Re: [CH] no seeds allowed through US customs

The NorthEast ChileMan (thenortheastchileman@attbi.com)
Thu, 4 Apr 2002 06:41:57 -0500

Brent,
   Delayed implementation, not cancelled. Read about it at this URL:
http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=2001_register&doci
d=fr31au01-1

Paul

From: "Brent Thompson" <brent@hplbct.hpl.hp.com>
Sent: Tuesday, 02 April, 2002 1:25 PM
Subject: [CH] no seeds allowed through US customs


> Two days ago I returned from foreign bearing clean dry chile seeds, and
was
> informed by USDA agents at SFO that since 30 January 2002 NO SEEDS of any
> sort are allowed entry into USA without accompanying phytosanitary
> certificate; and then they confiscated all my little seeds.
>
> Such a rule change was discussed on this list, and I thought it had been
> cancelled, but it seems it has been implemented, not cancelled.
>
>  ---   Brent
>