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Invasive Species Extension Newsletter

The Invasive Species Extension Newsletter is prepared by the UGA Center for Invasive Species & Ecosystem Health. It includes invasive species information, best management practices on preventing invasive species spread, and additional resources. These materials are free for use for educational purposes, including presenting, printing, and sharing.

Anyone can report invasive species via www.eddmaps.org or via the EDDMapS app and experts that participate as EDDMapS Verifiers will review the records.

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Federal Laws Relevant to Invasive Species

Animal Quarantine laws (21 U.S.C. §§101 – 135b; 19 U.S.C. §1306)
Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. §1251 et seq.)
Coastal Zone Management Act (16 U.S.C. §1451 et seq.)
Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act (41 U.S.C. §2104)
Endangered Species Act (16 U.S.C. §1531 et seq.)
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. §136 et seq.)
Federal Noxious Weed Act (7 U.S.C. §2801 et seq.)
Federal Seed Act (7 U.S.C. §1551 et seq.)
Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act (16 U.S.C. §661 et seq.)
Hawaii Tropical Forest Recovery Act (16 U.S.C. §4502a et seq.)
International Forestry Cooperation Act (16 U.S.C. §4501 et seq.)
Lacey Act (18 U.S.C. §42 et seq.)
The “other” Lacey Act (16 U.S.C. §3371 et seq.)
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. §1801 et seq.)
Multiple-Use Sustained-Yield Act (16 U.S.C. §528 et seq.)
National Environmental Policy Act (42 U.S.C. §4221 et seq.)
National Forest Management Act (16 U.S.C. §1604)
National Invasive Species Act (16 U.S.C. §4701 et seq.)
National Marine Sanctuary Act (16 U.S.C. §1431 et seq.)
Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. §7701 et seq.)