Rule 901:5-57-01 | Definitions.
As used in Chapter 901:5-57 of the Administrative Code:
(A) "Compliance agreement" means a written agreement between a person engaged in growing, selling, processing, or moving regulated articles, and the Ohio department of agriculture setting forth specified measures to be implemented by the person to prevent the spread of the Asian longhorned beetle.
(B) "Department" means the Ohio department of agriculture.
(C) "Firewood" means wood, either split or unsplit, in sections less than four feet in length.
(D) "Infestation" means either the presence of Asian longhorned beetle, in any living stage, or evidence that the Asian longhorned beetle was present in any living stage (egg, larva, pupa, adult).
(E) "Person" means person as defined in division (J) of section 927.51 of the Revised Code.
(F) "Pest" means the destructive insect known as Asian longhorned beetle (Anoplophora glabripennis) in any living stage of development.
(G) "Regulated area" means the portion of the quarantined state and appropriate environs with an infestation of the Asian longhorned beetle as declared by the director in accordance with section 927.71 of the Revised Code, to which this quarantine is limited.
(H) "Regulated article" means any item, combination of items, or means of conveyance determined by the director of agriculture to be capable of or having the potential to harbor, spread, or assist in the spreading of Asian longhorned beetle.
Last updated October 3, 2024 at 8:47 AM
Supplemental Information