RE: APHIS proposed changes to nursery stock regulations

**Wayne Mezitt w*@WestonNurseries.com**

FYI: I contacted Craig Regelbrugge, Senior Director of Government Relations
and Research at ANLA, who is intimately involved in these issues. Craig
reports that 
(1) the comment period has been extended until April 11, and 
(2) ANLA, the Society of American Florists, and OFA are managing a joint
30-person task force to provide solid industry input in a coordinated
fashion.

It is certainly appropriate for all of us to join in this effort by
communicating our personal and professional feedback.

Wayne Mezitt

Message: 4
Date: Tue, 8 Mar 2005 01:17:28 -0500
From: "Marge Talt" <mtalt@hort.net>
Subject: [GWL] APHIS proposed changes to nursery stock regulations
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Dear All,

You may or may not be aware that USDA-APHIS is proposing major
changes in the regulations for the importation of nursery stock, i.e.
what they are now calling "plants for planting", which means ALL
plant parts capable of growing - rooted and non-rooted cuttings and
plants, seeds, corms, bulbs and tubers.

This post is late in the day since the public comment period ends
Thursday, March 10, however I have not had a chance to write about
this until now for various reasons I will not bore you with.  First,
I apologize to those of you on more than one of the lists I'm posting
this on, but I think it's important to try to summarize the main
points of the proposed regulation that affect nursery and
plantspeople the most....at least my take on it after many readings
of same.  

It is VERY important that everyone in the nursery or green industry
get busy and read this document and post your comments; it's going to
affect your business and you might as well let them know about it
before the fact rather than after the fact when it is too late for
your comments to do any good.

To find the docket go to:

http://www.aphis.usda.gov/ppd/rad/webrepor/ppq.html

scroll down to:

Docket # 03-069-1  - APHIS-2004-0024  - Nursery Stock Regulations 

The docket is available in .pdf format

You can also read current comments online.

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