Can I Bring My Plants?

Moving to Nevada

Can I bring my plants into Nevada?

Nevada wants an inspection certificate from the state you're leaving with every delivery of plants, and its rules are written around commercial shipments. Firewood that isn't certified gets turned away, and mint hay has a rule of its own.

  • Checked Sep 2026
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What Nevada asks for

4 of these change depending on where you're leaving. Pick a state to see which.

Plant by plant

Houseplants (no outdoor soil)

No data

What Nevada publishes about houseplants is a rule for nurseries and sellers, not for moving your own. We have not found one that covers bringing them yourself.

Source & details
All shipments (each delivery) must be accompanied by an inspection certificate issued by the originating state agriculture officer (state department of agriculture or county agriculture commissioner). California shippers: you need a "nursery stock inspection certificate for interstate shipment" issued by your county agriculture commissioner's office.
means any product of the soil, including, without limitation, agricultural or horticultural crops, seeds, plants, trees or shrubs and any part or manufactured product thereof.

Shipping Nursery Stock, Nevada Department of Agriculture · Nev. Admin. Code ch. 554: Control of Insects, Pests and Noxious Weeds · checked 14 Sep 2026

Houseplants in every state

Potted plants in soil

Conditional

  • Certificate

Anything rooted in soil has to be certified under the Japanese beetle plan before it comes in. Growing media in a commercial package is the exception.

You'd need: Certificate under the Japanese beetle plan

Because of: Japanese beetle.

Source & details

Federal quarantines, depending where you are leaving

Imported fire ant (7 CFR 301.81): Leaving a fire ant quarantine area with soil, baled hay or plants rooted in soil needs a federal certificate or permit, attached to the container, wherever you're going. (NM's only county was deregulated in Aug. 2025.) Leaving Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, or parts of Arkansas, California, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia. 7 CFR 301.81 Imported Fire Ant: Federal Domestic Quarantine (California PQM 214)

Witchweed (7 CFR 301.80): Witchweed is regulated in a handful of Carolina counties, not the whole of either state. Leaving one of those with soil or plants that carry it needs a federal certificate or permit; the rest of the Carolinas, it doesn't apply. Leaving parts of North Carolina, South Carolina. 7 CFR Part 301 Subpart O: Witchweed (eCFR)

Golden nematode (7 CFR 301.85): Golden nematode is regulated in parts of a few New York counties, not the whole state. Leaving one of those with soil or plants that carry it needs a federal certificate or permit; the rest of New York, it doesn't apply. Leaving parts of New York. 7 CFR Part 301 Subpart R: Golden Nematode (eCFR)

Regulated articles shipped to category 1 and category 2 states must be produced and certified according to options as outlined additional requirements or limitations imposed by a state quarantine must be followed.
Category 1 States Arizona Administrative Code, Title 3, Chapter 4, Supp. 12-3, Section R3-4-248 https://agriculture.az.gov/r3-4-248-japanese-beetle California Code of Regulations, Title 3, Division 4, Chapter 3, Subchapter 4, Article 3, Section 3280 http://pi.cdfa.ca.gov/pqm/manual/htm/pqm_index.htm Idaho - Administrative Code, Rule 02.06.24 http://adminrules.idaho.gov/rules/2001/02/0624.pdf Montana Order MTQ-2013-01 http://agr.mt.gov/agr/Programs/PestMgt/quarantines/ Nevada Administrative Code, Chapter 554.162 through 554-220 http://agri.nv.gov/Resources/Regulations/Nursery/ Oregon Administrative Rules, Chapter 603, Division 52, Section 603 -52-0127 http://arcweb.sos.state.or.us/pages/rules/oars_600/oar_603/603_052.html 35 Utah Administrative Code, Rule R68-15 http://www.rules.utah.gov/publicat/code/r068/r068-015.htm Washington Administrative Code, Title 16, Chapter 470, Section 16-470-700 through 19-470-720
Soil, humus, compost, manure, and all growing media (except when commercially packaged) All plants with roots (except bareroot plants free from soil). Free from soil means plants with less the amount of soil or growing media that can harbor any life stage of Japanese beetle (egg, pupa, or larva). Some states define this as free from soil or growing media larger than ½ inch. Grass sod Plants with crowns or roots for propagation (except when free from soil) Bulbs, corms, tubers, and rhizomes of ornamental plants (except when free from soil)

U.S. Domestic Japanese Beetle Harmonization Plan (hosted by WSDA) · U.S. Domestic Japanese Beetle Harmonization Plan (hosted by WSDA) · U.S. Domestic Japanese Beetle Harmonization Plan (hosted by WSDA) · checked 14 Sep 2026 · the general rule is clear, this exact case isn’t spelled out

Potted plants in soil in every state

Citrus trees

Depends

This one depends on where you are leaving from. 2 states are treated differently from the rest.

