It was superseded by the Plant Protection Act of 2000 (P.L. 106–224, Title IV).[1] Under the new law, the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) retains broad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. (7 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.).
Titles of the Actedit
The 1957 Act was drafted as two titles defining policy standards for the control, eradication, and regulation of plant pests.
Title I - Federal Plant Pest Act - 7 U.S.C. §§ 150aa-150jj
Definitions
Dissemination of plant pests
Postal laws
Seizure of infected plants
Regulations and conditions
Inspections and seizures
Penalty
Separability
Disinfection of railway cars
Repeals
Title II - Eradication and Control of Insect Pests, Plant Diseases, and Nematodes - 7 U.S.C. § 147a
Department of Agriculture Organic Act of 1944 amendment
Referencesedit
^House, Frank J. (January 1, 2006). Agricultural Programs, Terms and Laws. Nova Publishers. ISBN9781594548925.
January 01, 1970
federal, plant, pest, 1957, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor,. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Federal Plant Pest Act of 1957 news newspapers books scholar JSTOR March 2017 Learn how and when to remove this message The Federal Plant Pest Act of 1957 P L 85 36 prohibited the movement of pests from a foreign country into or through the United States unless authorized by United States Department of Agriculture USDA Federal Plant Pest Act of 1957Long titleAn Act to facilitate the regulation control and eradication of plant pests Enacted bythe 85th United States CongressEffectiveMay 23 1957CitationsPublic law85 36Statutes at Large71 Stat 31CodificationTitles amended7 U S C AgricultureU S C sections created7 U S C ch 7B 150aa 150jjU S C sections amended7 U S C ch 7 147aLegislative historyIntroduced in the Senate as S 1442 by Allen J Ellender D LA on March 26 1957Committee consideration by Senate Agricultural and Forestry House AgriculturalPassed the Senate on March 29 1957 Passed Passed the House on April 11 1957 Passed with amendmentSenate agreed to House amendment on May 8 1957 Agreed Signed into law by President Dwight D Eisenhower on May 23 1957 It was superseded by the Plant Protection Act of 2000 P L 106 224 Title IV 1 Under the new law the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service APHIS retains 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 7 U S C 7701 et seq Titles of the Act editThe 1957 Act was drafted as two titles defining policy standards for the control eradication and regulation of plant pests Title I Federal Plant Pest Act 7 U S C 150aa 150jjDefinitions Dissemination of plant pests Postal laws Seizure of infected plants Regulations and conditions Inspections and seizures Penalty Separability Disinfection of railway cars Repeals dd Title II Eradication and Control of Insect Pests Plant Diseases and Nematodes 7 U S C 147aDepartment of Agriculture Organic Act of 1944 amendment dd References edit House Frank J January 1 2006 Agricultural Programs Terms and Laws Nova Publishers ISBN 9781594548925 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Federal Plant Pest Act of 1957 amp oldid 1161994128, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
