[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 7, Volume 5] [Revised as of January 1, 2005] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 7CFR340.2] [Page 431-434] TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE CHAPTER III--ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE PART 340_INTRODUCTION OF ORGANISMS AND PRODUCTS ALTERED OR PRODUCED Sec. 340.2 Groups of organisms which are or contain plant pests and exemptions. (a) Groups of organisms which are or contain plant pests. The organisms that are or contain plant pests are included in the taxa or group of organisms contained in the following list. Within any taxonomic series included on the list, the lowest unit of classification actually listed is the taxon or group which may contain organisms which are regulated. Organisms belonging to all lower taxa contained within the group listed are included as organisms that may be or may contain plant pests, and are regulated if they meet the definition of plant pest in Sec. 340.1 \4\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \4\ Any organism belonging to any taxa contained within any listed genera or taxa is only considered to be a plant pest if the organism ``can directly or indirectly injure, or cause disease, or damage in any plants or parts thereof, or any processed, manufactured, or other products of plants.'' Thus a particular unlisted species within a listed genus would be deemed a plant pest for purposes of Sec. 340.2, if the scientific literature refers to the organism as a cause of direct or indirect injury, disease, or damage to any plants, plant parts or products of plants. (If there is any question concerning the plant pest status of an organism belonging to any listed genera or taxa, the person proposing to introduce the organism in question should consult with APHIS to determine if the organism is subject to regulation.) Note: Any genetically engineered organism composed of DNA or RNA sequences, organelles, plasmids, parts, copies, and/or analogs, of or from any of the groups of organisms listed below shall be deemed a regulated article if it also meets the definition of plant pest in Sec. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 340.1. GROUP Viroids Superkingdom Prokaryotae Kingdom Virus All members of groups containing plant viruses, and all other plant and insect viruses Kingdom Monera Division Bacteria Family Pseudomonadaceae Genus Pseudomonas Genus Xanthomonas Family Rhizobiaceae Genus Rhizobium Genus Bradyrhizobium Genus Agrobacterium Genus Phyllobacterium Family Enterobacteriaceae Genus Erwinia Family Streptomycetaceae Genus Streptomyces Family Actinomycetacease Genus Actinomyces Coryneform group Genus Clavibacter Genus Arthrobacter Genus Curtobacterium Genus Corynebacteria Gram-negative phloem-limited bacteria associated with plant diseases Gram-negative xylem-limited bacteria associated with plant diseases And all other bacteria associated with plant or insect diseases Rickettsiaceae Rickettgial-like organisms associated with insect diseases Class Mollicutes Order Mycoplasmatales Family Spiroplasmataceae [[Page 432]] Genus Spiroplasma Mycoplasma-like organisms associated with plant diseases Mycoplasma-like organisms associated with insect diseases Superkingdom Eukaryotae Kingdom Plantae Subkingdom Thallobionta Division Chlorophyta Genus Cephaleuros Genus Rhodochytrium Genus Phyllosiphon Division Myxomycota Class Plasmodiophoromycetes Division Eumycota Class Chytridiomycetes Order Chytridiales Class Oomycetes Order Lagenidiales Family Lagenidiaceae Family Olpidiopsidaceae Order Peronosporales Family Albuginaceae Family Peronosporaceae Family Pythiaceae Order Saprolegniales Family Saprolegniaceae Family Leptolegniellaceae Class Zygomycetes Order Mucorales Family Choanephoraceae Family Mucoraceae Family Entomophthoraceae Class Hemiascomycetes Family Protomycetaceae Family Taphrinaceae Class Loculoascomycetes Order Myriangiales Family Elsinoeaceae Family Myriangiaceae Order Asterinales Order Dothideales Order Chaetothyriales Order Hysteriales Family Parmulariaceae Family Phillipsiellaceae Family Hysteriaceae Order Pleosporales Order Melanommatales Class Plectomycetes Order Eurotiales Family Ophiostomataceae Order Ascophaerales Class Pyrenomycetes Order Erysiphales Order Meliolales Order Xylariales Order Diaporthales Order Hypocreales Order Clavicipitales Class Discomycetes Order Phacidiales Order Helotiales Family Ascocorticiceae Family Hemiphacidiaceae Family Dermataceae Family Sclerotiniaceae Order Cytarriales Order Medeolariales Order Pezziales Family Sarcosomataceae Family Sarcoscyphaceae Class Teliomycetes Class Phragmobasidiomycetes Family Auriculariaceae Family Ceratobasidiaceae Class Hymenomycetes Order Exobasidiales Order Agaricales Family Corticiaceae Family Hymenochaetaceae Family Echinodontiaceae Family Fistulinaceae Family Clavariaceae Family Polyporaceae Family Tricholomataceae Class Hyphomycetes Class Coelomycetes And all other fungi associated with plant or insect diseases Subkingdom Embryobionta Note: Organisms listed in the Code of Federal Regulations as noxious weeds are regulated under the Federal Noxious Weed Act Division Magnoliophyta Family Balanophoraceae--parasitic species Family Cuscutaceae--parasitic species Family Hydnoraceae--parasitic species Family Krameriaceae--parasitic species Family Lauraceae--parasitic species Genus Cassytha Family Lennoaceae--parasitic species Family Loranthaceae--parasitic species Family Myzodendraceae--parasitic species