Section 285.620.1. Quarantine; purpose.

(1) The director of agriculture when he shall find that there exists in any state, territory, or district or part thereof any dangerous  insect  pest  or  plant   disease infestation with  reference   to  which  the secretary of agriculture of  the  United   States has not established a quarantine may promulgate and enforce by  this   rule a quarantine prohibiting or restricting the transportation into, within, or through  the state, or any portion thereof, from such other state, territory, or district, of any class of nursery stock, plant,  fruit,   seed,  or  other article of any  character   whatsoever, capable  of   carrying  such   plant disease or insect infestation.

(2)   A quarantine shall recite the following:

(a)  The dangerous plant pest involved by common name or scientific name, or both.

(b)   Definitions of the terms used.

(c)    The quarantined or regulated area by naming the state, territory, or district, or designated portions thereof, by recognized political subdivisions or legal land description.

(d)  The classes or names of the nursery stock, plants, fruits, seeds, or other articles of any character, the movement of which is prohibited or restricted into or within Michigan.

(e)    Any treatment, certification, or other action or condition that will permit the movement of restricted articles into or within this state  from the quarantined area.

(f)  Conditions of seizure, treatment, or destruction of prohibited or restricted articles moving into or within this state in violation of the quarantine or the return of such articles to the quarantined area.

History: 1979 AC.