Air Transport Association of America, Inc. v. U.S. Department of Agriculture

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ____________________________________ ) AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION ) OF AMERICA, INC., et al., ) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) v. ) Civil Action No. 16-0919 (PLF) ) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT ) OF AGRICULTURE, et al., ) ) Defendants. ) ____________________________________) OPINION This case involves a challenge to a final interpretive rule issued by the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service concerning its provision of Agricultural, Quarantine, and Inspection services. Plaintiffs Air Transport Association of America, Inc., and International Air…