---
kind: "section"
citation: "19 C.F.R. § 147.23"
title: "19"
number: "147.23"
heading: "Compliance with Plant Quarantine Act and Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/19/147.23"
---

# §147.23. Compliance with Plant Quarantine Act and Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.

- (a) **Plant Quarantine Act.** The entry of plant material subject to restriction under the Plant Quarantine Act of 1912, as amended (7 U.S.C. [151 through 164a](/usc/7/151..164a.md), [167](/usc/7/167.md)), shall not be permitted except under permits issued by the Plant Quarantine Division of the Agricultural Research Service, Department of Agriculture, and in accordance with the plant quarantine regulations.
- (b) **Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.** The entry of food products shall conform to the requirements of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, as amended ([21 U.S.C. 301](/usc/21/301.md) et seq.), and the regulations issued thereunder.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 19 U.S.C. 66, 1623, 1624, 1751-1756, unless otherwise noted.

### Source

Source: T.D. 70-134, 35 FR 9268, June 13, 1970, unless otherwise noted.