The Division of Agricultural Select Agents and Toxins (DASAT) is part of the Federal Select Agent Program (FSAP) that regulates the possession, use, and transfer of biological select agents and toxins that have the potential to pose a severe threat to public, animal or plant health, or to animal or plant products.
The Emergency Management, Safety, and Security Division (EMSSD) provides services that support agency and interagency emergency management activities, and protect the health, safety, and security of APHIS and other USDA personnel.
Investigative and Enforcement Services’ (IES) provides investigative, enforcement, and regulatory support services to four APHIS programs—Animal Care (AC), Biotechnology Regulatory Services (BRS), Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ), Veterinary Services (VS), and it’s ERCS counterpart, DASAT.
IES also provides these services for agricultural quarantine inspection (AQI) activities carried out by the Department of Homeland Security’s Customs and Border
Protection (CBP).
The Division of Agricultural Select Agents and Toxins (DASAT) is part of the Federal Select Agent Program (FSAP) that regulates the possession, use, and transfer of biological select agents and toxins that have the potential to pose a severe threat to public, animal or plant health, or to animal or plant products. Learn More