State/Territory Concurrence on the Importation/Interstate Movement of Federal Noxious Weeds Used in 

Commercial Trade

STATE/TERRITORY Interstate 

Movement of 

Imperata 

cylindrica – for 

ornamental uses 

(cultivar Red 

Baron, sterile)

Interstate 

Movement of 

Ipomoea 

aquatica – for

human

consumption

(plant parts)

Interstate Movement or

Importation of Ipomoea 

aquatica – for 

production 

Interstate Movement 

and Importation of 

Sagittaria sagittifolia 

–

for human 

consumption (plant 

parts)

Interstate 

movement or

Importation of 

Pennisetum 

clandestinum –

for ornamental

uses

American Samoa

(AS)

**   **  **

Alabama (AL) NO NO NO NO NO

Alaska (AK) NO NO NO NO NO

Arizona (AZ) NO NO NO NO YES

Arkansas (AR) NO NO NO NO NO

California (CA) YES YES NO YES YES

Colorado (CO) NO YES YES YES NO

Connecticut (CT) YES NO NO YES NO

Delaware (DE) NO NO NO NO NO

District of Columbia 

(DC)

NO NO NO YES NO

Florida (FL) NO NO YES (using plant parts 

moved interstate (not 

seed))

NO NO

Georgia (GA) NO YES YES*** NO NO

Guam (GU) YES YES YES NO NO

Hawaii (HI) NO YES YES (using seed 

imported from 

anywhere*)

YES YES
STATE/TERRITORY Interstate 

Movement of 

Imperata 

cylindrica – for 

ornamental uses 

(cultivar Red 

Baron, sterile)

Interstate 

Movement of 

Ipomoea 

aquatica – for

human

consumption

(plant parts)

Interstate Movement or

Importation of Ipomoea 

aquatica – for 

production 

Interstate Movement 

and Importation of 

Sagittaria sagittifolia 

–

for human 

consumption (plant 

parts)

Interstate 

movement or

Importation of 

Pennisetum 

clandestinum –

for ornamental

uses

Idaho (ID) NO NO NO NO NO

Illinois (IL) YES YES**** NO NO NO

Indiana (IN) YES NO NO NO NO

Iowa (IA) NO (but allows 

growing under 

State 

compliance 

agreement for 

use outside the

State) 

NO NO NO NO

Kansas (KS) NO NO NO NO NO

Kentucky (KY) NO NO NO NO NO

Louisiana (LA) NO NO NO NO NO

Maine (ME) NO YES YES (using seed 

imported from 

anywhere*)

NO NO

Maryland (MD) NO NO NO NO NO

Massachusetts (MA) NO YES YES (using seed 

imported from 

anywhere*)

NO NO

Michigan (MI) YES YES YES (with State 

compliance agreement)

YES NO

Minnesota (MN) NO YES NO NO NO

Mississippi (MS) NO NO NO NO NO

Missouri (MO) NO YES NO YES NO
STATE/TERRITORY Interstate 

Movement of 

Imperata 

cylindrica – for 

ornamental uses 

(cultivar Red 

Baron, sterile)

Interstate 

Movement of 

Ipomoea 

aquatica – for

human

consumption

(plant parts)

Interstate Movement or

Importation of Ipomoea 

aquatica – for 

production 

Interstate Movement 

and Importation of 

Sagittaria sagittifolia 

–

for human 

consumption (plant 

parts)

Interstate 

movement or

Importation of 

Pennisetum 

clandestinum –

for ornamental

uses

Montana (MT) NO NO NO NO NO

Nebraska (NE) NO YES NO YES NO

Nevada (NV) YES YES YES YES NO

New Hampshire (NH) NO NO NO NO NO

New Jersey (NJ) YES YES YES YES NO

New Mexico (NM) NO NO NO NO NO

New York (NY) NO YES°° YES YES NO

North Carolina (NC) NO NO YES (with State 

compliance agreement) 

YES NO

North Dakota (ND) NO NO NO NO NO

Northern Mariana 

Islands

**   **  **

Ohio (OH) YES YES NO YES NO

Oklahoma (OK) NO YES YES YES NO

Oregon (OR) YES YES Undecided & would 

consider

application if requested

NO NO

Pennsylvania (PA) NO YES NO YES NO

Puerto Rico (PR)   **  ** **

Rhode Island (RI) NO NO NO NO NO

South Carolina (SC) NO NO NO NO NO

South Dakota (SD) NO YES NO NO NO

Tennessee (TN) NO NO NO NO NO

Texas (TX) NO YES NO YES NO

Virgin Islands (VI)   **  ** **
STATE/TERRITORY Interstate 

Movement of 

Imperata 

cylindrica – for 

ornamental uses 

(cultivar Red 

Baron, sterile)

Interstate 

Movement of 

Ipomoea 

aquatica – for

human 

consumption 

(plant parts)

Interstate Movement or

Importation of Ipomoea 

aquatica – for 

production 

Interstate Movement 

and Importation of 

Sagittaria sagittifolia 

– 

for human 

consumption (plant 

parts)

Interstate 

movement or 

Importation of 

Pennisetum 

clandestinum – 

for ornamental

uses

Utah (UT) NO YES YES NO NO

Vermont (VT) NO NO NO NO NO

Virginia (VA) NO NO NO NO NO

Washington (WA) YES YES YES YES NO

West Virginia (WV) NO YES NO YES NO

Wisconsin (WI) NO NO NO NO NO

Wyoming (WY) NO YES NO YES NO

Permitting inquiries should be submitted via email to pest.permits@aphis.usda.gov. 

State comments or regulatory changes should be submitted via email to pest.permits@aphis.gov with a subject line to indicate 

requested action.

Ipomoea Seed Importation* 

Only these states are allowed to import I. aquatica seeds from foreign sources. Contiguous states that allow commercial production of 

I. aquatica will purchase seeds from sources in the states listed in this matrix. 

**State/Territory has not yet been consulted. Please submit a permit application and APHIS-PPQ will consult the state/territory via its 

official review process. 

***State allows importation of plant parts for human consumption (no production allowed). 

****State approval required prior to PPQ application submission. 

°°State accepts the importation of I. aquatica plant parts for consumption only from Canada. 
Working Version 6.0. Last revised by NAW on 06/16/2023.