Importation of Cattle From Mexico; Addition of Port at San Luis, AZ

Document ID: APHIS-2007-0095-0001
Document Type: Proposed Rule
Agency: Animal And Plant Health Inspection Service
Topics: Animal Diseases, Imports, Livestock, Poultry and Poultry Products, Quarantine, Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements
Federal Register Number: E8-01533
CFR Citation: 9 CFR 93
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Abstract:	We are proposing to amend the regulations regarding the importation of cattle from Mexico by adding San Luis, AZ, as a port through which cattle that have been infested with fever ticks or exposed to fever ticks or tick-borne diseases may be imported into the United States. A new facility for the handling of animals is to be constructed on the Mexican side of the border at the port of San Luis, AZ, that will be equipped with facilities necessary for the proper chute inspection, dipping, and testing that are required for such cattle under the regulations. We would also amend the regulations to remove provisions that limit the admission of cattle that have been infested with fever ticks or exposed to fever ticks or tick-borne diseases to the State of Texas. The statutory requirement that limited the admission of those cattle to the State of Texas has been repealed. These proposed changes would make an additional port of entry available and relieve restrictions on the movement of imported Mexican cattle within the United States.
Document Subtype:	Proposed rule
Received Date:	January 29 2008, at 07:08 AM Eastern Standard Time
Start-End Page:	5132 - 5135
Comment Start Date:	January 29 2008, at 12:00 AM Eastern Standard Time
Comment Due Date:	March 31 2008, at 11:59 PM Eastern Standard Time