[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 7, Volume 5, Parts 200 to 399]
[Revised as of January 1, 2001]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 7CFR371.1]

[Page 468-469]
 
                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
 CHAPTER III--ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF 
                               AGRICULTURE
 
PART 371--ORGANIZATION, FUNCTIONS, AND DELEGATIONS OF AUTHORITY--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 371.1  General statement.

    (a) The creation of APHIS. The Animal and Plant Health Inspection 
Service (APHIS) was created by the Secretary

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of Agriculture on April 2, 1972 (37 FR 6327, March 28, 1972).
    (b) Central offices. APHIS is headquartered in Washington, DC, and 
Riverdale, MD. The APHIS Management Team at these locations consists of 
the following:

Administrator
Associate Administrator
Deputy Administrator, Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ)
Deputy Administrator, Veterinary Services (VS)
Deputy Administrator, Marketing and Regulatory Programs Business 
Services (MRPBS)
Deputy Administrator, Wildlife Services (WS)
Deputy Administrator, Animal Care (AC)
Deputy Administrator, International Services (IS)
Director, Policy and Program Development (PPD)
Director, Legislative and Public Affairs (LPA)

    (c) Field organization. AC, MRPBS, PPQ, VS, and WS all have field 
offices located throughout the United States. IS has field offices 
located throughout the world. A list of APHIS' field offices with 
addresses and telephone numbers is in the blue pages of local telephone 
books.