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Background
The European Larch Canker Quarantine is listed under 7 CFR Part 301.91 of the United States Department of Agriculture, Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service, as published in the Federal Register, and also under Title 12 MRSA, §8305 of the Laws of the State of Maine.
• This quarantines all parts of larch (Larix spp.) including logs, pulpwood, branches, twigs, etc., as regulated articles.
• Also any other product, article, or means of conveyance whatsoever, when it has been determined by an inspector that it presents a risk of spread of the disease.
• Designates parts of Hancock, Knox, Lincoln, Waldo, and Washington Counties as the quarantined area from which movement is restricted.
This quarantine is managed by the following two agencies:
USDA-APHIS, PPQ
Bangor, Maine
Telephone: (207) 945-0479
Forest Health & Monitoring Division
Maine Forest Service
Telephone: (207) 287-2431 or (207)287-2791
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•Maine Department of Conservation
•Maine ELC Map
•Canadian Food Inspection Regulations
•Text of Federal Regulatory Rule
•Map of Regulated Area
Contact:
Weyman Fussell
Program Manager
301-734-5705
E-mail: Weyman.Fussell@aphis.usda.gov