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[CITE: 7USC7701]

 
                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
                      CHAPTER 104--PLANT PROTECTION
 
Sec. 7701. Findings

    Congress finds that--
        (1) the detection, control, eradication, suppression, 
    prevention, or retardation of the spread of plant pests or noxious 
    weeds is necessary for the protection of the agriculture, 
    environment, and economy of the United States;
        (2) biological control is often a desirable, low-risk means of 
    ridding crops and other plants of plant pests and noxious weeds, and 
    its use should be facilitated by the Department of Agriculture, 
    other Federal agencies, and States whenever feasible;
        (3) it is the responsibility of the Secretary to facilitate 
    exports, imports, and interstate commerce in agricultural products 
    and other commodities that pose a risk of harboring plant pests or 
    noxious weeds in ways that will reduce, to the extent practicable, 
    as determined by the Secretary, the risk of dissemination of plant 
    pests or noxious weeds;
        (4) decisions affecting imports, exports, and interstate 
    movement of products regulated under this chapter shall be based on 
    sound science;
        (5) the smooth movement of enterable plants, plant products, 
    biological control organisms, or other articles into, out of, or 
    within the United States is vital to the United State's economy and 
    should be facilitated to the extent possible;
        (6) export markets could be severely impacted by the 
    introduction or spread of plant pests or noxious weeds into or 
    within the United States;
        (7) the unregulated movement of plant pests, noxious weeds, 
    plants, certain biological control organisms, plant products, and 
    articles capable of harboring plant pests or noxious weeds could 
    present an unacceptable risk of introducing or spreading plant pests 
    or noxious weeds;
        (8) the existence on any premises in the United States of a 
    plant pest or noxious weed new to or not known to be widely 
    prevalent in or distributed within and throughout the United States 
    could constitute a threat to crops and other plants or plant 
    products of the United States and burden interstate commerce or 
    foreign commerce; and
        (9) all plant pests, noxious weeds, plants, plant products, 
    articles capable of harboring plant pests or noxious weeds regulated 
    under this chapter are in or affect interstate commerce or foreign 
    commerce.

(Pub. L. 106-224, title IV, Sec. 402, June 20, 2000, 114 Stat. 438.)

                       References in Text

    This chapter, referred to in pars. (4) and (9), was in the original 
``this title'', meaning title IV of Pub. L. 106-224, June 20, 2000, 114 
Stat. 438, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete 
classification of title IV to the Code, see Short Title note set out 
below and Tables.


                               Short Title

    Pub. L. 106-224, title IV, Sec. 401, June 20, 2000, 114 Stat. 438, 
provided that: ``This title [enacting this chapter, amending section 
7759 of this title and section 129a of Title 21, Food and Drugs, and 
repealing sections 148, 148a, 148c to 148f, 149, 150, 150a to 150g, 
150aa to 150jj, 151 to 154, 156 to 164, 164a, 167, 1651 to 1656, and 
2801 to 2813 of this title, and provisions set out as notes under 
sections 147a, 150, 150aa, 151, and 1651 of this title] may be cited as 
the `Plant Protection Act'.''
