Moving wood: firewood, chip and quarantine rules
Cut wood, logs, brush and chip can carry pests. This page lists what the agencies in each country say about moving them, and who to ask before a load leaves an area.
Checked against the sources at the bottom of this page on October 8, 2026. Rules, fees and pay change: the source has the last word.
This page reports what the official source says. It is not legal advice: ask the office named here. Rules differ by area and by pest, and the agencies redraw their maps.
United States
Federal rules
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) says people spread emerald ash borer over long distances when they move infested ash firewood, logs or nursery stock. See its emerald ash borer page.
APHIS has no federal quarantine for it. A Federal Register final rule, effective January 14, 2021, removed the domestic quarantine regulations for the pest. The rule says that without federal regulations, states are free to set their own rules on moving emerald ash borer host material into their state. See the Federal Register rule. In practice the rules that remain for ash wood are state rules.
The Asian longhorned beetle is handled with federal quarantined areas. APHIS lists eradication work in central Long Island in New York, Worcester County in Massachusetts, Clermont County in Ohio and Charleston County in South Carolina. Its page asks people not to move firewood out of quarantined areas. See the APHIS longhorned beetle page.
For spongy moth, APHIS says females lay eggs on many outdoor surfaces, including stacked firewood, and that moving those items moves the eggs. See the APHIS spongy moth page.
State rules
New York is one example of a state rule. Its regulation, 6 NYCRR 192.5, says no person shall buy, sell, possess or import untreated firewood into the state from any location outside it. The same text defines firewood so that it leaves out wood chipped to pieces no greater than 1 inch in two dimensions. The copy linked here is the Cornell Legal Information Institute text, which is a reproduction and not the state's own site.
The Minnesota Department of Agriculture says ash material and hardwood firewood may not enter Minnesota from other states without proper certification. See its emerald ash borer page. Other states set their own rules.
Don't Move Firewood
Don't Move Firewood is a public campaign. Its FAQ says it is managed day to day by The Nature Conservancy's Forest Health Protection Program staff. The campaign calls 50 miles "too far" and 10 miles or less "best" as a very general rule of thumb. It says most packaged heat treated firewood with a USDA APHIS or state heat treatment seal is considered safe to move. For brush from tree work, it says chipping on site to use as mulch is a good idea. Its campaign FAQ has the full wording. Its rules map page says firewood rules, regulations and recommendations are different throughout North America.
Canada
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) says moving firewood outside a regulated area is prohibited. It says moving firewood from places where regulated pests have been found is a violation of the Plant Protection Act, with penalties of up to CA$50,000 and/or prosecution. It lists two ways to move firewood out of a regulated area: with a CFIA movement certificate for heat treated firewood, or under a compliance agreement. It advises buying wood cut less than 80 kilometres from where it is sold. See the CFIA firewood page.
Emerald ash borer areas
The CFIA's regulated areas page for the pest says moving ash firewood out of a regulated area is prohibited, whether for commercial or private purposes. Non-ash firewood can only leave through facilities registered under its Approved Facility Compliance Program. Regulated items, which include ash logs, branches, wood, bark and ash wood chips, must have a CFIA Movement Certificate when they leave. The page also says moving yard waste out of regulated areas is prohibited, because it may contain ash bark, branches or trimmings. See the CFIA regulated areas page.
Spongy moth
For outdoor items such as campers, trailers and outdoor furniture, the CFIA page says egg masses, larvae, caterpillars and moths must be removed before the items go to an area where the moth is not present. See the CFIA moving across Canada page.
Provincial law
Some rules are provincial. The CFIA firewood page notes that Alberta provincial legislation prohibits the movement of elm wood.
