Change in Disease Status of the Dominican Republic Because of Hog Cholera
trade · Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service · Rule · Published 1998-03-16 · Effective 1997-08-04 · 63 FR 12603
Document
Document number
98-6588
Federal Register citation
63 FR 12603
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
1998-03-16
Effective date
1997-08-04
USDA docket
Docket No. 97-084-2
Abstract
We are adopting as a final rule, without change, an interim rule that amended the regulations governing the importation of swine, pork, and pork products by removing the Dominican Republic from the list of regions in which hog cholera is not known to exist. We took this action based on reports we received from the Dominican Republic's Ministry of Agriculture that an outbreak of hog cholera had occurred in the Dominican Republic. As a result of this action, there are additional restrictions on the importation of pork and pork products into the United States from the Dominican Republic, and the importation of swine from the Dominican Republic is prohibited.