Imported Fire Ant; Additions to the List of Quarantined Areas
plant-animal-health · Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service · Rule · Published 2007-10-25 · Effective 2007-10-25 · 72 FR 60533
Document
Document number
E7-21003
Federal Register citation
72 FR 60533
CFR reference
7 CFR 301
Type
Rule
Action
Interim rule and request for comments.
Category
plant-animal-health
Sub-agency
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Publication date
2007-10-25
Effective date
2007-10-25
USDA docket
Docket No. APHIS-2007-0114
Abstract
We are amending the imported fire ant regulations by designating as quarantined areas all or portions of 2 counties in Arkansas, 3 in North Carolina, and 3 in Tennessee, by expanding the quarantined area in 1 county in Arkansas and 15 in Tennessee, and by designating the entire State of South Carolina as a quarantined area. As a result of this action, the interstate movement of regulated articles from those areas will be restricted. This action is necessary to prevent the artificial spread of imported fire ant to noninfested areas of the United States.