Preventing Lethal Agricultural and National Threats (PLANT) Act criminalizes reckless importation of dangerous agricultural pathogens.
The Preventing Lethal Agricultural and National Threats (PLANT) Act amends Title 18 of the United States Code to establish criminal penalties for the reckless importation or handling of high-risk agricultural pathogens. The bill defines reckless behavior as consciously disregarding a substantial and unjustifiable risk that the pathogen could cause significant harm. Penalties include fines, imprisonment up to 10 years, or both.
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