more on mailing seeds/plants to another country

From: "John H. Lawrence" <jhl at kuentos.guam.net> on 1997.12.02 at 14:31:03(1684) more information on seed importation; check out the APHIS homepage for regulations, etc. each country has different regulations +More USDA SEEKS INPUT ON AMENDING IMPORTED SEED REGULATIONS WASHINGTON, Oct. 2, 1996--The U.S. Department of Agriculture proposed today to allow U.S. companies that import seed for cleaning or processing to enter into compliance agreements with the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. Under the Federal Seed Act, USDA requires that all shipments of agricultural and vegetable seeds be labeled correctly and tested for the presence of certain noxious weeds as a condition of entry into the United States. NOTE: APHIS news releases, program announcements, and media advisories are available on the Internet. Access the APHIS Home Page by pointing you Web browser to http://www.aphis.usda.gov and clicking on "APHIS Press Releases." Also, anyone with an e-mail address can sign up to receive APHIS press releases automatically. APHIS CONTACTS ecurlett@aphis.usda.gov rporter@aphis.usda.gov Send an e-mail message to majordomo@info.aphis.usda.gov and leave the subject blank. In the message, type subscribe press_releases

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