From most states: What Nevada publishes about citrus trees is a rule for nurseries and sellers, not for moving your own. We have not found one that covers bringing them yourself.

Source & details

Federal quarantines, depending where you are leaving

Citrus greening and Asian citrus psyllid (7 CFR 301.76): Citrus plants may not be moved interstate out of a citrus greening quarantine area unless a specific provision allows it. APHIS asks people not to mail or carry home-grown citrus plants out at all. Leaving Georgia, Florida, or parts of Alabama, California, Louisiana, South Carolina, Texas. 7 CFR Part 301 Subpart N: Citrus Greening and Asian Citrus Psyllid (eCFR)

All shipments (each delivery) must be accompanied by an inspection certificate issued by the originating state agriculture officer (state department of agriculture or county agriculture commissioner). California shippers: you need a "nursery stock inspection certificate for interstate shipment" issued by your county agriculture commissioner's office.
means any product of the soil, including, without limitation, agricultural or horticultural crops, seeds, plants, trees or shrubs and any part or manufactured product thereof.

Shipping Nursery Stock, Nevada Department of Agriculture · Nev. Admin. Code ch. 554: Control of Insects, Pests and Noxious Weeds · checked 14 Sep 2026

Citrus trees in every state

Other fruit trees

Depends

This one depends on where you are leaving from. 13 states are treated differently from the rest.

From most states: What Nevada publishes about fruit trees other than citrus is a rule for nurseries and sellers, not for moving your own. We have not found one that covers bringing them yourself.

Source & details

Federal quarantines, depending where you are leaving

Spongy moth (trees and shrubs with roots) (7 CFR 301.45): A tree or shrub with roots needs a federal certificate or permit to leave a spongy moth quarantine area. Anything greenhouse-grown all year is exempt, so this is about what has been living in your garden. Leaving Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, Massachusetts, Maine, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, or parts of Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota, North Carolina, Ohio, Virginia, Wisconsin, West Virginia. 7 CFR Part 301 Subpart E: Gypsy Moth (eCFR)

All shipments (each delivery) must be accompanied by an inspection certificate issued by the originating state agriculture officer (state department of agriculture or county agriculture commissioner). California shippers: you need a "nursery stock inspection certificate for interstate shipment" issued by your county agriculture commissioner's office.
The following requirements apply to all commercial shipments of nursery stock entering Nevada:
If a state or federal quarantine (pdf) covers any agricultural commodities you intend to ship, a "certificate of quarantine compliance" or phytosanitary certificate is required and must accompany the shipment, with a copy left at each delivery site.

Shipping Nursery Stock, Nevada Department of Agriculture · Shipping Nursery Stock, Nevada Department of Agriculture · Shipping Nursery Stock, Nevada Department of Agriculture · checked 14 Sep 2026

Other fruit trees in every state

Nursery stock & shrubs

Depends

This one depends on where you are leaving from. 19 states are treated differently from the rest.

From most states: What Nevada publishes about nursery stock and shrubs is a rule for nurseries and sellers, not for moving your own. We have not found one that covers bringing them yourself.

