Summary - State of Maine Pine Shoot Beetle Regulations

April 1 through June 30: (high risk period):

Shippers(Concerns) located inside the regulated (quarantine) area:

• Can not ship pine products w/bark (e.g. Logs, pulpwood, mill waste/residues containing pine bark) outside the regulated area without treatment.

  Acceptable Treatments:

  • Logs/lumber can be moved out of the regulated area after debarking.

• Mill waste/residues containing pine bark can be moved out of regulated area after composting (120 deg. F. For 4 days) or grinding to 1" or less.

Receivers(Concerns) located outside the regulated (quarantine) area:

• Can not receive pine products w/bark from the regulated area.
  
• Can not stockpile pine products from the regulated area for processing.
  
• May be required to have inspections and phytosanitary certificates issued by USDA for products from the regulated area when they are being shipped to unregulated areas of Canada.

July 1 through September 30: (low risk period)

Shippers (Concerns) located inside the regulated (quarantine) area:

• Can ship pine logs or pulp wood or products with bark to unregulated (quarantine) areas provided the logs, pulpwood, or bark products were not harvested or stockpiled during the high risk period from April through June. (This is currently being contested with the USDA.)
  
• Are required to have certificates issued by USDA and State of Maine for products being shipped to unregulated areas within state or to unregulated areas in adjacent states.

Receivers (Concerns located outside the regulated (quarantine) area:

• Can receive pine products w/bark from the regulated (quarantine) area if accompanied by a certificate.
  
• May be required to have inspections and phytosanitary certificates issued by USDA for products from the regulated area when being shipped to unregulated areas of Canada.

October 1 through March 31:

Shippers(Concerns) located inside the regulated (quarantine) area:

• Can not ship pine products w/bark (e.g. Logs, pulpwood, mill waste/residues containing bark) outside the regulated area without treatment.

Acceptable Treatments:

• High stumping (>8") and mechanical debarking will mitigate the risk of moving pine shoot beetle. Mechanical debarking can occur within or outside the regulated area. Debarking outside the regulated area must occur within 10 days and prior to April 1.

• All treatments allowed during high risk period (April 1 -June 30th) are also acceptable.

• Are required to have limited permits issued by USDA for products being shipped to unregulated areas.

Receivers(Concerns) located outside the regulated (quarantine) area:

• Can receive all types of pine logs/pulp logs with bark or pine bark/saw mill residue from regulated (quarantine) area provided stock piles are processed/consumed before March 15th.
  
• May be required to have inspections and phytosanitary certificate issued by USDA for products from the regulated area when being shipped to unregulated areas of Canada.

Dec 15, 2001