Quarantine Restrictions 

The entire state of Illinois is quarantined from moving Ash products outside the state.  The 18 northeastern-most counties of Illinois are restricted from intrastate movement. Specific boundaries are at the bottom of this page.  The quarantines prohibit the removal of the following items from the respective quarantine areas:
�        The emerald ash borer in any living stage of development
�        Ash trees of any size
�        Ash limbs and branches
�        Any cut, non-coniferous firewood
�        Bark from ash trees and wood chips larger than one inch from ash trees
�        Ash logs and lumber with either the bark or the outer one inch of sapwood, or both, attached
�        Any item made from or containing the wood of the ash tree that is capable of spreading the emerald ash borer
�        Any other article, product or means of conveyance determined by the Illinois Department of Agriculture to present a risk of spreading the beetle infestation

From April 30 to Sept. 1, regulated article(s) originating on infested properties shall only be transported within regulated areas in an enclosed vehicle or a vehicle completely enclosed by a covering, such as canvas, plastic or other tightly woven cloth, adequate to prevent the passage of the Emerald Ash Borer.  

Anyone convicted of moving prohibited items from the quarantine areas without prior certification by an Illinois Department of Agriculture nursery inspector may be fined up to $500. 

Quarantine Boundaries Defined
The entire Counties of Boone, Cook, DeKalb, DuPage, Grundy, Kane, Kankakee, Kendall, Lake, LaSalle, McHenry, Putnam, Will and Winnebago;  

1. The eastern portion of Ogle County described as follows:
   A.bounded on the north by the northern Ogle County line from Meridian Road to the eastern Ogle County line;
   B. bounded on the east by the eastern Ogle County line;
   C. bounded on the south by the southern Ogle County line from the eastern Ogle County line to Meridian Road; and 
   D. bounded on the west by Meridian Road or its northern projection from the southern Ogle County line to the northern Ogle County line;  

3. The eastern portion of Lee County described as follows:
   A. bounded on the north by the northern Lee County line from Meridian Road to the eastern Lee County line;
   B. bounded on the east by the eastern Lee County line;
   C. bounded on the south by the southern Lee County line from the eastern Lee County line to the southerly projection of Meridian Road; and
   D.  bounded on the west by Meridian Road or its southerly projection from the northern Lee County line to the southern Lee County line;  

4. The eastern portion of Bureau County described as follows:
   A. bounded on the north by the northern Bureau County line from Illinois Route 40 to the eastern Bureau County line;
   B. bounded on the east by the eastern Bureau County line;
   C.  bounded on the south by the southern Bureau County line from the eastern Bureau County line to Illinois Route 40; and
   D.   bounded on the west by Illinois Route 40;  
   5. The northwestern portion of Livingston County described as follows:
      A. bounded on the north by the northern Livingston County line;
      B.  bounded on the east by Interstate 55 from the northern Livingston County line to the intersection of Interstate 55 and Illinois Route 116;
      C.  bounded on the south by Illinois Route 116 from the intersection of Interstate 55 and Illinois Route 116 to the western Livingston County line; and
      D. bounded on the west by the western Livingston County line.