Updated APHIS Guidance on Lacey Declaration Addresses 3 Other Special Cases
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service's updated April 2010 guidance on filing Lacey Act Declarations for articles containing composite, recycled, or reused materials (CRR) also contains instructions for three other special cases.
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Genus and Species "Get Around" for Goods With No Plant Material, Musical Instruments, Etc.
The updated guidance lists three other special cases where there is a need to file a Lacey Act declaration and a "get around" for the genus and species can be used:
| Special Case | Genus Term | Species Term |
|---|---|---|
| Manufactured Prior to Amendment | Special | PreAmendment |
| No Plant Material Present in Shipment* | Special | None |
| Musical Instrument traveling to/from Performance* | Special | Performance |
*Quantity of Plant Material should be entered as “0 kg” (only for the performance and no plant material special cases)
(On 11/29/10, APHIS removed this information from the referenced source document below, and placed it here. See ITT's Online Archives or 12/08/10 news, 10120806, for BP summary containing more details about this information's placement on another document.)