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Salazar
Announces Ban on Importation and Interstate Transportation
of Four Giant Snakes that Threaten Everglades (Jan
17, 2012)
DOI.
Fish and Wildlife Service.
The U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service has finalized a rule that would
ban the importation and interstate transportation of
four nonnative constrictor snakes that threaten the
Everglades and other sensitive ecosystems across the U.S. The
final rule -- which incorporates public comments, economic
analysis, and environmental assessment -- lists the
Burmese python, the yellow anaconda, and the northern
and southern African pythons as injurious
wildlife under the Lacey Act in order to restrict
their spread in the wild in the U.S. For
more information, see Large
Constrictor Snakes (scroll
to view) from FWS'
South Florida Ecological Services Field Office and
What
the Listing of the Four Constrictor Snakes as
Injurious Means for People Who Own Snakes (Feb
13, 2012; PDF | 93 KB).
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Update -- NAPPRA
(Not Authorized Pending Pest Risk Analysis) -- Addition
of Plants for Planting to the NAPPRA Lists
USDA.
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
The Not Authorized Pending Pest Risk Analysis list
(APHIS-2011-0072)
of plants and flowers has been published by USDA for
public comment. The NAPPRA list are those plants which
could be prohibited for import into the U.S. until
a pest risk analysis has been completed for them. APHIS
has prepared data sheets that detail the scientific
evidence it evaluated in making the determination that
the taxa are quarantine pests or hosts of quarantine
pests. The data sheets are available to the public
for review and comment.
Note: Most recent comment period closed Nov
25, 2011.
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USDA Establishes
a New Category in Regulations Governing Nursery Stock
Importation; Plants for Planting Not Authorized for
Importation Pending Pest Risk Analysis
USDA.
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
Prevention
is the key to keeping invasive plants out of our
country! APHIS is
establishing a new category of regulated articles
in the regulations governing the importation
of plants for planting, commonly known as the Q37
regulations (APHIS-2006-0011).
The revision would allow APHIS to
maximize protection of U.S. agriculture
from foreign pests that could enter this country
while minimizing adverse economic and trade impacts.
See a recent presentation about the Revision
of Quarantine 37 (PDF | 277 KB) for more
information.
This action became effective Jun
27, 2011.
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APHIS'
Quarantine 56 Revision Factsheet (Oct 2008; PDF |
47KB) and Questions
and Answers on the Quarantine 56 Revision (Oct 2008;
PDF | 45 KB)
USDA.
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
Effective Aug 16, 2007, APHIS implemented revised regulations pertaining to the importation of fruits and vegetables. Collectively, these regulations are commonly referred to as Quarantine 56 or the Q56 regulations. Overall, the Q56 revisions, which are now in effect, simplify and expedite APHIS' process for approving new imports and pest-free areas while continuing to allow for public participation in agency decisionmaking. For additional information, see Quarantine
Q56 Regulations. |
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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 | 1.5 MB), effective May 22, 2008,
ammended the Lacy Act (the oldest wildlife
protection statute in the U.S.). The
amended Act now covers a broad range of plants and plant products, including
timber deriving from illegally harvested plants. Import declarations requirements
became effective Dec 15, 2008; declaration enforcements of the requirements
has been phased-in, beginning Apr 1, 2009. See Hot
Issues: Lacey Act for more information. |
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Federal
Noxious Weed List (effective Dec 10, 2010; PDF |
227 KB) /
Changes
to the Federal Noxious Weed List - New Species
Added (PDF | 154 KB)
USDA. APHIS. Plant Protection and Quarantine.
Federal Weed List (7
CFR 360): The following plants, seeds,
or other parts capable of propagation are within the definition
of a "noxious
weed" under the Federal Noxious Weed Act of 1974 (7
USC 2802(c). Listed noxious weeds may be moved into or
through the U.S. only
under permit from the USDA
Plant Protection and Quarantine programs, and under conditions
that would not involve a danger of disseminating the weeds.
From Regulations.gov, see Noxious
Weed Regulations 2007-0146-0015 for more information
on the recent update. |
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Regulated Pest List
USDA. APHIS. Plant Protection and Quarantine. |
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Injurious Wildlife and Injurious
Wildlife: A Summary of the Injurious Provisions of
the Lacey Act (Jun 2010; PDF | 688 KB)
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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