PPQ 546 Agreement for Postentry Quarantine State Screening Notic

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united states department of agriculture animal and plant health inspection service Plant Protection and quarantine Agreement for postentry quarantine State screening notice (7 cfr 319.37)	Instructions: press hard – you are making 4 copies. Complete section A. Forward parts 1, 2, and 3 to the state regulatory official in the state where the plant material will be grown. Refer to the addresses on the reverse of Part 4. Retain Part 4 for your file.
1. Name and Address of Applicant Telephone No. ( )		2. Scientific Name of Plant ___ ___ ___ ___	3. Quantity___ ___ ___ ___		4. Country of Origin

5. Actual location where material will be grown, including country (please be specific. Show street address of property, or if no number, describe location of property in relation to roads and/or landmarks. Do NOT use post office box numbers.
Agreement As a condition of importing nursery stock governed by postentry quarantine provisions of the Nursery Stock Plants regulation (7 CFR 319.37-7), the following requirements must be met. a. All plant material will be grown on premises supervised and controlled be me, located as specified in the Growing Locations section, and will not be moved or distributed without prior written permission of the appropriate State or Territory Official and the Coordinator, Postentry Quarantine Program, Riverdale, MD. b. Properly identified officers, either Federal and/or State, will be given access to the premises listed in the Growing Locations section during regular business hours. c. No increase of these plants by cutting, grafting, suckers, flowers, seeds, or air layers will be made; there will be no distribution of the plants or increase; and no cutting of flowers for sale will be made until the plants are released from postentry quarantine, or written permission of the (as in the first condition above). d. The plant material and all increase there from will be labeled by specific plant name, port accession number, and date of importation. e. The plant material will be separated from domestic stock of the same genus including such stock on adjoining premises, by no less than 3 meters (approximately 10 feet); and will be separated from other imported plants by the same distance. f. Any treatments prescribed by the officer including destruction of the quarantined plant material or other plants growing on the premises will be complied with to prevent the dissemination of a plant pest. g. The appropriate State or Territory Official will be notified in writing within 30 days when any abnormality is noticed in the plant material or if the plant material dies. Dead plants will be retained and collected by the officer for analysis. h. Notification of change of address will be sent to the appropriate State or Territory Official and the Coordinator, Postentry Quarantine Program, Riverdale MD. i. Plants of Rubus spp. from Europe will be grown in a screenhouse (16 mesh per inch minimum); plants of Chrysanthemum spp., Dendranthema spp., Leucanthemalla serotina, Nipponanthemum nipponicum, Dianthus spp., and Hydrangea spp. will be grown in a greenhouse or other enclosed building. j. The postentry requirements will be applied to Chrysanthemum spp. for 6 months after importation, to Dianthus spp. for 1 year after importation, to Hydrangea spp. for 9 months after importation, to Humulus spp. (hops), a meristem culture of the imported plant will be observed for 6 months, and the original plant will be destroyed after the meristem culture is established. After the 6-month observation, the meristem culture-generated plant must remain in postentry quarantine for an additional year. All other plants under the postentry quarantine program will be observed and grown for 2 years after importation.
I, as the responsible agent, have read this agreement and agree to the above conditions, and understand that violation of this agreement will result in the cancellation of my postentry permit.
6. signature of applicant		7. Date Signed
Section B- to be completed by state official
8. Site Approved Disapproved (If Disapproved State Reason Below) Not Screened Retain part 3 for your file
9. signature of state official	10.date signed		State forward this application to: U.S. Department of Agriculture, APHIS Plant Protection and Quarantine 4700 River Road, Unit 136 Riverdale, Maryland 20737-1236

PPQ Form 546 Previous edition obsolete.

May 2009

Warning: Any alteration, forgery, or unauthorized use of this document is subject to civil penalties of up to $250,000 (7 U.S.C. 7734(b)) or punishable by a fine of not more than $10,000, or imprisonment of not more than 5 years, or both (18 U.S.C. 1001)

Instruction for Completing PPQ Form 546

Agreement for Postentry Quarantine State Screening Notice

Note: Please TYPE or PRINT legibly to complete this form.

1. Enter the name of the company representative who is responsible for the shipment, the company name, and a street address. If you have a Post Office box for mail deliveries, add this to the street address in this box.

2. Enter the scientific (Latin) name of each plant you wish to import. If you do not know the scientific name(s), enter the English common name(s).

3. Enter the maximum number of plant/cuttings you and the State inspector consider appropriate for the growing are you have selected during the quarantine period for the genus or genera you are importing.

4. Enter the country of countries from which the product is originally being shipped.

5. Enter the specific location – street address (if available), city, county, and State – where the plant material will be grown for the duration of the quarantine period. If no street address is available, you and the State inspector must determine how to describe the location in detail (GPS coordinates can be used).

Stop. Contact your State Plant Regulatory Official to set up an appointment for a site inspection and consolation. See the National Plant Board website at http://www.nationalplantboard.org/ for contact information for your State’s Regulatory Official.

6. After the site inspection and consultation, the person named in Block 1 must sign the application.

7. Enter the date the application was completed and signed.

The State Regulatory Official will complete the form and submit it to USDA, APHIS, Plant Protection and Quarantine (full address on bottom of form).