APHIS' Final Rule Establishes BSE Minimal Risk Regions for Cattle, Etc. (Canada to Be Eligible to Export to U.S.)
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA's) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has issued a final rule, effective March 7, 2005, that amends its regulations at 9 CFR Parts 93, 94, 95, and 96 regarding the importation of animals and animal products, in order to establish a category of regions that present a minimal risk of introducing bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) into the U.S. via live ruminants and ruminant products and byproducts, and adds Canada to this category.
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APHIS' final rule also establishes conditions for the importation of certain live ruminants and ruminant products and byproducts from such regions.
(The USDA has previously stated that ruminants are animals that have multiple stomachs, such as cattle, sheep, goats, bison, deer, elk, caribou, moose, camels, etc.)
This is Part I of a multi-part series of summaries on this final rule. See future issues of ITT for additional summaries.
This final rule adopts, with changes, APHIS' November 4, 2003 proposed rule.
(See ITT's Online Archives or 11/06/03 and 11/07/03 news, 03110615 and 03110725, for Parts I and II of BP's summary on the proposed rule. See ITT's Online Archives or 03/11/04 news, 04031115, for BP summary of the reopening of the comment period for the proposed rule.)
| Karen James-Preston | (ruminant products) | (301) 734-4356 |
| Lee Ann Thomas | (live ruminants) | (301) 734-4356 |
| Gary Colgrove | (final rule information) | (301) 734-4356 |
APHIS final rule (D/N 03-080-3, FR Pub 01/04/05) available at http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20051800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2005/pdf/04-28593.pdf
APHIS request for comments on Environmental Assessment (D/N 03-080-4, FR Pub 01/04/05) available at http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20051800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2005/pdf/04-28594.pdf; EA available at http://www.aphis.usda.gov/lpa/issues/bse/bse.html