Section 001-275-2 - EMERALD ASH BORER QUARANTINE A quarantine is established against the following pest and possible carriers.
1.Pest. Emerald ash borer (Agrilus planipennis).2.Regulated ArticlesA. The emerald ash borer;B. Firewood of all hardwood (non-coniferous) species;C. Nursery stock, green lumber, and other material living, dead, cut, or fallen, including logs, stumps, roots, and branches of the genus Fraxinus; andD. Any other article, product, or means of conveyance not listed in paragraph A, B or C may be designated as a regulated article if an inspector determines that it presents a risk of spreading emerald ash borer and notifies the person in possession of the article, product, or means of conveyance that it is subject to the restrictions of the regulations3.Area Under QuarantineB. The southwest corner of Oxford County including the following Minor Civil Divisions: Brownfield, Denmark, Fryeburg, Hiram and Porter.D. The northeast portion of Aroostook County including the following Minor Civil Divisions: Allagash, Caswell, Connor Twp, Cross Lake Twp (T17 R5 WELS), Cyr Plt, Eagle Lake, Fort Kent, Frenchville, Grand Isle, Hamlin, Madawaska, Madawaska Lake Twp (T16 R4 WELS), New Canada, New Sweden, Saint Agatha, Saint Francis, Saint John Plantation, Sinclair Twp (T17 R4 WELS), Stockholm, T16 R5 WELS, T16 R6 WELS, Van Buren Cove Township (T17 R3 WELS), Van Buren and Wallagrass.E. Within the United States, entire states of Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin and any additional parishes, counties or other civil divisions that are infested with emerald ash borer as determined by the state agency with regulatory authority, United States Department of Agriculture, Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service or the United States Forest Service. Including all areas listed on the most current version of the Emerald Ash Borer Known Infested Counties map as published by USDA-APHIS-PPQ and currently found on the World Wide Web at: https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/maps/plant-health/eab-map; and G. Any other infested areas as determined by the Commissioner of the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry and posted on a map published on the Department website.01-001 C.M.R. ch. 275, § 2