APHIS implements new program
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The USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has begun implementation of its Federally Recognized State Managed Phytosanitary (FRSMP) program.
The new program establishes a process to federally recognize certain state-managed plant pest programs. The program represents an effort to coordinate U.S. plant pest restrictions related to both importations and interstate movement.
For a plant pest to be considered in the FRSMP it must be one that is not currently regulated by APHIS or one that APHIS is considering to no longer regulate under a Federal program and it must be of limited distribution within the U.S.
For additional information visit the APHIS website.