United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service - Wildlife Gardeners

Staff · 05-29-2009, 11:32 PM

APHIS
United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

USDA - APHIS
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"Protecting American agriculture" is the basic charge of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS). APHIS provides leadership in ensuring the health and care of animals and plants. The agency improves agricultural productivity and competitiveness and contributes to the national economy and the public health.

Know the laws. Respect them.

Staff · 05-30-2009, 10:45 AM

Civil Penalties Increased for Undeclared or Smuggled Agricultural Products
September 2002
Plant Protection and Quarantine

APHIS | News
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The Plant Protection Act (PPA) became law in June 2000 as part of the Agricultural Risk Protection Act, and the Animal Health Protection Act (AHPA) became law in May 2002 as part of of the 2002 Farm Bill.

Some of the most significant changes brought about by these laws are the harsher penalties they allow the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to impose on people who do not declare prohibited
agricultural products when entering the United States, those who try to smuggle these products into the country, and people who violate domestic quarantines and laws.

After a significant review of current penalties and development of guidelines and tools for implementation by USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service's (APHIS) Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ) program, the new civil penalties for agricultural regulation violations are in place.

LadySapphire22 · 05-30-2009, 02:43 PM

Thanks Staff, I think this is something that needs to be regularly addressed. Some people just don't seem to "get it".

TheLorax · 06-01-2009, 12:29 PM

Some states have restrictions and limitations in addition to what was shared above. Contact information should be added for the states' departments of agriculture.

doccat5 · 06-01-2009, 04:12 PM

Good information!

Fearless Weeder · 06-03-2009, 04:15 PM

State Departments of Agriculture

Links to State Departments of Public Health & Agriculture

05-30-2009, 02:43 PM	#3
LadySapphire22 Heron Join Date: Nov 2008	Thanks Staff, I think this is something that needs to be regularly addressed. Some people just don't seem to "get it". __________________ Lady S There can be no other occupation like gardening in which, if you were to creep up behind someone at their work, you would find them smiling. ~Mirabel Osler

06-01-2009, 12:29 PM	#4
TheLorax Unicellular Fungi Join Date: Nov 2008	Some states have restrictions and limitations in addition to what was shared above. Contact information should be added for the states' departments of agriculture. __________________ "In the end we will conserve only what we love; we will love only what we understand; we will understand only what we have been taught." -Baba Dioum, Senegalese ecologist

06-01-2009, 04:12 PM	#5
doccat5 Big Fat juicy WORM Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Virginia, USA	Good information! __________________ Earthworms are the intestines of the soil. –Aristotle

06-03-2009, 04:15 PM	#6
Fearless Weeder Administrator Join Date: Nov 2008	State Departments of Agriculture State Departments of Agriculture Links to State Departments of Public Health & Agriculture __________________ Welcome to Wildlife Gardeners! Please join us today to participate in the discussions.

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