Horses From Bermuda and the British Virgin Islands; Quarantine Requirements
plant-animal-health · Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service · Rule · Published 1996-04-01 · Effective 1996-05-01 · 61 FR 14239
Document
Document number
96-7838
Federal Register citation
61 FR 14239
CFR reference
9 CFR 92
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
plant-animal-health
Sub-agency
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Publication date
1996-04-01
Effective date
1996-05-01
USDA docket
Docket No. 95-052-2
Abstract
We are amending the regulations regarding the importation of horses from Bermuda and the British Virgin Islands to remove the requirement that such horses be quarantined for not less than 7 days upon arrival in the United States. This action is warranted because Bermuda and the British Virgin Islands have reported no cases of Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis (VEE), and it appears that horses imported from Bermuda and the British Virgin Islands with less than a 7-day quarantine would not pose a risk of transmitting VEE to horses in the United States.