Plant Protection Act
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The Plant Protection Act (part of ) is a US
statute
relating to plant pest
s and noxious weeds introduced in 2000. It is currently codified at 7 U.S.C. 7701 et seq. It consolidates related responsibilities that were previously spread over various legislative statutes, including the Plant Quarantine Act
, the Federal Plant Pest Act and the Federal Noxious Weed Act of 1974
.
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Statute
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relating to plant pest
Pest
Pest may refer to:*Pest , an animal or plant detrimental to humans or human concerns*Pest, an archaic term for pestilence, originally the Black Death*Pest , an ice hockey player specialising in aggravating opponents...
s and noxious weeds introduced in 2000. It is currently codified at 7 U.S.C. 7701 et seq. It consolidates related responsibilities that were previously spread over various legislative statutes, including the Plant Quarantine Act
Plant Quarantine Act
The Plant Quarantine Act, originally enacted in 1912 , gave the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service authority to regulate the importation and interstate movement of nursery stock and other plants that may carry pests and diseases that are harmful to agriculture...
, the Federal Plant Pest Act and the Federal Noxious Weed Act of 1974
Federal Noxious Weed Act of 1974
The Federal Noxious Weed Act of 1974 established a federal program to control the spread of noxious weeds. The United States Secretary of Agriculture was given the authority to declare plants "Noxious Weeds", and limit the interstate spread of such plants without a permit...
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