Notification and holding requirements upon arrival

7 U.S. Code § 7713. Notification and holding requirements upon arrival

(a) Duty of Secretary of the Treasury
(1) Notification
The Secretary of the Treasury shall promptly notify the Secretary of Agriculture of the arrival of any plant, plant product, biological control organism, plant pest, or noxious weed at a port of entry.
(2) HoldingThe Secretary of the Treasury shall hold a plant, plant product, biological control organism, plant pest, or noxious weed for which notification is made under paragraph (1) at the port of entry until the plant, plant product, biological control organism, plant pest, or noxious weed—
(A)
is inspected and authorized for entry into or transit movement through the United States; or
(B)
is otherwise released by the Secretary of Agriculture.
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