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7 U.S.C. § 8505 — Treatment of brown tree snakes as nonmailable matter
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A brown tree snake constitutes nonmailable matter under [section 3015 of title 39](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title39-section3015&num=0&edition=prelim).
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**(a) Injurious Animals.—** Any injurious animal, the importation or interstate shipment of which is prohibited pursuant to [section 42 of title 18](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title18-section42&num=0&edition=prelim), 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](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section150bb&num=0&edition=prelim) or 150cc),11 See References in Text note below. 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](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section151&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.) (commonly known as the “Plant Quarantine Act”),1 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](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section3372&num=0&edition=prelim)), constitutes nonmailable matter.
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TITLE 7—AGRICULTURE
§ 8506
brown tree snake into Hawaii from Guam. In carrying
out this section, the Secretary shall consider the use of
sniffer or tracking dogs, snake traps, and other pre-
ventative processes or devices at aircraft and vessel
loading facilities on Guam, Hawaii, or intermediate
sites serving as transportation points that could result
in the introduction of brown tree snakes into Hawaii.
‘‘(c) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary shall use the author-
ity provided under the Federal Plant Pest Act (7 U.S.C.
150aa et seq.) to carry out subsections (a) and (b).’’
Pub. L. 102–190, div. A, title III, § 348, Dec. 5, 1991, 105
Stat. 1348, provided that: ‘‘The Secretary of Defense
shall take such action as may be necessary to prevent
the inadvertent introduction of brown tree snakes from
Guam to Hawaii in aircraft and vessels transporting
personnel or cargo for the Department of Defense. In
carrying out this section, the Secretary shall consider
the use of sniffer or tracking dogs, snake traps, and
other preventive processes or devices at aircraft and
vessel loading facilities in Guam or Hawaii or at inter-
mediate transit points for personnel or cargo trans-
ported between Guam and Hawaii.’’
§ 8504. Establishment of quarantine protocols to
control the introduction and spread of the
brown tree snake
(a) Establishment of quarantine protocols
Not later than two years after October 30, 2004,
but subject to the memorandum of agreement
required by subsection (b) with respect to Guam,
the Secretaries shall establish and cause to be
operated at Federal expense a system of pre-de-
parture quarantine protocols for cargo and other
items being shipped from Guam and any other
United States location where the brown tree
snake may become established
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