Source & details

Federal quarantines, depending where you are leaving

Imported fire ant (7 CFR 301.81): Leaving a fire ant quarantine area with soil, baled hay or plants rooted in soil needs a federal certificate or permit, attached to the container, wherever you're going. (NM's only county was deregulated in Aug. 2025.) Leaving Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, or parts of Arkansas, California, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia. 7 CFR 301.81 Imported Fire Ant: Federal Domestic Quarantine (California PQM 214)

Spongy moth (trees and shrubs with roots) (7 CFR 301.45): A tree or shrub with roots needs a federal certificate or permit to leave a spongy moth quarantine area. Anything greenhouse-grown all year is exempt, so this is about what has been living in your garden. Leaving Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, Massachusetts, Maine, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, or parts of Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota, North Carolina, Ohio, Virginia, Wisconsin, West Virginia. 7 CFR Part 301 Subpart E: Gypsy Moth (eCFR)

Witchweed (7 CFR 301.80): Witchweed is regulated in a handful of Carolina counties, not the whole of either state. Leaving one of those with soil or plants that carry it needs a federal certificate or permit; the rest of the Carolinas, it doesn't apply. Leaving parts of North Carolina, South Carolina. 7 CFR Part 301 Subpart O: Witchweed (eCFR)

All shipments (each delivery) must be accompanied by an inspection certificate issued by the originating state agriculture officer (state department of agriculture or county agriculture commissioner). California shippers: you need a "nursery stock inspection certificate for interstate shipment" issued by your county agriculture commissioner's office.
The following requirements apply to all commercial shipments of nursery stock entering Nevada:
If a state or federal quarantine (pdf) covers any agricultural commodities you intend to ship, a "certificate of quarantine compliance" or phytosanitary certificate is required and must accompany the shipment, with a copy left at each delivery site.
Shipments intercepted without the required documents or that are infested with pests will be rejected and returned to origin. Quarantined commodities shipped without required documentation are subject to seizure and destruction.

Shipping Nursery Stock, Nevada Department of Agriculture · Shipping Nursery Stock, Nevada Department of Agriculture · Shipping Nursery Stock, Nevada Department of Agriculture · Shipping Nursery Stock, Nevada Department of Agriculture · checked 14 Sep 2026

Nursery stock & shrubs in every state

Cut flowers & bouquets

Depends

This one depends on where you are leaving from. 38 states are treated differently from the rest.

From most states: What Nevada publishes about cut flowers and bouquets is a rule for nurseries and sellers, not for moving your own. We have not found one that covers bringing them yourself.

Source & details

Nevada treats 38 origins differently

Alabama: Conditional . Nevada singles out cut flowers from the state you're leaving because of European corn borer. They need a certificate saying they were inspected and found free of it.

Alaska: Conditional . Nevada singles out cut flowers from the state you're leaving because of European corn borer. They need a certificate saying they were inspected and found free of it.

Colorado: Conditional . Nevada singles out cut flowers from the state you're leaving because of European corn borer. They need a certificate saying they were inspected and found free of it.

Connecticut: Conditional . Nevada singles out cut flowers from the state you're leaving because of European corn borer. They need a certificate saying they were inspected and found free of it.

Delaware: Conditional . Nevada singles out cut flowers from the state you're leaving because of European corn borer. They need a certificate saying they were inspected and found free of it.

District of Columbia: Conditional . Nevada singles out cut flowers from the state you're leaving because of European corn borer. They need a certificate saying they were inspected and found free of it.

Georgia: Conditional . Nevada singles out cut flowers from the state you're leaving because of European corn borer. They need a certificate saying they were inspected and found free of it.

Idaho: Conditional . Nevada singles out cut flowers from the state you're leaving because of European corn borer. They need a certificate saying they were inspected and found free of it.

Illinois: Conditional . Nevada singles out cut flowers from the state you're leaving because of European corn borer. They need a certificate saying they were inspected and found free of it.

Iowa: Conditional . Nevada singles out cut flowers from the state you're leaving because of European corn borer. They need a certificate saying they were inspected and found free of it.

Kentucky: Conditional . Nevada singles out cut flowers from the state you're leaving because of European corn borer. They need a certificate saying they were inspected and found free of it.

Louisiana: Conditional . Nevada singles out cut flowers from the state you're leaving because of European corn borer. They need a certificate saying they were inspected and found free of it.

Maine: Conditional . Nevada singles out cut flowers from the state you're leaving because of European corn borer. They need a certificate saying they were inspected and found free of it.

Maryland: Conditional . Nevada singles out cut flowers from the state you're leaving because of European corn borer. They need a certificate saying they were inspected and found free of it.

Massachusetts: Conditional . Nevada singles out cut flowers from the state you're leaving because of European corn borer. They need a certificate saying they were inspected and found free of it.

Michigan: Conditional . Nevada singles out cut flowers from the state you're leaving because of European corn borer. They need a certificate saying they were inspected and found free of it.

