For Pennsylvania, an SLF Permit is required for businesses, agencies and organizations which move regulated articles (such as products, vehicles or other conveyances) within or out of the quarantine.
For non-Pennsylvanian businesses a permit is required to move regulated articles into PA from areas outside of PA where SLF populations have been found.
Multiple states in the Mid-Atlantic region have SLF populations and/or quarantines. Links to those states' SLF information webpages can be accessed through the SLF Permitting Page. State Regulatory Officials have employed a reciprocal permit agreement, meaning a permit from one state is accepted by the others, and does not require permits from each individual state.
If you are not sure if your business, agency or organization needs a permit, please review the Spotted Lanternfly Quarantine Decision Tree. If you are unsure if you are in quarantine zone, please review the Interactive SLF Quarantine Map. Additional information about the SLF permit and the SLF quarantine are available on the Business and Spotted Lanternfly Quarantine pages.
Business Examples & Permit Needs
This business does not need a permit. However, employees are encouraged to complete and carry a compliance checklist in their own vehicles.
This business needs a permit.
This organization needs a permit.
This business does not need a permit. However, the business should consider securing the truck and load from hitchhiking Spotted Lanternfly. If you do not originate from an SLF infested area, the load is covered or contained and do not stop in the PA quarantine for business or for anything except quick stops (i.e. fueling), you are not required to get a permit.
This business needs a permit.
This business needs a permit.
This business needs a permit.
This business does not need a permit.
This business needs a permit.
This business needs a permit.
This business needs a permit. This would apply to school, transit, charter buses, etc.
This business needs a permit. This would apply to school, transit, charter buses, etc.
This business needs a permit. The business should obtain a permit and train employees about SLF, especially those engaged in the receipt of goods (e.g., those working in warehouses and at loading docks). Those employees should inspect for SLF upon receipt of goods.
This business needs a permit. The business should obtain a permit and train employees about SLF especially those engaged in the receipt and shipment of goods (e.g., those working in warehouses and at loading docks). Those employees should inspect for SLF upon receipt of goods and prior to shipping goods from the distribution center. The business should certify the goods are free from SLF using a permit certification label or statement on bill of ladings.
This business needs a permit. Nurses should keep SLF inspection logs for their business travel.
This business needs a permit. Each dealership-owned vehicle (e.g., maintenance and shuttle vehicles) should have a permit copy. For-sale vehicles are not required to have a permit. As vehicles are sold, they should be inspected for SLF before the new owner leaves the lot.