1. (1) Designated quarantine areas. [RESERVED]

2. (2) Temporary quarantine of non-designated areas.

   1. (a) The department may temporarily quarantine any non-designated area upon written notice to its owner or upon general publication if:

      1. 1. Boxwood blight is observed within the area;
      2. 2. Significant symptoms or indicators of boxwood blight are observed within the area;
      3. 3. Infected plants or regulated articles are shipped into the area; or,
      4. 4. Any plants or regulated articles shipped into the area share a common container, vessel, producer, or shipper with plants or articles found to be infected.
   2. (b) The department may lift the temporary quarantine of a non-designated area if after due inspection boxwood blight is not observed within the area and there exists no reasonable cause to continue the quarantine.

Authority: T.C.A. §§ 4-3-203, 43-6-104, and 43-6-106. Administrative History: Original rule certified June 5, 1974. Repeal filed September 15, 1998; effective January 28, 1999. New rules filed November 6, 2017; effective February 4, 2018.