# Asian Longhorned Beetle; Additions to Quarantined Areas in Massachusetts
> **Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service** · Affirmation of interim rule as final rule. · Published 2012-04-17 · Effective 2012-04-17 · 77 FR 22663
## Document
- **Document number:** 2012-9178
- **Category:** plant-animal-health
- **Sub-agency:** Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
- **Federal Register citation:** 77 FR 22663
- **CFR reference:** 7 CFR 301
- **Publication date:** 2012-04-17
- **Effective date:** 2012-04-17
- **USDA docket:** Docket No. APHIS-2010-0128
## Abstract

We are adopting as a final rule, without change, an interim rule that amended the Asian longhorned beetle (ALB) regulations by quarantining portions of Suffolk and Norfolk Counties, MA, and expanding the quarantined area in Worcester County, MA. The interim rule also amended the regulations to add plants of the genus Koelreuteria (golden raintree) to the list of regulated articles. The interim rule, which restricted the interstate movement of regulated articles from these areas, was necessary to prevent the artificial spread of ALB to noninfested areas of the United States.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2012/04/17/2012-9178/asian-longhorned-beetle-additions-to-quarantined-areas-in-massachusetts)
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