Provides links to other Web sites that contains information on Federal invasive species laws.

• General Legislative Information
• Federal Regulations
• Ballast Water Legislation

General Legislative Information

THOMAS - U.S. Congress on the Internet
Library of Congress.

Regulations.gov
Regulations.gov.

Federal Laws and Regulations
USA.gov.

AgricultureLaw.com
AgricultureLaw.com.

The National Agricultural Law Center
University of Arkansas. School of Law.

U.S. Code Search
United States House of Representatives.
Note: Good for searching newer laws

U.S. Code of Federal Regulations and Electronic Code of Federal Regulations (e-CFR)
Government Printing Office.

U.S. Code Current Edition: Browse (2000 Edition) and U.S. Code: Search (1994 and 2000, older editions)
Government Printing Office.

U.S. Code
Cornell University. Legal Information Institute.
Note: Locate by titles and sections

Federal Regulations

Facts About Federal Wildlife Laws (Apr 2000; PDF | 325 KB)
DOI. Fish and Wildlife Service.
This booklet is a guide to Federal laws that apply to the importation, exportation, trade, and sale of wildlife,
including live and dead animals and animal parts and products.

Federal (and State) Noxious Weeds in GRIN
USDA. ARS. Germplasm Resources Information Network.

Federal Noxious Weed List (Jun 30, 2006; PDF | 26 KB) and Noxious Weed Regulations (PDF | 24 KB)
USDA. APHIS. Plant Protection and Quarantine.

Federal Domestic Quarantine Notices - Title 7: Agriculture, Part 301
U.S. Government Printing Office. GPO Access.
Note: Current up to date of Electronic Code of Federal Regulations (e-CFR)

Federal Plant Quarantine Summary (Dec 2005; PDF | 31 KB)
USDA. APHIS. Plant Protection and Quarantine.

Injurious Wildlife and Current List of Injurious Wildlife Species - 50 CFR 16 (Oct 1, 2005; PDF | 72 KB)
DOI. FWS. Division of Environmental Quality.

Invasive and Noxious Weeds - PLANTS Database
USDA. NRCS. National Plant Data Center.

Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990 (Dec 29, 2000; PDF | 259 KB)
Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force.

Non-Native Invasive Aquatic, Wetland and Upland Plants in the United States - Federal, Regional, State)
University of Florida. IFAS.

Pesticide Regulations
Oregon State University. National Pesticide Telecommunications Network.

Plant Laws and Regulations
National Plant Board.

Regulations of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)
United States Department of Agriculture.
Title 7, Subtitle B, Chapter III, 2000 edition.

Regulated Pest List
USDA. Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.

State Noxious-Weed Seed Requirements Recognized in the Administration of the Federal Seed Act (2008; PDF | 418 KB)
USDA. Agricultural Marketing Service.

Ballast Water Legislation

The Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990 (NANCPA 90) mandated ballast water management for vessels entering the Great Lakes. This law was reauthorized as the National Invasive Species Act of 1996 (NISA 96), which required the development of voluntary ballast management guidelines for all other ships entering U.S. waters. The law also requires all vessels that enter U.S. territorial waters (with certain exemptions) to manage ballast water according to prescribed measures. Additional requirements are in place for the Great Lakes. NISA 96 also required the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) to evaluate the effectiveness of the voluntary ballast management program three years after implementation. In 2004, voluntary guidelines were determined to be ineffective, and thus USCG initiated mandatory ballast management for all ships entering U.S. waters from outside the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) of the United States. The voluntary program has become mandatory under the rules found in 33 CFR 151.

1993-2005 Coast Guard Regulations Under NISA (33 CFR 151)
Government Printing Office.

Federal Ballast Water Regulations (33 CFR 151 Subpart D) (May 17, 1999; PDF | 183 KB)
Federal Register.

Ballast Water Management Program
DHS. Coast Guard. Office of Operating and Environmental Standards

Ballast Management: Federal Regulations
West Coast Ballast Outreach Project.

Species Profile - Ballast Water
USDA. NAL. National Invasive Species Information Center.