The U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA APHIS) announced it has designated Alabama as a commercial citrus-producing area. This action provides Alabama with protections that are afforded under the citrus canker regulations applying to commercial citrus-producing states.
USDA APHIS regulates the interstate movement of certain plants, plant parts and other articles from areas of the United States quarantined because of citrus canker. These regulations are to prevent the interstate spread of citrus canker.
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