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Authority to seize, quarantine, 
treat, destroy or otherwise dispose 
of any product or article of any 
character whatsoever, or means of 
conveyance, which is moving into or 
through the U.S, or interstate and 
which is believed to be infested by 
any noxious weed, or contains any 
noxious weed, or which was infested 
or contained any noxious weed at 
the time of movement. 
Mandatory requirement. 
Rules were issued by Treasury 
Department and E3>A. 
CROSS-REFERENCES 
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No action may be taken 
to regulate interstate 
movement unless a 
State also takes a | 
cooperative action to 
erradicate the noxious 
weed in its State. 
Federal Plant Pest 
Act, Federal Noxious 
Weed Act, "Exotic 
Organisms" Executive 
Order 11987 also regu- 
late imports 
AFFECTED 
AGENCIES 
USD A- APHIS 
I 
EDA, 
USD A- APHIS 
Treasury 
Dept. 
EPA, 
USD A- APHIS 
Treasury 
Dept. 
AFFECTED 
PRODUCTS 
OR 
PROCESSES 
"Noxious weed" is 
defined as "any 
living stage 
(including but 
not limited to 
seeds and repro- 
ductive parts) 
Of any parasitic 
or other plant of 
a kind or sub- 
division of a 
kirvd, which is of 
foreign origin, 
is new to or not 
widely prevalent 
i n the U .S . , and 
can directly or 
indirectly injure 
crops, other use- 
ful plants, live- 
stock, or poultry 
or other inter- 
ests of agricul- 
ture including 
irrigation or 
navigation Or the 
fish and wildlife 
resources of the 
United States or 
the public 
health." 
TSCA "chemical 
substances* 
DESCRIPTION 
Authority to issue permits 
to regulate the movement of 
noxious weeds into or through 
the U.S. 
Authority to regulate the 
sale, purchase, barter, 
exchange, advertisement, 
giving, or receiving of 
any noxious weed. 
Substance imported into the 
US nust be in compliance with 
TSCA. 
Section 13 import provisions; 
requires companies importing 
"chemical substances" to 
certify compliance with TSCA 
AUTHORITY 
OR 
GUIDELINE 
1 1 
Federal Noxious Weed 
Act of 1974 
(7 USC 2801-2813) 
Regulations: 
7 CFR 360 
TSCA Section 13 
Regulations: 
40 CFR 707 
19 CFR 12, 127 
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