Regulations last checked for updates: May 18, 2024

Title 9 - Animals and Animal Products last revised: May 09, 2024
§ 98.36 - Animal semen from Canada.

(a) General importation requirements for animal semen from Canada.

If the product is . . . Then . . .
(1) Equine semenThere are no importation requirements under this part.
(2) Sheep or goat semenThe importer or his agent, in accordance with §§ 98.34 and 98.35 of this part, must present:
(i) An import permit;
(ii) Two copies of a declaration; and
(iii) A health certificate.
(3) Animal semen other than equine, sheep, or goat semenSee paragraph (b) of this section.

(b) Importation requirements for animal semen other than equine, sheep, or goat semen from Canada.

If the product is offered for entry at a . . . And . . . Or . . . Then . . .
(1) Canadian land border port listed in § 98.33(b) of this partThe donor animal was born in Canada or the United States and has never been in a region other than Canada or the United StatesThe donor animal was legally imported into Canada, released to move freely in Canada, and has been released in Canada for no less than 60 daysThe importer or his agent, in accordance with § 98.35 of this part, must present:
(i) Two copies of a declaration; and
(ii) A health certificate.
(2) Canadian land border port listed in § 98.33(b) of this partThe donor animal does not meet the special conditions listed above in paragraph (b)(1) of this tableThe importer or his agent, in accordance with §§ 98.34 and 98.35 of this part, must present:
(i) An import permit;
(ii) Two copies of a declaration; and
(iii) A health certificate.
(3) Port not listed in § 98.33(b) of this partThe importer or his agent, in accordance with §§ 98.34 and 98.35 of this part, must present:
(i) An import permit;
(ii) Two copies of a declaration; and
(iii) A health certificate.
[65 FR 56778, Sept. 20, 2000]
authority: 7 U.S.C. 1622 and 8301-8317; 21 U.S.C. 136 and 136a; 31 U.S.C. 9701; 7 CFR 2.22, 2.80, and 371.4
cite as: 9 CFR 98.36