APHIS Adds Santa Catarina to Disease-Free Region List for Animal Imports
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has issued a final rule, effective December 1, 2010, which will amend the regulations governing the importation of certain animals and animal products by adding the Brazilian State of Santa Catarina to the…
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list of regions APHIS recognizes as free of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD), rinderpest, swine vesicular disease, classical swine fever, and African swine fever. APHIS is also adding Santa Catarina to the list of regions that are subject to certain import restrictions on meat and meat products because of their proximity to or trading relationships with rinderpest- or FMD-affected countries.