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Amendments To Import Requirements for Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service published this proposed rule in the Federal Register on September 24, 2026. Comments are due by November 23, 2026.
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What the agency says
Current APHIS regulations specify that live birds and other avian commodities may not be exposed to highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) or sourced from premises quarantined for HPAI within the 90 days immediately preceding export to the United States. We are proposing to reduce this timeframe to 28 days preceding export to the United States. This action is necessary to align APHIS regulations with international standards regarding HPAI transmission. This action would allow foreign regions to resume the export of live birds and other avian commodities to the United States sooner following an outbreak of HPAI, while still providing adequate safeguards that the importation of the birds or other avian commodities does not present a risk of disseminating HPAI within the United States.
Key facts
- Document number
- 2026-19532
- Type
- Proposed rule
- Action
- Proposed rule
- Agency
- Agriculture Department; Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
- Published
- September 24, 2026
- Comments due
- November 23, 2026
- Dates
- We will consider all comments that we receive on or before November 23, 2026.
- Docket
- Docket No. APHIS-2023-0069
- Regulation ID (RIN)
- 0579-AE77
- Code of Federal Regulations
- 9 CFR 93; 9 CFR 94
- Topics
- Animal diseases; Imports; Livestock; Meat and meat products; Milk; Poultry and poultry products; Reporting and recordkeeping requirements
- Significant
- Yes, under Executive Order 12866
- Pages
- 4
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