{"data":{"id":"us/7-cfr-340.2","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"7 CFR 340.2","heading":"Groups of organisms which are or contain plant pests and exemptions.","body":"(a) Groups of organisms which are or contain plant pests. The organisms that are or contain plant pests are included in the taxa or group of organisms contained in the following list. Within any taxonomic series included on the list, the lowest unit of classification actually listed is the taxon or group which may contain organisms which are regulated. Organisms belonging to all lower taxa contained within the group listed are included as organisms that may be or may contain plant pests, and are regulated if they meet the definition of plant pest in § 340.1. 4\nNote:\nAny genetically engineered organism composed of DNA or RNA sequences, organelles, plasmids, parts, copies, and/or analogs, of or from any of the groups of organisms listed below shall be deemed a regulated article if it also meets the definition of plant pest in § 340.1.\nGROUP\nVIROIDS\nSuperkingdom Prokaryotae\nKingdom Virus\nAll members of groups containing plant viruses, and all other plant and insect viruses\nKingdom Monera\nDIVISION BACTERIA\nFamily Pseudomonadaceae\nGenus Pseudomonas\nGenus Xanthomonas\nFamily Rhizobiaceae\nGenus Rhizobium\nGenus Bradyrhizobium\nGenus Agrobacterium\nGenus Phyllobacterium\nFamily Enterobacteriaceae\nGenus Erwinia\nFamily Streptomycetaceae\nGenus Streptomyces\nFamily Actinomycetacease\nGenus Actinomyces\nCoryneform Group\nGenus Clavibacter\nGenus Arthrobacter\nGenus Curtobacterium\nGenus Corynebacteria\nGram-negative phloem-limited bacteria associated with plant diseases\nGram-negative xylem-limited bacteria associated with plant diseases\nAnd all other bacteria associated with plant or insect diseases\nRickettsiaceae\nRickettgial-like organisms associated with insect diseases\nClass Mollicutes\nOrder Mycoplasmatales\nFamily Spiroplasmataceae\nGenus Spiroplasma\nMycoplasma-like organisms associated with plant diseases\nMycoplasma-like organisms associated with insect diseases\nSuperkingdom Eukaryotae\nKingdom Plantae\nSubkingdom Thallobionta\nDIVISION CHLOROPHYTA\nGenus Cephaleuros\nGenus Rhodochytrium\nGenus Phyllosiphon\nDIVISION MYXOMYCOTA\nClass Plasmodiophoromycetes\nDIVISION EUMYCOTA\nClass Chytridiomycetes\nOrder Chytridiales\nClass Oomycetes\nOrder Lagenidiales\nFamily Lagenidiaceae\nFamily Olpidiopsidaceae\nOrder Peronosporales\nFamily Albuginaceae\nFamily Peronosporaceae\nFamily Pythiaceae\nOrder Saprolegniales\nFamily Saprolegniaceae\nFamily Leptolegniellaceae\nClass Zygomycetes\nOrder Mucorales\nFamily Choanephoraceae\nFamily Mucoraceae\nFamily Entomophthoraceae\nClass Hemiascomycetes\nFamily Protomycetaceae\nFamily Taphrinaceae\nClass Loculoascomycetes\nOrder Myriangiales\nFamily Elsinoeaceae\nFamily Myriangiaceae\nOrder Asterinales\nOrder Dothideales\nOrder Chaetothyriales\nOrder Hysteriales\nFamily Parmulariaceae\nFamily Phillipsiellaceae\nFamily Hysteriaceae\nOrder Pleosporales\nOrder Melanommatales\nClass Plectomycetes\nOrder Eurotiales\nFamily Ophiostomataceae\nOrder Ascophaerales\nClass Pyrenomycetes\nOrder Erysiphales\nOrder Meliolales\nOrder Xylariales\nOrder Diaporthales\nOrder Hypocreales\nOrder Clavicipitales\nClass Discomycetes\nOrder Phacidiales\nOrder Helotiales\nFamily Ascocorticiceae\nFamily Hemiphacidiaceae\nFamily Dermataceae\nFamily Sclerotiniaceae\nOrder Cytarriales\nOrder Medeolariales\nOrder Pezziales\nFamily Sarcosomataceae\nFamily Sarcoscyphaceae\nClass Teliomycetes\nClass Phragmobasidiomycetes\nFamily Auriculariaceae\nFamily Ceratobasidiaceae\nClass Hymenomycetes\nOrder Exobasidiales\nOrder Agaricales\nFamily Corticiaceae\nFamily Hymenochaetaceae\nFamily Echinodontiaceae\nFamily Fistulinaceae\nFamily Clavariaceae\nFamily Polyporaceae\nFamily Tricholomataceae\nClass Hyphomycetes\nClass Coelomycetes\nAnd all other fungi associated with plant or insect diseases\nSubkingdom Embryobionta\nNote:\nOrganisms listed in the Code of Federal Regulations as noxious weeds are regulated under the Federal Noxious Weed Act.