# 7 CFR § 301.1: Purpose and scope

> Federal · Regulations · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-7-301.1

## Section

- **Citation:** 7 CFR § 301.1
- **Heading:** Purpose and scope
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 7—Agriculture > Subtitle B—Regulations of the Department of Agriculture > CHAPTER III—ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE > PART 301—DOMESTIC QUARANTINE NOTICES > Subpart A—Preemption and Special Need Requests

## Text

(a) Under section 436 of the Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 7756), a State or political subdivision of a State may not impose prohibitions or restrictions upon the movement in interstate commerce of articles, means of conveyance, plants, plant products, biological control organisms, plant pests, or noxious weeds if the Secretary has issued a regulation or order to prevent the dissemination of the biological control organism, plant pest, or noxious weed within the United States. The only exceptions to this are:
(1) If the prohibitions or restrictions issued by the State or political subdivision of a State are consistent with and do not exceed the regulations or orders issued by the Secretary, or
(2) If the State or political subdivision of a State demonstrates to the Secretary and the Secretary finds that there is a special need for additional prohibitions or restrictions based on sound scientific data or a thorough risk assessment.
(b) The regulations in this subpart provide for the submission and consideration of special need requests when a State or a political subdivision of a State seeks to impose prohibitions or restrictions on the movement in interstate commerce of articles, means of conveyance, plants, plant products, biological control organisms, plant pests, or noxious weeds that are in addition to the prohibitions or restrictions imposed by this part or by a Federal Order.

## Nearby sections

- [7 CFR § 301.1 § 301.1 Purpose and scope.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-7-301.1.md)
- [7 CFR § 301.1-1 § 301.1-1 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-7-301.1-1.md)
- [7 CFR § 301.1-2 § 301.1-2 Criteria for special need requests.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-7-301.1-2.md)
- [7 CFR § 301.1-3 § 301.1-3 Action on special need requests.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-7-301.1-3.md)
- [7 CFR § 301.10 § 301.10 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-7-301.10.md)
- [7 CFR § 301.11 § 301.11 Notice of quarantine; prohibition on the interstate movement of certain imported plants and plant parts.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-7-301.11.md)
- [7 CFR § 301.32 § 301.32 Restrictions on interstate movement of regulated articles.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-7-301.32.md)
- [7 CFR § 301.32-1 § 301.32-1 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-7-301.32-1.md)
- [7 CFR § 301.32-2 § 301.32-2 Regulated articles.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-7-301.32-2.md)
- [7 CFR § 301.32-3 § 301.32-3 Quarantined areas.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-7-301.32-3.md)
- [7 CFR § 301.32-4 § 301.32-4 Conditions governing the interstate movement of regulated articles from quarantined areas.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-7-301.32-4.md)
- [7 CFR § 301.32-5 § 301.32-5 Issuance and cancellation of certificates and limited permits.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-7-301.32-5.md)
- [7 CFR § 301.32-6 § 301.32-6 Compliance agreements and cancellation.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-7-301.32-6.md)
- [7 CFR § 301.32-7 § 301.32-7 Assembly and inspection of regulated articles.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-7-301.32-7.md)

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