Definitions

For purposes of sections 22-84-5e through 22-84-5g inclusive, the following definitions apply: (1) "Asian longhorned beetle" means an invasive insect to the United States of genus and species Anoplophora glabripennis. (2) "Emerald ash borer" means an invasive insect to the United States of genus and species Agrilus planipennis. (3) "Authorized person" means an inspector or other person authorized by the Director of The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station to examine regulated articles, implement survey, suppression, control or eradication activities, establish regulated areas, and enforce quarantine regulations, including restrictions on intrastate movement of regulated articles. (4) "Regulated article" means any stage of Asian longhorned beetle or Emerald ash borer, or any living or dead plant material including nursery stock or wood products, or any means of conveyance that is infested or has the potential to be infested or may contribute to the spread of the Asian longhorned beetle or Emerald ash borer. "Regulated articles" include, but are not limited to: (A) Trees of the following genera: Maple, Boxelder (Acer spp.); Horse-chestnut, buckeye (Aesculus spp.); Birch (Betula spp.); Katsura (Cercidiphyllum spp.); Willow (Salix spp.); Elm (Ulmus spp.); Ash (Fraxinus spp.); Sycamore (Platanus spp.); Poplar (Populus spp.); Mimosa (Albizia spp.); Mountain-ash (Sorbus spp.); Hackberry (Celtis spp.); (B) Raw wood products, including composted or uncomposted chips of Fraxinus spp. for Emerald ash borer quarantines, green lumber, cut logs, all firewood, and wood debris greater than one inch in two dimensions; (C) Any other item identified by an authorized person to be a "regulated article" that is infested or has potential to be infested by the Asian longhorned beetle or Emerald ash borer or that has the ability to contribute to the spread of the Asian longhorned beetle or Emerald ash borer. (5) "Regulated area" means a geographic area infested with Asian longhorned beetle or Emerald ash borer or an adjacent area potentially infested with either such insect that is established by an authorized person to quarantine regulated articles. (6) "Firewood" means any kindling, logs, timber or other portions of a tree of any hardwood species or length, cut or split, or not cut or split but intended to be cut or split into a form and size appropriate for use as fuel for fires in open pits, grills, fireplaces, stoves, or other wood burning furnaces or devices. "Firewood" does not include kiln dried dimensional lumber or wood that has been chipped to a maximum piece size that is no greater than one inch in two dimensions. (7) "Director" means the Director of the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station. (8) "Quarantined areas" means areas, counties, or regions of a state that are designated as part of a federally imposed quarantine area related to Emerald ash borer or Asian longhorned beetle. (9) "Non-quarantined areas" means areas, counties, or regions of a state not subject to a federal quarantine for Emerald ash borer or Asian longhorned beetle. (10) "Limited permit" means a United States Department of Agriculture document in which a United States Department of Agriculture Inspector or a person operating in accordance with a compliance agreement affirms that the article not eligible for a certificate is eligible for interstate movement only to a specified destination and in accordance with conditions specified on the permit. (11) "Certificate" means a United States Department of Agriculture document that is issued for a regulated article by a United States Department of Agriculture inspector or other person operating in accordance with a compliance agreement and that represents such article is eligible for interstate movement. (12) "Compliance agreement" means a written agreement between the United States Department of Agriculture-Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service and a person engaged in growing, handling, or moving regulated articles that are moved interstate, in which the person agrees to comply with federal quarantine regulations as applicable and any conditions imposed by federal authorities under such a quarantine. (13) "Specialized permit" means a permit issued by the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station to a person engaged in growing or handling regulated articles that places conditions on the intrastate movement of regulated articles that are required to be met to comply with federal or state quarantine regulations or orders imposed by The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station. (14) "Treatment certificate or label" means official documentation affixed to a load of firewood that indicates the firewood to which it is affixed was treated in accordance with applicable federal standards by an authorized facility. (15) "Waybill" means an official shipping document that travels with a shipment, identifies its consignor, consignee, origin and destination, describes the goods, and shows their weight and freight.