Change in Disease Status of Portugal Because of African Swine Fever
trade · Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service · Rule · Published 2000-08-28 · Effective 1999-11-05 · 65 FR 51997
Document
Document number
00-21899
Federal Register citation
65 FR 51997
CFR reference
9 CFR 94
Type
Rule
Action
Affirmation of interim rule as final rule.
Category
trade
Sub-agency
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Publication date
2000-08-28
Effective date
1999-11-05
USDA docket
Docket No. 99-096-2
Abstract
We are adopting as a final rule, without change, an interim rule that amended the regulations governing the importation of pork and pork products by adding Portugal to the list of regions where African swine fever exists. We took this action because there has been an outbreak of African swine fever in Portugal. The interim rule restricted the importation of pork and pork products into the United States from Portugal and was necessary to prevent the introduction of African swine fever into the United States.