PSD Rules and Regulations

R3-4-248. Japanese beetle

A. Definitions.
1. "Host commodities" means the commodities listed in the JBHP, Appendix 5.
2. "JBHP" means the U.S. Domestic Japanese Beetle Harmonization Plan, adopted by the National Plant Board on August 19, 1998, and revised September 5, 2000.
3. "Pest" means the Japanese beetle, Popillia japonica (Newman).
B. Area under quarantine: All areas listed in the JBHP, which is incorporated by reference, does not include any later amendments or editions, and is on file with the Department, the Office of the Secretary of State, and the National Plant Board at www.aphis.usda.gov/npb. The incorporated material includes the following changes:
1. Appendix 1, delete the words "(except sod)."
2. Appendix 5, definition of host commodities, delete the words "grass sod."
C. Host commodities covered. All commodities, except grass sod, listed in the JBHP.
D. An out-of-state grower who imports a host commodity into Arizona shall comply with the JBHP, except as provided under subsection (E).
E. Restrictions on importation.
1. An out-of-state grower shall not import into Arizona a host commodity under subsection (C) from an area under quarantine unless the commodity is accompanied by an original certificate issued by an official of the origin state ensuring compliance with the requirements of the JBHP, Appendix 1.
2. The Associate Director may admit grass sod from an out-of-state grower for shipment to Arizona if:
a. The out-of-state grower requests an exception agreement from the Department;
b. The out-of-state grower, the state plant regulatory official of the origin state, and the Associate Director sign an agreement that includes the following terms:
i. The out-of-state grower shall ship sod grown only in a Japanese beetle-free county;
ii. The origin state's plant regulatory official shall place and monitor Japanese beetle traps on the grass sod farm during the agreement period. At least one trap shall be placed on each 10 acres of land. A buffer zone of a one-mile radius shall be established around the grass sod farm, and two traps per square mile shall be placed in the buffer zone. The Department shall revoke the agreement if the origin state documents that one or more Japanese beetles are detected in any trap;
iii. The origin state's plant regulatory official or designee shall inspect sod before shipment to ensure it is free of the pest; and
iv. The out-of-state grower shall ship sod to Arizona only through the ports of entry on I-10 or I-40.
c. Both the out-of-state grower and the origin state's plant regulatory official shall perform any other requirement established by the Associate Director to ensure the grass sod is free from all life stages of Japanese beetle.
3. Exemptions from importation ban:
a. Privately-owned houseplants grown indoors; and
b. Commodities that are treated by the grower for Japanese beetle may be imported into Arizona if the Associate Director approves the treatment method before shipment.