1997 U.S. Code
Title 7 - AGRICULTURE
CHAPTER 8 - NURSERY STOCK AND OTHER PLANTS AND PLANT PRODUCTS
Sec. 159 - Regulations by Secretary restricting importation of plants, etc., other than “nursery stock”
View Metadata| Publication Title | United States Code, 1994 Edition, Supplement 3, Title 7 - AGRICULTURE |
| Category | Bills and Statutes |
| Collection | United States Code |
| SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
| Contained Within | Title 7 - AGRICULTURE CHAPTER 8 - NURSERY STOCK AND OTHER PLANTS AND PLANT PRODUCTS Sec. 159 - Regulations by Secretary restricting importation of plants, etc., other than “nursery stock” |
| Contains | section 159 |
| Date | 1997 |
| Laws in Effect as of Date | January 26, 1998 |
| Positive Law | No |
| Disposition | standard |
| Source Credit | Aug. 20, 1912, ch. 308, §5, 37 Stat. 316; Jan. 8, 1983, Pub. L. 97-432, §1(1), 96 Stat. 2276. |
| Statutes at Large References | 37 Stat. 316 96 Stat. 2276 |
| Public Law References | Public Law 97-432 |
§159. Regulations by Secretary restricting importation of plants, etc., other than “nursery stock”
Whenever the Secretary of Agriculture shall determine that the unrestricted importation of any plants, fruits, vegetables, roots, bulbs, seeds, or other plant products not included by the term “nursery stock” as defined in section 152 of this title may result in the entry into the United States or any of its Territories or Districts of injurious plant diseases or insect pests he shall promulgate his determination, specifying the class of plants and plant products the importation of which shall be restricted and the country and locality where they are grown, and thereafter, and until such promulgation is withdrawn, such plants and plant products imported or offered for import into the United States or any of its Territories or Districts shall be subject to all the provisions of sections 154 and 156 to 158 of this title.
(Aug. 20, 1912, ch. 308, §5, 37 Stat. 316; Jan. 8, 1983, Pub. L. 97–432, §1(1), 96 Stat. 2276.)
Amendments1983—Pub. L. 97–432 struck out provision directing the Secretary to hold a hearing before promulgating a determination under this section.
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