2012 US Code
Title 39 - Postal Service
Part IV - MAIL MATTER (§§ 3001 - 3691)
Chapter 30 - NONMAILABLE MATTER (§§ 3001 - 3018)
Section 3015 - Nonmailable plant pests and injurious animals
Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, Title 39 - POSTAL SERVICE |
Category | Bills and Statutes |
Collection | United States Code |
SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
Contained Within | Title 39 - POSTAL SERVICE PART IV - MAIL MATTER CHAPTER 30 - NONMAILABLE MATTER Sec. 3015 - Nonmailable plant pests and injurious animals |
Contains | section 3015 |
Date | 2012 |
Laws in Effect as of Date | January 15, 2013 |
Positive Law | Yes |
Disposition | standard |
Short Titles | Alien Species Prevention and Enforcement Act of 1992.</p> |
Source Credit | Added Pub. L. 102-393, title VI, §631(d)(1), Oct. 6, 1992, 106 Stat. 1776. |
Statutes at Large References | 23 Stat. 32 37 Stat. 315 38 Stat. 1113 106 Stat. 1776, 1774 114 Stat. 454 |
Public Law References | Public Law 100-574, Public Law 102-393, Public Law 106-224 |
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(b)
(c)
(d)
(Added Pub. L. 102–393, title VI, §631(d)(1), Oct. 6, 1992, 106 Stat. 1776.)
References in TextSections 103 and 104 of the Federal Plant Pest Act (7 U.S.C. 150bb, 150cc), referred to in subsec. (b), were repealed by Pub. L. 106–224, title IV, §438(a)(2), June 20, 2000, 114 Stat. 454.
The Plant Quarantine Act, referred to in subsec. (c), is act Aug. 20, 1912, ch. 308, 37 Stat. 315, as amended, which was classified generally to chapter 8 (§151 et seq.) of Title 7, Agriculture, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 106–224, title IV, §438(a)(1), June 20, 2000, 114 Stat. 454. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables.
Short TitlePub. L. 102–393, title VI, §631(e), Oct. 6, 1992, 106 Stat. 1776, provided that: “This section [enacting this section and provisions set out below] may be cited as the ‘Alien Species Prevention and Enforcement Act of 1992’.”
Alien Species Prevention and Enforcement in HawaiiPub. L. 102–393, title VI, §631(a)–(c), Oct. 6, 1992, 106 Stat. 1774, 1776, provided that:
“(a)
“(1)
“(2)
“(3)
“(A) make a record of the prohibited plant, plant pest, or injurious animal found in the mail;
“(B) take appropriate action to prevent the introduction of the prohibited material into Hawaii; and
“(C) determine whether the facts and circumstances warrant seeking prosecution under a law prohibiting the conveyance of a plant, plant pest, or injurious animal.
“(4)
“(A)
“(B)
“(C)
“(b)
“(1)
“(A)
“(i) the Act of August 20, 1912 (37 Stat. 315, chapter 308; 7 U.S.C. 151 et seq.) (commonly known as the ‘Plant Quarantine Act’);
“(ii) the Federal Plant Pest Act (7 U.S.C. 150aa et seq.); and
“(iii) the matter under the heading ‘
“(B)
“(C)
“(i) section 102 of the Department of Agriculture Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 147a);
“(ii) section 3 of the Act of May 29, 1884 (23 Stat. 32, chapter 60; 21 U.S.C. 114); and
“(iii) section 11 of the Department of Agriculture Organic Act of 1956 (7 U.S.C. 114a) [probably means section 11 of act May 29, 1884, as added by the Department of Agriculture Organic Act of 1944, which is classified to 21 U.S.C. 114a].
“(2)
“(A)
“(B)
“(3)
“(A)
“(B)
“(4)
“(5)
“(c)
“(1)
“(A) the prohibitions against the shipment or transportation of plants, plants [sic] pests, and injurious animals; and
“(B) the consequences of violating Federal laws designed to prevent the introduction of alien species into the State of Hawaii and other areas of the United States.
“(2)
“(A) use public service announcements, mail, and other forms of distributing information, dial-up information services, and such other methods as will effectively communicate the information described in paragraph (1); and
“(B) cooperate with State and private organizations to carry out the program established under this subsection.
“(3)
“(A) conduct a study to determine the proportion of plant pests and injurious animals that are introduced into Hawaii by various modes of commerce; and
“(B) report the results of the study to Congress.”
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