plant quarantine
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Plant quarantine is a technique for ensuring disease- and pest-free plants, whereby a plant is isolated while tests are performed to detect the presence of a problem.
Administration
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In the U.S., the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) retains the plant quarantine function, although the agency’s border-inspection function was transferred to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) by P.L. 107-296.{{Cite web |title=Border Security: Inspections Practices, Policies, and Issues |url=https://www.everycrsreport.com/reports/RL32399.html |access-date=2025-06-07 |website=www.everycrsreport.com |language=en}}
References
- {{CRS|article = Report for Congress: Agriculture: A Glossary of Terms, Programs, and Laws, 2005 Edition|url = http://ncseonline.org/nle/crsreports/05jun/97-905.pdf|author= Jasper Womach}}