50 CFR § 24.1 - 24.12 - Taking, Possession, Transportation, Sale, Purchase, Barter, Exportation, and Importation of Wildlife and Plants - Importation and Exportation of Plants

236 50 CFR Ch. I (10–1–23 Edition) Pt. 24 PART 24—IMPORTATION AND EXPORTATION OF PLANTS Subpart A—Introduction Sec. 24.1 Purpose of regulations. 24.2 Scope of regulations. Subpart B—Importation and Exportation at Designated Ports 24.11 General restrictions. 24.12 Designated ports. AUTHORITY: Secs. 9(f)(1), 11(f), Pub. L. 93– 205, 87 Stat 893, 897 (16 U.S.C. 1538(f)(1), 1540(f)). SOURCE: 49 FR 42941, Oct. 25, 1984, unless otherwise noted. Subpart A—Introduction § 24.1 Purpose of regulations. The regulations contained in this part are for the purpose of establishing ports for the importation, exportation and reexportation of plants. § 24.2 Scope of regulations. The provisions in this part are in ad dition to, and do not supersede, other regulations in this chapter. Also, the U.S. Department of Agriculture admin isters the Plant Quarantine Act, as amended (7 U.S.C. 151 et seq.), the Fed eral Plant Pest Act, as amended (7 U.S.C. 150aa et seq.), and the Federal Noxious Weed Act of 1974 (7 U.S.C. 2801 et seq.), which contain authority for ad ditional prohibitions and restrictions, including additional port of entry re quirements, for the importation or ex portation of plants (See 7 CFR chapter III for regulations containing prohibi tions and restrictions under these au thorities). Subpart B—Importation and Exportation at Designated Ports § 24.11 General restrictions. No person shall import, export, or re export plants at any place other than at a port designated in 24.12 (herein after ‘‘designated port’’) in accordance with the provisions of this part, unless otherwise specifically authorized by the Service at a nondesignated port in accordance with section 9(f)(1) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended. § 24.12 Designated ports. (a) The following U.S. Department of Agriculture ports are designated ports for the importation, exportation, or re exportation of plants which are listed in 50 CFR 17.12 and/or 23.23 and which are required to be accompanied by doc umentation under 50 CFR part 17 and/ or 23: Nogales, Arizona Los Angeles, California San Diego, California San Francisco, California Miami, Florida Orlando, Florida Honolulu, Hawaii New Orleans, Louisiana Hoboken, New Jersey (Port of New York) Jamaica, New York San Juan, Puerto Rico Brownsville, Texas El Paso, Texas Houston, Texas Seattle, Washington (b) The U.S. Department of Agri culture ports at Hilo, Hawaii, and Chi cago, Illinois, are designated ports for the importation, exportation, or re exportation of plants of the family Orchidaceae (orchids) which are listed in 50 CFR 17.12 or 23.23 and which are required to be accompanied by docu mentation under 50 CFR part 17 or 23. (c) The U.S. Department of Agri culture ports at Atlanta, Georgia; Chi cago, Illinois; Baltimore, Maryland; St. Louis, Missouri; and Milwaukee, Wis consin; are designated ports for the im portation, exportation or reexportation of roots of American ginseng (Panax quinquefolius) listed in 50 CFR 23.23 and which are required to be accompanied by documentation under 50 CFR part 17 or 23. (d) The U.S. Department of Agri culture ports at Detroit and Port Huron, Michigan; Buffalo, New York; Rouses Point, New York; and Blaine, Washington, are designated ports for the importation from Canada of plants which are listed in 50 CFR 17.12 or 23.23 and which are required to be accom panied by documentation under 50 CFR part 17 or 23, and for the exportation or reexportation to Canada of plants which are listed in 50 CFR 17.12 or 23.23 VerDate Sep<11>2014 08:53 Feb 09, 2024 Jkt 259244 PO 00000 Frm 00246 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:\SGML\259244.XXX 259244js pe ar s on D S K 12 1T N 23 P R O D w ith C F R 237 