Horses From Mexico; Quarantine Requirements

We are amending the regulations regarding the importation of horses from Mexico to require that such horses be quarantined for not less than 7 days. We are also amending the regulations to provide that quarantine and inspection of all horses imported into the United States from Mexico through land border ports must be carried out in Mexico at facilities approved by the Administrator and constructed so as to prevent the entry of mosquitoes and other hematophagous insects. These requirements would help ensure that horses imported into the United States from Mexico are not infected with Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis and are necessary on an emergency basis to protect horses in the United States from the disease.