APHIS Reopens Comments on Proposed Rule to Relieve Hass Avocado Import Restrictions
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is reopening the comment period on its proposed rule that would relieve certain restrictions regarding the movement of fresh Hass variety avocados. Among other things, APHIS proposed to provide for the interstate movement…
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of Hass avocados from the Mediterranean fruit fly quarantined areas in the U.S. with a certificate; and to remove certain trapping requirements for Hass avocados imported from the State of Michoacan, Mexico and from Peru. Comments are now due by May 18, 2011 (from May 4). (See ITT's Online Archives or 04/01/11 news, 11040133, for BP summary of the proposed rule.)