United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States National Archives and Records Administration Office of the Federal Register author aut Government Organization text government publication eng FR Regulatory Information 2024_register executive 2024-05-11 article Part VI Rules and Regulations D09002ee1c6d16809 D09002ee1c6d16936 United States Department of Health and Human Services originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), issues this final rule to provide clarity and safeguards that address the public health risk of dog-maintained rabies virus variant (DMRVV) associated with the importation of dogs into the United States. This final rule addresses the importation of cats as part of overall changes to the regulations affecting both dogs and cats, but the final rule does not require that imported cats be accompanied by proof of rabies vaccination and does not substantively change how cats are imported into the United States. 89 FR 41726 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2024-05-13/2024-09676 2024-09676 fr13my24-18 RIN 0920-AA82 4163-18-P CDC Docket No. CDC-2023-0051 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2024-05-13/2024-09676 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-05-13/html/2024-09676.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-05-13/pdf/2024-09676.pdf Airline Animal Carrier Cat Cdc-Registered Animal Care Facility Communicable Diseases Dmrvv Dog Dog-Maintained Rabies Virus Variant Entry Importation Importer Microchip Necropsy Port Public Health Quarantine Rabies Rabies Vaccination Rabies Virus Serologic Testing Titer Travel Zoonotic Diseases 123 p. 41726 41848 89 FR 41726 Title 42 Part 71 42 CFR Part 71 RIN 0920-AA82 Control of Communicable Diseases; Foreign Quarantine: Importation of Dogs and Cats; Federal Register Vol. 89, Issue RULE 2024-09676 VI DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 2024-08-01 CDC Docket No. CDC-2023-0051 4163-18-P 2024-09676 Final rule.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), issues this final rule to provide clarity and safeguards that address the public health risk of dog-maintained rabies virus variant (DMRVV) associated with the importation of dogs into the United States. This final rule addresses the importation of cats as part of overall changes to the regulations affecting both dogs and cats, but the final rule does not require that imported cats be accompanied by proof of rabies vaccination and does not substantively change how cats are imported into the United States.

This final rule is effective August 1, 2024. Ashley C. Altenburger, J.D., Division of Global Migration Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE, MS H16-4, Atlanta, GA 30329. Telephone: 1-800- 232-4636. For information regarding CDC operations and importations: Dr. Emily Pieracci, D.V.M., Division of Global Migration Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE, MS H16-4, Atlanta, GA 30329; Telephone: 1-800-232-4636. 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