Institutions
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Administers federal agricultural-health responsibilities, including inspection of baggage and agricultural products moving from Puerto Rico to the U.S. mainland.
Servicio de Inspección de Sanidad Animal y Vegetal · Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service · APHIS
Spanish legal name: Servicio de Inspección de Sanidad Animal y Vegetal. Spanish legal names are retained. Some English names are functional translations.
- Government level
- Federal
- Branch or grouping
- Executive
- Type
- Federal institution
- Sources consulted
- Oct 17, 2026
What it does
Administers federal agricultural-health responsibilities, including inspection of baggage and agricultural products moving from Puerto Rico to the U.S. mainland.[sources]
In everyday life
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Where it fits
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Leadership & appointments
Institutional or component leadership
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- Appointment
- Verification pending
- Confirmation
- Verification pending
- Term end
- Verification pending
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Governance & composition
National and local component leadership are distinct responsibilities. This office or program does not itself establish a local governing board.[Sources & method]
Members, vacancies, and terms are not certified as a complete roster. An expired term is not automatically treated as a vacancy; some laws allow service until a successor qualifies.
Sources & method
The consultation date is not the institution’s own update date.
- Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service ↗https://www.aphis.usda.gov/sites/default/files/fs-bag-inspection-travelers-notice-puerto-rico.pdfSources consulted: Oct 17, 2026