Change in Disease Status of Germany Because of Rinderpest and Foot-and-Mouth Disease

Resumen

We are declaring Germany free of rinderpest and foot-and-mouth disease. Rinderpest has not existed in Germany since 1870 and there have been no outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease since January 1988. This revision will remove the prohibition on the importation from Germany into the United States of ruminants and fresh, chilled, and frozen meat from ruminants, and will relieve restrictions on the importation from Germany of milk and milk products from ruminants. This final rule does not relieve restrictions on the importation from Germany of swine and fresh, chilled, and frozen meat from swine, because Germany has not been declared free of hog cholera and swine vesicular disease. We are also adding Germany to the list of countries that, although declared free of rinderpest and foot-and-mouth disease, are subject to restrictions on the importation of their meat and other animal products into the United States. Finally, we are also adding Germany to the list of countries from which the importation into the United States of llamas and alpacas is restricted.