[pbs] Fwd: Importation of Plants - Proposed rule - Request for Guidance
Ellen Hornig
hornig at earthlink.net
Mon Jul 27 13:05:49 EDT 2009
Maybe we're all getting more hot and bothered than we should. If APHIS can
only inspect 3% of imports under permit with their present staff and
funding, and if, as my ag inspector tells me, they have great difficulty
hiring inspectors because the pay is abysmally low, enforcement of any new
mandate is probably a long way off. It seems to me that it's relatively
inexpensive to make new regs that to some extent silence loudly squeaky
wheels; the proof of the intent is in the funding, and since that is already
far behind current needs it seems unlikely that it will be made available to
cover new mandates, especially in "these times".
Ellen
Ellen Hornig
Seneca Hill Perennials
3712 County Route 57
Oswego NY 13126 USA
www.senecahillperennials.com
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