Quarantine 37
Any proposed changes to CFR 319.37 commonly known as “Quarantine 37" must be based on a comprehensive biological assessment of the pest and disease introduction risk associated with the commodity and country of origin. The current request to allow additional plant species to enter the U.S. is of concern and must be subjected to a full assessment including evaluation from areas of the U.S. that are considered to be most at risk from exotic plant introductions. As Quarantine 37 has been, and remains, an important part of our first line of defense against exotic plant pests of concern to the U.S. nursery industry as well as other segments of agriculture, it must maintain its current high degree of biological integrity.