[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 84 (Thursday, May 1, 1997)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 23635-23639]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-11313]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA
9 CFR Part 92
[Docket No. 94-136-2]
Zoological Park Quarantine of Ruminants and Swine Imported From
Countries Where Foot-and-Mouth Disease or Rinderpest Exists
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: We are amending the regulations concerning ruminants and swine
that are imported from a country where foot-and-mouth disease or
rinderpest exists into a zoological park in the United States, to
establish conditions under which such animals may be moved from one zoo
to another within the United States. This change will benefit zoo
programs that move animals for breeding and other purposes, and will
facilitate the movement of animals for endangered species breeding
programs, while continuing to protect against the introduction of
dangerous animal diseases into the United States.
EFFECTIVE DATE: June 2, 1997.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Morley Cook, Senior Staff
Veterinarian, Animals Program, National Center for Import and Export,
VS, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 39, Riverdale, MD 20737-1228, (301)
734-6479.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) animal
importation regulations (contained in 9 CFR part 92 and referred to
below as the regulations) prohibit or restrict the importation of
certain animals into the United States to prevent the introduction of
communicable diseases of livestock. Among other requirements, the
regulations restrict the importation of ruminants and swine to prevent
the introduction and spread of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) and
rinderpest.
For many years some animals imported in accordance with these
regulations have been admitted under the condition that they be placed
in postentry quarantine in zoological parks (zoos) that have been
approved by APHIS to receive such animals. We refer to such approved
zoos as PEQ Zoos, because they are approved to hold imported animals in
postentry quarantine (PEQ). At these zoos, the
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imported animals are maintained in facilities that prevent access to
them by the public and by domestic animals, and that include
requirements for waste disposal and other matters that prevent the
dissemination of any diseases the animals might carry.
On October 31, 1996, we published in the Federal Register (61 FR
56165-56169, Docket No. 94-136-1) a proposal to amend the regulations
in 9 CFR 92.404(c) and 92.504(c), by specifying the circumstances under
which APHIS will consent to the movement of imported wild ruminants and
swine from a PEQ Zoo to a non-PEQ zoo within the United States.
Comments on the proposed rule
We solicited comments concerning our proposal for 60 days ending
December 30, 1996. We received 11 comments by that date. They were from
zoos, zoological and endangered species associations, veterinarians and
veterinary associations, and animal industry groups. All the comments
supported the proposed rule, but several suggested improvements or
expansion of its coverage. The comments are discussed below by topic.
Three commenters suggested that the proposed procedures for
allowing movement of animals between zoos should apply not only to
ruminants and swine from countries where FMD and rinderpest exist, but
also to animals from countries where African swine fever (ASF), hog
cholera (HC), swine vesicular disease (SVD), vesicular exanthema of
swine (VES), and contagious bovine pleuropneumonia (CBPP) exist. The
comments suggested that since reliable diagnostic technologies exist
for these diseases, ruminants and swine from countries affected by
these diseases should also be allowed to move between zoos after
spending at least one year in a postentry quarantine (PEQ) zoo.
We are not making any changes to the rule in response to this
comment, but we are evaluating whether the suggested changes should be
made in a future rulemaking. The suggested changes are outside the
scope of the current rulemaking because the proposed rule and the
affected sections of the regulations deal only with rinderpest and FMD,
not the other diseases mentioned by the commenters.
Three commenters suggested that the rule should allow movement not
only for live animals, but for carcasses, body parts, and biological
specimens, after the animal they were derived from spent at least one
year in a PEQ zoo without diagnosis of disease. These commenters
believe that such materials should be allowed movement for scientific
research or museum display purposes, and that they can be safely moved
after the imported animal spends its first year in postentry
quarantine.
We agree, and are adding the following sentence to
Secs. 92.404(c)(4) and 92.504(c)(4): ``The Administrator will approve
the movement of a carcass, body part, or biological specimen derived
from an imported animal subject to this agreement if the Administrator
determines that the animal has spent at least one year in quarantine in
a PEQ Zoo following importation without showing clinical evidence of
foot-and-mouth disease, rinderpest, or other communicable disease that
is exotic to the United States or for which APHIS has an eradication or
control program in 9 CFR chapter I, and determines that the carcass,
body part, or biological specimen will be moved only for scientific
research or museum display purposes.''
