Federal Noxious Weed Act of 1974

Federal Noxious Weed Act of 1974

Long title	An Act to provide for the control and eradication of noxious weeds, and the regulation of the movement in interstate or foreign commerce of noxious weeds and potential carriers thereof, and for other purposes.
Acronyms (colloquial)	FNWA
Enacted by	the 93rd United States Congress
Effective	January 3, 1975
Citations
Public law	93-629
Statutes at Large	88 Stat. 2148
Codification
Titles amended	7 U.S.C.: Agriculture
U.S.C. sections created	7 U.S.C. ch. 61 § 2801 et seq.
Legislative history
Introduced in the House as H.R. 11273 by Louis Frey, Jr. (R–FL) on November 6, 1973 Committee consideration by House Agriculture, Senate Agriculture and Forestry Passed the House on December 18, 1973 (passed) Passed the Senate on December 11, 1974 (passed) with amendment House agreed to Senate amendment on December 19, 1974 (agreed) Signed into law by President Gerald Ford on January 3, 1975
Major amendments
Plant Protection Act

The Federal Noxious Weed Act of 1974 ("FNWA", Pub. L. 93–629, 88 Stat. 2148, enacted January 3, 1975) established a federal program to control the spread of noxious weeds. The United States Secretary of Agriculture was given the authority to declare plants "noxious weeds", and limit the interstate spread of such plants without a permit. The Secretary has the authority to inspect, seize, and destroy products, and quarantine areas, if necessary to contain, or limit the spread of such weeds.