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 114 STAT. 440 PUBLIC LAW 106-224 —JUNE 20, 2000 (14) PLANT PEST.—The term "plant pest" means any living stage of any of the following that can directly or indirectly injure, cause damage to, or cause disease in any plant or plant product: (A) A protozoan. (B) A nonhuman animal. (C) A parasitic plant. (D) A bacterium. (E) A fungus. (F) A virus or viroid. (G) An infectious agent or other pathogen. (H) Any article similar to or allied with any of the articles specified in the preceding subparagraphs. (15) PLANT PRODUCT.— The term "plant product" means— (A) any flower, fruit, vegetable, root, bulb, seed, or other plant part that is not included in the definition of plant; or (B) any manufactured or processed plant or plant part. (16) SECRETARY.—The term "Secretar/' means the Secretary of Agriculture. (17) STATE. —The term "State" means any of the several States of the United States, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the District of Columbia, Guam, the Virgin Islands of the United States, or any other territory or possession of the United States. (18) SYSTEMS APPROACH. —For the purposes of section 412(e), the term "systems approach" means a defined set of ph)^osanitary procedures, at least two of which have an independent effect in mitigating pest risk associated with the movement of commodities. (19) THIS TITLE. —Except when used in this section, the term "this title" includes any regulation or order issued by the Secretary under the authority of this title. (20) UNITED STATES.— The term "United States" means all of the States. Subtitle A—Plant Protection 7 USC 7711. SEC. 411. REGULATION OF MOVEMENT OF PLANT PESTS. (a) PROHIBITION OF UNAUTHORIZED MOVEMENT OF PLANT PESTS. —Except as provided in subsection (c), no person shall import, enter, export, or move in interstate commerce any plant pest, unless the importation, entry, exportation, or movement is authorized under general or specific permit and is in accordance with such regulations as the Secretary may issue to prevent the introduction of plant pests into the United States or the dissemination of plant pests within the United States. (b) REQUIREMENTS FOR PROCESSES.— The Secretary shall ensure that the processes used in developing regulations under subsection (a) governing consideration of import requests are based on sound science and are transparent and accessible. (c) AUTHORIZATION OF MOVEMENT OF PLANT PESTS BY REGULA- TION.— (1) EXCEPTION TO PERMIT REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary may issue regulations to allow the importation, entry, exportation, or movement in interstate commerce of specified plant

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