901:5-56-02 Emerald ash borer quarantine.

(A) In order to retard and prevent the spread of the emerald ash borer into the state of Ohio, the entire state of Michigan is quarantined and designated a regulated area. No person shall import or cause to be imported into the state of Ohio or move through the state of Ohio a regulated article from the state of Michigan except in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.

(B) In order to retard and prevent the spread of the emerald ash borer into the state of Ohio, the state of Indiana is quarantined, and within the state of Indiana the counties of LaGrange and Steuben are designated as regulated areas. No person shall import or cause to be imported into the state of Ohio or move through the state of Ohio a regulated article from the regulated area of the state of Indiana except in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.

(C) In order to retard and prevent the spread of the emerald ash borer into the state of Ohio, the state of Illinois is quarantines, and within the state of Illinois the counties of Kane and Cook are designated as regulated areas. No person shall import or cause to be imported into the state of Ohio or move through the state of Ohio a regulated article from the regulated area of the state of Illinois except in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.

(D) In order to retard and prevent the spread of the emerald ash borer into the state of Ohio, the state of Maryland is quarantines, and within the state of Maryland the county of Prince George is designated as a regulated area. No person shall import or cause to be imported into the state of Ohio or move through the state of Ohio a regulated article from the regulated area of the state of Maryland except in accordance with the provision of this chapter.

(E) In order to retard and prevent the spread of the emerald ash borer into the state of Ohio, the province of Ontario, in the country of Canada is quarantined, and within the province of Ontario, the counties of Essex, Chatham-Kent, Lampton, and Elgin are designated as regulated areas. No person shall import or cause to be imported in the state of Ohio or move through the state of Ohio a regulated article from the regulated area of the province of Ontario except in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.

(F) In order to retard and prevent the spread of the emerald ash borer throughout the state of Ohio, the state of Ohio is quarantined, and within the state of Ohio the township of Hicksville, county of Defiance is designated a regulated area. No person shall move from or move through the regulated area a regulated article except in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.

(G) Under authority of division (B) of section 927.71 of the Revised Code the director of the Ohio department of agriculture may extend the regulated area to include any additional portions of the states of Ohio and Indiana upon publication of notice of the extension in newspapers the director selects.

Effective: 11/24/2006

R.C. 119.032 review dates: 09/06/2006 and 11/24/2011

Promulgated Under: 119.03

Statutory Authority: 927.52, 927.71

Rule Amplifies: 927.71

Prior Effective Dates: 9/16/03 (Emer.), 12/12/03, 8/2/05, 1/30/06