include cut flowers or seeds.
9. "Lumber" shall include sawed timber with
				bark still attached.
10. "Logs"
				means the main stem of a tree including smaller sections used for
				pulp.
11. "Sanitary Action" means
				to spray infested trees and shrubbery in such order as to exterminate the
				Hemlock Woolly Adelgid as directed by the Commissioner.