APHIS Proposes to Remove Quarantine Requirement for Carnation Cuttings From Kenya

The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is proposing to eliminate the requirement that carnation cuttings imported from Kenya be quarantined upon arrival in the U.S. under certain conditions, it said in a notice. Currently, carnation (Dianthus spp.) cuttings are exempt from postentry quarantine when imported from Canada, and are conditionally exempt from quarantine when imported from Great Britain or the Netherlands. APHIS is proposing to also conditionally exempt Kenyan carnation cuttings, subject to conditions including registration of greenhouses and growers, growing requirements, inspections and a phytosanitary certificate from the Kenyan government. Comments are due July 8.