USDA Proposes Revised Regulations Pertaining To Export Of Livestock From The United States

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The proposal would also provide exporters and APHIS more flexibility in arranging for the export of livestock from the United States.
United States Food, Drugs, Healthcare, Life Sciences

In the February 26, 2015, Federal Register, USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service ("APHIS") issued a proposed rule revising the regulations pertaining to the exportation of livestock from the United States. The proposed rule would remove most of the requirements for export health certifications, tests, and treatments from the regulations, instead directing exporters to follow the requirements of the importing country. The proposal would also provide exporters and APHIS more flexibility in arranging for the export of livestock from the United States. Comments due April 27, 2015.

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