In the October 26, 2016, Federal Register, USDA's APHIS proposed to amend the regulations governing the importation of plants to add orchid plants of the genus Dendrobium from Taiwan to the list of plants that may be imported into the United States in an approved growing medium, subject to specified growing, inspection, and certification requirements. The Agency is taking this action in response to a request from the Taiwanese government and after determining that the plants could be imported, under certain conditions, without resulting in the introduction into, or the dissemination within, the United States of a plant pest or noxious weed. Comments are due December 27, 2016.
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