IMPORTATION OF NURSERY STOCK.

SECTION 1. [7 U.S.C. 154, 155] IMPORTATION OF NURSERY STOCK. (a) In General.—No person shall— (1) import or enter into the United States any nursery stock; or (2) accept delivery of any nursery stock moving from any foreign country into or through the United States; unless the movement is made in accordance with such regulations as the Secretary of Agriculture may promulgate to prevent dissemination into the United States of plant pests, plant diseases, or insect pests. (b) Regulations.—The regulations promulgated by the Secretary of Agriculture to implement subsection (a) may include regulations requiring that nursery stock moving into or through the United States— (1) be accompanied by a permit issued by the Secretary of Agriculture prior to the movement of the nursery stock; (2) be accompanied by a certificate of inspection issued, in a manner and form required by the Secretary of Agriculture, by appropriate officials of the country or State from which the nursery stock is to be moved; (3) be grown under postentry quarantine conditions by or under the supervision of the Secretary of Agriculture for the purposes of determining whether the nursery stock may be infested with plant pests or insect pests, or infected with plant diseases, not discernible by port-of-entry inspection; and (4) if the nursery stock is found to be infested with plant pests or insect pests or infected with plant diseases, be subject to remedial measures the Secretary of Agriculture determines to be necessary to prevent the spread of plant pests, insect pests, or plant diseases.