PUBLIC LAW 106-224 -^JUNE 20, 2000 114 STAT. 439 (3) ENTER AND ENTRY.— The terms "enter" and "entry" mean to move into, or the act of movement into, the commerce of the United States. (4) EXPORT AND EXPORTATION. —The terms "export" and "exportation" mean to move from, or the act of movement from, the United States to any place outside the United States. (5) IMPORT AND IMPORTATION.— The terms "import" and "importation" mean to move into, or the act of movement into, the territorial limits of the United States. (6) INTERSTATE.— The term "interstate" means— (A) from one State into or through any other State; or (B) within the District of Columbia, Guam, the Virgin Islands of the United States, or any other territory or possession of the United States. (7) INTERSTATE COMMERCE.—The term "interstate commerce" means trade, traffic, or other commerce— (A) between a place in a State and a point in another State, or between points within the saime State but through any place outside that State; or (B) within the District of Columbia, Guam, the Virgin Islands of the United States, or any other territory or possession of the United States. (8) MEANS OF CONVEYANCE. —The term "means of convey- suice" means any personal property used for or intended for use for the movement of any other personal property. (9) MOVE AND RELATED TERMS. —The terms "move", "moving", and "movement" mean— (A) to carry, enter, import, mail, ship, or trsuisport; (B) to aid, abet, cause, or induce the carrying, entering, importing, mailing, shipping, or transporting; (C) to offer to carry, enter, import, mail, ship, or transport; (D) to receive to carry, enter, import, mail, ship, or transport; (E) to release into the environment; or (F) to allow any of the activities described in a preceding subparagraph. (10) NOXIOUS WEED.— The term "noxious weed" means any plant or plant product that can directly or indirectly injure or cause damage to crops (including nursery stock or plsuit products), livestock, poultry, or other interests of agriculture, irrigation, navigation, the natural resources of the United States, the public health, or the environment. (11) PERMIT. —The term "permit" means a written or oral authorization, including by electronic methods, by the Secretary to move plants, plant products, biological control organisms, plant pests, noxious weeds, or articles under conditions prescribed by the Secretary. (12) PERSON.— The term "person" means any individual, pEulnership, corporation, association, joint venture, or other legal entity. (13) F^ANT. —The term "plant" means any plant (including any plant part) for or capable of propagation, including a tree, a tissue culture, a plantlet culture, pollen, a shrub, a vine, a cutting, a greift, a scion, a bud, a bulb, a root, and a seed.
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