Section 312IAC18-2-2. Infested areas; quarantines

   (a) The division may inspect any site in Indiana where agricultural, horticultural, or sylvan products are being grown, shipped, sold, or stored to determine if a pest or pathogen is present. If, as a result of an inspection, a site is determined to be infested with a pest or pathogen that is likely to spread or communicate to adjacent or contiguous territory in an adjoining area, the director may prescribe the boundaries of an area where the pest or pathogen is located and declare the area to be an infested area.

  (b) The division director shall formulate a quarantine under section 3 of this rule for an infested area declared under subsection (a). The quarantine may restrict or prohibit the transportation, maintenance, or continued existence of designated plants, plant products, elements of beekeeping, pests or pathogens, animal products, or other articles or materials known or reasonably believed to harbor or carry pests or pathogens. (Natural Resources Commission; 312 IAC 18-2-2; filed Nov 22, 1996, 3:00 p.m.: 20 IR 942; readopted filed Oct 2, 2002, 9:10 a.m.: 26 IR 546; readopted filed Sep 19, 2008, 10:23 a.m.: 20081008-IR-312080076RFA; filed Jul 9, 2012, 2:59 p.m.: 20120808-IR-312110740FRA; readopted filed Jul 17, 2014, 3:48 p.m.: 20140813-IR-312140105RFA)