9 C.F.R. § 95.6 Untanned hides and skins; importations permitted subject to restrictions.
Title 9 - Animals and Animal Products
Hides or skins offered for importation which do not meet the conditions or requirements of §95.5 shall be handled and treated in the following manner after arrival at the port of entry: (a) They shall be consigned from the coast or border port of arrival to an approved establishment and shall be subject to disinfection by such method or methods as the Deputy Administrator, Veterinary Services may prescribe unless the said establishment discharges drainage into an approved sewerage system or has an approved chlorinating equipment adequate for the proper disinfection of effluents: Provided, however, That upon permission of the Deputy Administrator, Veterinary Services such hides or skins may be stored for a temporary period in approved warehouses under bond, and under the supervision of an inspector: And provided further, That I. T. or inbound shipments of hides or skins may go forward under customs seals from a coast or border port of arrival, with the approval of an inspector at said port, to another port in the United States for consumption entry subject to the other provisions of this section. (b) They shall be moved from the coast or border port of arrival or, in case of I. T. or in-bound shipments, from the interior port to the approved establishment in cars or trucks or in vessel compartments with no other materials contained therein, sealed with seals of the Department, which shall not be broken except by inspectors or other persons authorized by the Deputy Administrator, Veterinary Services so to do, or without sealing as aforesaid and with other freight when packed in tight cases or casks acceptable to the inspector in charge at the port of entry. (c) They shall be handled at the approved establishment under the direction of an inspector in a manner approved by the Deputy Administrator, Veterinary Services to guard against the dissemination of foot-and-mouth disease and rinderpest. They shall not be removed therefrom except upon special permission of the Deputy Administrator, Veterinary Services and upon compliance with all the conditions and requirements of this section relative to the movement of the said hides and skins from the port of arrival to the said establishment. [28 FR 5981, June 13, 1963, as amended by 59 FR 67134, Dec. 29, 1994]
Title 9: Animals and Animal Products
PART 95—SANITARY CONTROL OF ANIMAL BYPRODUCTS (EXCEPT CASINGS), AND HAY AND STRAW, OFFERED FOR ENTRY INTO THE UNITED STATES
§ 95.6 Untanned hides and skins; importations permitted subject to restrictions.
