- (1) "Commissioner" means the Commissioner or the Commissioner's designee, of the Utah Department of Agriculture and Food.
- (2) "Compliance agreement" means the same as defined in Subsection 4-15-103(3).
- (3) "Department" means the Utah Department of Agriculture and Food.
- (4) "Free From Soil" means soil in amounts that may not contain hidden Japanese beetle larvae or pupae.
- (5) "Japanese beetle, Popillia japonica" means a beetle, family Scarabaeidae, which in the larval state attacks the roots of many plants and as an adult attacks the leaves and fruits of many plants, and which the department considers an invasive and harmful pest that jeopardizes property and resources.
- (6) "Phytosanitary certificate" or "certificate" means an official paper or electronic document, issued by a government agency, which certifies a shipment of plants, plant products, or other regulated articles destined for Utah is inspected and found to be free from quarantine pests and may certify that the shipment is treated according to specified phytosanitary import requirements.
- (7) "Phytosanitary Official" means a person the department authorizes to act as an agriculture official to inspect and issue certificates, or a person of another state authorized as an agriculture official to inspect and issue certificates.
- (8) "Regulated Article" means any plant, plant product, storage place, packaging, conveyance, container, soil, and any other organism, object, or material capable of harboring or spreading pests, which Section R68-15-5 names, and is subject to phytosanitary measures, particularly when transporting across state lines.
- (9) "State Agricultural Official" means a government employee who has the authority to perform duties related to agricultural inspections, quarantine, or enforcement.
In addition to the definitions and terms listed in Section 4-15-103, this rule defines the following terms for this rule.
KEY: quarantine, Japanese beetle, articles and commodities, phytosanitary, certification
Date of Last Change: March 27, 2025
Notice of Continuation: June 3, 2022
Authorizing, and Implemented or Interpreted Law: 4-2-103(1)(k); 4-35-109