Minnesota: Conditional . Nevada singles out cut flowers from the state you're leaving because of European corn borer. They need a certificate saying they were inspected and found free of it.

Mississippi: Conditional . Nevada singles out cut flowers from the state you're leaving because of European corn borer. They need a certificate saying they were inspected and found free of it.

Missouri: Conditional . Nevada singles out cut flowers from the state you're leaving because of European corn borer. They need a certificate saying they were inspected and found free of it.

Montana: Conditional . Nevada singles out cut flowers from the state you're leaving because of European corn borer. They need a certificate saying they were inspected and found free of it.

Nebraska: Conditional . Nevada singles out cut flowers from the state you're leaving because of European corn borer. They need a certificate saying they were inspected and found free of it.

New Hampshire: Conditional . Nevada singles out cut flowers from the state you're leaving because of European corn borer. They need a certificate saying they were inspected and found free of it.

New Jersey: Conditional . Nevada singles out cut flowers from the state you're leaving because of European corn borer. They need a certificate saying they were inspected and found free of it.

New York: Conditional . Nevada singles out cut flowers from the state you're leaving because of European corn borer. They need a certificate saying they were inspected and found free of it.

North Carolina: Conditional . Nevada singles out cut flowers from the state you're leaving because of European corn borer. They need a certificate saying they were inspected and found free of it.

North Dakota: Conditional . Nevada singles out cut flowers from the state you're leaving because of European corn borer. They need a certificate saying they were inspected and found free of it.

Ohio: Conditional . Nevada singles out cut flowers from the state you're leaving because of European corn borer. They need a certificate saying they were inspected and found free of it.

Oklahoma: Conditional . Nevada singles out cut flowers from the state you're leaving because of European corn borer. They need a certificate saying they were inspected and found free of it.

Pennsylvania: Conditional . Nevada singles out cut flowers from the state you're leaving because of European corn borer. They need a certificate saying they were inspected and found free of it.

Rhode Island: Conditional . Nevada singles out cut flowers from the state you're leaving because of European corn borer. They need a certificate saying they were inspected and found free of it.

South Carolina: Conditional . Nevada singles out cut flowers from the state you're leaving because of European corn borer. They need a certificate saying they were inspected and found free of it.

South Dakota: Conditional . Nevada singles out cut flowers from the state you're leaving because of European corn borer. They need a certificate saying they were inspected and found free of it.

Tennessee: Conditional . Nevada singles out cut flowers from the state you're leaving because of European corn borer. They need a certificate saying they were inspected and found free of it.

Vermont: Conditional . Nevada singles out cut flowers from the state you're leaving because of European corn borer. They need a certificate saying they were inspected and found free of it.

Virginia: Conditional . Nevada singles out cut flowers from the state you're leaving because of European corn borer. They need a certificate saying they were inspected and found free of it.

West Virginia: Conditional . Nevada singles out cut flowers from the state you're leaving because of European corn borer. They need a certificate saying they were inspected and found free of it.

Wisconsin: Conditional . Nevada singles out cut flowers from the state you're leaving because of European corn borer. They need a certificate saying they were inspected and found free of it.

Wyoming: Conditional . Nevada singles out cut flowers from the state you're leaving because of European corn borer. They need a certificate saying they were inspected and found free of it.

All shipments (each delivery) must be accompanied by an inspection certificate issued by the originating state agriculture officer (state department of agriculture or county agriculture commissioner). California shippers: you need a "nursery stock inspection certificate for interstate shipment" issued by your county agriculture commissioner's office.
means any product of the soil, including, without limitation, agricultural or horticultural crops, seeds, plants, trees or shrubs and any part or manufactured product thereof.
MATERIALS REGULATED: Corn including all parts of the plant, fragments or debris, beans in the pod, beets, celery, peppers, endive, Swiss chard, rhubarb, cut flowers, aster, chrysanthemum, calendula, cosmos, hollyhock, marigold, zinnia, Japanese hop, dahlia (except tubers without stems), and gladiolus (except corms without stems).

