[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: 7CFR371.3]

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                          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. 371.3  Plant protection and quarantine.

    (a) General statement. Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ) 
protects and safeguards the Nation's plant resources through programs 
and activities to prevent the introduction and spread of plant pests and 
diseases.
    (b) Deputy Administrator of PPQ. The Deputy Administrator of PPQ is 
responsible for:
    (1) Participating with the Administrator of APHIS and other 
officials in the planning and formulation of policies, programs, 
procedures, and activities of APHIS.
    (2) Providing direction and coordination for PPQ programs and 
activities. The authorities for PPQ programs include:
    (i) Section 102, Organic Act of September 21, 1944, as amended, and 
the Act of April 6, 1937, as amended (7 U.S.C. 147a, 148, and 148a-
148e), relating to control and eradication of plant pests and diseases;
    (ii) The Mexican Border Act, as amended (7 U.S.C. 149);
    (iii) The Golden Nematode Act (7 U.S.C. 150 through 150g);
    (iv) The Federal Plant Pest Act, as amended (7 U.S.C. 150aa through 
150jj);
    (v) The Plant Quarantine Act, as amended (7 U.S.C. 151 through 164a, 
and 167);
    (vi) The Terminal Inspection Act, as amended (7 U.S.C. 166);
    (vii) The Honeybee Act, as amended (7 U.S.C. 281 through 286);
    (viii) The Federal Noxious Weed Act of 1974, as amended (7 U.S.C. 
2801 through 2814);
    (ix) The Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531-1544);
    (x) Executive Order 11987;
    (xi) The responsibilities of the United States under the 
International Plant Protection Convention;
    (xii) Lacey Act Amendments of 1981, as amended (16 U.S.C. 3371 
through 3378);
    (xiii) Title III (and Title IV to the extent that it relates to 
activities under Title III) of the Federal Seed Act, as amended (7 
U.S.C. 1581 through 1610);
    (xiv) Authority to prescribe and collect fees under The Act of 
August 31, 1951, as amended (31 U.S.C. 9701), and sections 2508 and 2509 
of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990, as 
amended (21 U.S.C. 136 and 136a).

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    (xv) Plant Protection Act (Title IV, Pub. L. 106-224, 114 Stat. 438, 
7 U.S.C. 7701-7772).
    (3) Developing of regulations (including quarantines) regarding 
noxious weeds and plant pests and diseases.
    (4) Cooperating with and providing technical assistance to State and 
local governments, farmer's associations, and individuals with regard to 
plant pest control. Cooperating with and providing technical assistance 
to foreign governments with regard to plant pests and diseases.
    (5) Assisting in the development of sanitary and phytosanitary 
measures.
    (6) Regulating the field release into the environment, interstate 
movement, and importation of genetically modified organisms.
    (7) Serving as a member of the North American Plant Protection 
Organization (NAPPO). NAPPO is composed of plant protection officials 
and industry cooperators from Canada, Mexico, and the United States.
    (8) Administering plant and animal pest and disease exclusion 
policies, procedures, and regulations at international ports of entry 
(land, sea, and air) relative to all plants and plant and animal 
products and associated materials (excluding live animals).
    (9) Providing laboratory support, diagnostic services, methods 
development, and research activities in support of PPQ programs.

[65 FR 1299, Jan. 10, 2000, as amended at 65 FR 49471, Aug. 14, 2000]