§ 7713. Notification and holding requirements upon arrival
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(a)Duty of Secretary of the Treasury
(1)Notification The Secretary of the Treasury shall promptly notify the Secretary of Agriculture of the arrival of any plant, plant product, biological control organism, plant pest, or noxious weed at a port of entry.
(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 Paragraphs
(1)and
(2)shall not apply to any plant, plant product, biological control organism, plant pest, or noxious weed that is imported from a country or region of a country designated by the Secretary of Agriculture, pursuant to regulations, as exempt from the requirements of such paragraphs.
(b)Duty of responsible parties
(1)Notification The person responsible for any plant, plant product, biological control organism, plant pest, noxious weed, article, or means of conveyance required to have a permit under section 7711 or 7712 of this title shall provide the notification described in paragraph
(3)as soon as possible after the arrival of the plant, plant product, biological control organism, plant pest, noxious weed, article, or means of conveyance at a port of entry and before the plant, plant product, biological control organism, plant pest, noxious weed, article, or means of conveyance is moved from the port of entry.
(2)Submission The notification shall be provided to the Secretary, or, at the Secretary’s direction, to the proper official of the State to which the plant, plant product, biological control organism, plant pest, noxious weed, article, or means of conveyance is destined, or both, as the Secretary may prescribe.
(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.)
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