Two commenters questioned whether APHIS would have adequate funding
and staff resources to provide the oversight, monitoring, and
surveillance necessary for effective implementation of the proposed
changes.
We are not making any change in response to this comment. We
believe these regulations are enforceable and that we have adequate
manpower to enforce them. Many variables can affect the level of
resources APHIS can apply to any given program at any given time;
however, APHIS intends to allocate the number of staff hours necessary
to ensure animals are moved between zoos under this program safely and
in compliance with the regulatory requirements.
One commenter suggested that APHIS should revise APHIS Form 65-B,
which is used in animal importation, to reflect the changes in the
proposed rule and to update the form to show the current location of
the Animal Import Center in Newburgh, New York, instead of Clifton, New
Jersey. We agree, and are updating the form; however, no change to the
regulations is necessary to accomplish this revision of APHIS Form 65-
B.
One commenter suggested that the regulation should explicitly
define which official or group within APHIS has the authority to
approve the movement of an animal from one zoo to another.
We are not making any change in response to this comment. The
proposed rule stated that ``The Administrator will approve the movement
of an imported animal subject to this agreement . . .'' In Secs. 92.400
and 92.500, ``Administrator'' is defined to include the Administrator
of APHIS, or any other APHIS employee to whom authority has been or may
be delegated to act in the Administrator's stead. Since work
assignments and organizational structure may change frequently in
APHIS, it is standard practice to designate the Administrator as
responsible for certain decisions and activities, and to delegate this
authority to specific APHIS staff using nonregulatory documentation
internal to the agency, which does not require notice-and-comment
rulemaking to change. Persons who are interested in determining who has
been delegated authority to enforce particular sections of the
regulations (such as the PEQ Zoo provisions) can readily determine this
by contacting APHIS headquarters or an area office.
One commenter suggested that the rule should specify a foolproof
method of animal identification to aid enforcement of the rule, and
that APHIS should consider using new electronic identification
technologies for this purpose.
We are not making any change in response to this comment. The
proposed rule allows movement of ruminants and swine from a PEQ Zoo
only to a zoo that is accredited by the American Zoo and Aquarium
Association (AZA), or that has facilities and procedures in place
related to preventing the spread of communicable animal diseases
(including but not limited to procedures for animal identification,
record keeping, and veterinary care) that are equivalent to those
required for AZA accreditation. We do not believe it is necessary to
specify a particular means of animal identification in the final rule
because zoos already have a strong incentive to effectively identify
animals for their own purposes (breeding, collection management, etc.),
and the AZA accreditation process is an additional safeguard to ensure
that identification and record keeping is effective. Specifying a
separate, Federal requirement for identification would be an
unnecessary regulatory burden; our experience has been that we can
effectively work with existing identification procedures employed by
zoos.
Several commenters raised issues related to the proposed rule's
description in the agreements in Secs. 92.404(c)(4) and 92.504(c)(4),
that animals may be moved from a PEQ Zoo only to a zoo accredited by
the AZA, or to a non-accredited zoo that ``has facilities and
procedures in place related to preventing the spread of communicable
animal diseases
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(including but not limited to procedures for animal identification,
record keeping, and veterinary care) that are equivalent to those
required for AZA accreditation.'' There was some concern that this was
too open-ended, and could preclude some zoos from receiving such
animals only because they do not fully comply with voluminous AZA
standards that specify effective methods (but not the only effective
methods) to safely receive and maintain the animals without risk of
spreading disease.
We are not making any change based on these comments, because we
believe the rule clearly states that in approving movements to such
zoos, the Administrator will focus on determining whether the zoo has
standards equivalent to the AZA for preventing the spread of animal
diseases. That decision will be made based on whether the receiving zoo
achieves the necessary levels of biosecurity (a performance standard
approach), rather than whether the zoo employs the exact same facility
and procedure standards specified by the AZA (an engineering standard
approach).
