Confirmed Nursery Protocol - aphis

7. A one year pre-shipment notification to the office of the SPRO of all shipments
containing any plants of the genera, Rhododendron, Camellia, Viburnum, Pieris, and
Kalmia.
Upon being confirmed positive for P. ramorum, the nursery is required to notify the
SPRO of any interstate shipment made containing these five hosts. This
notification is expected to be a fax (or agreed upon equivalent) containing all the
information needed to identify the shipper, receiver, contents of the shipment,
expected arrival date and appropriate contact information. It is to be sent to the
office of the SPRO and identified as “Pre-shipment notification of P. ramorum
hosts as required by USDA-APHIS”. SPRO contact information can be found at:
www.nationalplantboard.org/member/index.html
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