N.J. Admin. Code § 2:20-7.6 - Treatment or destruction of diseased or infested plants; report to APHIS

(a) If the Department finds evidence of exotic plant pests infesting or infecting plants grown under postentry quarantine, the Department shall recommend to APHIS safeguards or pest mitigation methods to be taken to control the pest.

(b) Upon the Department's receipt from APHIS of a copy of an emergency action notification relating to plants in postentry quarantine that show evidence of infestation or infection with an exotic plant pest, the Department shall supervise any pest mitigation methods taken to control the pest and the plants shall be subject to control measures, including destruction, in accordance with 7 C.F.R. § 319.37-7, as amended and supplemented, incorporated herein by reference, and N.J.S.A. 4:7-8, 16 through 19, and 23.

(c) The Department shall report to APHIS any pest mitigation actions taken at the postentry quarantine site.

Notes

N.J. Admin. Code § 2:20-7.6