Utah Admin. Code R68-15-5 - Regulated Articles and Commodities Under Quarantine

(1) The department considers the following to be hosts and possible carriers of each stage of the life cycle of the Japanese beetle:

(a) soil, humus, compost, and manure;

(b) any plants with roots;

(c) grass sod;

(d) plant, crowns, or roots for propagation; and

(e) bulbs, corms, tubers, and rhizomes of ornamental plants.

(2) The department may determine any other plant, plant part, article, or means of conveyance that could spread live Japanese beetle due to infestation or exposure to infestation to be a host or possible carrier of the Japanese beetle.

(3) The department may consider the Japanese beetle Popillia japonica, in any stage of its life cycle, as anything used to transport or harbor the beetle, including any vehicle or object used for transport to be a host or possible carrier.

(4) The department may exempt articles from being considered hosts or carriers, in each stage of the life cycle of the Japanese beetle, if the eligible article:

(a) is commercially packaged and treated according to Subsection R68-15-7(2), and the eligible article includes:

(i) soil;

(ii) humus;

(iii) compost; and

(iv) manure;

(b) is entirely free from soil, and the eligible article includes:

(i) bareroot;

(ii) plant, crowns, or roots for propagation;

(iii) bulbs;

(iv) corns;

(v) tubers; and

(vi) rhizomes of ornamental plants.

(5) Although the department exempts items in Subsection R68-15-5(4) if a Japanese beetle is found or suspected, in any stage of life and any of the regulated articles, they are subject to treatment, refusal, or destruction.

(6) The department may consider bare root plants that have had packing materials added after harvesting as not a normal pest risk.

Notes

Utah Admin. Code R68-15-5

Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2022-12, effective 6/8/2022 Adopted by Utah State Bulletin Number 2025-07, effective 3/27/2025