Lacey Act (1900; Prohibits import of a list of designated species & Species injurious to Intentional amended in 1998) vertebrates, mollusks, & crustacea that are to human beings or introduction & “injurious human beings, to the interests of agriculture, horticulture, resources. . forestry, or to wildlife or the wildlife resources of the United DoI States.” Declares importation or transportation of any live wildlife as injurious & prohibited, except as provided for the Act, but allows import of almost all species for scientific, medical, education, exhibition, or propagation purposes. Appendix F – NEW MEXICO STATE LAWS ADDRESSING AIS Department Pathways or or Means of Agency Authority Provisions Organisms Addressed Transport Website New Provides the authority to carry out operations or "Pest" means any insect, disease Mexico or other organism causing (or measures to locate, suppress, control, eradicate, Pest capable of) damage to any prevent or retard the spread of pests. This provision NMDA / Control plants or its parts or plant includes the authority to quarantine all or part of the Agriculture & Act products. state, to inspect areas suspected of infestation, & to to abate the threat from actual or suspected infestations Services of pests. Division / New Provides the authority for the state to inspect "Plant pests" are organisms Bureau of Mexico nurseries & florists to ensure stock are free from plant injurious to plants & plant Entomology Plant pests. This provision also includes the authority to products which could be & Nursery Protection regulate the transport into the state & the sale & transported with the plant, Industries Act transport within the state to ensure plant stock is pest including phyla arthropoda, to free. mollusca or nemathelminthes as
DoI Lacey Act (1900; amended in 1998) Prohibits import of a list of designated species & vertebrates, mollusks, & crustacea that are “injurious to human beings, to the interests of agriculture, horticulture, forestry, or to wildlife or the wildlife resources of the United States.” Declares importation or transportation of any live wildlife as injurious & prohibited, except as provided for the Act, but allows import of almost all species for scientific, medical, education, exhibition, or propagation purposes. Species injurious to human beings or resources. Intentional introduction & . Appendix – F NEW MEXICO STATE LAWS ADDRESSING AIS Department or Agency Authority Provisions Organisms Addressed Pathways or Means of Transport Website NMDA / Agriculture & Services Division / Bureau of Entomology & Nursery Industries New Mexico Pest Control Act to Provides the authority to carry out operations or measures to locate, suppress, control, eradicate, prevent or retard the spread of pests. This provision includes the authority to quarantine all or part of the state, to inspect areas suspected of infestation, & to abate the threat from actual or suspected infestations of pests. "Pest" means any insect, disease or other organism causing (or capable of) damage to any plants or its parts or plant products. New Mexico Plant Protection Act to Provides the authority for the state to inspect nurseries & florists to ensure stock are free from plant pests. This provision also includes the authority to regulate the transport into the state & the sale & transport within the state to ensure plant stock is pest free. "Plant pests" are organisms injurious to plants & plant products which could be transported with the plant, including phyla arthropoda, mollusca or nemathelminthes as
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