Business · 04/11/2003Updated: 10/17/2026 · 1 min read

CDC and FDA Issue Interim Final Rule to Restrict Import and Trade of Certain Animals

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have issued an interim final rule to limit the import, capture, transport, sale, and release of African rodents, prairie dogs, and other animals to prevent the spread of monkeypox in the United States.