United Kingdom
Plant passports
The government list of goods that need a plant passport for movement within Great Britain includes wood processed from brash, round wood or stumps at harvesting or aggregation sites, including wood chips and sawdust. It also lists conifer and sweet chestnut with bark, and walnut, plane and wingnut with or without bark, plus isolated bark of conifer, sweet chestnut, walnut and wingnut. See the plant passport list. The government says you can issue plant passports yourself only if the Animal and Plant Health Agency or the Forestry Commission has authorised you. See its plant passport guidance.
Oak processionary moth
Oak processionary moth is a quarantine pest. The government page says it cannot be introduced, moved, multiplied or released without prior authorisation. Movement rules for oak trees with a girth of 8 cm or more at 1.2 m depend on the management zone the tree is in. The page names an established area and a buffer zone, and the buffer zone includes an exclusion zone, a 10 km strip at its outer edge. No movement of large oak is allowed from the established area or buffer zone into that exclusion zone. The page also says branch and brash wood is the most likely to carry eggs, so it must not leave the infested area unless absolutely necessary and should stay on site, for example as wood chip. Where arisings do leave, small material must be thoroughly chipped on site first and go to an approved incinerator. The vehicle must be enclosed and washed down afterwards. See the oak processionary moth guidance.
Diseased trees
For trees under a Statutory Plant Health Notice, the Forestry Commission says the notice states whether felled trees must be destroyed on site or can be moved, and on what conditions. It says a movement licence is needed to move diseased timber, and only to a facility that holds a processing licence. Spruce with the bark on must not be moved without permission from a Forestry Commission plant health inspector. See the fell diseased trees guidance.
Australia
Each state and territory sets its own biosecurity rules. The interstate quarantine site says regulations may also apply to the movement of soil, timber, vehicles and machinery, and that conditions differ between states and territories. Its home page says travellers face on-the-spot fines for taking prohibited items across borders. See interstate quarantine for plant goods.
Perth shot-hole borer area
Western Australia has a quarantine area notice for polyphagous shot-hole borer that covers the whole Perth metropolitan region. The notice is in force until 11.59 pm on December 31, 2026. It restricts wood or plant parts cut or removed from a plant that are greater than 2.5 cm in diameter, with exclusions that include wood treated or seasoned for 6 months or more and wood products used for construction, fencing, furniture, packaging or pallets.
The notice also covers wood machinery, meaning any vehicle or equipment used for arboriculture, wood mulching, wood chipping or handling wood. It lists ways restricted wood can leave the area: chipped to pieces under 2.5 cm in diameter, or taken to a waste facility on the department's published list. It says failing to comply could bring a fine, remedial action by the department, or both. The notice says wood taken to a listed waste facility must go in a fully sealed and covered skip bin, trailer or truck. The department's page gives the Pest and Disease Information Service on 08 9368 3080, with an email address on the same page. See the quarantine area notice and the department's borer page.
New Zealand
The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) kauri dieback rules are about soil and gear, not wood. MPI says the pathogen is soil-borne and spreads when infected soil moves. Its Auckland page says controlled area notices were made under section 131 of the Biosecurity Act 1993 and that you cannot take footwear, equipment or other items with visible soil into or out of the walking tracks that are controlled areas. See the MPI controlled areas page.
The national plan's rule summary has two rules that touch tree work. Rule 8 says that if you go off track, or onto a track where you will touch the forest floor, you must clean visible soil and organic matter off items that may touch the ground, before you enter and when you leave. It names tools, cars, bikes, sticks, shoes and gloves. Rule 5 says that from August 2, 2023, earthworks within a kauri hygiene zone, three times the radius of the dripline of a kauri canopy, need an earthworks risk management plan. See the kauri rules summary.
State by state and province by province
The two tables below give one row for every US state and every Canadian province and territory, read on October 8, 2026. A row describes what the page named in its Agency cell says, in our own words. Where a page gives advice and no rule, the row says so. Where no page was found, the cell says that. Rows with a place guide link to a longer page.
Canada rests on a single federal page: the Canadian Food Inspection Agency says moving firewood outside a regulated area is prohibited, with penalties of up to CA$50,000 and/or prosecution under the Plant Protection Act. No provincial page was found for any province or territory.
