C.F.R. » Title 7 » CHAPTER III—ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › PART 371—ORGANIZATION, FUNCTIONS, AND DELEGATIONS OF AUTHORITY

7 C.F.R. § 371.1

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(a) The creation of APHIS. The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) was created by the Secretary of Agriculture on April 2, 1972 (37 FR 6327, March 28, 1972).

(b) Central offices. APHIS is headquartered in Washington, DC, and Riverdale, MD. The APHIS Management Team at these locations consists of the following:

Administrator Associate Administrator Deputy Administrator, Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ) Deputy Administrator, Veterinary Services (VS) Deputy Administrator, Marketing and Regulatory Programs Business Services (MRPBS) Deputy Administrator, Wildlife Services (WS) Deputy Administrator, Animal Care (AC) Deputy Administrator, International Services (IS) Director, Policy and Program Development (PPD) Director, Legislative and Public Affairs (LPA)

(c) Field organization. AC, MRPBS, PPQ, VS, and WS all have field offices located throughout the United States. IS has field offices located throughout the world. A list of APHIS' field offices with addresses and telephone numbers is in the blue pages of local telephone books.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2017–2024 · leading case: Ctr. for Biological Diversity v. Vilsack, 276 F. Supp. 3d 1015 (D. Nev. 2017).
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Ctr. for Biological Diversity v. Vilsack, 276 F. Supp. 3d 1015 (D. Nev. 2017). “7 C.F.R. §§ 371.1 , 500.1. The USDA created and delegated certain parts of its authority to these agencies.”
Nat'l Fam. Farm Coalition v. Vilsack (N.D. Cal. 2024). “The PPA 15 authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture (Secretary), who has delegated her authority to APHIS, see 16 7 C.F.R. §§ 371.1 , 371.3, to regulate plant pests and noxious weeds and requires the agency to 17 “facilitate exports, imports, and interstate commerce in…”
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