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16.7 Permits for the Import and Export of Biological Materials
Permits issued by federal agencies such as the US Department of Agriculture or Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention are required to import disease causing agents for humans,
animals, vectors, plant pests, and animal and plant products. The Department of Commerce
controls the export of certain microorganisms and toxins.
Agents Regulated by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for Import
Agents of human disease and any materials, including live animals or insects which may contain
them, require a permit. Examples include:
• Any infectious agent known or suspected to cause disease in man.
• Unsterilized specimens of human and animal tissues (such as blood, body discharges,
fluids, excretions or similar material) containing an infectious agent.
• Any animal known or suspected of being infected with an organism capable of causing
disease transmissible to man. Importation of live turtles of less than 4 inches in shell
length and all non-human primates requires an importation permit issued by the Division
of Quarantine.
• All live bats require an import permit from the CDC and the U.S. Department of Interior,
Fish and Wildlife Services.
• All live fleas, flies, lice, mites, mosquitoes, or ticks, regardless of infection status,
including adult forms, as well as eggs, larvae, pupae, and nymph stages. Additionally,
any other living insect or arthropod, known or suspected of being infected with any
disease transmissible to man.
• Any snail species capable of transmitting a human pathogen.
For more information or to download a permit application, see the CDC Import Permit Program.
Agents Regulated by the United States Department of Agriculture/Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service for Import and Interstate Transport
Import and interstate transport of materials that could potentially harm U.S. agricultural products
including livestock, poultry, and crops require a permit. Examples include:
Animal-related materials that require an APHIS Import Permit include:
• Live animals, animal semen, and animal embryos from horses, birds, dogs, sheep, cattle,
and fish.
• Foreign import or interstate transfer of infectious agents (bacteria, viruses, protozoa, and
fungi) of animals, and vectors that might contain these infectious agents.
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