United States
| Place | Rule, quarantines listed, and agency |
|---|---|
| Alabama | Rule: The Forestry Commission page read states no rule on moving firewood. Quarantines listed: Not published Agency: Alabama Forestry Commission, forest insects and diseases |
| Alaska | Rule: The Division of Forestry page covers firewood cutting permits on state land, not movement of firewood. Online permits are offered for Fairbanks, Tok, Glennallen, Haines, Mat-Su and Kenai. Quarantines listed: Not published Agency: Alaska Division of Forestry and Fire Protection, firewood on state lands |
| Arizona | Rule: No official page found on October 8, 2026 Quarantines listed: No official page found on October 8, 2026 Agency: Arizona Department of Agriculture |
| Arkansas | Rule: The University of Arkansas Extension page says hardwood firewood has been quarantined in Arkansas because of the emerald ash borer, and that it is illegal to move any hardwood firewood out of the state without complying with the federal emerald ash borer regulations. It points to the State Plant Board for full quarantine details. Quarantines listed: Emerald ash borer, statewide Agency: Arkansas State Plant Board via University of Arkansas Extension, firewood page |
| California | Rule: The California Firewood Task Force page urges keeping firewood local and states no rule on moving it. Quarantines listed: Not published Agency: California Department of Food and Agriculture, Firewood Task Force |
| Colorado | Rule: The plant imports page lists state quarantines. It states no firewood rule. Quarantines listed: Japanese beetle (8 CCR 1203-21), late blight (8 CCR 1203-13), and Prunus species into the San Luis Valley (8 CCR 1203-18) Agency: Colorado Department of Agriculture, plant imports |
| Connecticut | Rule: State regulations limit movement of all hardwood firewood within the state, and the mover needs a document stating origin and destination. Public Act 15-92 sets fines of US$200 for firewood intended for sale, a warning then US$85 for personal use, and US$500 to US$2,500 for violating a quarantine or regulation. Quarantines listed: Spotted lanternfly quarantine order from the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station. The 2014 emerald ash borer quarantine was lifted in 2021. Agency: Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, place guide |
| Delaware | Rule: The pages read state no firewood movement rule. The emerald ash borer page says the federal quarantine was removed in 2021. Quarantines listed: Not published Agency: Delaware Department of Agriculture, emerald ash borer |
| Florida | Rule: Rule 5B-65 prohibits commercial shipments of firewood, unprocessed wood products and regulated articles into Florida unless accompanied by a permit from the state plant protection organization of the origin state. Limited exemptions apply for sources within 50 miles of the Florida border. Quarantines listed: Not published Agency: Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Rule 5B-65, place guide |
| Georgia | Rule: No official page found on October 8, 2026 Quarantines listed: No official page found on October 8, 2026 Agency: Georgia Forestry Commission |
| Hawaii | Rule: No official page found on October 8, 2026 Quarantines listed: No official page found on October 8, 2026 Agency: Hawaii Department of Agriculture |
| Idaho | Rule: The Idaho invasive species page for campers calls firewood a major pathway and describes a campaign run with Oregon and Washington. It states no rule. Quarantines listed: Not published Agency: Idaho invasive species council, campers page |
| Illinois | Rule: The Department of Agriculture page describes a state interior emerald ash borer quarantine and an agreement for sellers. The federal quarantine was removed effective January 14, 2021, as the United States section above explains. Quarantines listed: Emerald ash borer, as the page describes Agency: Illinois Department of Agriculture, firewood regulations |