Shipping Nursery Stock, Nevada Department of Agriculture · Nev. Admin. Code ch. 554: Control of Insects, Pests and Noxious Weeds · Nevada: Summaries of Exterior Quarantines, National Plant Board · checked 15 Sep 2026

Cut flowers & bouquets in every state

Seeds & bulbs

Conditional

  • Certificate

Bulbs, corms, tubers and rhizomes have to be certified under the Japanese beetle plan before they come in. Growing media in a commercial package is the exception.

You'd need: Certificate under the Japanese beetle plan

Source & details
Regulated articles shipped to category 1 and category 2 states must be produced and certified according to options as outlined additional requirements or limitations imposed by a state quarantine must be followed.
Category 1 States Arizona Administrative Code, Title 3, Chapter 4, Supp. 12-3, Section R3-4-248 https://agriculture.az.gov/r3-4-248-japanese-beetle California Code of Regulations, Title 3, Division 4, Chapter 3, Subchapter 4, Article 3, Section 3280 http://pi.cdfa.ca.gov/pqm/manual/htm/pqm_index.htm Idaho - Administrative Code, Rule 02.06.24 http://adminrules.idaho.gov/rules/2001/02/0624.pdf Montana Order MTQ-2013-01 http://agr.mt.gov/agr/Programs/PestMgt/quarantines/ Nevada Administrative Code, Chapter 554.162 through 554-220 http://agri.nv.gov/Resources/Regulations/Nursery/ Oregon Administrative Rules, Chapter 603, Division 52, Section 603 -52-0127 http://arcweb.sos.state.or.us/pages/rules/oars_600/oar_603/603_052.html 35 Utah Administrative Code, Rule R68-15 http://www.rules.utah.gov/publicat/code/r068/r068-015.htm Washington Administrative Code, Title 16, Chapter 470, Section 16-470-700 through 19-470-720
Soil, humus, compost, manure, and all growing media (except when commercially packaged) All plants with roots (except bareroot plants free from soil). Free from soil means plants with less the amount of soil or growing media that can harbor any life stage of Japanese beetle (egg, pupa, or larva). Some states define this as free from soil or growing media larger than ½ inch. Grass sod Plants with crowns or roots for propagation (except when free from soil) Bulbs, corms, tubers, and rhizomes of ornamental plants (except when free from soil)

U.S. Domestic Japanese Beetle Harmonization Plan (hosted by WSDA) · U.S. Domestic Japanese Beetle Harmonization Plan (hosted by WSDA) · U.S. Domestic Japanese Beetle Harmonization Plan (hosted by WSDA) · checked 14 Sep 2026 · the general rule is clear, this exact case isn’t spelled out

Seeds & bulbs in every state

Firewood

Not allowed

Nevada won't take firewood that isn't certified if it comes from an area with a firewood pest problem, and that's most places out of state.

Because of: State firewood rules.

Source & details

Federal quarantines, depending where you are leaving

Gypsy moth (outdoor household articles) (7 CFR 301.45): Firewood counts as an outdoor household article. Moving it out of a gypsy moth quarantine area needs a certificate, or the self-inspection checklist from the "Don’t Move Gypsy Moth" program aid. Leaving Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, Massachusetts, Maine, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, or parts of Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota, North Carolina, Ohio, Virginia, Wisconsin, West Virginia. 7 CFR Part 301 Subpart E: Gypsy Moth (eCFR)

Nevada prohibits the entry of uncertified firewood into the state from areas quarantined with forest pests known to hitchhike on firewood. This includes most out-of-state sources.

NV firewood rules, Don’t Move Firewood (The Nature Conservancy) · checked 14 Sep 2026 · the general rule is clear, this exact case isn’t spelled out

Firewood in every state

Hay & straw

Conditional

  • Certificate

Mint hay is the one Nevada singles out. It can't come in without a certificate from the state you're leaving saying the field was inspected before cutting and found free of mint wilt and nematode.

You'd need: Certificate from the state you're leaving, covering the mint plants and the field they grew in

Source & details

Federal quarantines, depending where you are leaving

Imported fire ant (7 CFR 301.81): Leaving a fire ant quarantine area with soil, baled hay or plants rooted in soil needs a federal certificate or permit, attached to the container, wherever you're going. (NM's only county was deregulated in Aug. 2025.) Leaving Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, or parts of Arkansas, California, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia. 7 CFR 301.81 Imported Fire Ant: Federal Domestic Quarantine (California PQM 214)

Regulated products may not be moved into Nevada unless a state-of- origin certificate affirming that mint planting stock was inspected and that the growing premises were inspected during the growing season, before the cutting of mint hay, and were found free of mint wilt (Verticillium albo-atrum) and the nematode (Longidours sylphas).
MATERIALS REGULATED: Plants, stolons, rhizomes of mint (Mentha piperment and M. spicta) that may be used for the production of oil, used machinery and equipment used in handling, planting, digging, cultivation, harvesting and distillation of mint and mint hay.

