Under the federal Pine Shoot Beetle Quarantine, certain regulations apply to the movement of pine products. The regulated products are: Christmas trees; logs and firewood with bark attached; lumber with bark attached; nursery stock; raw pine materials for pine wreaths and garlands; and stumps. All species of pine are included.
The quarantine area includes the much of the northeastern and north central US, and parts of Quebec and Ontario. For a map showing the quarantine area in the United States and Canada: Pine Shoot Beetle (Tomicus piniperda) Quarantine Area.
According to the federal Pine Shoot Beetle Quarantine:
- All pine products can move freely at any time within the quarantine area.
- Pine logs, bark, and other regulated products cannot be transported from Vermont (or any other location within the quarantine area) to any location outside the quarantine area, unless the receiving sawmill, or other facility, has a compliance agreement in place with USDA-APHIS. The pine logs and bark are also required to have a movement certificate issued by USDA-APHIS.
For more information: USDA-APHIS Pine Shoot Beetle.
For More Information or Assistance:
Kathy Decker, Forest Protection Program Manager VT Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation Phone: 802-751-0117kathy.decker@vermont.gov
Stephen Lavallee, State Plant Health Director USDA-APHIS, Plant Protection and Quarantine Phone: 802-224-1402Stephen.G.Lavallee@aphis.usda.gov
Updated: April 2016