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Salazar Announces Ban on Importation and Interstate Transportation of Four Giant Snakes that Threaten Everglades (Jan 17, 2012)
DOI. Fish and Wildlife Service.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has finalized a rule that would ban the importation and interstate transportation of four nonnative constrictor snakes that threaten the Everglades and other sensitive ecosystems across the U.S. The final rule -- which incorporates public comments, economic analysis, and environmental assessment -- lists the Burmese python, the yellow anaconda, and the northern and southern African pythons as injurious wildlife under the Lacey Act in order to restrict their spread in the wild in the U.S. For more information, see Large Constrictor Snakes (scroll to view) from FWS' South Florida Ecological Services Field Office and What the Listing of the Four Constrictor Snakes as Injurious Means for People Who Own Snakes (Feb 13, 2012; PDF | 93 KB).

Update -- NAPPRA (Not Authorized Pending Pest Risk Analysis) -- Addition of Plants for Planting to the NAPPRA Lists
USDA. Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
The Not Authorized Pending Pest Risk Analysis list (APHIS-2011-0072) of plants and flowers has been published by USDA for public comment. The NAPPRA list are those plants which could be prohibited for import into the U.S. until a pest risk analysis has been completed for them. APHIS has prepared data sheets that detail the scientific evidence it evaluated in making the determination that the taxa are quarantine pests or hosts of quarantine pests. The data sheets are available to the public for review and comment.
Note: Most recent comment period closed Nov 25, 2011.
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USDA Establishes a New Category in Regulations Governing Nursery Stock Importation; Plants for Planting Not Authorized for Importation Pending Pest Risk Analysis
USDA. Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
Prevention is the key to keeping invasive plants out of our country! APHIS is establishing a new category of regulated articles in the regulations governing the importation of plants for planting, commonly known as the Q37 regulations (APHIS-2006-0011). The revision would allow APHIS to maximize protection of U.S. agriculture from foreign pests that could enter this country while minimizing adverse economic and trade impacts. See a recent presentation about the Revision of Quarantine 37 (PDF | 277 KB) for more information.
This action became effective Jun 27, 2011.

APHIS' Quarantine 56 Revision Factsheet (Oct 2008; PDF | 47KB) and Questions and Answers on the Quarantine 56 Revision (Oct 2008; PDF | 45 KB)
USDA. Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
Effective Aug 16, 2007, APHIS implemented revised regulations pertaining to the importation of fruits and vegetables. Collectively, these regulations are commonly referred to as Quarantine 56 or the Q56 regulations. Overall, the Q56 revisions, which are now in effect, simplify and expedite APHIS' process for approving new imports and pest-free areas while continuing to allow for public participation in agency decisionmaking. For additional information, see Quarantine Q56 Regulations.
Lacey Act
USDA. Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
The 2008 Farm Bill (the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (PDF | 1.5 MB), effective May 22, 2008, ammended the Lacy Act (the oldest wildlife protection statute in the U.S.). The amended Act now covers a broad range of plants and plant products, including timber deriving from illegally harvested plants. Import declarations requirements became effective Dec 15, 2008; declaration enforcements of the requirements has been phased-in, beginning Apr 1, 2009. See Hot Issues: Lacey Act for more information.
Giant HogweedFederal Noxious Weed List (effective Dec 10, 2010; PDF | 227 KB) / Changes to the Federal Noxious Weed List - New Species Added (PDF | 154 KB)
USDA. APHIS. Plant Protection and Quarantine.
Federal Weed List (7 CFR 360): The following plants, seeds, or other parts capable of propagation are within the definition of a "noxious weed" under the Federal Noxious Weed Act of 1974 (7 USC 2802(c). Listed noxious weeds may be moved into or through the U.S. only under permit from the USDA Plant Protection and Quarantine programs, and under conditions that would not involve a danger of disseminating the weeds. From Regulations.gov, see Noxious Weed Regulations 2007-0146-0015 for more information on the recent update.
Fire AntRegulated Pest List
USDA. APHIS. Plant Protection and Quarantine.

Northern Snakehead Injurious Wildlife and Injurious Wildlife: A Summary of the Injurious Provisions of the Lacey Act (Jun 2010; PDF | 688 KB)
DOI. FWS. Division of Environmental Quality.

Zebra musselNonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990 (Dec 29, 2000; PDF | 259 KB)
Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force.

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