| Indiana | Rule: The firewood rule covers state properties and is not a statewide movement rule. It allows kiln-dried scrap lumber without bark, wood bought from the camp store or an on-site vendor, wood with all bark removed, and wood bearing a state or USDA compliance stamp. Other wood may be confiscated and a citation issued. A separate external quarantine restricts walnut material and all hardwood firewood from 15 listed states. Quarantines listed: Thousand cankers disease external quarantine (since 2011) Agency: Indiana Department of Natural Resources, firewood rules, place guide |
| Iowa | Rule: The Iowa DNR page urges leaving firewood at home and states no rule. Quarantines listed: Not published Agency: Iowa Department of Natural Resources, forest tree health |
| Kansas | Rule: No official page found on October 8, 2026 Quarantines listed: No official page found on October 8, 2026 Agency: Kansas Department of Agriculture |
| Kentucky | Rule: The State Parks policy prohibits out-of-state firewood unless it is bundled and stamped as USDA or state heat treated. In-state firewood needs a receipt. Quarantines listed: Not published Agency: Kentucky State Parks, firewood policy |
| Louisiana | Rule: The pages read list quarantines and state no firewood rule. Quarantines listed: Citrus canker, citrus greening and Asian citrus psyllid, by parish Agency: Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry, pests and quarantines |
| Maine | Rule: Untreated out-of-state firewood is banned. Firewood must reach a core temperature of at least 160 degrees F for 75 minutes and carry a treatment certificate or label. A civil forfeiture of up to US$1,000 applies, with each day a separate offense. Quarantines listed: Emerald ash borer, European larch canker, hemlock woolly adelgid and white pine blister rust (state); spongy moth (federal) Agency: Maine Forest Service, place guide |
| Maryland | Rule: Department of Natural Resources policy 07:01 of May 22, 2007 prohibits importing personal firewood onto DNR-managed lands. A Maryland Department of Agriculture release dated December 14, 2012 says it is illegal to move ash and all hardwood firewood from the 14 western-shore counties to the Eastern Shore. Quarantines listed: Not published Agency: Maryland Department of Natural Resources, public lands firewood, place guide |
| Massachusetts | Rule: No official page found on October 8, 2026 Quarantines listed: No official page found on October 8, 2026 Agency: Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation |
| Michigan | Rule: The Don't Move Firewood summary, marked accurate as of May 2026, says it is illegal to bring firewood into Michigan from areas quarantined for Asian longhorned beetle, thousand cankers disease, balsam woolly adelgid, hemlock woolly adelgid or mountain pine beetle unless it is certified heat-treated. It reports a proposed statewide exterior quarantine requiring heat treatment at 60 degrees C (140 degrees F) for 60 minutes. Quarantines listed: No official page found on October 8, 2026; see the place guide Agency: Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, place guide |
| Minnesota | Rule: It is illegal to transport hardwood firewood out of a quarantined county unless it is MDA-certified, and to bring hardwood firewood from another state into a non-quarantined area without certification. Fines of up to US$7,500 per day, per incident. Quarantines listed: Emerald ash borer (status Regulated); spongy moth Agency: Minnesota Department of Agriculture, place guide |
| Mississippi | Rule: The Mississippi Forestry Commission page is advice: buy firewood cut in your county, and moving it more than 50 miles raises the risk. Quarantines listed: Not published Agency: Mississippi Forestry Commission, don't move firewood |
| Missouri | Rule: The Department of Conservation page says a statewide firewood quarantine restricts hardwood firewood leaving Missouri, and that firewood moves freely within the state. Officials strongly recommend not moving it more than 50 miles. Quarantines listed: Statewide firewood quarantine Agency: Missouri Department of Conservation, don't move firewood, place guide |
