- (1) The department shall prohibit entry of regulated articles into Utah from quarantine areas until a phytosanitary certificate or compliance agreement has been completed indicating any applicable certification requirements have been met.
- (2) A nursery stock or plant owner may ship plants from a quarantine area into Utah if the shipments meet the requirements in this rule and are accompanied by a certificate issued by the origin state.
- (3) The department reserves the right to evaluate and may choose not to accept all protocols outlined in the U.S. Domestic Japanese Beetle Harmonization Plan or the US-Canada Greenhouse Grown Plant Certification program for imports.
(4) Before shipping any regulated articles shipments, the shipper shall notify:
- (a) the department; and
- (b) the receiver to hold the regulated articles for inspection by the department.
(5) The state agricultural officer from the state of origin shall issue a certificate that includes:
- (a) shipment certification meets the requirements in Section R68-15-7;
- (b) shipper and receiver's name and address;
- (c) the inspection certificate date; and
- (d) the signature of the state agricultural official.
- (6) The state agricultural official from the originating state or exporting nursery shall email a copy of the phytosanitary certificate or compliance agreement to the email: UDAF-Nursery@utah.gov.
- (7) The receiver shall notify the department of the arrival of regulated articles imported under this quarantine and shall hold the regulated articles for inspection.
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