Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

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United States government agency federal agency regulatory agency

The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is a U.S. federal agency responsible for protecting animal health, plant health, and animal welfare, and for facilitating safe agricultural trade.

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Observed surface forms (6)

Surface form	Occurrences
APHIS	1
Animal Health Division of the Agricultural Research Service	1
Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine	1
Plant Protection and Quarantine	1
Veterinary Services	1
Wildlife Services	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States government agency ⓘ federal agency ⓘ regulatory agency ⓘ
abbreviation	Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: APHIS
appliesRegulation	Animal Health Protection Act ⓘ Animal Welfare Act ⓘ Horse Protection Act ⓘ Plant Protection Act ⓘ Virus-Serum-Toxin Act ⓘ select agent regulations for certain animal and plant pathogens ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
hasDivision	Animal Care ⓘ Biotechnology Regulatory Services ⓘ International Services ⓘ Marketing and Regulatory Programs Business Services ⓘ Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Plant Protection and Quarantine Policy and Program Development ⓘ Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Veterinary Services Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Wildlife Services
hasMission	certify animals and plants for export ⓘ coordinate emergency response to animal disease outbreaks ⓘ enforce the Animal Welfare Act ⓘ enforce the Horse Protection Act ⓘ facilitate safe agricultural trade ⓘ implement animal health surveillance programs ⓘ inspect imported animals, plants, and related products ⓘ manage wildlife damage that threatens agriculture and natural resources ⓘ prevent introduction of invasive species ⓘ protect U.S. agriculture from pests and diseases ⓘ protect animal health in the United States ⓘ protect animal welfare in the United States ⓘ protect plant health in the United States ⓘ regulate animal disease diagnostics ⓘ regulate genetically engineered organisms under U.S. law ⓘ regulate veterinary biologics ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Washington, D.C. ⓘ
inception	1972 ⓘ
jurisdiction	United States government ⓘ surface form: federal government of the United States
operatesProgram	Cooperative Agricultural Pest Survey ⓘ National Animal Health Monitoring System ⓘ National Veterinary Accreditation Program ⓘ Smuggling Interdiction and Trade Compliance program ⓘ Wildlife damage management programs ⓘ
parentAgency	United States Department of Agriculture ⓘ
partOf	United States Department of Agriculture ⓘ
replaces	Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Animal Health Division of the Agricultural Research Service Agricultural Research Administration ⓘ surface form: Plant Protection Division of the Agricultural Research Service
website	https://www.aphis.usda.gov ⓘ

Referenced by (7)

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Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service → abbreviation → Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: APHIS

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service → hasDivision → Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Veterinary Services

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service → hasDivision → Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Plant Protection and Quarantine

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service → hasDivision → Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Wildlife Services

United States Department of Agriculture → oversees → Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service ⓘ

Agricultural Research Service → predecessor → Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service ⓘ

this entity surface form: Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service → replaces → Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Animal Health Division of the Agricultural Research Service