| Montana | Rule: Quarantine MTQ-2021-001 prohibits entry of regulated articles from listed areas unless documented and treated. Regulated articles include untreated ash trees, limbs, branches, logs, stumps and roots. Heat treatment is 60 degrees C (140 degrees F) for 60 minutes at the wood core. Violations are subject to civil penalties under ARM 4.12.1307. Quarantines listed: Emerald ash borer exterior quarantine Agency: Montana Department of Agriculture, quarantine MTQ-2021-001, place guide |
| Nebraska | Rule: The Department of Agriculture page urges buying local firewood and gives a phone number to report suspected violations of a federal emerald ash borer quarantine. The federal quarantine was removed effective January 14, 2021. Quarantines listed: Not published Agency: Nebraska Department of Agriculture, prevent emerald ash borer |
| Nevada | Rule: No official page on moving firewood found on October 8, 2026. Quarantines listed: No official page found on October 8, 2026 Agency: Nevada Department of Agriculture |
| New Hampshire | Rule: The NHBugs page says untreated out-of-state firewood has been banned since July 2011. Out-of-state firewood must be labeled certified heat-treated at 140 degrees F (60 degrees C) for 60 minutes, or enter under a compliance agreement to a heat-treatment kiln. Ash wood and ash products were deregulated in the state in 2018. Quarantines listed: Exterior firewood quarantine Agency: New Hampshire forest health program, NHBugs firewood page, place guide |
| New Jersey | Rule: The Jersey Grown page encourages buying firewood where it will be burned, cut within 50 miles. It states no rule. Quarantines listed: Not published Agency: New Jersey Department of Agriculture, Jersey Grown firewood |
| New Mexico | Rule: No official page found on October 8, 2026 Quarantines listed: No official page found on October 8, 2026 Agency: New Mexico State Forestry |
| New York | Rule: No untreated firewood may be imported from outside the state. Untreated New York firewood may not be moved more than 50 miles from its source unless heat treated to 71 degrees C (160 degrees F) for 75 minutes. A fine of US$250 plus a US$100 civil penalty and up to 15 days in jail. Quarantines listed: Asian longhorned beetle quarantine area in central Long Island (parts of Nassau and Suffolk counties) Agency: Department of Environmental Conservation, place guide |
| North Carolina | Rule: The Forest Service page is advice: it urges burning wood within a 50-mile radius of its origin and not bringing firewood in from another state unless treated or certified. Quarantines listed: Not published Agency: North Carolina Forest Service, use local firewood |
| North Dakota | Rule: The page gives an advisory plus a quarantine rule: hardwood firewood must be labeled with its harvest origin, and moving firewood out of a quarantined area, even within the state, is prohibited. It lists quarantined states and counties as of August 25, 2026. Quarantines listed: Emerald ash borer, detected in LaMoure County in 2024 and in Cass and Burleigh counties in 2026 Agency: North Dakota Department of Agriculture, firewood, place guide |
| Ohio | Rule: The Department of Agriculture firewood tips page mentions movement rules for spongy moth and Asian longhorned beetle. Quarantines listed: Spongy moth, Asian longhorned beetle Agency: Ohio Department of Agriculture, firewood tips |
| Oklahoma | Rule: The plant industry page names firewood among regulated articles in the thousand cankers disease emergency quarantine. Walnut articles from a quarantine area are prohibited in Oklahoma without a compliance agreement from USDA. Quarantines listed: Thousand cankers disease of walnut; imported fire ant Agency: Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, plant industry quarantines |
| Oregon | Rule: OAR 603-052-1080 bars untreated firewood from outside Oregon, Washington and Idaho; wood from outside that region must be heat treated to 60 degrees C (140 degrees F) for 60 minutes. The emerald ash borer quarantine prohibits material from all plant parts of ash, white fringe (Chionanthus) and olive trees from moving outside Washington, Yamhill, Marion, Clackamas and Multnomah counties. Civil penalties of up to US$10,000. Quarantines listed: Permanent emerald ash borer quarantine in those five counties (OAR 603-052-1075) Agency: Oregon Department of Agriculture, emerald ash borer, place guide |
