NAC554.185. Maintenance of list of counties not infested in areas under quarantine.

     1. The Director will maintain a list of counties in areas under quarantine against the Japanese beetle that are not infested with the Japanese beetle. A county may be placed or maintained on the list if the Director finds that:

     (a) An annual survey for the presence of the Japanese beetle is made in the county; and

     (b) The results of the survey indicate that the county is not infested with the Japanese beetle.

     2. An agricultural official in another state may request that a county be placed on the list by submitting a written request to the Director that:

     (a) Includes the most recent annual survey; and

     (b) Indicates the manner in which the survey was conducted, including, without limitation:

          (1) The area surveyed;

          (2) The personnel who conducted the survey; and

          (3) If the county has ever been previously infested with the Japanese beetle, the date of the last infestation.

     3. An agricultural official in another state may request that a county be maintained on the list by submitting a written request to the Director annually in the form required by subsection 2. If such a request is not received by the Director, the Director will remove the county from the list.

     4. If a heavy infestation of Japanese beetles occurs in a county that is adjacent to a county which wishes to be placed or maintained on the list, the Director may refuse to place or maintain the noninfested county on the list.

     5. Before placing or maintaining a county on the list, the Director will submit the written request received pursuant to subsection 2 or 3 to the Division of Plant Industry of the Department for its evaluation.

     (Added to NAC by St. Quarantine Officer by R080-99, eff. 10-26-99)