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" Bird import regs reviewed
WASHINGTON - A U.S.
Department of Agriculture
proposal would change federal
import regulations to allow the
offspring of birds originating in the
United States to enter this country
without undergoing quarantine if
they come from an approved
closed breeding facility.
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Bert W. Hawkins, administrator
of the USDA’s Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service, said
this import rule revision was
requested by segments of the
commercial bird industry.
Closed breeding facilities are
facilities outside the United States
where U.S. breeding birds and
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their offspring are kept isolated
under disease-free conditions.
As proposed, potential operators
of closed breeding facilities would
need to receive prior approval
from USDA and bear all costs
associated with USDA inspection
and approval, and the con
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operation of their facilities,
Hawkins said closed breeding
facilities would have to be
supervised by both a USDA
veterinarian and an official of the
national veterinary services of the
country in which the facility is
located. The latter would inspect
the facility on a weekly basis to
insure that operational procedures
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Other provisions of the proposal
are as follows; For shipment to
approved closed breeding
facilities-
- Birds must be accompanied b>
a health certificate issued by an
accredited veterinarian in the U.S.
state of origin.