| Pennsylvania | Rule: The 2024 quarantine order applies to all firewood from outside the state entering or passing through. It must be certified heat treated at 71.1 degrees C (160 degrees F) for 75 minutes, labeled, and documented. Penalty: a fine of not more than US$300 per offense, or a civil penalty of up to US$20,000, or both. Quarantines listed: Firewood quarantine; spotted lanternfly quarantine lists firewood of any species Agency: Department of Agriculture, place guide |
| Rhode Island | Rule: No official page found on October 8, 2026 Quarantines listed: No official page found on October 8, 2026 Agency: Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management |
| South Carolina | Rule: The Forestry Commission page is advice: use firewood grown and cut within 50 miles of where it will be burned. Quarantines listed: Not published Agency: South Carolina Forestry Commission, don't move firewood |
| South Dakota | Rule: In state parks within the quarantine area, outside firewood must carry a label certifying it as emerald ash borer treated. Wood with nails, screws or hardware, including pallet wood, may not be brought into state parks. Quarantines listed: Emerald ash borer quarantine area Agency: South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks, camping regulations, place guide |
| Tennessee | Rule: Rule 0080-06-09 sets an external quarantine on firewood from outside Tennessee, except counties that border it. Imported firewood needs a treatment certificate, compliance agreement or written authorization; the rule defines treating as 160 degrees F for at least 75 minutes. The certification page lists two heat treatments, 140 degrees F for 60 minutes or 160 degrees F for 75 minutes, and a certification fee of US$100 annually. Quarantines listed: Firewood quarantine, chapter 0080-06-09 Agency: Tennessee Department of Agriculture, firewood certification, place guide |
| Texas | Rule: The emerald ash borer quarantine is in 4 TAC 19.700 to 19.703. Quarantined counties are listed under section 19.701, with new quarantined areas dated July 22, 2026 for Walker County and July 8, 2026 for Wood County. Quarantines listed: Emerald ash borer, by county Agency: Texas Department of Agriculture, emerald ash borer, place guide |
| Utah | Rule: The insect and pest page lists a Utah Firewood Quarantine under rule R68-23. The rule text itself: No official page found on October 8, 2026. Quarantines listed: Firewood quarantine, as the page lists it Agency: Utah Department of Agriculture and Food, insect and pest rules |
| Vermont | Rule: Untreated firewood cannot be imported. Firewood must be treated to 160 degrees F for at least 75 minutes with certification. Non-compliant wood may be confiscated and destroyed. A waiver can be requested. Quarantines listed: Emerald ash borer infested area, for ash firewood Agency: Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation, place guide |
| Virginia | Rule: The Department of Forestry quarantines page lists quarantines and states no firewood rule. Quarantines listed: Red imported fire ant; spongy moth Agency: Virginia Department of Forestry, quarantines in Virginia |
| Washington | Rule: Chapter 16-476 WAC, effective August 18, 2026, bars untreated firewood from any location outside Washington. Imported firewood must be heat treated to 71 degrees C (160 degrees F) for at least 60 minutes and labeled with its source and "Approved Pest Free". Civil penalties of up to US$5,000 per violation. Quarantines listed: Firewood exterior quarantine (chapter 16-476 WAC) Agency: Washington State Department of Agriculture, buy it where you burn it, place guide |
| West Virginia | Rule: The Department of Agriculture quarantines page states no firewood rule. Quarantines listed: Gypsy moth, thousand cankers disease, black stem rust, white pine blister rust, non-native plant feeding snail Agency: West Virginia Department of Agriculture, quarantines |
