Resolution #2006-5-1
| SUBMITTED BY: | Exporter Committee |
| DATE: | May 26, 2006; extended May 27, 2011 |
| TITLE: | Regionalization/Compartmentalization of Animal Diseases |
| WHEREAS, | Allowing the importation of animals and their products from areas considered posing a low disease or pest risk has been shown to pose a low risk to domestic production; and |
| WHEREAS, | Regionalization now is practiced by certain countries where there is an export market; and |
| WHEREAS, | Current APHIS risk analysis is science-based and transparent; and |
| WHEREAS, | Regionalization of animal diseases in the U.S. could prevent a total loss and/or long-term damage to our export markets, |
| THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, | USMEF will support USDA efforts to seek international acceptance of the regionalization/compartmentalization of animal diseases and abide by international guidelines. |