Family Olacaceae--parasitic species Family Orobanchaceae--parasitic species Family Rafflesiaceae--parasitic species Family Santalaceae--parasitic species Family Scrophulariaceae--parasitic species [[Page 433]] Genus Alectra Genus Bartsia Genus Buchnera Genus Buttonia Genus Castilleja Genus Centranthera Genus Cordylanthus Genus Dasistoma Genus Euphrasia Genus Gerardia Genus Harveya Genus Hyobanche Genus Lathraea Genus Melampyrum Genus Melasma Genus Orthantha Genus Orthocarpus Genus Pedicularis Genus Rhamphicarpa Genus Rhinanthus Genus Schwalbea Genus Seymeria Genus Siphonostegia Genus Sopubia Genus Striga Genus Tozzia Family Viscaceae--parasitic species Kingdom Animalia Subkingdom Protozoa Genus Phytomonas And all Protozoa associated with insect diseases Subkingdom Eumetazoa Phylum Nemata Class Secernentea Order Tylenchida Family Anguinidae Family Belonolaimidae Family Caloosiidae Family Criconematidae Family Dolichodoridae Family Fergusobiidae Family Hemicycliophoridae Family Heteroderidae Family Hoplolaimidae Family Meloidogynidae Family Nacobbidae Family Neotylenchidae Family Nothotylenchidae Family Paratylenchidae Family Pratylenchidae Family Tylenchidae Family Tylenchulidae Order Aphelenchida Family Aphelenchoididae Class Adenophorea Order Dorylaimida Family Longidoridae Family Trichodoridae Phylum Mollusca Class Gastropoda Subclass Pulmonata Order Basommatophora Superfamily Planorbacea Order Stylommatophora Subfamily Strophocheilacea Family Succineidae Superfamily Achatinacae Superfamily Arionacae Superfamily Limacacea Superfamily Helicacea Order Systellommatophora Superfamily Veronicellacea Phylum Arthropoda Class Arachnida Order Parasitiformes Suborder Mesostigmata Superfamily Ascoidea Superfamily Dermanyssoidea Order Acariformes Suborder Prostigmata Superfamily Eriophyoidea Superfamily Tetranychoidea Superfamily Eupodoidea Superfamily Tydeoidea Superfamily Erythraenoidea Superfamily Trombidioidea Superfamily Hydryphantoidea Superfamily Tarsonemoidea Superfamily Pyemotoidea Suborder Astigmata Superfamily Hemisarcoptoidea Superfamily Acaroidea Class Diplopoda Order Polydesmida Class Insecta Order Collembola Family Sminthoridae Order Isoptera Order Thysanoptera Order Orthoptera Family Acrididae Family Gryllidae Family Gryllacrididae Family Gryllotalpidae Family Phasmatidae Family Ronaleidae Family Tettigoniidae Family Tetrigidae Order Hemiptera Family Thaumastocoridae Family Aradidae Superfamily Piesmatoidea Superfamily Lygaeoidea Superfamily Idiostoloidea Superfamily Coreoidea Superfamily Pentatomoidea Superfamily Pyrrhocoroidea Superfamily Tingoidea Superfamily Miroidea [[Page 434]] Order Homoptera Order Coleoptera Family Anobiidae Family Apionidae Family Anthribidae Family Bostrichidae Family Brentidae Family Bruchidae Family Buprestidae Family Byturidae Family Cantharidae Family Carabidae Family Cerambycidae Family Chrysomelidae Family Coccinellidae Subfamily Epilachninae Family Curculionidae Family Dermestidae Family Elateridae Family Hydrophilidae Genus Helophorus Family Lyctidae Family Meloidae Family Mordellidae Family Platypodidae Family Scarabaeidae Subfamily Melolonthinae Subfamily Rutelinae Subfamily Cetoniinae Subfamily Dynastinae Family Scolytidae Family Selbytidae Family Tenebrionidae Order Lepidoptera Order Diptera Family Agromyzidae Family Anthomyiidae Family Cecidomyiidae Family Chloropidae Family Ephydridae Family Lonchaeidae Family Muscidae Genus Atherigona Family Otitidae Genus Euxeta Family Syrphidae Family Tephritidae Family Tipulidae Order Hymenoptera Family Apidae Family Caphidae Family Chalcidae Family Cynipidae Family Eurytomidae Family Formicidae Family Psilidae Family Siricidae Family Tenthredinidae Family Torymidae Family Xylocopidae Unclassified organisms and/or organisms whose classification is unknown. (b) Exemptions. (1) A limited permit for interstate movement shall not be required for genetic material from any plant pest contained in Escherichia coli genotype K-12 (strain K-12 and its derivatives), sterile strains of Saccharomyces cerevisiae, or asporogenic strains of Bacillus subtilis, provided that all the following conditions are met: (i) The microorganisms are shipped in a container that meets the requirements of Sec. 340.8(b)(3); (ii) The cloned genetic material is maintained on a nonconjugation proficient plasmid and the host does not contain other conjugation proficient plasmids or generalized transducing phages; (iii) The cloned material does not include the complete infectious genome of a known plant pest; (iv) The cloned genes are not carried on an expression vector if the cloned genes code for: (A) A toxin to plants or plant products, or a toxin to organisms beneficial to plants; or (B) Other factors directly involved in eliciting plant disease (i.e., cell wall degrading enzymes); or (C) Substances acting as, or inhibitory to, plant growth regulators. (2) A limited permit for interstate movement is not required for genetic material from any plant pest contained in the genome of the plant Arabiodopsis thaliana, provided that all of the following conditions are met: (i) The plants or plant materials are shipped in a container that meets the requirements of Sec. 340.8(b) (1), (2), and (3); (ii) The cloned genetic material is stably integrated into the plant genome; (iii) The cloned material does not include the complete infectious genome of a known plant pest. [52 FR 22908, June 16, 1987, as amended at 53 FR 12913, Apr. 20, 1988; 55 FR 53276, Dec. 28, 1990; 58 FR 17056, Mar. 31, 1993]