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Use our Laws and Regulations Custom Search Engine to search for invasive species information included in this section of NISIC's site:
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Lacey
Act
USDA.
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
The 2008 Farm Bill (the Food,
Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (PDF | 1.4 MB ), effective May 22, 2008,
ammended the Lacy Act. The amended
Act now covers a broad range of plants and plant products, including timber deriving
from illegally harvested plants. Import declarations requirements become effective
Dec 15, 2008; enforcements of the requirements will be phased-in. |
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House Passes Ballast Water Legislation
On Apr 24, 2008, the U.S. House of Representatives
passed the Coast Guard
Authorization Act of 2008 (H.R. 2830) by a vote
of 395 to 7. Title V of the bill requires that in
2009 shippers must begin installing ballast water
treatment systems that meet an interim standard in
vessels that enter U.S. waters. All ships will be
required to have ballast technology on board by 2014.
Water quality standards for the treated ballast water
will be ten times more stringent than international
standards that are set to take effect in 2015. The
bill also stipulates that ships reporting no ballast
on board (NOBOBs) will be required to conduct saltwater
flushing. |
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 Federal Noxious Weed List (Jun 30, 2006; PDF | 26 KB) and Noxious Weed Regulations (PDF | 24 KB)
USDA. APHIS. Plant Protection and Quarantine.
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 Regulated Pest List
USDA. APHIS. Plant Protection and Quarantine.
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Injurious Wildlife and Current List of Injurious Wildlife Species - 50 CFR 16 (Oct 1, 2005; PDF | 72 KB) and Injurious Wildlife: A Summary of the Injurious Provisions
of the Lacey Act (Jul 2007; 1.7 MB)
DOI. FWS. Division of Environmental Quality.
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 Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990 (Dec 29, 2000; PDF | 259 KB)
Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force.
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Covers congressional bills, executive orders, congressional hearings and testimonies, and other Federal legislative information. |
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Lists laws and regulations relating to invasive species for each state, as well as links to other sites with state legal information. |
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Describes international guidelines, agreements, treaties, and legal organizations on the global and regional level. |
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Contains links to official declarations from organizations regarding invasive species, as well as related reports. |
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