Definition of Federal Plant Pest Act

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Federal Plant Pest Act

The term 'Federal Plant Pest Act ' as it applies to the area of agriculture can be defined as ' P.L. 85-36 (May 23, 1957) prohibits the movement of plant pests from a foreign country into or through the United States unless authorized by USDA. The law gives USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service broad authority to inspect, seize, quarantine, treat, destroy or dispose of imported plant and animal materials that are potentially harmful to U.S. agriculture, horticulture, forestry, and, to a certain degree, natural resources'.

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