Ala. Admin. Code r. 80-10-20-.02

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 1, October 31, 2024

Section 80-10-20-.02 - Definitions

For the purpose of this quarantine and regulations, the following shall be construed respectively to mean:

(1) Ash. The genus Fraxinus.

(2) Commissioner. The Commissioner of the Department of Agriculture and Industries of the State of Alabama, or his authorized representatives.

(3) Compliance Agreement. A written agreement between a person engaged in growing, harvesting, dealing in, or moving regulated articles and the Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries, wherein the former agrees to comply with conditions specified in the agreement to prevent the dissemination of the Emerald Ash Borer.

(4) Exemptions. Conditions described herein which provide for modifications in conditions of movement of regulated articles from regulated areas under specified conditions.

(5) Infestations. The presence of the Emerald Ash Borer or the existence of circumstances that make it reasonable to believe that the Emerald Ash Borer is present.

(6) Permit. A document issued by the commissioner to allow the movement of noncertified regulated articles to a specified destination for particular handling, utilization, or processing, or for treatment.

(7) Person. Any individual, firm, partnership, corporation, association or other legal entity or organization.

(8) Moved, Movement, Move. Shipped, hauled, transported, deposited for transmission in the mail, offered for shipment, received for transportation, carried, otherwise transported or moved, or allowed to be moved, by any means whatsoever, by any person, directly or indirectly.

(9) Pest. The insect known as the Emerald Ash Borer (Agrilus planipennis [Coleoptera: Buprestidae]) in any stage of development (egg, larva, pupa, adult).

(10) Regulated Area. Any county, parish, township, city or other civil division or part thereof in any state, country, or territory listed in this quarantine as being placed under quarantine, and such other areas as may become infested or deemed to present a hazard of spread of the Emerald Ash Borer.

Ala. Admin. Code r. 80-10-20-.02

Adopted by Alabama Administrative Monthly Volume XXXV, Issue No. 05, February 28, 2017, eff. 4/3/2017.

Author: Patrick B. Moody

Statutory Authority:Code of Ala. 1975, §§ 2-25-1, et seq.