Freeda E. Isaac, DVM Director: Organisms, Vectors and Select Agents National Center of Import Export Veterinary Services November 14, 2012

 Animal Welfare Act  9 CFR Section 1 – 4  Definitions, Licensing, Registration, Research Facilities, Attending Veterinarians, Adequate Veterinary Care, Identification of Animals, Stolen Animals, Records, Compliance, Standards for Transportation, Facilities, Operations, Animal Health and Husbandry  Dogs, cats, guinea pigs, hamsters, rabbits, non- human primates, marine mammals, other warmblooded animals, animals for research  Not livestock

 Horse Protection Act  9 CFR Section 11, Horse Protection Regulations  Exhibitions, Scar Rule, prohibited devices, equipment or practices which cause soreness.

 Plant Protection Act  7 CFR Section 340, Introduction of Organisms and Products Altered or Produced Through Genetic Engineering Which are Plant Pests or Which There IS Reason to Believe Are Plant Pests  Permits – release, importation, interstate, limited  Inspections at ports of entry and facilities

 Plant Protection Act  7 CFR Sections 300 – 380  Foreign and domestic quarantine notices  Bees, plant pests, soil, stone, quarry products, garbage  Importation and interstate movement  Export  Noxious weed regulations  Importation of seed and screenings  Research facilities, containment

 Center for Veterinary Biologics (CVB)  Virus Serum Toxin Act  Animal Health Protection Act  9 CFR Sections 101 to 123  Vaccines, bacterins, antisera, diagnostic kits, and other products of biological origin to ensure that the veterinary biologics available for the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of animal diseases are pure, safe, potent, and effective.  Vaccine companies

 National Center for Import and Export (NCIE)  Animal Health Protection Act  9 CFR Sections 94 – 96, 122  Import and Export of Organisms, Vectors and Products  Permitting for all livestock origin material and material which are infectious for livestock  Laboratory inspections, primarily BSL1 and BSL2, occasionally BSL3.

 VS and PPQ  Agriculture Bioterrorism Protection Act of 2002  9 CFR 121, 7 CFR 331  Possession, use and transfer of select agents  Plant biocontainment laboratories and BSL2, BSL3, BSL4, and BSL3Ag research facilities  Registration, inspections, security, biosafety, incident response, personnel suitability, records, training, reporting.

Contact Information: Freeda E. Isaac, DVM Director: Organisms, Vectors and Select Agents APHIS, VS, National Center for Import Export 4700 River Road, Unit 1 Riverdale, Maryland Phone: