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CALIFORNIA CODE OF REGULATIONS
TITLE 17. PUBLIC HEALTH
DIVISION 1. STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES
CHAPTER 5. SANITATION (ENVIRONMENTAL)
SUBCHAPTER 3.2. IMPORTATION OF WILD ANIMALS
ARTICLE 2. IMPORT PERMITS
Date:
08/31/2009
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ยง 30074.1. Importation of Animals Under Special Permit
Permits not requiring the quarantine of imported wild animals may be issued by the Department under the following special conditions:
(a) Short-Term Exhibition of Captive Born and Raised Nonhuman Primates Having No Contact With the Public. Animals subject to these provisions (as specified under Section 30072) may be brought into the State for short-term nonresident exhibition purposes (e.g., circuses) under a short-term exhibition permit issued by the Department upon application for the permit and payment of a $ 10.00 permit fee per animal. Persons wishing to import or receive nonhuman primates for short-term exhibition purposes under this subsection shall provide the Department with documentation of the following:
(1) A health history on the animal, or the parents of animals less than six months of age, for the 180 days prior to importation, and
(2) The animal(s) are captive born and raised, and
(3) How the animal(s) will be maintained in a manner approved by the Department to prevent direct physical contact with the public, and
(4) A veterinary health certificate issued not more than 30 days before importation certifying that the animal has been examined by a veterinarian accredited by the United States Department of Agriculture and is free of signs of contagious or infectious diseases.
(b) Short-Term Exhibition of Captive Born and Raised Nonhuman Primates Having Direct Contact With the Public. Animals subject to these provisions (as specified under Section 30072) may be brought into the State for nonresident exhibition purposes under a short-term exhibition permit issued by the Department upon application for a permit and payment of a $ 10.00 permit fee per animal. Persons wishing to import or receive short-term exhibition nonhuman primates into the State where the animal(s) will have direct contact with the public shall provide the Department with documentation of the following:
(1) A health history on the animal, or the parents of animals less than six months of age, for the 180 days prior to importation, and
(2) The animal(s) are captive born and raised, and
(3) How the animal(s) will be maintained in a manner approved by the Department to prevent direct physical contact with the public at all times except when being exhibited, and
(4) A veterinary health certificate issued not more than 30 days before importation certifying that the animal has been examined by a veterinarian accredited by the United States Department of Agriculture and is free of signs of contagious or infectious diseases.
(5) A negative tuberculin skin test performed on the animal(s) not more than 30 days before importation.
(c) Short-Term Exhibition of Captive Born and Raised Carnivores. Animals subject to these provisions (as specified under Section 30072) may be brought into the State for short-term nonresident exhibition purposes (e.g., circuses) under a short-term exhibition permit issued by the Department upon application for the permit and payment of a $ 10.00 permit fee per animal. Persons wishing to bring short-term exhibition carnivores into the State shall provide the Department with documentation of the following:
(1) A health history on the animal, or the parents of animals less than six months of age, for the 180 days prior to importation, and
(2) The animal(s) are captive born and raised, and
(3) How the animal(s) will be maintained in a manner approved by the Department to prevent direct physical contact with other animals or the public, and
(4) A veterinary health certificate issued not more than 30 days before importation certifying that the animal has been examined by a veterinarian accredited by the United States Department of Agriculture and is free of signs of contagious or infectious diseases.
(d) Zoological exhibition of specified wild animals.
(1) Animals subject to these provisions as specified under Section 30072 may be brought into the State for exhibition in a zoological collection accredited by the American Association of Zoological Parks and Aquariums (AAZPA) under a zoological exhibition permit issued by the Department upon payment of a $ 10.00 permit fee per animal. AAZPA accredited organizations wishing to import or receive specified wild animals for zoological exhibition purposes under this subsection shall provide the Department with documentation of the following:
(A) The animal(s) are captive born and raised, or have been in the possession of the consignee for at least 180 days prior to importation, and
(B) the animal(s) are being imported from an AAZPA-accredited zoological collection, and
(C) a health history on the animal or the parents of the animals less than six months of age, for the 180 days prior to importation, and
(D) a veterinary health certificate issued not more than 30 days before importation certifying that the animal has been examined by a veterinarian accredited by the United States Department of Agriculture and is free of signs of contagious or infectious diseases.
(E) A negative tuberculin skin test performed on all nonhuman primates not more than 30 days before importation.
(2) Nonhuman primates imported under this subsection shall be kept in isolation for 30 days immediately following importation. The animal(s) shall be tested if necessary for enteric pathogens during isolation. If at the end of the 30 days, the animal(s) are tuberculin skin tested with negative results, are examined and issued a health certificate by an accredited veterinarian certifying that the animal(s) are healthly and free of signs of contagious or infectious diseases, the animal(s) may be released by the Department upon review of isolation records.
(3) Carnivores or Chiroptera specified in Section 30072 imported under this subsection shall be kept in isolation for 90 days immediately following importation. If at the end of the 90 days, the animal(s) are examined and issued a health certificate by an accredited veterinarian certifying that the animal(s) are healthy and free of signs of contagious or infectious diseases, the animal(s) may be released by the Department upon review of isolation records.
(e) Animal Breeding. Animals being moved for breeding purposes as part of a recognized animal colony established for experimental breeding of animals in captivity, may be moved for this purpose upon issuance of a fee exempt permit provided that the conditions specified by the Department in the permit are adhered to in full.
(f) Animal(s) permitted entry under subsection 30074.1(a) through (e) shall not be sold, traded, or given away during the permit period without notification and prior approval by the Department. The duration of the permit will be determined by the Department at the time of permit issue and shall not exceed the duration of an exhibitor's itinerary submitted to the Department at the time of permit application. The duration of the permit may be extended at the discretion of the Department.
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