T160c Threats To Agriculture

Question 1

Threats to agriculture in trade

Answer 1

Agriculture pest and disease

Most commonly intercepted in conveyances and imported cargo

Question 2

Examples of wood boring bettles

Answer 2

Asian longhorn beetle(detected in Michigan 2002, arrived in US in wooden packaging)

Emerald ash borer( detected in NY 1996)

Question 3

Asian gypsy moth

Answer 3

From russia, japan, china, north korea

Fly’s over 25 miles

Question 4

Kharpa bettle

Answer 4

Prefers stored product and dried food

Found in safflower seeds
Intercepted in basmati rice

Question 5

Africanized honey bee

Answer 5

Cross african and european bees from Mexico and south america

Aggressive bee

Sting response 10 times greater

Question 6

Contaminants found on cargo

Answer 6

Animal material( blood, manure)

Plants material(hay,straw,left over seed)

Soil(thin film)

Question 7

Most hitchhiking pest are

Answer 7

Insects

Seed material

Snails

Question 8

Pest invasion potential

Answer 8

Smuggled products
Air cargo
Refrigerated cargo
Pax baggage
Private air and sea craft

Question 9

Smuggled product are often what

Answer 9

Commingled with legit agricultural product

Question 10

Which agencies is CBP partnered with from APHIS to find and stop agriculture smuggling

Answer 10

Smuggling interdiction and trade compliance(SITC)

Investigative and enforcement services
IES

Question 11

Agriculture duties in CBP POE

Answer 11

USDA functions transferred to DHS

Quarantine and other relevant functions retained by USDA

Question 12

MOA for cbp

Answer 12

Cbp will perform the functions listed above in trade clearance environment

Question 13

MOA for APHIS

Answer 13

Identify pest found by CBP

Question 14

Cbp officers should become familiar with agricultural documents to

Answer 14

Compare commodity with info found on document

Differentiate between valid, complete documents and invalid documents

Question 15

Types of agriculture documents

Answer 15

Permits

Phytosanitary certs

Animal product certs

Question 16

Three types of permits

Answer 16

Both from APHIS
PPQ
VS

Fish and wildlife
CITES

Question 17

What does PPQ allow you to do

Answer 17

Import plant material

Question 18

PPQ permit types

Answer 18

Written- for commercial and admissible items

Departmental- prohibited plant material

Question 19

What color are permits to import ant or ant products

Answer 19

Green and yellow

Question 20

Plant inspection station

Answer 20

Located near 17 ports

Question 21

Transit permits correspond to what types of bonds

Answer 21

T&E time restricted, issued to ensure shipment safeguarded

IE
Cargo must be exported through same port

Question 22

CBPs role in enforcing transit permit regulation

Answer 22

Monitor movement of transit

Enforce written permit conditions

Verify exit of cargo under T&E , IE

Question 23

Permit to move live plant and noxious weed

Answer 23

List conditions to be met
Not to be hand carried
Be signed by issuing official
Contains lost of regulated articles

Question 24

What color label does live plant pest permit have

Answer 24

Red and white

Confirm package not damaged
Confirm permit package
Re label package

Question 25

Protected plant permit

Answer 25

Does not authorize importation Need CITES Issued for import/export and re exportation of endangered and CITES plants

Question 26

CITES

Answer 26

Needs stamp with signature on it

Question 27

Vet product permit

Answer 27

Import prohibited or restricted animal products

Question 28

VS form 16-6a

Answer 28

Permit for import/transportation of controlled materials and organism and vectors

Question 29

Phytosanitary cert

Answer 29

Attest to plant freedom from pest Always refer items with this certificate, form may not be in english

Question 30

What is a pathway

Answer 30

How products and pest enter the US Natural spread( cant control) International travel methods Cargo, conveyances, garbage, mail, packaging material, passenger baggage

Question 31

Safeguarding applies to products and articles whose importation is prohibited or restricted by

Answer 31

Title 7 agriculture Title 9 animals and animal products

Question 32

Which conveyance has highest potential for agriculture risk

Answer 32

Commercial

Question 33

Which is second And which is third

Answer 33

Air cargo Refrigerated cargo

Question 34

What is the risk US military carriers such as humvers, tanks and filed gear carry

Answer 34

Soil, hitchhiking pest

Question 35

Private carriers

Answer 35

Have least agriculture pest invasion

Question 36

Aircraft areas of concern

Answer 36

Quarter, galleys and stores Cargo holds

Question 37

Aircraft garbage

Answer 37

Must be maintained until steam sterilized or incinerated

Question 38

Garbage must be in

Answer 38

Covered and leakproof containers Foreign garbage is pathway for pest

Question 39

Vessel threats areas of concern

Answer 39

``` Quarters Galleys Stores Decks Cargo holds ```

Question 40

Why do we seal

Answer 40

Safeguarding measure which prevents the use or movement of commodity on board

Question 41

Threats associated with decks

Answer 41

Africanized honey bee Asian gypsy moth Garbage

Question 42

What threats can cargo hold

Answer 42

Insect Contaminants Lack of oxygen Lack of natural lighting

Question 43

Two main components ro threats associated with cargo

Answer 43

Commodities Related aspects

Question 44

Examples of agricultural commodities

Answer 44

Plant products Animal products Miscellaneous

Question 45

All foreign cargo of agriculture interest is cleared at the first port of arrival True or false

Answer 45

True

Question 46

Residue cargo and transmit permit are exceptions to general policy True or false

Answer 46

True

Question 47

Safeguarding procedures

Answer 47

Review cargo Hold shipments of agriculture concern Refer to cbp agg specialist

Question 48

Related aspects threats in cargo

Answer 48

Containers Packaging material(solid wood, miscellaneous) Mail and courier services

Question 49

Threat types

Answer 49

Hitchhiking pest Contaminants

Question 50

Wood packing material except from Canada needs to be

Answer 50

Heat treated, fumigated Marked accordingly

Question 51

Burlap

Answer 51

If new release Used refer to cbp AS

Question 52

Straw

Answer 52

Importer removes and destroys