9 CFR § 72.1 - Interstate movement of infested or exposed animals prohibited.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t9/s72.1"
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title: "9 CFR § 72.1 - Interstate movement of infested or exposed animals prohibited."
title_number: 9
title_name: "Animals and Animal Products"
section_number: "72.1"
section_name: "Interstate movement of infested or exposed animals prohibited."
chapter_name: "ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE"
subchapter_number: "C"
subchapter_name: "INTERSTATE TRANSPORTATION OF ANIMALS (INCLUDING POULTRY) AND ANIMAL PRODUCTS"
part_number: "72"
part_name: "BOVINE BABESIOSIS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "7 U.S.C. 8301-8317; 7 CFR 2.22, 2.80, and 371.4."
regulatory_source: "28 FR 5940, June 13, 1963, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "72"
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# 72.1 Interstate movement of infested or exposed animals prohibited.

No animals infested with ticks [*Boophilus annulatus* or *Rhipicephalus* (*Boophilus*) *annulatus, Margaropus* *annulatus, Boophilus* *microplus* or *Rhipicephalus* (*Boophilus*) *microplus,* or Babesiasis (Babesiosis) species vectors of *Margaropus, Rhipicephalus,* *Amblyomma, Demacentor,* or *Ixodes*] or exposed to tick infestation may be moved interstate, except as provided in this part.

[78 FR 8960, Feb. 7, 2013]