Viral Hemorrhagic Septicemia; Interstate Movement and Import Restrictions on Certain Live Fish
plant-animal-health · Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service · Rule · Published 2009-01-02 · Effective 2008-09-09 · 74 FR 1
Document
Document number
E8-31208
Federal Register citation
74 FR 1
CFR reference
9 CFR 71
Type
Rule
Action
Interim rule; delay of effective date.
Category
plant-animal-health
Sub-agency
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Publication date
2009-01-02
Effective date
2008-09-09
USDA docket
Docket No. APHIS-2007-0038
Abstract
On September 9, 2008, we published an interim rule in the Federal Register to restrict the interstate movement and importation into the United States of live fish that are susceptible to viral hemorrhagic septicemia, a highly contagious disease of certain freshwater and saltwater fish. That interim rule was scheduled to become effective on November 10, 2008. Subsequently, on October 28, 2008, we published a notice in the Federal Register announcing the delay of the effective date of the interim rule until January 9, 2009. We are now delaying the effective date of the interim rule indefinitely to provide APHIS with time to make some adjustments to the interim rule that are necessary for the rule to be successfully implemented.