ATCP 21.23
ATCP 21.23
Elongate hemlock scale; import controls and quarantine. ATCP 21.23(1)(a)
(a) “Elongate hemlock scale” means any living life stage of the invasive insect
Fiorinia externa (Ferris), including adults, nymphs, crawlers, or eggs.
ATCP 21.23(1)(b)1.
1. The 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; and the District of Columbia.
ATCP 21.23(1)(b)2.
2. Any state or country, or any delineated area within a state or country, which the responsible state agency has declared to be infested with elongate hemlock scale.
ATCP 21.23(2)
(2)
Knowingly importing plant pest; prohibition. No person may knowingly import elongate hemlock scale,
Fiorinia externa (Ferris), into this state, except pursuant to a permit under s.
94.03, Stats., and s.
ATCP 21.04.
ATCP 21.23(3)
(3)
Importing or moving materials from infested areas; prohibition. Except as provided in sub.
(4), no person may do either of the following:
ATCP 21.23(3)(a)
(a) Import conifer plants or plant parts of the plant taxa
Abies spp., Biota orientalis, Juniperus chinensis, Juniperus rigida, Cedrus spp., Picea spp., Pinus spp., Pseudotsuga menziesii, Tsuga canadensis, Tsuga spp., and
Taxus spp., including cut Christmas trees, nursery stock, branches, wreaths, or décor, into this state if those materials originate from or have been exposed to the environment in any infested area.
ATCP 21.23(3)(b)
(b) Move conifer plants or plant parts of the plant taxa
Abies spp., Biota orientalis, Juniperus chinensis, Juniperus rigida, Cedrus spp., Picea spp., Pinus spp., Pseudotsuga menziesii, Tsuga canadensis, Tsuga spp., and
Taxus spp., including cut Christmas trees, nursery stock, branches, wreaths, or décor, from an infested area to an area that is not infested within this state.
ATCP 21.23(4)
(4)
Exemptions. Subsection
(3) does not apply to any of the following:
ATCP 21.23(4)(b)
(b) Processed lumber which is 100 percent bark-free or kiln-dried.
ATCP 21.23(4)(c)
(c) Finished wood products without bark, including furniture or building materials.
ATCP 21.23(4)(d)
(d) Material specified in sub.
(3) (a) and
(b) that are accompanied by a written certificate, signed by a pest control official in the infested area, which describes the materials and states at least one of the following:
ATCP 21.23(4)(d)1.
1. The materials originate from an area that is known to be free of elongate hemlock scale, or have not been exposed to elongate hemlock scale. The certificate shall explain the basis for the officials statement.
ATCP 21.23(4)(d)2.
2. The materials have been effectively treated to destroy elongate hemlock scale. The certificate shall specify the date, method of treatment, and post-treatment data indicating that treated material was examined in the laboratory and found to have no living life stages of elongate hemlock scale.
ATCP 21.23(4)(d)3.
3. The materials have been produced, processed, stored, handled, or used under conditions, described in the certificate, which effectively preclude the transmission of elongate hemlock scale.
ATCP 21.23(4)(e)
(e) Material imported in compliance with a written agreement, between the importer and the department, which includes all of the following:
ATCP 21.23(4)(e)2.
2. The type and volume of material that may be imported under the agreement.
ATCP 21.23(4)(e)3.
3. The locations from which the material may be imported under the agreement.
ATCP 21.23(4)(e)4.
4. The names and addresses of the persons to whom, and the locations to which, the material may be imported under the agreement.
ATCP 21.23(4)(e)7.
7. The importers commitment to keep complete records of each import shipment under the agreement, and to submit those records to the department for inspection and copying upon request.
ATCP 21.23(4)(e)8.
8. Specific import terms and conditions that will, in the departments opinion, effectively ensure that materials imported pursuant to the agreement will not introduce or spread the elongate hemlock scale.
ATCP 21.23(4)(e)9.
9. A provision authorizing the department to terminate the agreement, without prior notice, for any reason.
ATCP 21.23 History
History: CR 22-022: cr.
Register June 2023 No. 810, eff. 7-1-23; correction in (3) (a) made under s.
35.17, Stats., and correction in numbering of (4) (e) made under s.
13.92 (4) (b) 1., Stats.,
Register June 2023 No. 810.
