Establishment And Purpose Of Quarantine

(1) The destructive pathogen known as Sudden Oak Death, ramorum blight/dieback, Phytophthora ramorum has been intercepted in Tennessee and found established in other states. This pest can be extremely injurious to Tennessee forests and certain kinds of nursery stock; therefore, it would be in the best interest of man, agriculture and silviculture in Tennessee that a quarantine be established against this pest. (2) A quarantine against the above defined pest is hereby established to regulate the movement of certain articles capable of transporting the highly destructive pathogen known as Phytophthora ramorum, into uninfected or unregulated areas of the state by regulating the movement of those articles that pose a significant threat of spreading Phytophthora ramorum.