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Emergency Rule – Emerald Ash Borer Quarantine (LAC:XV.167)
October 13, 2016
In accordance with the emergency provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act, R.S. 49:953(B), and the authority of the state entomologist pursuant to R.S. 3:1652, and in order to avoid a lapse in coverage until a permanent rule is in effect, notice is hereby given that Department of Agriculture and Forestry is adopting these emergency regulations establishing a quarantine for the following pest: emerald ash borer (“EAB”), Agrilus planipennis Fairmaire. The state entomologist has determined that EAB has been found in this state and may be prevented, controlled, or eradicated by quarantine.