Horses From Australia and New Zealand; Quarantine Requirements
plant-animal-health · Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service · Rule · Published 1999-06-15 · Effective 1999-06-30 · 64 FR 31966
Document
Document number
99-15107
Federal Register citation
64 FR 31966
CFR reference
9 CFR 93
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
plant-animal-health
Sub-agency
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Publication date
1999-06-15
Effective date
1999-06-30
USDA docket
Docket No. 98-069-2
Abstract
We are amending the regulations regarding the importation of horses to exempt horses imported from Australia and New Zealand from testing for dourine and glanders during the quarantine period. This action is warranted because neither country has ever had a reported case of dourine, New Zealand has never had a reported case of glanders, and Australia has not had a reported case of glanders since 1891. It appears that horses imported from Australia and New Zealand will pose a negligible risk of introducing dourine and glanders into the United States.