APHIS Announces Phase Six Lacey Act Enforcement Schedule Effective Date of October 1, 2021

Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. On July 2, 2021, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) published a notice in the Federal Register to announce the implementation of Phase Six of the Lacey Act enforcement schedule. Effective October 1, 2021, Phase Six will require a plant import declaration for additional products such as essential oils and wooden pallets that are imported into the United States. APHIS delayed implementation of Phase Six in fall 2020 in response to stakeholder concerns about operational and economic setbacks caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. This action gave stakeholders additional time to recover from the impacts of the pandemic and to prepare for implementation of the requirement. With this requirement, the declaration must contain, among other things, the scientific name of the plant, value of importation, quantity of the plant, and name of the country from which the plant was taken. APHIS began phasing in the requirements on April 1, 2009. For additional information, please visit our website at: https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/ourfocus/planthealth/import-information/SA_Lacey_Act To view the notice, go to http://www.regulations.gov, and enter APHIS-2008-0119-0329 in the Search field. Questions about APHIS programs and services? Contact Us STAY CONNECTED: SUBSCRIBER SERVICES: Manage Preferences  |  Unsubscribe  |  Help This email was sent to ooseims.archieves@blogger.com using GovDelivery Communications Cloud on behalf of: USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service · 4700 River Rd · Riverdale, MD 20737