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Originally Posted by harveyc
Thanks, Chong. . . . . . . . . . . However, figuring out the regulations is a different matter! I belong to another group and a friend from another country that sends plants to the U.S. said that he has had a very tough time figuring them out as well and his own ag department asked him to provide them the clear list of plants once he had finally obtained it. It would seem that if they wanted to encourage compliance they would make the rules more clear.
Thanks!
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Harvey,
I have a completely opposite opinion of the regulations. I find them to be pretty straightforward. I hold a current permit that expires either next year or in 2009. I originally applied for it to import some Araucaria Araucana (Monkey Puzzle Tree) seeds from Argentina and Araucaria Bidwilii(False Monkey Puzzle Tree) seeds from Australia. Before they replied, I added a list of plants I wanted to import from Thailand and the Philippines. When I got their response, I was given a Permit Number and a host of regulations and list of prohibited and restricted plants. The bottom line is that you cannot import anything in the prohibited list and import from the restricted list with some stipulations, e.g., post entry quarantine requirements, sterilization, etc., plus there are required documentations for all plants being imported. I realize that the requirements are lengthy, but this is just a synopsis.
In prior permits, the names of the plants that I listed in the application were the only ones I could import and they were relisted on the permit documents. To add other plants to the permit though, will only require that the list be appended before the other plants are actually imported. Now, the only thing that would be listed on the permit are any plant on my list that may need to be qualified, are on the endangered/protected/restricted species list, or if any of them will be subject to post entry quarantine, and/or they have any current concerns.
Since there are no fees required, I just went ahead and applied for the permit. And when the permit got here, like I said, I found them to be straightforward.
Hope this helps.
Chong