\nDIVISION MAGNOLIOPHYTA\nFamily Balanophoraceae—parasitic species\nFamily Cuscutaceae—parasitic species\nFamily Hydnoraceae—parasitic species\nFamily Krameriaceae—parasitic species\nFamily Lauraceae—parasitic species\nGenus Cassytha\nFamily Lennoaceae—parasitic species\nFamily Loranthaceae—parasitic species\nFamily Myzodendraceae—parasitic species\nFamily Olacaceae—parasitic species\nFamily Orobanchaceae—parasitic species\nFamily Rafflesiaceae—parasitic species\nFamily Santalaceae—parasitic species\nFamily Scrophulariaceae—parasitic species\nGenus Alectra\nGenus Bartsia\nGenus Buchnera\nGenus Buttonia\nGenus Castilleja\nGenus Centranthera\nGenus Cordylanthus\nGenus Dasistoma\nGenus Euphrasia\nGenus Gerardia\nGenus Harveya\nGenus Hyobanche\nGenus Lathraea\nGenus Melampyrum\nGenus Melasma\nGenus Orthantha\nGenus Orthocarpus\nGenus Pedicularis\nGenus Rhamphicarpa\nGenus Rhinanthus\nGenus Schwalbea\nGenus Seymeria\nGenus Siphonostegia\nGenus Sopubia\nGenus Striga\nGenus Tozzia\nFamily Viscaceae—parasitic species\nKingdom Animalia\nSubkingdom Protozoa\nGenus Phytomonas\nAnd all Protozoa associated with insect diseases\nSubkingdom Eumetazoa\nPHYLUM NEMATA\nClass Secernentea\nOrder Tylenchida\nFamily Anguinidae\nFamily Belonolaimidae\nFamily Caloosiidae\nFamily Criconematidae\nFamily Dolichodoridae\nFamily Fergusobiidae\nFamily Hemicycliophoridae\nFamily Heteroderidae\nFamily Hoplolaimidae\nFamily Meloidogynidae\nFamily Nacobbidae\nFamily Neotylenchidae\nFamily Nothotylenchidae\nFamily Paratylenchidae\nFamily Pratylenchidae\nFamily Tylenchidae\nFamily Tylenchulidae\nOrder Aphelenchida\nFamily Aphelenchoididae\nClass Adenophorea\nOrder Dorylaimida\nFamily Longidoridae\nFamily Trichodoridae\nPHYLUM MOLLUSCA\nClass Gastropoda\nSubclass Pulmonata\nOrder Basommatophora\nSuperfamily Planorbacea\nOrder Stylommatophora\nSubfamily Strophocheilacea\nFamily Succineidae\nSuperfamily Achatinacae\nSuperfamily Arionacae\nSuperfamily Limacacea\nSuperfamily Helicacea\nOrder Systellommatophora\nSuperfamily Veronicellacea\nPHYLUM ARTHROPODA\nClass Arachnida\nOrder Parasitiformes\nSuborder Mesostigmata\nSuperfamily Ascoidea\nSuperfamily Dermanyssoidea\nOrder Acariformes\nSuborder Prostigmata\nSuperfamily Eriophyoidea\nSuperfamily Tetranychoidea\nSuperfamily Eupodoidea\nSuperfamily Tydeoidea\nSuperfamily Erythraenoidea\nSuperfamily Trombidioidea\nSuperfamily Hydryphantoidea\nSuperfamily Tarsonemoidea\nSuperfamily Pyemotoidea\nSuborder Astigmata\nSuperfamily Hemisarcoptoidea\nSuperfamily Acaroidea\nClass Diplopoda\nOrder Polydesmida\nClass Insecta\nOrder Collembola\nFamily Sminthoridae\nOrder Isoptera\nOrder Thysanoptera\nOrder Orthoptera\nFamily Acrididae\nFamily Gryllidae\nFamily Gryllacrididae\nFamily Gryllotalpidae\nFamily Phasmatidae\nFamily Ronaleidae\nFamily Tettigoniidae\nFamily Tetrigidae\nOrder Hemiptera\nFamily Thaumastocoridae\nFamily Aradidae\nSuperfamily Piesmatoidea\nSuperfamily Lygaeoidea\nSuperfamily Idiostoloidea\nSuperfamily Coreoidea\nSuperfamily Pentatomoidea\nSuperfamily Pyrrhocoroidea\nSuperfamily