View Rule

View EO 12866 Meetings Printer-Friendly Version     Download RIN Data in XML
USDA/APHIS RIN: 0579-AE88 Publication ID: Spring 2025 
Title: ●Import Regulations for Horses; Pre-Export Examination 
Abstract:

The USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is proposing to remove the requirement that horses offered for importation into the United States be accompanied by documentation of pre-export examination occurring within 48 hours of departure from the port of embarkation endorsed by a salaried veterinary medical officer.

 
Agency: Department of Agriculture(USDA)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
EO 14192 Designation: Deregulatory 
CFR Citation: 9 CFR 93   
Legal Authority: 7 U.S.C. 1622 and 8301 to 8317    21 U.S.C. 136 and 136a    31 U.S.C. 9701   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  06/20/2025  90 FR 26224   
NPRM Comment Period End  08/19/2025 
Additional Information: Additional information about APHIS and its programs is available on the Internet at http://www.aphis.usda.gov.
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Benjamin J. Kaczmarski
Chief, Regulatory Analysis and Development
Department of Agriculture
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
4700 River Road,
Riverdale, MD 20737
Phone:301 851-3080
Email: benjamin.j.kaczmarski@usda.gov