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106 STAT. 1776 PUBLIC LAW 102-393—OCT. 6, 1992 39 USC 3015 note. 39 USC 3015 note. Arizona. (c) PuBLie INFORMATION PROGRAM ON PROHIBITIONS AGAINST SHIPMENT OR TRANSPORTATION OF PLANT PESTS AND INJURIOUS ANIMALS.— (1) IN GENERAL.—The Postal Service, the Secretary of the Interior, and the Secretary of Agriculture shall jointly establish a public information program to inform the public on— (A) the prohibitions against the shipment or transportation of plants, plants pests, and injurious animals; and (B) the consequences of violating Federal laws designed to prevent the introduction of alien species into the State of Hawaii and other areas of the United States. (2) METHODS.— In carrying out paragraph (1), the Postal Service and Secretaries may— (A) use public service announcements, mail, and other forms of distributing information, dial-up information services, and such other methods as will effectively communicate the information described in paragraph (1); and (B) cooperate with State and private organizations to cany out the program established under this subsection. (3) STUDY.— Not later than 1 year after the program established under subsection (a) commences, the Secretary of Agriculture, in cooperation with the Secretary of the Interior, the Postal Service, and the State of Hawaii, shall— (A) conduct a study to determine the proportion of plant pests and injurious animals that are introduced into Hawaii by various modes of commerce; and (B) report the results of the study to Congress. (d) NONMAILABLE PLANT PESTS AND INJURIOUS ANIMALS.— (1) IN GENERAL. —Chapter 30 of title 39, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

    • § 3015. Nonmailable plant pests and injurious animals

"(a) INJURIOUS ANIMALS. —Any injurious animal, the importation or interstate shipment of which is prohibited pursuant to section 42 of title 18, constitutes nonmailable matter. "(b) PLANT PESTS. — Any plant pest, the movement of which is prohibited pursuant to section 103 or 104 of the Federal Plant Pest Act (7 U.S.C. 150bb or 150cc), constitutes nonmailable matter. "(c) PLANTS. —Any plant, article, or matter, the importation or interstate shipment of which is prohibited pursuant to the Act of August 20, 1912 (37 Stat. 315, chapter 308; 7 U.S.C. 151 et seq.) (commonly known as the 'Plant Quarantine Act'), constitutes nonmailable matter. "(d) ILLEGALLY TAKEN FISH, WILDLIFE, OR PLANTS. —Any fish, wildlife, or plant, the conveyance of which is prohibited pursuant to section 3 of the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 (16 U.S.C. 3372), constitutes nonmailable matter.". (2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.— The table of sections for chapter 30 of title 39 is amended by adding at the end the following new item: "3015. Nonmailable plant pests and ii^jurious animals.". (e) SHORT TITLE. —T his section may be cited as the "Alien Species Prevention and Enforcement Act of 1992". SEC. 632. None of the funds appropriated by this or any other Act may be used to relocate the Department of Justice Immigration Judges from offices located in Phoenix, Arizona to new quarters