Miscellaneous
The proposed rule used the phrase ``or other communicable disease''
several times in reference to the observation of any clinical evidence
of disease from animals held in isolation or quarantine. That phrase
was intended to refer to any other communicable animal diseases that
APHIS was either trying to exclude from the United States or prevent
from spreading in the United States. In the interest of maximum
clarity, we are changing the phrase ``or other communicable disease''
in the final rule to read ``or other communicable disease that is
exotic to the United States or for which APHIS has an eradication or
control program in 9 CFR chapter I.''
Therefore, based on the rationale set forth in the proposed rule
and in this document, we are adopting the provisions of the proposal as
a final rule with the changes discussed in this document.
Executive Order 12866 and Regulatory Flexibility Act
This rule has been reviewed under Executive Order 12866. For this
action, the Office of Management and Budget has waived its review
process required by Executive Order 12866.
This rule allows increased movement of certain imported ruminants
and swine from one zoo to another in the United States. It will not
increase the number of such animals that are imported. It should not
have any appreciable impact on commerce, and will primarily benefit a
small number of zoos that wish to acquire animals from other zoos or
trade their own animals to other zoos.
Under these circumstances, the Administrator of the Animal and
Plant Health Inspection Service has determined that this action will
not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small
entities.
Executive Order 12988
This rule has been reviewed under Executive Order 12988, Civil
Justice Reform. This rule: (1) Preempts all State and local laws and
regulations that are inconsistent with this rule; (2) has no
retroactive effect; and
(3) does not require administrative proceedings before parties may
file suit in court challenging this rule.
Paperwork Reduction Act
This rule contains no new information collection or recordkeeping
requirements under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501
et seq.). The existing information collection and recordkeeping
requirements in Secs. 92.404 and 92.504 were previously approved by the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under OMB control number 0579-
0040, and we are adding that control number at the end of these
sections.
List of Subjects in 9 CFR Part 92
Animal diseases, Imports, Livestock, Poultry and poultry products,
Quarantine, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.
Accordingly, 9 CFR part 92 is amended as follows:
PART 92--IMPORTATION OF CERTAIN ANIMALS, BIRDS, AND POULTRY, AND
CERTAIN ANIMAL, BIRD, AND POULTRY PRODUCTS; REQUIREMENTS FOR MEANS
OF CONVEYANCE AND SHIPPING CONTAINERS
1. The authority citation for part 92 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 1622; 19 U.S.C. 1306; 21 U.S.C. 102-105,
111, 114a, 134a, 134b, 134c, 134d, 134f, 135, 136, and 136a; 31
U.S.C. 9701; 7 CFR 2.22, 2.80, and 371.2(d).
2. Section 92.404, paragraph(c) is revised to read as follows:
Sec. 92.404 Import permits for ruminants and for ruminant test
specimens for diagnostic purposes; and reservation fees for space at
quarantine facilities maintained by APHIS.
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(c) Wild ruminants from countries where foot-and-mouth disease or
rinderpest exists. This paragraph (c) applies to the importation of
wild ruminants, such as, but not limited to, giraffes, deer and
antelopes, from countries designated in part 94 of this subchapter as
countries in which foot-and-mouth disease or rinderpest exist.
(1) Permits for the importation of wild ruminants will be issued
only for importations through the Port of New York, and only if the
animals are imported for exhibition in a PEQ Zoo. A PEQ Zoo is a
zoological park or other place maintained for the exhibition of live
animals for recreational or educational purposes that:
(i) Has been approved by the Administrator in accordance with
paragraph (c)(2) of this section to receive and maintain imported wild
ruminants; and
(ii) Has entered into the agreement with APHIS set forth in
paragraph (c)(4) of this section for the maintenance and handling of
imported wild ruminants.
