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1 U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Office of (OFO) Agriculture Programs and Trade Liaison (APTL) Transportation of Laboratory Animals September 4, 2014 Romelito Lapitan, Ph.D. Acting Branch Chief

2 Objectives U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Agriculture Program and Trade Liaison Office: Mission and Focus Partnership with other Agencies Regulatory Requirements for Animal Transportation Common Problems Encountered Enforcement Actions 2

3 U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agriculture Programs and Trade Liaison Agriculture Oversight Operation Ensures consistent application of agriculture inspection policy across all CBP ports of entry. APTL Agriculture Policy and Planning Agriculture Safeguarding Provides guidance on agriculturerelated regulations and inspection procedures on exotic animal and plant pests and diseases. Facilitates entry of clean and compliant agricultural cargo. Ag/Bio-Terror Countermeasures Prevents deliberate entry of ag/bio-threats to American agriculture. 3

4 CBP APTL Collaboration Federal Agencies Production Agriculture CBP APTL Trade Agriculture USDA CDC FWS FDA State Agencies 4

5 U.S. Customs and Border Protection Ports of Entry U.S. Ports of Entry (POE): 328 Pre-Clearance: 15 Total Number of Agriculture Specialists (CBPAS): 2,415 Total Number of POE Staffed by CBPAS: 175 Environment Air: 226 Maritime: 126 Land Border: 110 Pathways - Cargo, Passenger, Express Courier, Mail - Cargo, Passenger, Mail - Cargo, Vehicle, Pedestrian, Rail

6 U.S. CBP Cargo Environment Process CBP Advance Notification Requirements: Air 4 hrs or wheels up Sea 24 hrs Land Border 2hrs C-TPAT 0.5 hrs Rail 2hrs Formal Entry CBP System Agriculture Secondary CBP POE Document Review Import Permit Manifest VS Health Certificate CDC Health Requirement Advance Screening Compliant No Refer/ transfer custody to USDA, FWS, or CDC Arrival Yes Release Exit USA 6 6

7 U.S. CBP Passenger Environment Process Primary Secondary Arrival POE Questioning NII Luggage Inspection Global Entry APC (Airport) Nexus (NB) SENTRI (SB) (Land Border) Primary (Admissibility) Agriculture Secondary Passenger Screening QMI Seized Passenger Live Animal Kiosk QMI Live Animal Yes CBP Action Yes Compliant Egress No Release No Refer/ transfer custody to USDA, FWS, or CDC Exit Exit Exit Exit 7

8 CBP Agriculture Specialist (CBPAS) Compliance Agreement Joint USDA/CBP effort Regulated Garbage Handling Compliance Agreements Training, Handling, Destruction Monitoring and Inspection 8

9 CBP Agriculture Specialist (CBPAS) Compliance Agreement Current Compliance Agreements Maritime Air Railroad Incinerators Caterers/Haulers CBP and Military 9

10 CBP APTL Live Animal Imports October 1, 2013 to August 15, 2014 Research Slaughter Breeding Pet Zoo and Exhibits Total = 19,995,305 heads Birds not Poultry (0.46%) Reptiles (2.6%) Other Live Animals (1.5%) Turkey (28%) Bovine (10%) Chicken (33%) Equine 1.08% Dogs 3.37% NHPs 7.92% Rabbit/Hare 14.01% Goat/Sheep 1.70 Cat, Mice etc % Swine (20%) Ducks & Geese (4%) 10

11 CBP APTL Regulatory Requirements CBP Advance Notification Documentations for Consumption Entries: CBP Entry Documents Import Permit (USDA VS, CDC, FWS) USDA VS Health Certificate or CDC Health/ Immunization Requirements In Transit Shipments: CBP In-transit Documents In-transit Permit (USDA VS) In-Bond 11 11

12 CBP APTL Agriculture Enforcement High profile prohibited agriculture interception at POE Significant Agriculture Incident Report (SAIR) generated CBP APTL and all POEs receive SAIR report AEAs sent to 329 State and Federal agriculture representatives CBP APTL releases Ag enforcement Alerts (AEA) 2x a week 12

13 CBP APTL Agriculture Enforcement Alerts Los Angeles, CA Air Cargo Traveling from Nigeria Manifested live snail for Human Consumption No USDA Import Permit Seized; Transfer Custody to USDA APHIS for Quarantine Measures 13

14 CBP APTL Agriculture Enforcement Alerts Miami Foreign Mail Facility Express Mail from Peru Unusual X-ray reveals 12 Labeled Eggs Items Were Seized Referred to USDA VS 14

15 CBP APTL Agriculture Enforcement Alerts Laredo, TX Land Border (vehicle) Traveling from Mexico Live Bengal cat (1) and live macaw (1) Negative Declaration (primary); Amended in Agriculture Secondary No Import Permits Seized; Transferred Custody to VS (bird) and FWS (cat) 15

16 CBP APTL Agriculture Enforcement Alerts Phoenix Sky Harbor Air Cargo Declared personal effects Traveling from Monrovia, Liberia Dried Fish, Vegetables, Unknown Blackened Meat, Jarred sauce Whole Box and Suitcase Seized, Steam Sterilized 16 16

17 CBP APTL Agriculture Enforcement Alerts Tucson Land Border Vehicle Traveling from Mexico Declared 10 Live Poultry as Pets Poultry Seized and Custody Transferred to USDA VS Traveler Released Without Incident 17

18 CBP APTL Agriculture Enforcement Alerts Anchorage, AK gas and go Not actual monkey in shipments Air Cargo Country of Origin: China and Cambodia Manifested AVI Destination: USA and Canada (in-transit) CDC and Fish & Wildlife Notified NHPs Remained on Board; Importer was Registered with CDC; Aircraft Repaired and Released with No Incident 18

19 CBP APTL Agriculture Enforcement Alerts Baltimore Air Passenger Traveling from Iraq Two Live Pigeons Discovered Birds Abandoned, Safeguarded and Transferred Custody to USDA VS 19

20 CBP APTL Agriculture Enforcement Alerts Baltimore Maritime Vessel Animal Contamination Discovered Vessel Quarantined 20

21 CBP APTL Agriculture Enforcement Alerts Laredo Land Border Bus Traveler from Peru Declared Live Vaccines for Treating Sheep: Bacillus anthracis, Pasteurella clostridium, Penicillin No VS permit Vaccines Seized and Referred to USDA VMO Traveler was Penalized for Undeclared Pork Meat and Hatching Eggs 21

22 U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agriculture Programs and Trade Liaison Questions? 22

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