,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #cgba  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #a1 #bjbd,mr4 
,ricketts 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,wick]1 &    
,mrs4 ,britt7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2  
:i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,environm5t & ,public     
,works  ,a ,,bill  ,to prescribe        
requirem5ts ) respect to plants deta9$  
by ! ,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior on suspicion
 ( a violation ( ! ,lacey ,act ,am5dm5ts
 ( #aiha1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort  
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,/r5g!n 
,wood ,products ,supply ,*a9 ,act (     
#bjbd4  #b4 ,def9itions  ,9 ?is ,act3   
7#a7 ,import] ,! t]m import] means any  
p]son t seeks to import 7z def9$ 9      
section #b ( ! ,lacey ,act 7#af         
,u4,s4,c4 #ccga77 plants4  7#b7 ,lacey  
,act ,! t]m ,lacey ,act means ! ,lacey  
,act ,am5dm5ts ( #aiha 7#af ,u4,s4,c4   
#ccga et seq474  7#c7 ,plant ,! t]m     
plant has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9 section  
#b ( ! ,lacey ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4       
#ccga74  7#d7 ,secret>y ,! t]m ,secret>y

 means ! ,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior1 act+   
?r\gh ! ,director ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,fi%
 & ,wildlife ,s]vice4  #c4 ,det5tion (  
plants "u ! ,lacey ,act  7a7 ,9 g5]al   
,not)/&+ any o!r provision ( law1 n lat]
 ?an #e days 7exclud+ week5ds & ,f$]al  
holidays7 aft] ! date on :i* plants are 
pres5t$ by ! ,u4,s4 ,cu/oms & ,bord]    
,protection to ! ,secret>y = physical   
exam9ation on suspicion ( a violation ( 
! ,lacey ,act1 ! ,secret>y %all-- 7#a7  
release ! plants2 or  7#b7 issue to !   
import] a notice ( det5tion 9 accordance
 ) subsection 7b74  7b7 ,notice (       
det5tion ,a notice ( det5tion issu$ by !
 ,secret>y "u subsection 7a77#b7 %all   
include-- 7#a7 ! specific reasons = :i* 
! det5tion ( ! applicable plants 0      
initiat$1 includ+ ! date on :i* ! plants
 7 pres5t$ to ! ,secret>y = exam9ation2 
7#b7 ! anticipat$ l5g? ( det5tion2  7#c7
 ! nature ( ! te/s or inquiries to be   
conduct$ on ! applicable plants2  7#d7 !
 nature ( any in=mation t1 if suppli$ to
 ! ,secret>y1 w\ld accel]ate !          

disposition ( ! det5tion2 &  7#e7 a     
notice to in=m ! import] t ! import] may
 apply to ! ,secret>y & ! ,u4,s4 ,cu/oms
 & ,bord] ,protection to transport !    
plants "u bond to be exam9$ at a        
location o!r ?an a location "u ! control
 ( ! ,secret>y4  7c7 ,adm9i/rative &    
physical inspections ,if ! ,secret>y    
conducts any te/s ( plants pres5t$ =    
physical exam9ation "u subsection 7a7 = 
appraisem5t1 classification1 or o!r     
(ficial purposes1 ! ,secret>y %all      
provide to ! import]-- 7#a7 ! results ( 
t te/+2  7#b7 suffici5t in=mation ab\t !
 te/+ conduct$ s t ! import] has !      
ability to replicate ! te/2 &  7#c7 any 
applicable accompany+ docum5tation      
relat+ to t te/+4  7d7 ,transport (     
plants ,n lat] ?an #aj days aft] ! date 
on :i* a notice ( det5tion is issu$ to  
an import] by ! ,secret>y "u subsection 
7a77#b71 ! ,secret>y %all all[ !        
applicable plants to be transport$      
outside ! cu/ody ( ! ,u4,s4 ,cu/oms &   
,bord] ,protection = purposes ( /orage  

if-- 7#a7 ! import] reque/s ! transf]2  
7#b7 ! import]-- 7,a7 pays any requir$  
demurrage & /orage fees ) respect to ^? 
plants2  7,b7 provides a bond = removal 
( ! plants f facilities ( ! ,u4,s4      
,cu/oms & ,bord] ,protection2 &  7,c7   
complies ) sections #aea4g ?r\gh #aea4aa
 ( title #ai1 ,code ( ,f$]al            
,regulations 7or successor regulations72
 &  7#c7 ! int5t ( ! ,lacey ,act w\ld n 
be fru/rat$ by mov+ ! plants outside !  
control ( ! ,u4,s4 ,cu/oms & ,bord]     
,protection1 z det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y4  
7e7 ,f9al det]m9ations  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,n
 lat] ?an #cj days aft] ! date on :i*   
plants are pres5t$ to ! ,secret>y =     
exam9ation "u subsection 7a71 !         
,secret>y %all make a f9al det]m9ation )
 respect to ! admissibility ( ! deta9$  
plants4  7#b7 ,failure to make f9al     
det]m9ation ,if ! ,secret>y fails to    
make a f9al det]m9ation ) respect to    
deta9$ plants 9 accordance ) ! timel9e  
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a71 ! failure %all
 be treat$ z a decision by ! ,secret>y  

to exclude ! plants f entry or deliv]y1 
or a dem& = r$eliv]y to ! cu/ody ( !    
,u4,s4 ,cu/oms & ,bord] ,protection1 "u 
! cu/oms laws4  7#c7 ,prote/s  7,a7 ,9  
g5]al ,an import] may submit to !       
,secret>y a prote/ ( ! decision ( !     
,secret>y to exclude a plant pursuant to
 ?is subsection4  7,b7 ,decision by     
,secret>y ,n lat] ?an #cj days aft] !   
date on :i* an import] submits a prote/ 
"u subp>agraph 7,a71 ! ,secret>y %all-- 
7i7 all[ ! prote/ & release to ! import]
 ea* plant subject to ! prote/2 or  7ii7
 d5y ! prote/4  7,c7 ,c\rt action ,9    
accordance ) "p #ab ( sub*apt] ,b (     
*apt] ,i ( title #ej1 ,code ( ,f$]al    
,regulations 7or successor regulations71
 an import] may petition a c\rt (       
compet5t jurisdiction to seek an ord] ) 
respect to plants-- 7i7 deta9$ by !     
,secret>y2 or  7ii7 exclud$ by !        
,secret>y pursuant to ?is subsection4   
7f7 ,regulations ,n lat] ?an #ahj days  
aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !    
,secret>y %all promulgate regulations to

 c>ry out ?is section4