(2) Approval of a PEQ Zoo shall be on the basis of an inspection,
by an authorized representative of the Department, of the physical
facilities of the establishment and its methods of operation. Standards
for acceptable physical facilities shall include satisfactory pens,
cages, or enclosures in which the imported ruminants can be maintained
so as not to be in contact with the general public and free from
contact with domestic livestock; natural or established drainage from
the PEQ Zoo which will avoid contamination of land areas where domestic
livestock are kept or with which domestic livestock may otherwise come
in contact; provision for the disposition of manure, other wastes, and
dead ruminants within the PEQ Zoo; and other reasonable facilities
considered necessary to prevent the dissemination of diseases from the
PEQ Zoo. The operator of the PEQ Zoo shall have available the services
of a full-time or part-time veterinarian, or a veterinarian on a
retainer basis, who shall make periodic examinations of all animals
maintained at the PEQ Zoo for evidence of disease; who shall make a
post-mortem examination of each animal that dies; and who shall make a
prompt report of suspected cases of contagious or communicable diseases
to an APHIS representative or the State agency responsible for
livestock disease control programs.
(3) Manure and other animal wastes must be disposed of within the
PEQ Zoo park for a minimum of one year following the date an imported
wild ruminant enters the zoo. If an APHIS veterinarian determines that
an imported ruminant shows no signs of
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any communicable disease or exposure to any such disease during this 1-
year period, its manure and other wastes need not be disposed of within
the zoo after the 1-year period. If, however, an APHIS veterinarian
determines that an imported ruminant does show signs of any
communicable disease during this 1-year period, an APHIS veterinarian
will investigate the disease and determine whether the ruminant's
manure and other wastes may safely be disposed of outside the zoo after
the 1-year period has ended.
(4) Prior to the issuance of an import permit under this section,
the operator of the approved PEQ Zoo to which the imported ruminants
are to be consigned, and the importer of the ruminants, if such
operator and importer are different parties, shall execute an agreement
covering each ruminant or group of ruminants for which the import
permit is requested. The agreement shall be in the following form:
Agreement for the Importation, Quarantine and Exhibition of Certain
Wild Ruminants and Wild Swine
________, operator(s) of the zoological park known as
____________________ (Name) located at ____________________ (City
and state), and ____________________ (Importer) hereby request a
permit for the importation of ________ (Number and kinds of animals)
for exhibition purposes at the said zoological park, said animals
originating in a country where foot-and-mouth disease or rinderpest
exists and being subject to restrictions under regulations contained
in part 92, title 9, Code of Federal Regulations.
In making this request, it is understood and agreed that:
1. The animals for which an import permit is requested will be
held in isolation at a port of embarkation in the country of origin,
approved by the Administrator as a port having facilities which are
adequate for maintaining wild animals in isolation from all other
animals and having veterinary supervision by officials of the
country of origin of the animals. Such animals will be held in such
isolation for not less than 60 days under the supervision of the
veterinary service of that country to determine whether the animals
show any clinical evidence of foot-and-mouth disease, rinderpest, or
other communicable disease that is exotic to the United States or
for which APHIS has an eradication or control program in 9 CFR
chapter I, and to assure that the animals will not have been exposed
to such a disease within the 60 days next before their exportation
from that country.
2. Shipment will be made direct from such port of embarkation to
the port of New York as the sole port of entry in this country. If
shipment is made by ocean vessel the animals will not be unloaded in
any foreign port en route. If shipment is made by air, the animals
will not be unloaded at any port or other place of landing, except
at a port approved by the Administrator as a port not located in a
country where rinderpest or foot-and-mouth disease exists or as a
port in such a country having facilities and inspection adequate for
maintaining wild animals in isolation from all other animals.
3. No ruminants or swine will be aboard the transporting
vehicle, vessel or aircraft, except those for which an import permit
has been issued.
4. The animals will be quarantined for not less than 30 days in
the Department's Animal Import Center in Newburgh, New York.
5. Upon release from quarantine the animals will be delivered to
the zoological park named in this agreement to become the property
of the park and they will not be sold, exchanged or removed from the
premises without the prior consent of APHIS. If moved to another
zoological park in the United States, the receiving zoological park
must be approved by the Administrator in accordance with paragraph 6
of this agreement.
