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Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
U.S. Department of Agriculture
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) urges anyone who receives an unsolicited package of seeds to mail those seeds to the location listed below for your state. If more than one location is listed for your state, please select the location closest to your residence.
Instructions for Mailing Seed Packets:
Place the unopened seed packet and any packaging, including the mailing label in a mailing envelope. If the seed packets are open, first place the seeds and their packaging into a zip-lock bag, seal it, and then place everything into a mailing envelope.
Please include your name, address, and phone number so that a State or Federal agriculture official can contact you for additional information, if needed.
If you are unable to mail the package to one of the locations below, please contact your APHIS State
plant health director to arrange a no-contact pick up or to determine a convenient drop-off location.
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
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