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Our Laws and Regulations section provides
federal, state, international laws and
regulations, and declarations and
reports relevant to invasive species. See
our Spotlights for
section highlights.
Note: Information provided
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about the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the information
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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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Executive Order -- Safeguarding the Nation from the Impacts of Invasive Species (Dec 5, 2016)
The White House (President Barack Obama). Office of the Press Secretary.
This order amends Executive Order 13112 and directs actions to continue coordinated Federal prevention and control efforts related to invasive species.
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Service Acts to Prevent Harm to Native Wildlife from 11 Nonnative Species (Sep 29, 2016)
DOI. Fish and Wildlife
Service.
Injurious wildlife provision of the Lacey Act provides effective tool to halt the introduction and spread of species that have been identified as imminent and serious threats.
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Invasive Species: Major Laws and the Role of Selected Federal Agencies (Oct 24, 2013; PDF | 625 KB)
National Agricultural Law Center.
Congressional Research Service. (R43258, Corn & Johnson)
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Building Consensus in the West: Developing a Model Legal Framework for Watercraft Inspection and Decontamination Programs
National Sea Grant Law Center.
Initiative of the Western Regional Panel on Aquatic Nuisance Species (WRP). The goal of the WRP initiative is to develop a multi-state vision for watercraft inspection and decontamination (WID) programs. The National Sea Grant Law Center is an active participant in this initiative, providing legal research support and leading efforts to develop model legislation and regulations for WID Programs. Also see Invasive Mussels in the West: A Multi-state Collaboration (Oregon Sea Grant).
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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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NAPPRA
(Not Authorized Pending Pest Risk Analysis)
USDA.
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
Prevention
is the key to keeping invasive plants out of our
country! Effective Jun 27, 2011, APHIS established 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).
This revision allows APHIS to
maximize protection of U.S. agriculture
from foreign pests that could enter this country
while minimizing adverse economic and trade impacts.
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Quarantine
Q56 Regulations
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 decision making. For additional information, see Questions
and Answers on the Quarantine 56 Revision (Oct 2008;
PDF | 45 KB).
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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,
amended 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. |
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(Federal) Noxious Weeds Program
USDA. APHIS.
Plant Protection and Quarantine.
Noxious
Weed Regulations (Electronic Code of Federal
Regulations; Title 7: Agriculture, Part 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. |
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Injurious Wildlife and Injurious
Wildlife: A Summary of the Injurious Provisions of
the Lacey Act (Nov 2013; PDF | 187 KB)
DOI. FWS. Fish and Aquatic Conservation.
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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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