6. The Administrator will approve the movement of an imported
animal subject to this agreement if the Administrator determines
that the animal has spent at least one year in quarantine in a PEQ
Zoo following importation without showing clinical evidence of foot-
and-foot mouth disease, rinderpest, or other communicable disease
that is exotic to the United States or for which APHIS has an
eradication or control program in 9 CFR chapter I, and determines
that the receiving zoological park is accredited by the American Zoo
and Aquarium Association (AZA), or the receiving zoological park has
facilities and procedures in place related to preventing the spread
of communicable animal diseases (including but not limited to
procedures for animal identification, record keeping, and veterinary
care) that are equivalent to those required for AZA accreditation.
The Administrator will approve the movement of a carcass, body part,
or biological specimen derived from an imported animal subject to
this agreement if the Administrator determines that the animal has
spent at least one year in quarantine in a PEQ Zoo following
importation without showing clinical evidence of foot-and-foot mouth
disease, rinderpest, or other communicable disease that is exotic to
the United States or for which APHIS has an eradication or control
program in 9 CFR chapter I, and determines that the carcass, body
part, or biological specimen will be moved only for scientific
research or museum display purposes.
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(Signature of importer)
Subscribed and sworn to before me this ________ day of
____________, ________.
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(Title or designation)
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(Name of zoological park)
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(Signature of officer of zoological park)
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(Title of officer)
Subscribed and sworn to before me this ________ day of
____________, ________.
(Title or designation)
(Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control
number 0579-0040.)
3. Section 92.504, paragraph (c) is revised to read as follows:
Sec. 92.504 Import permits for swine and for swine specimens for
diagnostic purposes; and reservation fees for space at quarantine
facilities maintained by APHIS.
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(c) Wild swine from countries where foot-and-mouth disease or
rinderpest exists. This paragraph (c) applies to the importation of
wild swine from countries designated in part 94 of this subchapter as
countries in which foot-and-mouth disease or rinderpest exist.
(1) Permits for the importation of wild swine will be issued only
for importations through the Port of New York, and only if the animals
are imported for exhibition in a PEQ Zoo. A PEQ Zoo is a zoological
park or other place maintained for the exhibition of live animals for
recreational or educational purposes that:
(i) Has been approved by the Administrator in accordance with
paragraph (c)(2) of this section to receive and maintain imported wild
swine; and
(ii) Has entered into the agreement with APHIS set forth in
paragraph (c)(4) of this section for the maintenance and handling of
imported wild swine.
(2) Approval of a PEQ Zoo shall be on the basis of an inspection,
by an authorized representative of the Department, of the physical
facilities of the establishment and its methods of operation. Standards
for acceptable physical facilities shall include satisfactory pens,
cages, or enclosures in which the imported swine can be maintained so
as not to be in contact with the general public and free from contact
with domestic livestock; natural or established drainage from the PEQ
Zoo which will avoid contamination of land areas where domestic
livestock are kept or with which domestic livestock may otherwise come
in contact; provision for the disposition of manure, other wastes, and
dead swine within the PEQ Zoo; and other reasonable facilities
considered necessary to prevent the dissemination of diseases from the
PEQ Zoo. The operator of the PEQ Zoo shall have available the services
of a full-time or part-time veterinarian, or a veterinarian on a
retainer basis, who shall make periodic examinations of all animals
maintained at the PEQ Zoo for evidence of disease; who shall make a
post-mortem examination of each animal that dies; and who shall make a
prompt report of suspected cases of contagious or communicable diseases
to appropriate state or federal livestock sanitary officials.
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(3) Manure and other animal wastes must be disposed of within the
PEQ Zoo park for a minimum of one year following the date an imported
wild swine enters the zoo. If an APHIS veterinarian determines that an
imported swine shows no signs of any communicable disease during this
1-year period, its manure and other wastes need not be disposed of
within the zoo after the 1-year period. If, however, an APHIS
veterinarian determines that the swine does show signs of any
communicable disease during this 1-year period, an APHIS veterinarian
will investigate the disease and determine whether the swine's manure
and other wastes may safely be disposed of outside the zoo after the 1-
year period has ended.
