Ruminants and Horses Imported From Canada; Importation of Wild Ruminants and Wild Swine

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We are amending the animal import regulations to require that all ruminants imported from Canada for immediate slaughter be handled in a manner that now is required only for cattle, sheep, and goats imported from Canada for immediate slaughter. This action is necessary to help prevent the spread of livestock diseases into the United States. We are also making two additional amendments. The first will allow cattle, sheep, and goats imported from Canada for immediate slaughter to enter the United States without a certificate. The second will allow zoological parks approved to receive wild ruminants and wild swine from countries where foot-and-mouth disease or rinderpest exists to dispose of manure and other animal wastes outside the zoological park after the animal has been in the park for 1 year. These actions will relieve regulatory burdens without presenting a significant risk of introducing livestock diseases into the United States.