APHIS Issues Final Rule Amending Horse Import Regulations
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is amending its regulations on imports of horses. An APHIS final rule increases from 60 days to 90 days the period that horses exported from regions free from contagious equine metritis (CEM) are…
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allowed to spend in a region affected by CEM and still enter the U.S. without testing. The final rule also requires import permits for horses transiting through CEM-affected regions, and adds requirements to ensure health certifications properly attest to the health of the imported horse. It also requires that horses transiting Central America or the West Indies “comply with the same regulations that apply to horses directly imported from these regions,” and adds requirements for shipping containers used in transporting horses. The final rule takes effect Oct. 16.