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This section includes Abbreviations, Acronyms, and Terms used in reference to LAWGS, and commonly used in APHIS guidance documents to describe requirements under the Lacey Act.  Click a word for a description.

 

ABI
APHIS
Artificial Selection
Bill of Lading
Broker Organization
CATAIR
CBP
CEN
Commercial Scale
Common Cultivar
Common Food Crop
Composite
Container Number
Country of Harvest
Country of Origin
Declaration
Description of Merchandise
Entered Value
Entry Number
Fish or Wildlife
FWS
Genus
HTS (or HTSUS)
Import
Importer Organization
Indian Tribal Law
Law, Treaty, Regulation, or Indian Tribal Law
LAWGS
MID
OMB
Org Admin Rights
Packing Material
Plant
PIN
Quantity of Plant Material
Recycled Product/Material
Reclaimed Product/Material
Scientific Name
Shipment
Species
Species Grouping
SUD
Taken
Transport
Tree
USITC