Rolnictwo i żywność · 26/04/2019

US Court Clarifies APHIS' Authority to Levy Fees for Agricultural Quarantine Inspection Services

The US District Court for the District of Columbia has ruled that the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) can collect fees for its Agricultural Quarantine Inspection (AQI) program, despite a 2002 expiration of a relevant statute provision, as long as the agency uses its authority under other statutory provisions to fund a reserve account.