Re: USDA regulation (seed phytos)
- Subject: Re: USDA regulation (seed phytos)
- From: L* A* M*
- Date: Fri, 2 Aug 2002 00:22:35 -0500 (CDT)
The United States Department of Agriculture, Animal Plant and Health Inspection Service (APHIS) home page is here:
http://www.aphis.usda.gov/
All proposed regulations are listed here, in chronologic order with most recent at the top of the page:
http://www.aphis.usda.gov/ppd/rad/webrepor.html
Here is the publication of the original rule, which had an effective date of September 21, 2001:
http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=2001_register&docid=fr23jy01-1
The effective date was delayed until January 22, 2002. It is now in effect:
http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=2001_register&docid=fr31au01-21
This link didn't work this morning but it should work.
This is where US citizens and businesses go for permits:
http://www.aphis.usda.gov/ppq/permits/plantproducts/nursery.html#faq
Effectiove January 22, 2002, all living plant material - seeds, bulbs, stems, leaves, plants - entering the US requires a phytosanitary certificate from the country of origin.
Leo
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Leo A. Martin
Phoenix, Arizona, USA
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