<div dir="ltr"><div>Hi, all!  It is my understanding that any plant that is covered by the Lacey Act is under the purview of USFWS law enforcement.  I am not 100% certain whether that means 3-177s for all, but I think in the current political environment that it would be best to check with the port before sending.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">Cody W. Thompson, PhD<br></div></div><div dir="ltr"><div>Mammal Collections Manager</div><div>& Associate Research Scientist<br><div>University of M<font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">ichigan</font></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Museum of Zoology</font></div><div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">3600 Varsity Drive</font></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Ann Arbor, Michigan 48108</font></div></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Office: (734) 615-2810</font></div><div>Fa<font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">x: (734) 763-4080</font></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Email: <a href="mailto:cwthomp@umich.edu" target="_blank">cwthomp@umich.edu</a></font></div><div><font size="2"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">W</font><font face="arial, sans-serif">ebsite: <a href="http://codythompson.org" target="_blank">codythompson.org</a></font></font></div><div><br></div><div><a href="https://lsa.umich.edu/ummz/mammals/donate-to-the-mammal-division.html" target="_blank"><b>Please click here to support the UMMZ Mammal Division, its collections, and research mission!!!</b></a><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Jun 25, 2025 at 1:52 PM Chris Grinter <<a href="mailto:cgrinter@calacademy.org">cgrinter@calacademy.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div>Thanks all, I think our future for international loans of wildlife is not long for this world. LAX office is also rejecting all USPS imports through their office as well. Agents are very frustrated that we use USPS, and even though it's not illegal they have the ability to reject anything they want.</div><div><br></div><div>I think it's correct that plants <b>do not</b> require USFWS clearance and a 3-177. </div><div><br></div><div>Chris</div><div><br></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Palatino Linotype";font-size:12px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,120,122);font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Christopher C. Grinter</span></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Palatino Linotype";font-size:12px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,120,122);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Senior Collection Manager of Entomology</span></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Palatino Linotype";font-size:12px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,120,122);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Secretary, The Lepidopterists’ Society</span></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Palatino Linotype";font-size:12px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,120,122);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Subject Editor: Lepidoptera, The Pacific Coast Entomological Society</span></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Palatino Linotype";font-size:12px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;line-heig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it was understood that we frequently weren't given advanced notice of a shipment and that foreign institutions often don't know our laws etc. Seems that may no longer be the case.<br></div><div><br></div><div>Eli</div><div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Jun 25, 2025 at 11:01 AM Timothy Whitfeld <<a href="mailto:whitf015@umn.edu" target="_blank">whitf015@umn.edu</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div>Hi Chris,</div><div>Thank you for the information and the update. Let's hope you're able to resolve this issue. Do you happen to know if a 3-177 is also required for returning loans of herbarium specimens (plants,fungi, lichen) coming back to the US from other countries?</div><div>Thanks,</div><div>Tim</div><div><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Jun 24, 2025 at 6:22 PM Chris Grinter <<a href="mailto:cgrinter@calacademy.org" target="_blank">cgrinter@calacademy.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div>Hi everyone,</div><div>As an update to our issue with USFWS, there is no news nor return of specimens. Our loan has been seized and a formal petition to the USFWS for return of property has been met with silence. The package was declared, but written in Mandarin and was not translated by CBP. The box did lack a 3-177, which is why they are citing us in violation of the CFR, Lacey Act, and Endangered Species Act. We haven't gotten criminal or civil charges from this import, but it's not out of scope for the current administration to enforce. On top of packages being seized, please note that students or immigrant visa holders entering the US should avoid carrying specimens at all times. Failure to declare or failure to "properly declare" has now been used by customs and border to detain at least one student, who is facing federal criminal charges for smuggling frog embryo slides before her eventual deportation.</div><div><br></div><div>This is just a reminder in the current climate that all paperwork must be accurate and submitted well in advance for all wildlife transactions into and out of the US. As Dirk mentioned in a followup, it is much preferred to <b>send parcels into the US via private carrier</b> and not through national postal mail. Offices in NY are particularly intense right now and are screening packages entering via USPS from Europe and China. And for anyone entering with hand-carried specimens into LAX airport, they also require an in-person 3-hour scheduled meeting with USFWS officers to clear your hand-carry. If you schedule ahead there is a good chance officers will waive your inspection, but failure to schedule will result in seizures and possible detention. If your flight arrives after hours you are required to pay overtime fees for this inspection, or schedule your meeting during business hours.</div><div><br></div><div>Hope this helps,</div><div>Chris</div><div><br></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Palatino Linotype";font-size:12px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,120,122);font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Christopher C. Grinter</span></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Palatino Linotype";font-size:12px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,120,122);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Senior Collection Manager of Entomology</span></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Palatino Linotype";font-size:12px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,120,122);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Secretary, The Lepidopterists’ Society</span></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Palatino Linotype";font-size:12px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,1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that do not contain pre-cleared 3-177 documents. I've just received an official notice of seizure for a loan that came back from China (via NY for some reason). The package was clearly labeled with a declaration of specimens, loan for systematic research, etc—however the agents at JFK seized the material as a violation of the Lacey Act, failure to mark appropriately (lacking 3-177 is how I interpret this), and failure to obtain clearance. The package was intercepted in September 2024 and I got notice today. No one at the NY office will pick up the phone or return my messages.</div><div><br></div><div>If you're receiving material from anywhere abroad it's critical to get a pre-cleared 3-177 and keep a close eye on the tracking number. Unfortunately if a package is seized by USFWS there is no update posted to USPS, it just shows as "in transit". </div><div><br></div><div>Chris</div><div><br></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Palatino Linotype";font-size:12px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,120,122);font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Christopher C. Grinter</span></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Palatino Linotype";font-size:12px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,120,122);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Senior Collection Manager of Entomology</span></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Palatino Linotype";font-size:12px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,120,122);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Secretary, The Lepidopterists’ Society</span></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Palatino Linotype";font-size:12px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,120,122);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Subject Editor: Lepidoptera, The Pacific Coast Entomological Society</span></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Palatino Linotype";font-size:12px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;line-height:1.8;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(138,138,138);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">California Academy of Sciences</span></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Palatino Linotype";font-size:12px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;line-height:1.8;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(138,138,138);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">55 Music Concourse Dr</span></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Palatino Linotype";font-size:12px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;line-height:1.8;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(138,138,138);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">San Francisco, CA 94118</span></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Palatino Linotype";font-size:12px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;line-height:1.8;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(138,138,138);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">T 415.379.5320</span></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Palatino Linotype";font-size:12px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(22,101,114);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:p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