| Wisconsin | Rule: Certified firewood is always legal to move. Moving uncertified firewood from a spongy moth quarantine county to a non-quarantined county is illegal. State parks and state-managed lands require firewood from within 10 miles or certified. Quarantines listed: Spongy moth, 56 of 72 counties (ATCP 21.10) Agency: Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection, place guide |
| Wyoming | Rule: The Wyoming firewood page is advice to get firewood as close to the destination as possible. It states no rule. Quarantines listed: Not published Agency: Wyoming state agencies, Don't Move Firewood page |
Canada
| Place | Rule, quarantines listed, and agency |
|---|---|
| British Columbia | Rule: Federal rule: moving firewood outside a regulated area is prohibited. No provincial page found on October 8, 2026. Quarantines listed: Hemlock woolly adelgid, emerald ash borer, Dutch elm disease Agency: Canadian Food Inspection Agency, hazards of moving firewood |
| Alberta | Rule: Federal rule: moving firewood outside a regulated area is prohibited. The CFIA page says provincial law prohibits moving elm wood. Quarantines listed: None federally regulated; the CFIA page calls Alberta free of federally regulated pests Agency: Canadian Food Inspection Agency, hazards of moving firewood |
| Saskatchewan | Rule: Federal rule: moving firewood outside a regulated area is prohibited. Quarantines listed: Dutch elm disease Agency: Canadian Food Inspection Agency, hazards of moving firewood |
| Manitoba | Rule: Federal rule: moving firewood outside a regulated area is prohibited. Quarantines listed: Dutch elm disease, emerald ash borer Agency: Canadian Food Inspection Agency, hazards of moving firewood |
| Ontario | Rule: Federal rule: moving firewood outside a regulated area is prohibited. Quarantines listed: Dutch elm disease, emerald ash borer, hemlock woolly adelgid, spongy moth Agency: Canadian Food Inspection Agency, hazards of moving firewood |
| Quebec | Rule: Federal rule: moving firewood outside a regulated area is prohibited. Quarantines listed: Dutch elm disease, emerald ash borer, spongy moth Agency: Canadian Food Inspection Agency, hazards of moving firewood |
| New Brunswick | Rule: Federal rule: moving firewood outside a regulated area is prohibited. Quarantines listed: Dutch elm disease, emerald ash borer, European larch canker, spongy moth Agency: Canadian Food Inspection Agency, hazards of moving firewood |
| Nova Scotia | Rule: Federal rule: moving firewood outside a regulated area is prohibited. Quarantines listed: Brown spruce longhorn beetle, Dutch elm disease, emerald ash borer, European larch canker, hemlock woolly adelgid, spongy moth Agency: Canadian Food Inspection Agency, hazards of moving firewood |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | Rule: The CFIA page calls the province free of regulated pests associated with firewood. Quarantines listed: None listed Agency: Canadian Food Inspection Agency, hazards of moving firewood |
| Prince Edward Island | Rule: Federal rule: moving firewood outside a regulated area is prohibited. Quarantines listed: Dutch elm disease, European larch canker, spongy moth Agency: Canadian Food Inspection Agency, hazards of moving firewood |
| Yukon | Rule: Not listed on the CFIA page. Quarantines listed: Not published Agency: Canadian Food Inspection Agency, hazards of moving firewood |
| Northwest Territories | Rule: Not listed on the CFIA page. Quarantines listed: Not published Agency: Canadian Food Inspection Agency, hazards of moving firewood |
| Nunavut | Rule: Not listed on the CFIA page. Quarantines listed: Not published Agency: Canadian Food Inspection Agency, hazards of moving firewood |
At a glance
| Country | What is covered | Who to ask |
|---|---|---|
| US | State rules, longhorned beetle areas, spongy moth | State agriculture department, APHIS |
| Canada | Firewood, ash wood and chip, yard waste | CFIA, provincial ministry |
| UK | Plant passports, oak moth zones, diseased timber | Forestry Commission, APHA |
| Australia | State rules, Perth borer area | State agriculture department |
| New Zealand | Kauri soil and gear rules | MPI |
For the wider rules on tree work in each country, see safety rules by country.
