Laws and Regulations

Control of Communicable Diseases; Importation of Human Remains

For information on the Importation of Human Remains Final Rule.

Laws and Regulations Related to Animal Importation

African Rodents

• Federal Register: Control of Communicable Diseases; Restrictions on African Rodents, Prairie Dogs, and Certain Other Animals

Civets

• Notice of Embargo of Civets
• Question and Answers on the Embargo of Civets May 3, 2005

Dogs

• Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Proposed Updates to the Dog and Cat Importation Regulation (42 CFR 71.51)
• Notice of Temporary Suspension of Dogs Entering the United States from Countries Classified as High Risk for Dog Rabies

Nonhuman Primates

• Foreign Quarantine Regulations, Final Rule of HHS/CDC Nonhuman Primate Importation Regulation 42 Code of Federal Regulations Part 71.53.
• Disinfection and Decontamination of Items Used in the Transportation or Quarantine of Nonhuman Primates Imported under 42 CFR § 71.53 July 26, 2022. CDC NHP Disinfection Policy Statement
• Reporting Illness and Screening Test Results in Nonhuman Primates Imported under 42 CFR § 71.53 January 20, 2023. CDC Importer Reporting Policy Statement
• Treatment of Plasmodium Infections in Nonhuman Primates Imported under 42 CFR § 71.53 January 20, 2023. CDC NHP Plasmodium Policy Statement