From the USDA (United States Department of Agriculture)
Introduced, Invasive, and Noxious Plants
ERST3, Daisy fleabane, Erigeron strigosus
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Executive Order 13112
On Feb 3, 1999, Executive Order 13112 was signed establishing the National Invasive Species Council. The Executive Order requires that a Council of Departments dealing with invasive species be created. Currently there are 13 Departments and Agencies on the Council.
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the
laws of the United States of America, including the National Environmental
Policy Act of 1969, as amended (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), Nonindigenous
Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990, as amended (16
U.S.C. 4701 et seq.), Lacey Act, as amended (18 U.S.C. 42), Federal Plant
Pest Act (7 U.S.C. 150aa et seq.), Federal Noxious Weed Act of 1974, as
amended (7 U.S.C. 2801 et seq.), Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended
(16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), and other pertinent statutes, to prevent the introduction
of invasive species and provide for their control and to minimize
the economic, ecological, and human health impacts that invasive species
cause, it is ordered as follows:
Section 1. Definitions.
(a) ‘‘Alien species’’ means, with respect to a particular ecosystem, any
species, including its seeds, eggs, spores, or other biological material capable
of propagating that species, that is not native to that ecosystem.
(b) ‘‘Control’’ means, as appropriate, eradicating, suppressing, reducing,
or managing invasive species populations, preventing spread of invasive
species from areas where they are present, and taking steps such as restoration
of native species and habitats to reduce the effects of invasive species
and to prevent further invasions.
(c) ‘‘Ecosystem’’ means the complex of a community of organisms and
its environment.
(d) ‘‘Federal agency’’ means an executive department or agency, but does
not include independent establishments as defined by 5 U.S.C. 104.
(e) ‘‘Introduction’’ means the intentional or unintentional escape, release,
dissemination, or placement of a species into an ecosystem as a result
of human activity.
(f) ‘‘Invasive species’’ means an alien species whose introduction does
or is likely to cause economic or environmental harm or harm to human
health.
(g) ‘‘Native species’’ means, with respect to a particular ecosystem, a
species that, other than as a result of an introduction, historically occurred
or currently occurs in that ecosystem.
(h) ‘‘Species’’ means a group of organisms all of which have a high
degree of physical and genetic similarity, generally interbreed only among
themselves, and show persistent differences from members of allied groups
of organisms.
(i) ‘‘Stakeholders’’ means, but is not limited to, State, tribal, and local
government agencies, academic institutions, the scientific community, nongovernmental
entities including environmental, agricultural, and conservation
organizations, trade groups, commercial interests, and private landowners.
(j) ‘‘United States’’ means the 50 States, the District of Columbia, Puerto
Rico, Guam, and all possessions, territories, and the territorial sea of the
United States.
WE SHOULD ALL DO OUR PART TO RID OURSELVES OF THIS NOXIOUS PLANT!!!
Introduced, Invasive, and Noxious Plants
ERST3, Daisy fleabane, Erigeron strigosus
- - - - - - - -
Executive Order 13112
On Feb 3, 1999, Executive Order 13112 was signed establishing the National Invasive Species Council. The Executive Order requires that a Council of Departments dealing with invasive species be created. Currently there are 13 Departments and Agencies on the Council.
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the
laws of the United States of America, including the National Environmental
Policy Act of 1969, as amended (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), Nonindigenous
Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990, as amended (16
U.S.C. 4701 et seq.), Lacey Act, as amended (18 U.S.C. 42), Federal Plant
Pest Act (7 U.S.C. 150aa et seq.), Federal Noxious Weed Act of 1974, as
amended (7 U.S.C. 2801 et seq.), Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended
(16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), and other pertinent statutes, to prevent the introduction
of invasive species and provide for their control and to minimize
the economic, ecological, and human health impacts that invasive species
cause, it is ordered as follows:
Section 1. Definitions.
(a) ‘‘Alien species’’ means, with respect to a particular ecosystem, any
species, including its seeds, eggs, spores, or other biological material capable
of propagating that species, that is not native to that ecosystem.
(b) ‘‘Control’’ means, as appropriate, eradicating, suppressing, reducing,
or managing invasive species populations, preventing spread of invasive
species from areas where they are present, and taking steps such as restoration
of native species and habitats to reduce the effects of invasive species
and to prevent further invasions.
(c) ‘‘Ecosystem’’ means the complex of a community of organisms and
its environment.
(d) ‘‘Federal agency’’ means an executive department or agency, but does
not include independent establishments as defined by 5 U.S.C. 104.
(e) ‘‘Introduction’’ means the intentional or unintentional escape, release,
dissemination, or placement of a species into an ecosystem as a result
of human activity.
(f) ‘‘Invasive species’’ means an alien species whose introduction does
or is likely to cause economic or environmental harm or harm to human
health.
(g) ‘‘Native species’’ means, with respect to a particular ecosystem, a
species that, other than as a result of an introduction, historically occurred
or currently occurs in that ecosystem.
(h) ‘‘Species’’ means a group of organisms all of which have a high
degree of physical and genetic similarity, generally interbreed only among
themselves, and show persistent differences from members of allied groups
of organisms.
(i) ‘‘Stakeholders’’ means, but is not limited to, State, tribal, and local
government agencies, academic institutions, the scientific community, nongovernmental
entities including environmental, agricultural, and conservation
organizations, trade groups, commercial interests, and private landowners.
(j) ‘‘United States’’ means the 50 States, the District of Columbia, Puerto
Rico, Guam, and all possessions, territories, and the territorial sea of the
United States.
WE SHOULD ALL DO OUR PART TO RID OURSELVES OF THIS NOXIOUS PLANT!!!