Moving wood and firewood, state by state and province by province
Sources
- NHBugs (New Hampshire forest health program), emerald ash borer regulatory information, read October 8, 2026
- Indiana Department of Natural Resources, thousand cankers disease, read October 8, 2026
- Tennessee Department of Agriculture, rules chapter 0080-06-09 firewood quarantine, read October 8, 2026
- Washington State Legislature, chapter 16-476 WAC firewood exterior quarantine, read October 8, 2026
- Oregon Department of Agriculture, emerald ash borer quarantine alert flyer, read October 8, 2026
- USDA APHIS, emerald ash borer page, modified April 2026, read October 5, 2026
- Federal Register, removal of emerald ash borer domestic quarantine regulations, December 15, 2020
- USDA APHIS, Asian longhorned beetle page, read October 5, 2026
- USDA APHIS, spongy moth page, read October 5, 2026
- New York, 6 NYCRR 192.5 firewood (Cornell LII copy), read October 5, 2026
- Minnesota Department of Agriculture, emerald ash borer page, read October 5, 2026
- Don't Move Firewood, campaign FAQ, read October 5, 2026
- Canadian Food Inspection Agency, hazards of moving firewood, September 2026
- CFIA, emerald ash borer regulated areas, August 2026
- CFIA, spongy moth moving across Canada, read October 5, 2026
- UK government, plant passport list for Great Britain, read October 5, 2026
- UK government, managing oak processionary moth in England, August 2026
- UK government, fell diseased trees, June 2024
- WA DPIRD, polyphagous shot-hole borer quarantine area notice, in force to December 31, 2026
- Interstate Quarantine, moving plant goods, read October 5, 2026
- MPI, kauri controlled areas in Auckland, reviewed July 2026
- Alabama Forestry Commission, forest insects and diseases, read October 8, 2026
- Alaska Division of Forestry and Fire Protection, firewood on state lands, read October 8, 2026
- University of Arkansas Extension, firewood, read October 8, 2026
- California Firewood Task Force, home page, read October 8, 2026
- Colorado Department of Agriculture, plant imports, read October 8, 2026
- Delaware Department of Agriculture, emerald ash borer, read October 8, 2026
- Florida Administrative Code, chapter 5B-65, read October 8, 2026
- Idaho Invasive Species Council, campers, read October 8, 2026
- Illinois Department of Agriculture, firewood regulations, read October 8, 2026
- Indiana Department of Natural Resources, firewood rules, read October 8, 2026
- Iowa Department of Natural Resources, forest tree health, read October 8, 2026
- Kentucky State Parks, firewood policy, read October 8, 2026
- Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry, pests, read October 8, 2026
- Maryland Department of Natural Resources, public lands firewood, read October 8, 2026
- Mississippi Forestry Commission, buy local and burn local, read October 8, 2026
- Missouri Department of Conservation, don't move firewood, read October 8, 2026
- Montana Department of Agriculture, emerald ash borer exterior quarantine, read October 8, 2026
- Nebraska Department of Agriculture, emerald ash borer prevention, read October 8, 2026
- Don't Move Firewood, Michigan summary, read October 8, 2026
- NHBugs, firewood, read October 8, 2026
- New Jersey Department of Agriculture, Jersey Grown firewood, read October 8, 2026
- North Carolina Forest Service, use local firewood, read October 8, 2026
- North Dakota Department of Agriculture, firewood, read October 8, 2026
- Ohio Department of Agriculture, firewood tips, read October 8, 2026
- Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, plant industry, read October 8, 2026
- Oregon Department of Agriculture, emerald ash borer, read October 8, 2026
- South Carolina Forestry Commission, don't move firewood, read October 8, 2026
- South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks, camping regulations, read October 8, 2026
- Tennessee Department of Agriculture, firewood certification, read October 8, 2026
- Texas Department of Agriculture, emerald ash borer, read October 8, 2026
- Utah Department of Agriculture and Food, insect and pest, read October 8, 2026
- Virginia Department of Forestry, quarantines in Virginia, read October 8, 2026
- Washington Invasive Species Council, buy it where you burn it, read October 8, 2026
- West Virginia Department of Agriculture, quarantines, read October 8, 2026
- Wyoming state agencies, firewood, read October 8, 2026