{"data":{"id":"us/50-cfr-24.12","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"50 CFR 24.12","heading":"Designated ports.","body":"(a) The following U.S. Department of Agriculture ports are designated ports for the importation, exportation, or reexportation of plants which are listed in 50 CFR 17.12 and/or 23.23 and which are required to be accompanied by documentation under 50 CFR part 17 and/or 23:\nNogales, Arizona\nLos Angeles, California\nSan Diego, California\nSan Francisco, California\nMiami, Florida\nOrlando, Florida\nHonolulu, Hawaii\nNew Orleans, Louisiana\nHoboken, New Jersey (Port of New York)\nJamaica, New York\nSan Juan, Puerto Rico\nBrownsville, Texas\nEl Paso, Texas\nHouston, Texas\nSeattle, Washington\n(b) The U.S. Department of Agriculture ports at Hilo, Hawaii, and Chicago, Illinois, are designated ports for the importation, exportation, or reexportation of plants of the family Orchidaceae (orchids) which are listed in 50 CFR 17.12 or 23.23 and which are required to be accompanied by documentation under 50 CFR part 17 or 23.\n(c) The U.S. Department of Agriculture ports at Atlanta, Georgia; Chicago, Illinois; Baltimore, Maryland; St. Louis, Missouri; and Milwaukee, Wisconsin; are designated ports for the importation, exportation or reexportation of roots of American ginseng (Panax quinquefolius) listed in 50 CFR 23.23 and which are required to be accompanied by documentation under 50 CFR part 17 or 23.\n(d) The U.S. Department of Agriculture ports at Detroit and Port Huron, Michigan; Buffalo, New York; Rouses Point, New York; and Blaine, Washington, are designated ports for the importation from Canada of plants which are listed in 50 CFR 17.12 or 23.23 and which are required to be accompanied by documentation under 50 CFR part 17 or 23, and for the exportation or reexportation to Canada of plants which are listed in 50 CFR 17.12 or 23.23 and which are required to be accompanied by documentation under 50 CFR part 17 or 23.\n(e) The U.S. Department of Agriculture ports at Mobile, Alabama; Fort Lauderdale (=Port Everglades), Jacksonville, and Panama City, Florida; Savannah, Georgia; Baltimore, Maryland; Gulfport, Mississippi; Wilmington and Morehead City, North Carolina; Portland, Oregon; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Charleston, South Carolina; Laredo, Texas; Norfolk, Virginia; and Vancouver, Washington, are designated ports for the importation of logs and lumber from trees which are listed in the appendices to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) or in 50 CFR 17.12 or 23.23 and which are required to be accompanied by documentation under 50 CFR part 17 or 23.\n(f) The U.S. Department of Agriculture port at Wilmington, North Carolina, is a designated port for the exportation of plants of the species Dionaea muscipula (Venus flytrap), which is listed in appendix II to CITES and which is required to be accompanied by documentation under 50 CFR part 23.\n(g) All U.S. Customs designated ports of entry on the United States-Canadian border (Customs designated ports of entry are listed in 19 CFR part 101) and the following U.S. Department of Agriculture ports are designated ports for the importation, exportation, or reexportation of plants not required to be accompanied by documentation under 50 CFR part 17 or 23:\nMobile, Alabama\nAnchorage, Alaska\nNogales, Arizona\nPhoenix, Arizona\nSan Luis, Arizona\nTucson, Arizona\nCalexico, Arizona\nLos Angeles, California\nSan Diego, California\nSan Francisco, California\nSan Pedro, California\nDenver, Colorado\nWallingford, Connecticut\nDover, Delaware (Dover AFB)\nWilmington, Delaware\nWashington, District of Columbia\nJacksonville, Florida\nKey West, Florida\nMiami, Florida\nOrlando, Florida\nPensacola, Florida\nCape Canaveral, Florida\nPort Everglades, Florida\nTampa, Florida\nWest Palm Beach, Florida\nAtlanta, Georgia\nSavannah, Georgia\nAgana, Guam\nHilo, Hawaii\nHonolulu, Hawaii\nWailuku, Maui, Hawaii\nChicago, Illinois\nBaton Rouge, Louisiana\nNew Orleans, Louisiana\nBangor, Maine\nPortland, Maine\nBaltimore, Maryland\nBoston, Massachusetts\nDetroit, Michigan\nDuluth, Minnesota\nSt. Paul, Minnesota\nKansas City, Missouri\nSt. Louis, Missouri\nHoboken, New Jersey\nMcGuire AFB, New Jersey\nAlbany, New York\nBuffalo, New York\nNew York, New York\nJamaica, New York\nRouses Point, New York\nMorehead City, North Carolina\nWilmington, North Carolina\nCleveland, Ohio\nAstoria, Oregon\nCoos Bay, Oregon\nPortland, Oregon\nPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania\nHato Rey, Puerto Rico\nMayaguez, Puerto Rico\nPonce, Puerto Rico\nRoosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico\nSan Juan, Puerto Rico\nWarwick, Rhode Island\nCharleston, South Carolina\nMemphis, Tennessee\nBrownsville, Texas\nCorpus Christi, Texas\nDallas-Ft. Worth, Texas\nDel Rio, Texas\nEagle Pass, Texas\nEl Paso, Texas\nGalveston, Texas\nHidalgo, Texas\nHouston, Texas\nLaredo, Texas\nPort Arthur, Texas\nPresidio, Texas\nProgreso, Texas\nRoma, Texas\nSan Antonio, Texas\nSt. Croix, Virgin Islands of the United States\nSt. Thomas, Virgin Islands of the United States\nNewport News, Virginia\nNorfolk, Virginia\nBlaine, Washington\nTacoma, Washington (McChord AFB)\nSeattle, Washington\nMilwaukee, Wisconsin","path":["Title 50—Wildlife and Fisheries","CHAPTER I—UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR","SUBCHAPTER B—TAKING, POSSESSION, TRANSPORTATION, SALE, PURCHASE, BARTER, EXPORTATION, AND IMPORTATION OF WILDLIFE AND PLANTS","PART 24—IMPORTATION AND EXPORTATION OF PLANTS","Subpart B—Importation and Exportation at Designated Ports"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-50.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:39Z","sha256":"f58b95c483df99a4155eaf45f7b0c9d3f2d884ac2b4fafea48c958591335d52d","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/50-cfr-24.11","next":"us/50-cfr-25.11"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. 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