1. (1) The department prohibits the entry of Japanese beetle into Utah through the sale of plants and plant products by placing a general quarantine on:

   1. (a) the entire state as listed in Table 1; and

      Table 1AlabamaMarylandOhioArkansasMassachusettsOklahomaColoradoMichiganPennsylvaniaConnecticutMinnesotaRhode IslandDelawareMississippiSouth CarolinaFloridaMissouriSouth DakotaGeorgiaMontanaTennesseeIllinoisNebraskaTexasIndianaNew HampshireVermont

      IowaNew JerseyVirginiaKansasNew MexicoWest VirginiaKentuckyNew YorkWisconsinLouisianaNorth CarolinaWyomingMaineNorth DakotaDistrict of Columbia

   2. (b) Canadian provinces as listed in Table 2.

      Table 2New BrunswickOntarioNewfoundland and LabradorPrince Edward IslandNova ScotiaQuebec

2. (3) The department may quarantine any area within the state where Japanese beetles are found or known to occur, even if that area is not listed in Tables 1 and 2.

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