United States Department of Agriculture
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Reading Room
Welcome to the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) Electronic Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Reading Room.
The FOIA Electronic Reading Room contains documents specifically identified for inclusion by the FOIA, as well as documents for which we have received multiple FOIA requests.
The documents that are required to be made available by the FOIA are:
- final opinions made in the adjudication of cases;
- statements of policy and interpretations adopted by the agency;
- staff manuals and instructions that affect the public;
- records that have been released in response to multiple written requests for information under the FOIA or are likely to be requested again.
APHIS only maintains an electronic reading room. If you should need assistance using the APHIS Electronic Reading Room, you may contact the FOIA Office at 301-851-4102.
- FOIA Tips and Tidbits
- APHIS FOIA Training
- USDA FOIA Regulations
- USDA FOIA Reference Guide
- DOJ's Guide to the FOIA
- Open Government Act
- President Obama Memorandum
- Your Right to Federal Records
APHIS Policy Manuals, Opinions, Reports and Directives
- APHIS On-Line Manuals
- APHIS Directives
- Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ) Manuals on Domestic, Port, and Emergency Programs
- Wildlife Damage Directives
- APHIS FOIA Annual Reports
- 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 - APHIS Chief FOIA Officer Reports
- 2010 | 2009 - APHIS' Commitment to Transparency
- User Fees
- Forms, Manuals and Directives
Documents Released by FOIA Requests and Proactive Postings
This category consists of any records that have been processed and disclosed in response to a FOIA request that APHIS determines have become--or are likely to become--the subject of multiple requests for substantially the same records.
Congressional Reports and Testimony
- Animal Diseases
- Animal Health Reports
- Animal Health Monitoring and Surveillance
- State Veterinarians in Charge
- Secretary's Advisory Committee on Animal Health
- Animal Disease Traceability
- Center for Veterinary Biologics
Horse Protection Program and the Slaughter Horse Transport Program
Links below will reveal results of VS APHIS's September 2010 audit of the Horse Protection Program and the Slaughter Horse Transport Program. Also available are current downloadable forms used in the Slaughter Horse Transport Program.
- APHIS Administration of the Horse Protection Program and the Slaughter Horse Transport Program Audit
- Slaughter Horse Transport Program (SHTP)
- Enforcement Actions
- Horse Protection Act Information
- Search Active Licensees, Registered Facilities, Annual Reports, and Inspection Reports
- Annual Reports - Research Facilities
- Regulated Businesses (Licensing and Registration)
- Animal Care Publications, Forms, and Guidance Documents Website
- Plant Protection and Quarantine Federal Import Orders:
A Federal Order is a legal document issued in response to an emergency when the Administrator of APHIS considers it necessary to take regulatory action to protect agriculture or prevent the entry and establishment into the United States of a pest or disease. - Plant Diseases
- State Plant Health Directors
- Import/Exports
- ISPM-15 International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures for Wood Packing Materials
- National Rabies Management Program
- Program Data Reports
- Wildlife Aircraft Hazard Management at Airports