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What do I do if I have come to Maine and inadvertently brought firewood with me, and I can’t prove that it meets USDA heat treatment standards?

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What do I do if I have come to Maine and inadvertently brought firewood with me, and I can’t prove that it meets USDA heat treatment standards?

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If you have wood that comes from an area that is quarantined by the federal government (eg Worcester, Mass), it should be reported immediately to USDA APHIS Plant Protection and Quarantine at 207-848-5199. Alternatively, contact the Maine Forest Service (207-287-2791) or Maine Dept of Agriculture (207-287-3891). Such wood will be destroyed immediately. Regarding wood from other (not federally quarantined) out-of-state sources: during this initial season, the Maine Forest Service is instructing visitors to burn it within 24 hours. If visitors have too much wood to utilize within 24 hours, the MFS is instructing visitors to deliver it to designated Maine DOC facilities for destruction (Currently: Gray, West Paris, and Bolton Hill). We are continuing to explore opportunities for an additional drop off site on northbound I95 near Maine’s southern border but we don’t have that yet.