NOTICES Such Addendum Shall Be Published in the Pennsylvania DEPARTMENT of Bulletin and Enforcement of the Addendum to the Order of Quarantine, Published at 44 Pa.B
5955 NOTICES Such Addendum shall be published in the Pennsylvania DEPARTMENT OF Bulletin and enforcement of the Addendum to the Order of Quarantine, published at 44 Pa.B. 6947 issued Satur- AGRICULTURE day, November 1, 2014, with regard to that place or area shall become effective immediately. Addendum to the Order of Quarantine; Spotted Lanternfly Order Under authority of section 21 of the act (3 P.S. Recitals § 258.21), and with the Recitals previously listed incor- porated into and made a part hereof this Addendum to A. Spotted lanternfly, Lycorma delicatula, is a new pest the Order of Quarantine published at 44 Pa.B. 6947 to the United States and has been detected in the issued Saturday, November 1, 2014 by reference, the Commonwealth. This is a dangerous insect to forests, Department orders the following: ornamental trees, orchards and grapes and not widely prevalent or distributed within or throughout the Com- 1. Establishment of Quarantine. monwealth or the United States. Spotted lanternfly has A quarantine is hereby established with respect to been detected in the Commonwealth and has the poten- Albany, Greenwich, Ontalaunee, and Perry Townships, tial to spread to uninfested areas by natural means or Berks County; New Britain, and Plumstead Townships through the movement of infested articles. and Chalfont and New Britain Boroughs, Bucks County; West Vincent Township and Phoenixville Borough, Ches- B. The Plant Pest Act (Act) (3 P.S. §§ 258.1—258.27) ter County; Catasauqua and North Whitehall Townships, empowers The Department of Agriculture (Department) Lehigh County; Hatfield, Towamencin, Lower Salford, and to take various measures to detect, contain and eradicate Lower Providence Townships, Lansdale and Hatfield Bor- plant pests.
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