Nevada: Summaries of Exterior Quarantines, National Plant Board · Nevada: Summaries of Exterior Quarantines, National Plant Board · checked 14 Sep 2026 · the general rule is clear, this exact case isn’t spelled out

Hay & straw in every state

Soil & compost

Conditional

  • Certificate

Soil, compost, humus and manure have to be certified under the Japanese beetle plan before they come in. Growing media in a commercial package is the exception.

You'd need: Certificate under the Japanese beetle plan

Because of: Japanese beetle.

Source & details

Federal quarantines, depending where you are leaving

Imported fire ant (7 CFR 301.81): Leaving a fire ant quarantine area with soil, baled hay or plants rooted in soil needs a federal certificate or permit, attached to the container, wherever you're going. (NM's only county was deregulated in Aug. 2025.) Leaving Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, or parts of Arkansas, California, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia. 7 CFR 301.81 Imported Fire Ant: Federal Domestic Quarantine (California PQM 214)

Witchweed (7 CFR 301.80): Witchweed is regulated in a handful of Carolina counties, not the whole of either state. Leaving one of those with soil or plants that carry it needs a federal certificate or permit; the rest of the Carolinas, it doesn't apply. Leaving parts of North Carolina, South Carolina. 7 CFR Part 301 Subpart O: Witchweed (eCFR)

Golden nematode (7 CFR 301.85): Golden nematode is regulated in parts of a few New York counties, not the whole state. Leaving one of those with soil or plants that carry it needs a federal certificate or permit; the rest of New York, it doesn't apply. Leaving parts of New York. 7 CFR Part 301 Subpart R: Golden Nematode (eCFR)

Regulated articles shipped to category 1 and category 2 states must be produced and certified according to options as outlined additional requirements or limitations imposed by a state quarantine must be followed.
Category 1 States Arizona Administrative Code, Title 3, Chapter 4, Supp. 12-3, Section R3-4-248 https://agriculture.az.gov/r3-4-248-japanese-beetle California Code of Regulations, Title 3, Division 4, Chapter 3, Subchapter 4, Article 3, Section 3280 http://pi.cdfa.ca.gov/pqm/manual/htm/pqm_index.htm Idaho - Administrative Code, Rule 02.06.24 http://adminrules.idaho.gov/rules/2001/02/0624.pdf Montana Order MTQ-2013-01 http://agr.mt.gov/agr/Programs/PestMgt/quarantines/ Nevada Administrative Code, Chapter 554.162 through 554-220 http://agri.nv.gov/Resources/Regulations/Nursery/ Oregon Administrative Rules, Chapter 603, Division 52, Section 603 -52-0127 http://arcweb.sos.state.or.us/pages/rules/oars_600/oar_603/603_052.html 35 Utah Administrative Code, Rule R68-15 http://www.rules.utah.gov/publicat/code/r068/r068-015.htm Washington Administrative Code, Title 16, Chapter 470, Section 16-470-700 through 19-470-720
Soil, humus, compost, manure, and all growing media (except when commercially packaged) All plants with roots (except bareroot plants free from soil). Free from soil means plants with less the amount of soil or growing media that can harbor any life stage of Japanese beetle (egg, pupa, or larva). Some states define this as free from soil or growing media larger than ½ inch. Grass sod Plants with crowns or roots for propagation (except when free from soil) Bulbs, corms, tubers, and rhizomes of ornamental plants (except when free from soil)

U.S. Domestic Japanese Beetle Harmonization Plan (hosted by WSDA) · U.S. Domestic Japanese Beetle Harmonization Plan (hosted by WSDA) · U.S. Domestic Japanese Beetle Harmonization Plan (hosted by WSDA) · checked 14 Sep 2026 · the general rule is clear, this exact case isn’t spelled out

Soil & compost in every state

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