The secretary may include uninfested acreage with a Karnal bunt quarantine area because of its proximity to an infestation or inseparability from the infected locality for quarantine purposes as determined by the following:

1. (1) Projections of the spread of Karnal bunt along the periphery of the infestation;
2. (2) The availability of natural habitats and host materials within the uninfested acreage that are suitable for establishment and survival of Karnal bunt; and
3. (3) The necessity of including uninfested acreage within the quarantined area in order to establish readily identifiable boundaries.

Source: 23 SDR 16, effective August 5, 1996.

General Authority: SDCL 38-24A-9.

Law Implemented: SDCL 38-24A-6 , 38-24A-7.