Spring Viremia of Carp; Import Restrictions on Certain Live Fish, Fertilized Eggs, and Gametes
trade · Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service · Rule · Published 2006-08-30 · Effective 2006-09-29 · 71 FR 51429
Document
Document number
E6-14478
Federal Register citation
71 FR 51429
CFR reference
9 CFR 93
Type
Rule
Action
Interim rule and request for comments.
Category
trade
Sub-agency
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Publication date
2006-08-30
Effective date
2006-09-29
USDA docket
Docket No. APHIS-2006-0107
Abstract
We are establishing regulations to restrict the importation into the United States of live fish, fertilized eggs, and gametes of fish species that are susceptible to spring viremia of carp, a serious contagious viral disease of carp. Cases of spring viremia of carp confirmed in the United States in 2002 and 2004, and since eradicated, have been linked to the unregulated importation of fish infected with the virus. This action is necessary to prevent further introductions of spring viremia of carp into the United States.