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• EAB was found in Scott County on August 25. Infested trees were found on private property in the City of Prior Lake after a call to Arrest the Pest • EAB was found on a trap in West St Paul on August 24 (see map Figure 2) in Dakota County which was already under quarantine. No EAB -infested trees have been located in the area as of yet. SURVEY: MDA Report Trapping o Trap removal is in process and will be completed by October 30. A total of 1,139 traps were monitored by MDA (Figure 2). Six traps have been positive so far this year: ■ July 28 —1 adult found in Ham Lake, Anoka County (already known infested) ■ August 5 —1 adult found in Eagan, Dakota County near Lebanon Hills Park (already known infested) ■ August 14 — 2 adults found near Scandia, Chisago County (first find in county, infested tree found on site) ■ August 24 — 1 adult found in West St Paul, Dakota County (first find in city, no infested trees found in area as of yet) ■ September 14 —1 adult found in Ham Lake, Anoka County (already known infested) ■ October 6 — 1 adult found at DOT rest area on 194 in Washington County (first find in county, status of trees in the area unknown) REGULATORY: NOTICE: No Regulated Articles are legally allowed to move outside of a quarantine (untreated or treated), unless they are accompanied by a certificate or limited permit. Certificates and limited permits are only available when a compliance agreement is signed between the Minnesota Department of Agriculture and the firm interested in moving the regulated article. Metro Quarantined Counties (Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin & Ramsey Counties) • MDA and USDA issued three (3) new compliance agreements for facilities that are affected by the expanding quarantine. Two (2) cooperative compliance agreements were renewed. • MDA issued one (1) new compliance agreement to a tree care company in Sherburne County that was affected by the Anoka County addition to the quarantine. Three (3) intrastate compliance agreements were renewed. • Six (6) routine compliance inspections were conducted in the metro area quarantine. No issues were found. • A mulch company located in Anoka County paid the remaining amount of the monetary penalty they received for accepting ash wood from a quarantined county without a compliance agreement. • Two firewood surveys completed by field staff were received. Any potential labeling violations other than county and state of harvest are passed onto the Department of Commerce quarterly. 296 letters were sent out this week notifying the industry of the comment period for the emergency quarantine for Chisago and Scott counties. The letter also listed the dates and times for the public meetings. The Scott County meeting is on October 15th at the Prior Lake City Hall; while, the Chisago County meeting is on October 28th at the Wyoming Public Library.