Plant Quarantine Act

Plant Quarantine Act
Long title	An Act to regulate the importation of nursery stock and other plants and plant products; to enable' the Secretary of Agriculture to establish and maintain quarantine districts for plant diseases and insect pests; to permit and regulate the movement of fruits, plants, and vegetables therefrom, and for other purposes.
Nicknames	Plant Quarantine Act of 1912
Enacted by	the 62nd United States Congress
Effective	October 1, 1912
Citations
Public law	62-275
Statutes at Large	37 Stat. 315
Codification
Titles amended	7 U.S.C.: Agriculture
U.S.C. sections created	7 U.S.C. ch. 8 § 151 et seq.
Legislative history
	Introduced in the House as H.R. 24119 by James S. Simmons (R–NY) on May 6, 1912; Committee consideration by House Agriculture, Senate Agriculture; Signed into law by President William H. Taft on August 20, 1912;

The Plant Quarantine Act, originally enacted in 1912 (7 U.S.C. 151 et seq.), gave the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) authority to regulate the importation and interstate movement of nursery stock and other plants that may carry pests and diseases that are harmful to agriculture. This Act has been superseded by the consolidated APHIS statute, the Plant Protection Act of 2000 (7 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.). This authority is particularly important to the agency’s ability to prevent or limit the spread of harmful invasive species within or to a state or region of the United States.