Plant Industry - Regulated Articles Spongy Moth

1. All of Currituck County and;
2. That area of Dare County bounded by a line beginning at the intersection of State Road 1208 and Roanoke Sound; then easterly along this road to its junction with State Road 1206; then southerly along this road to its intersection with U.S. Highway Business 158; then easterly along an imaginary line to its intersection with the Atlantic Ocean; then northwesterly along the coastline to its intersection with the Dare-Currituck County line; then westerly along this county line to its intersection with the Currituck Sound; then southeasterly along this sound to the point of beginning.

The Following Regulated Articles Require a Certificate or Permit Year-Round:

1. The spongy moth (Lymantria dispar Linnaeus) in any living stage of development.
2. Trees with roots, and shrubs with roots and persistent woody stems, except if greenhouse grown throughout the year.
3. Logs and pulpwood, except if moved to a mill operating under a compliance agreement.
4. Firewood (unless moved as an outdoor household article).
5. Mobile homes and associated equipment.
6. Recreational vehicles and associated equipment (unless moving as an outdoor household article), moving from a hazardous recreational vehicle site when the person in charge of the site has been notified.
7. Cut Christmas trees or trees without roots.
8. Any other products, articles, or means of conveyance, of any character whatsoever, when it is determined by an inspector that any life stage of spongy moth is in proximity to such articles and the articles present a high risk of artificial spread of spongy moth infestation and the person in possession thereof has been so notified.