(4) Prior to the issuance of an import permit under this section,
the operator of the approved PEQ Zoo to which the imported swine are to
be consigned, and the importer of the swine, if such operator and
importer are different parties, shall execute an agreement covering
each swine or group of swine for which the import permit is requested.
The agreement shall be in the following form:
Agreement for the Importation, Quarantine and Exhibition of Certain
Wild Ruminants and Wild Swine
________, operator(s) of the zoological park known as
____________________ (Name) located at ____________________ (City
and state), and ____________________ (Importer) hereby request a
permit for the importation of ________ (Number and kinds of animals)
for exhibition purposes at the said zoological park, said animals
originating in a country where foot-and-mouth disease or rinderpest
exists and being subject to restrictions under regulations contained
in part 92, title 9, Code of Federal Regulations.
In making this request, it is understood and agreed that:
1. The animals for which an import permit is requested will be
held in isolation at a port of embarkation in the country of origin,
approved by the Administrator as a port having facilities which are
adequate for maintaining wild animals in isolation from all other
animals and having veterinary supervision by officials of the
country of origin of the animals. Such animals will be held in such
isolation for not less than 60 days under the supervision of the
veterinary service of that country to determine whether the animals
show any clinical evidence of foot-and-mouth disease, rinderpest, or
other communicable disease that is exotic to the United States or
for which APHIS has an eradication or control program in 9 CFR
chapter I, and to assure that the animals will not have been exposed
to such a disease within the 60 days next before their exportation
from that country.
2. Shipment will be made direct from such port of embarkation to
the port of New York as the sole port of entry in this country. If
shipment is made by ocean vessel, the animals will not be unloaded
in any foreign port en route. If shipment is made by air, the
animals will not be unloaded at any port or other place of landing,
except at a port approved by the Administrator as a port not located
in a country where rinderpest or foot-and-mouth disease exists or as
a port in such a country having facilities and inspection adequate
for maintaining wild animals in isolation from all other animals.
3. No ruminants or swine will be aboard the transporting
vehicle, vessel or aircraft, except those for which an import permit
has been issued.
4. The animals will be quarantined for not less than 30 days in
the Department's Animal Import Center in Newburgh, New York.
5. Upon release from quarantine the animals will be delivered to
the zoological park named in this agreement to become the property
of the park and they will not be sold, exchanged or removed from the
premises without the prior consent of APHIS. If moved to another
zoological park in the United States, the receiving zoological park
must be approved by the Administrator in accordance with paragraph 6
of this agreement.
6. The Administrator will approve the movement of an imported
animal subject to this agreement if the Administrator determines
that the animal has spent at least one year in quarantine in a PEQ
Zoo following importation without showing clinical evidence of foot-
and-mouth disease, rinderpest, or other communicable disease that is
exotic to the United States or for which APHIS has an eradication or
control program in 9 CFR chapter I, and determines that the
receiving zoological park is accredited by the American Zoo and
Aquarium Association (AZA), or the receiving zoological park has
facilities and procedures in place related to preventing the spread
of communicable animal diseases (including but not limited to
procedures for animal identification, record keeping, and veterinary
care) that are equivalent to those required for AZA accreditation.
The Administrator will approve the movement of a carcass, body part,
or biological specimen derived from an imported animal subject to
this agreement if the Administrator determines that the animal has
spent at least one year in quarantine in a PEQ Zoo following
importation without showing clinical evidence of foot-and-foot mouth
disease, rinderpest, or other communicable disease that is exotic to
the United States or for which APHIS has an eradication or control
program in 9 CFR chapter I, and determines that the carcass, body
part, or biological specimen will be moved only for scientific
research or museum display purposes.
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(Signature of importer)
Subscribed and sworn to before me this ________ day of
____________, ________.
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(Title or designation)
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(Name of zoological park)
By-------------------------------------------------------------------
(Signature of officer of zoological park)
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(Title of officer)
Subscribed and sworn to before me this ________ day of
____________, ________.
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(Title or designation)
(Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control
number 0579-0040.)
Done in Washington, DC, this 24th day of April 1997.
Terry L. Medley,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 97-11313 Filed 4-30-97; 8:45 am]
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