Regulations last checked for updates: Feb 06, 2026

Title 9 - Animals and Animal Products last revised: Jan 28, 2026
§ 72.21 - Animals infested with or exposed to ticks subject to same restrictions as cattle.

Animals other than cattle which are infested with ticks [Boophilus annulatus (Margaropus annulatus), Boophilus microplus, or Rhipicephalus evertsi evertsi] or exposed to tick infestation shall not be moved interstate unless they are treated, handled, and moved in accordance with the requirements specified in §§ 72.9 through 72.15 and § 72.18 of this part governing the interstate movement of cattle.

authority: 7 U.S.C. 8301-8317; 7 CFR 2.22, 2.80, and 371.4
source: 28 FR 5940, June 13, 1963, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 9 CFR 72.21