0080-06-07-.04
Conditions For Movement Of Regulated Articles
Cite as Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0080-06-07-.04
(1)
A person shall not ship any boxwood plant, Sarcococca plant, or other regulated article into
the state unless:
(a)
The shipment is plainly marked with the name and address of the sender and the
recipient; and,
(b)
The shipment is accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate and cleanliness program
agreement issued for the plant or article; or is accompanied by written authorization
from the department for movement of the plant or article, e.g. for research, destruction,
or emergency purposes.
(2)
A person shall not ship any boxwood plant, Sarcococca plant, or other regulated article from
a quarantine area unless the shipment is accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate and
cleanliness program agreement; or is accompanied by written authorization from the
department.
(3)
A person shall not ship any boxwood plant, Sarcococca plant, or other regulated article
through a quarantine area in route to its destination unless:
(a)
No items are loaded on to or off of the shipment within the quarantine area; or,
(b)
After the shipment is loaded or unloaded within the quarantine area, all items being
moved out of the quarantine area are accompanied by cleanliness program
agreements and newly issued phytosanitary certificates.
(4)
Each boxwood plant, Sarcococca plant, or other regulated article moved not in conformity
with this chapter—or moved contrary to the phytosanitary certificate, cleanliness program
agreement, or authorization for which its movement was permitted—shall constitute a
separate violation of this chapter.
(5)
Any person licensed by the department as a greenhouse, nursery, plant dealer, florist,
landscaper, or wild plant collector shall notify the department within three days of importing or
receiving any boxwood or Sarcococca plant from an origin outside the state. The person shall
include in the notification the species, number, location, and date of plants received. To
comply with this requirement a person may notify the department of anticipated shipments of
boxwood or Sarcococca plants prior to their actual import.