specification: API Commons Plans
specificationVersion: '0.1'
schema: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/interface-research/main/schema/api-commons.yml#/$defs/Plans
provider: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
providerId: animal-and-plant-health-inspection-service
generated: '2026-09-02'
created: '2026-05-04'
modified: '2026-09-02'
method: searched
source: >-
  https://www.aphis.usda.gov/ and https://www.aphis.usda.gov/efile - no pricing, plans, or
  subscription page exists on any APHIS property
note: >-
  SUPERSEDES a 2026-05-04 bulk-sweep scaffold that invented Free / Professional / Enterprise tiers
  with placeholder quotas and "TBD" prices. APHIS is a US federal regulatory agency and publishes
  no commercial plans of any kind. Its digital services are provided at no charge as a function of
  government; access is gated by identity proofing (USDA eAuthentication) and regulatory eligibility,
  not by a paid tier. The geospatial feature services are open and anonymous. This is plan_count 0
  by nature, not by omission.
plan_count: 0
plans: []
cost_model:
  type: government-service
  monetary_price: none
  note: >-
    Certain APHIS regulatory activities carry statutory USER FEES (for example permit, inspection
    and certification fees set in 7 CFR 354 and published in the Federal Register). Those are fees
    for a regulatory service performed by APHIS, not pricing for API or data access, and they are
    deliberately not modelled here as plans.
  reference: https://www.aphis.usda.gov/map-data-disclaimer
access_conditions:
  - surface: USDA-MRP ArcGIS REST Feature Services
    cost: none
    gate: none
    note: Anonymous read. Use is subject to the APHIS/MRP Map and Data Disclaimer.
  - surface: APHIS eFile Permitting System
    cost: none for access; statutory permit user fees may apply to the regulatory transaction
    gate: USDA eAuthentication account (identity proofed)
  - surface: Agricultural Commodity Import Requirements (ACIR)
    cost: none
    gate: none for search
  - surface: APHIS Public Search Tool (Animal Care)
    cost: none
    gate: none
tags:
  - Agriculture
  - Federal Government
  - Open Data
  - Regulatory
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: info@apievangelist.com