9 CFR § 98.20 - Embryos refused entry.

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title: "9 CFR § 98.20 - Embryos refused entry."
title_number: 9
title_name: "Animals and Animal Products"
section_number: "98.20"
section_name: "Embryos refused entry."
chapter_name: "ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE"
subchapter_number: "D"
subchapter_name: "EXPORTATION AND IMPORTATION OF ANIMALS (INCLUDING POULTRY) AND ANIMAL PRODUCTS"
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part_name: "IMPORTATION OF CERTAIN ANIMAL EMBRYOS AND ANIMAL SEMEN"
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authority: "7 U.S.C. 1622 and 8301-8317; 21 U.S.C. 136 and 136a; 31 U.S.C. 9701; 7 CFR 2.22, 2.80, and 371.4."
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# 98.20 Embryos refused entry.

If any embryos are determined to be ineligible for importation into the United States upon arrival at the port of entry, the importer must remove the embryos from the United States within 30 days, or the embryos will be destroyed.