[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)

  By-------------------------------------------------------------------
(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.

* * * * *
    (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)

----------------------------------------------------------------------
(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.
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