Tingoidea\nSuperfamily Miroidea\nOrder Homoptera\nOrder Coleoptera\nFamily Anobiidae\nFamily Apionidae\nFamily Anthribidae\nFamily Bostrichidae\nFamily Brentidae\nFamily Bruchidae\nFamily Buprestidae\nFamily Byturidae\nFamily Cantharidae\nFamily Carabidae\nFamily Cerambycidae\nFamily Chrysomelidae\nFamily Coccinellidae\nSubfamily Epilachninae\nFamily Curculionidae\nFamily Dermestidae\nFamily Elateridae\nFamily Hydrophilidae\nGenus Helophorus\nFamily Lyctidae\nFamily Meloidae\nFamily Mordellidae\nFamily Platypodidae\nFamily Scarabaeidae\nSubfamily Melolonthinae\nSubfamily Rutelinae\nSubfamily Cetoniinae\nSubfamily Dynastinae\nFamily Scolytidae\nFamily Selbytidae\nFamily Tenebrionidae\nOrder Lepidoptera\nOrder Diptera\nFamily Agromyzidae\nFamily Anthomyiidae\nFamily Cecidomyiidae\nFamily Chloropidae\nFamily Ephydridae\nFamily Lonchaeidae\nFamily Muscidae\nGenus Atherigona\nFamily Otitidae\nGenus Euxeta\nFamily Syrphidae\nFamily Tephritidae\nFamily Tipulidae\nOrder Hymenoptera\nFamily Apidae\nFamily Caphidae\nFamily Chalcidae\nFamily Cynipidae\nFamily Eurytomidae\nFamily Formicidae\nFamily Psilidae\nFamily Siricidae\nFamily Tenthredinidae\nFamily Torymidae\nFamily Xylocopidae\nUnclassified organisms and/or organisms whose classification is unknown.\n(b) Exemptions. (1) A limited permit for interstate movement shall not be required for genetic material from any plant pest contained in Escherichia coli genotype K-12 (strain K-12 and its derivatives), sterile strains of Saccharomyces cerevisiae, or asporogenic strains of Bacillus subtilis, provided that all the following conditions are met:\n(i) The microorganisms are shipped in a container that meets the requirements of § 340.8(b)(3);\n(ii) The cloned genetic material is maintained on a nonconjugation proficient plasmid and the host does not contain other conjugation proficient plasmids or generalized transducing phages;\n(iii) The cloned material does not include the complete infectious genome of a known plant pest;\n(iv) The cloned genes are not carried on an expression vector if the cloned genes code for:\n(A) A toxin to plants or plant products, or a toxin to organisms beneficial to plants; or\n(B) Other factors directly involved in eliciting plant disease (i.e., cell wall degrading enzymes); or\n(C) Substances acting as, or inhibitory to, plant growth regulators.\n(2) A limited permit for interstate movement is not required for genetic material from any plant pest contained in the genome of the plant Arabiodopsis thaliana, provided that all of the following conditions are met:\n(i) The plants or plant materials are shipped in a container that meets the requirements of § 340.8(b)(1), (2), and (3);\n(ii) The cloned genetic material is stably integrated into the plant genome;\n(iii) The cloned material does not include the complete infectious genome of a known plant pest.","path":["Title 7—Agriculture","Subtitle B—Regulations of the Department of Agriculture","CHAPTER III—ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE","PART 340—INTRODUCTION OF ORGANISMS AND PRODUCTS ALTERED OR PRODUCED THROUGH GENETIC ENGINEERING WHICH ARE PLANT PESTS OR WHICH THERE IS REASON TO BELIEVE ARE PLANT PESTS"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-7.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:01Z","sha256":"4d386e4ee2f3aeb6344aa4b38957dcf3faaf4bb8f928027dfa1da5d8b99c0a90","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/7-cfr-340.1","next":"us/7-cfr-340.3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. 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