I am posting this on a number of forums...these changes could mean the end to our getting new stock from abroad.
Here's the link:
http://by15fd.bay15.hotmail.msn.com/cgi-bin/Mail?r=http%3a%2f%2fby15fd%2ebay15%2ehotmail%2emsn%2ecom%2fcgi%2dbin%2fhmhome%3ffti%3dyes%26curmbox%3dF000000001%26a%3da0609bf4cad8c8bdd4453a5cd4894cc1&curmbox=F000000001&a=a0609bf4cad8c8bdd4453a5cd4894cc1&_lang=EN&country=US
Aloha
Proposal for change in USDA APHIS regulations/importing
Your link isn't working....it takes me right to this very post!
HI Nan...I just found that out. Good Old Hotmail.
Terry had posted the link on the Indigenous Plant forum...
Aloha,
Carol
http://docket.epa.gov/edkfed/do/EDKStaffCollectionDetailView?objectId=0b0007d4804fb613
Just to make it easier to find
Edited to add, for some reason the form is very slow to load.
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Thanks for the help!
Carol
Carol. dose this mean that we wont be able to order from you???? :(((((( Maybe we should stock up now?? I am not sure I understand all that.
Binky...we are all in the USA. It is the importation from foreign countries they are trying to regulate and they are in a pickle: they are instructed to reformulate the laws so that our environment is protected and they are instructed not to hurt small businesses (or even large ones!!). Now...one of the problems is that a plant/tree/vine/flower may be invasive in San Diego, CA, but hard to grow north of San Francisco.
The Hawaiian Ag. has come out with a list of Forbidden Invasive Plants...some of them are isolated to one small section of one island but they are forbidden across the board! That is not fair. It is like saying that hoyas are invasive because they produce seeds carried by the wind. In 4 years I have yet to find a hoya growing where I didn't plant it, even tho' I have plants that produce gobs of seed pods.
What unthoughtout laws will do is to stop new species and other taxa from being allowed into the USA.
OK, time to get off my soap box...but, that is what it is about
Carol
And the biggest point to consider with that in mind is.....most of the beautiful plants we all grow indoors have been brought here from across the border.
I'm thinking of the recent introductions of plants from Thailand..... (Colorful Aglaonemas, the Thai hybrid Crown of Thorns with huge flowers, and many hoyas, right?).....not to mention the myriad of plants that have been brought here from other tropical climates.
Most serious plant sellers purposely travel overseas to collect exotic plants.....these laws would mean they couldn't bring those back with them.
Imagine no new plant introductions!
Here is the latest information I received...there is STILL time to post comments to APHIS.
Thanks to all who have taken time to comment. APHIS heard the
requests for a time extension and has granted one.
The comment period has been extended until April 11, 2005.
This may be the single most important issue the gardening community
ever has to face; the proposed regulations will affect gardeners in
every country. Since there is no central organization to speak for
horticulture, it is important that we do not ignore this opportunity,
thinking someone else will take care of it. There is no someone
else; we are it.
While comments have been coming in on the docket site, I hope more of
you will make the time to take advantage of this extension and send
in your comments. APHIS will respond to your concerns if they are
stated in a civil manner; clear reasoning supported by personal
experience is especially helpful; rants of frustration with past or
present are not.
It would also be very helpful if you are able to get the word out to
smaller nurseries and growers who are either not online; not on the
mailing lists or too busy keeping their heads above water to keep up
with regulatory issues. These regulations will affect them directly
and they need to know about them so that they are able express their
needs and concerns to APHIS.
Unfortunately, one cannot create a direct link to the actual
document. To find it, go to the main docket list page:
http://www.aphis.usda.gov/ppd/rad/webrepor/ppq.html
If the above URL breaks on your email program, use this one:
http://tinyurl.com/3v8wy
The first item on the page listing, Nursery Stock Regulations, is
the notice of the extension of the comment period - you cannot reach
the document from it.
Scroll down the page. The docket is about the 18th item down the
page.
You will see this:
Nursery Stock Regulations
Docket No. 03-069-1
Advance notice of proposed rulemaking and request for comments
7 CFR Part 319
Published December 10, 2004
69 FR 71736-71744
Text | PDF | EDOCKET
The above three items are the links on the APHIS site to the actual
document. The first is to a text file on the web. The second
downloads an Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) file to your computer. The third
links to the page with comments that have been made, which contains
links that you can use to submit your own comment.
Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
mtalt@hort.net
Editor: Gardening in Shade
Shadyside Garden Designs
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