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USDA wants to change importation rules

Posted by mtilton 7a OK (My Page) on
Sat, Mar 26, 05 at 0:04

You might want to know that the USDA is wanting to change the importation rules for plants and seeds. This would have a global impact.

Please go to http://www.aphis.usda.gov/ppd/rad/webrepor/ppq.html and then find:

Nursery Stock Regulations
Docket No. 03-069-1
Advance notice of proposed rulemaking and request for comments
7 CFR Part 319
Published December 10, 2004
69 FR 71736-71744

Text : PDF : EDOCKET

They are extending the public comment period to April 11, 2005. Please click on edocket and tell them how you feel. Thank you.

M.P. Tilton


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RE: USDA wants to change importation rules

Please check out the proposed changes here:

Nursery Stock Regulations

M.P. Tilton


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RE: USDA wants to change importation rules

Living in California we have "bug stations" at all the borders. Every time we went to Reno shopping, through the bug station we went on the way back.

MOst times we got the 'wave'... But sometimes we were stopped. "Do you have any fruits or vegtables in the car?"
If no, have a nice day. If Yes, expect confiscation. Didn't matter when / where / what, they'd take it.

I know the purpose was to protect the 'ag state' from foreign bugs... But if someone had been through the station more than once & wanted to keep the oranges, "No" was always the answer.

NOw folks ship things all over all the time. Sometimes on ebay I run across the "Can't ship to here here & here" disclaimer on a plant, but it's rare.

When plant sales are between 2 people, often we're not aware of any regulations. Sometimes if we are, we just won't mark "live plants" on the box. It makes it through just fine.

What I'm saying is the new regulations will probably only apply to businesses, as the old regulations have.

Just my humple opinion.


 
 

 

 


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