9 CFR § 72.21 - Animals infested with or exposed to ticks subject to same restrictions as cattle.

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title: "9 CFR § 72.21 - Animals infested with or exposed to ticks subject to same restrictions as cattle."
title_number: 9
title_name: "Animals and Animal Products"
section_number: "72.21"
section_name: "Animals infested with or exposed to ticks subject to same restrictions as cattle."
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"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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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."
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# 72.21 Animals infested with or exposed to ticks subject to same restrictions as cattle.

Animals other than cattle which are infested with ticks [Boophilus annulatus (Margaropus annulatus), Boophilus microplus, or Rhipicephalus evertsi evertsi] or exposed to tick infestation shall not be moved interstate unless they are treated, handled, and moved in accordance with the requirements specified in §§ 72.9 through 72.15 and § 72.18 of this part governing the interstate movement of cattle.