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The Office of Pest Management Policy is responsible for communicating across federal agencies to promote the development of pest management strategies that reduce the economic, environmental, and public health risks from pests as well as from the methods used to control them in agricultural and natural resource environments.
National Invasive Species Council; Biological Invasions.
Building on information provided by federal agencies and an inspection of the US Code and the Code of Federal Regulations, this article reviews and identifies relevant authorities to determine federal legal capacities, gaps, and inconsistencies to address (Early Detection and Rapid Response (EDRR). Although the Plant Protection Act and the Animal Health Protection Act are comprehensive authorities that address the detection of and response to organisms that threaten plant and livestock health, there is no single authority that encompasses EDRR for all invasive species. Rather, there is a patchwork of authorities that unevenly addresses various aspects of EDRR. View Early Detection and Rapid Response for more information. See related resource: Biological Invasions - Special Issue: Early Detection and Rapid Response for special issue on EDRR.
The APHIS Federal Noxious Weed Program is designed to prevent the introduction into the United States of nonindigenous invasive plants. See also: Noxious Weeds Program Homepage for more information.