7 USC 7713 - Notification and holding requirements upon arrival

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§ 7713.

Notification and holding requirements upon arrival

(a)

Duty of Secretary of the Treasury

(1)

Notification

(2)

Holding

The Secretary of the Treasury shall hold a plant, plant product, biological control organism, plant pest, or noxious weed for which notification is made under paragraph (1) at the port of entry until the plant, plant product, biological control organism, plant pest, or noxious weed—

(A)

is inspected and authorized for entry into or transit movement through the United States; or

(B)

is otherwise released by the Secretary of Agriculture.

(3)

Exceptions

(b)

Duty of responsible parties

(1)

Notification

(2)

Submission

(3)

Elements of notification

The notification shall consist of the following:

(A)

The name and address of the consignee.

(B)

The nature and quantity of the plant, plant product, biological control organism, plant pest, noxious weed, article, or means of conveyance proposed to be moved.

(C)

The country and locality where the plant, plant product, biological control organism, plant pest, noxious weed, article, or means of conveyance was grown, produced, or located.

(c)

Prohibition on movement of items without authorization

No person shall move from a port of entry or interstate any imported plant, plant product, biological control organism, plant pest, noxious weed, article, or means of conveyance unless the imported plant, plant product, biological control organism, plant pest, noxious weed, article, or means of conveyance—

(1)

is inspected and authorized for entry into or transit movement through the United States; or

(2)

is otherwise released by the Secretary.

(Pub. L. 106–224, title IV, § 413, June 20, 2000, 114 Stat. 443.)

cite as: 7 USC 7713