ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.An agency in the U.S. Department of Agriculture

responsible for controlling  or eliminating pests and  plant diseases by regulating the shipment of

agricultural products within  the  United  States. • Established in 1977, some  of its  functions were

transferred to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security in 2003. — Abbr. APHIS. [Blacks Law 8th]