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Serv., Interior ยง 24.12 and which are required to be accom panied by documentation under 50 CFR part 17 or 23. (e) The U.S. Department of Agri culture ports at Mobile, Alabama; Fort Lauderdale (=Port Everglades), Jack sonville, and Panama City, Florida; Sa vannah, Georgia; Baltimore, Maryland; Gulfport, Mississippi; Wilmington and Morehead City, North Carolina; Port land, Oregon; Philadelphia, Pennsyl vania; Charleston, South Carolina; La redo, Texas; Norfolk, Virginia; and Vancouver, Washington, are designated ports for the importation of logs and lumber from trees which are listed in the appendices to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) or in 50 CFR 17.12 or 23.23 and which are required to be accompanied by documentation under 50 CFR part 17 or 23. (f) The U.S. Department of Agri culture port at Wilmington, North Carolina, is a designated port for the exportation of plants of the species Dionaea muscipula (Venus flytrap), which is listed in appendix II to CITES and which is required to be accom panied by documentation under 50 CFR part 23. (g) All U.S. Customs designated ports of entry on the United States-Canadian border (Customs designated ports of entry are listed in 19 CFR part 101) and the following U.S. Department of Agri culture ports are designated ports for the importation, exportation, or re exportation of plants not required to be accompanied by documentation under 50 CFR part 17 or 23: Mobile, Alabama Anchorage, Alaska Nogales, Arizona Phoenix, Arizona San Luis, Arizona Tucson, Arizona Calexico, Arizona Los Angeles, California San Diego, California San Francisco, California San Pedro, California Denver, Colorado Wallingford, Connecticut Dover, Delaware (Dover AFB) Wilmington, Delaware Washington, District of Columbia Jacksonville, Florida Key West, Florida Miami, Florida Orlando, Florida Pensacola, Florida Cape Canaveral, Florida Port Everglades, Florida Tampa, Florida West Palm Beach, Florida Atlanta, Georgia Savannah, Georgia Agana, Guam Hilo, Hawaii Honolulu, Hawaii Wailuku, Maui, Hawaii Chicago, Illinois Baton Rouge, Louisiana New Orleans, Louisiana Bangor, Maine Portland, Maine Baltimore, Maryland Boston, Massachusetts Detroit, Michigan Duluth, Minnesota St. Paul, Minnesota Kansas City, Missouri St. Louis, Missouri Hoboken, New Jersey McGuire AFB, New Jersey Albany, New York Buffalo, New York New York, New York Jamaica, New York Rouses Point, New York Morehead City, North Carolina Wilmington, North Carolina Cleveland, Ohio Astoria, Oregon Coos Bay, Oregon Portland, Oregon Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Hato Rey, Puerto Rico Mayaguez, Puerto Rico Ponce, Puerto Rico Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico San Juan, Puerto Rico Warwick, Rhode Island Charleston, South Carolina Memphis, Tennessee Brownsville, Texas Corpus Christi, Texas Dallas-Ft. Worth, Texas Del Rio, Texas Eagle Pass, Texas El Paso, Texas Galveston, Texas Hidalgo, Texas Houston, Texas Laredo, Texas Port Arthur, Texas Presidio, Texas Progreso, Texas Roma, Texas San Antonio, Texas St. Croix, Virgin Islands of the United States St. Thomas, Virgin Islands of the United States Newport News, Virginia Norfolk, Virginia Blaine, Washington VerDate Sep<11>2014 08:53 Feb 09, 2024 Jkt 259244 PO 00000 Frm 00247 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:\SGML\259244.XXX 259244js pe ar s on D S K 12 1T N 23 P R O D w ith C F R 238 50 CFR Ch. I (10–1–23 Edition) § 24.12 Tacoma, Washington (McChord AFB) Seattle, Washington Milwaukee, Wisconsin [49 FR 42941, Oct. 25, 1984, as amended at 55 FR 11920, Mar. 30, 1990; 58 FR 68543, Dec. 28, 1993; 58 FR 14121, Mar. 25, 1994; 59 FR 42775, Aug. 19, 1994; 62 FR 30775, June 5, 1997] VerDate Sep<11>2014 08:53 Feb 09, 2024 Jkt 259244 PO 00000 Frm 00248 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:\SGML\259244.XXX 259244js pe ar s on D S K 12 1T N 23 P R O D w ith C F R