The following regulated articles are exempt from certification and permit requirements from all regulated areas under the applicable conditions prescribed in Items (1) to (6) of this Rule:
- (1) soil samples of one pound or less which are packaged so that no soil will be spilled in transit and are consigned to laboratories operating under compliance agreement;
- (2) soil samples of any size collected and shipped to any U.S. Army Corps of Engineers soil laboratory;
- (3) compose, decomposed manure, humus and peat, if dehydrated, ground, pulverized, or compressed;
- (4) logs and pulpwood, provided, the loading site has been treated;
- (5) stumpwood, if free of excessive amounts of soil, provided, the railroad loading site has been treated and the stumpwood is consigned to a designated plant;
- (6) used mechanized soil‑moving equipment, if cleaned and repainted;
- (7) material being safely transported to a U.S. Department of Agriculture approved laboratory.
History Note: Authority G.S. 106‑65.45; 106‑65.46; 106‑284.18; 106‑420;
Eff. January 1, 1985;
Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public interest Eff. March 24, 2019.