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4 i N i:50I R b FArt1HENT OF AGR I CU Li JRE PLANT QUARANTINE N0. 78 -1 ELM WOOD April 24, 1978 WHEREAS, it has been determined by the Commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Agriculture that a seriousl; injurious disease commonly known as Dutch elm disease, Is hrough present in the State of Minnesota, and that trallportation oftelmerooddsi tosandddthrough cities and designated disease control areas, to the general welfare, economy, and aesthetics of The state and enhance the further spread of Dutch elm disease: THEREFORE, under the authority conferred lbyai Walker, Statutes Commissioner 1976, ec ione1for .022, subd. 7 and Section 18.48, subds. 1 -4, I, State of Minnesota do hereby establish a quarantine hereinafter setting forth the name of the pest, the disease control areas, the products regulated, the procedures governing moveuent of elm wood and the penalties: PESTS: Ceratocystis ulmi (Dutch elm disease fungus), Scol tus multistriatus (smaller European elm bark beetle), Hylurgopinus rufipes (native elm bark beetle) DISEASE CONTROL AREA: Home rule charter or statutory cities and designated shade tree disease control areas in the unincorporated areas of any county in the State of Minnesota. REGULATED PRODUCTS: Elm wood of all species with bark intact. This includes all elm logs, branches, brush, and firewood. ELM PRODUCTS NOT REGULATED: :Im wood products without bark, elm wood chips, or shredded elm wood. REGULATIONS GOVERNING MOVEMENT: The following mvernenn) of ft all elm wood, aincludinguelm firewood, with bark intact, is prohibited: charter or statutory city as defined by Minnesota Statutes 1976, Section 410.015, and (b) into or through any designated disease control areas as defined by Minnesota Statutes Section 18.023, subd. 1(g) (Supp. 1977) in the unincorporated areas of any county. This prohibition shall not apply to movement of such wood pursuant to an approved wood disposal or utilization program authorized by Minnesota Statutes Section 18.023 (Supp. 1977). PENALTY: 1. Any elm wood product or material transported into and through said cities and said designated disease control areas in violation of this quarantine is subject to destruction or to being returned to the point of origin at the discretion of the Commissioner of Agriculture and at the owner's expense. 2. Any common carrier, firm, corporation, or person who shall transport such products or materials into and through said cities and said designated disease control areas is in violation of these quarantine regulations is subject to the misdemeanor penalties set forth, in Minnesota Statutes 1976, Section 18.60. This notice and quarantine effective Monday, April 24, 1978. Done in the State Office Building, St. Paul, Minnesota on Monday, April 24, 1978. rr B i l l Walker Commissioner of Agriculture 26