US Department of Agriculture to Remove Lists of Regions Classified With Respect to Certain Animal Diseases and States Approved To Receive Certain Imported Horses

Summary

The US Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is removing lists of regions classified with respect to certain animal diseases and pests, and lists of States approved to receive horses imported from foreign regions where contagious equine metritis (CEM) exists, from its animal and animal product import regulations and will post them on its website instead. This change will allow APHIS to more quickly recognize changes in the disease or pest status of foreign regions and approve States to receive horses from foreign regions where CEM exists.