Section 141-NEW - [Newly enacted section not yet numbered] Plant care components/treatment; certification; fees; restrictions(a) The department of agriculture: (1) Shall certify plant care component treatments performed within the State;(2) May certify and permit entities to conduct plant care component treatments before shipment; and(3) Shall deposit any fees collected for certifications of plant care component treatment pursuant to section 150A-21 into the pest inspection, quarantine, and eradication fund established pursuant to section 150A-4.5.(b) No person shall distribute within the State any plant care component that originated outside the State, unless the plant care component has been treated immediately after entering the State, as certified by the department of agriculture.(c) No person shall transport any plant care component:(1) Between the islands of the State; or(2) From a location within the State to a location outside the State, without prior certification from the department of agriculture that the component has been treated pursuant to this section; provided that the component shall be stored in a manner to prohibit infestation post-treatment.
(d) For the purposes of this section: "Filter sock" means a mesh tube that contains organic plant material, which is used for erosion control.
"Plant care component" or "component" means any quantity of wood chips, compost, or filter socks.
"Treat" or "treatment" means fumigation or heat treatment."
Added by L 2024, c 197,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2024.