US Fish and Wildlife Permit -- Required or not?

Importing and Exporting Your

Commercial Wildlife Shipment



How do I import or export my commercial wildlife shipment?

Generally, you must import or export your shipment through one of our designated ports , declare your shipment to us on a special form , and receive clearance from us for your shipment.



In most cases, you must be licensed with us and pay user fees for each shipment.



What is wildlife?

Wildlife is any living or dead wild animal, its parts, and products made from it. Wildlife not only includes mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fish, but also invertebrates such as insects, crustaceans, arthropods, molluscs and coelenterates.



What about animals that are captive-born or bred, or hatched in captivity?

These animals and their parts, products, eggs, and offspring are also wildlife.



How do you define import?

Any wildlife introduced or brought into, or landed on, any place under U.S. jurisdiction is an import.



How do you define export?

Any wildlife that departs, is sent, or shipped from, is carried out of, or is consigned to a carrier from a place under U.S. jurisdiction with a destination outside of the United States is an export.



Does U.S. Customs and Border Protection use the same definitions?

No. Our rules apply to some shipments that Customs does not consider imports or exports.

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IMPORT REQUIREMENTS OF CANADA FOR FARMED CERVIDS FROM THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

"Cervine" refers to members of the family: Cervidae; subfamily: Cervinae; subfamily: Capreolinae, subfamily: Hydropotinae and subfamily: Muntiacinae.

* Included is the Genus: Rangifer, Species R. Tarandus (reindeer) raised in the lower 49 states.

1. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

1.1 All cervids imported into Canada require an import permit issued by a Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) office prior to the arrival of the shipment at a port of entry (Sections 12 and 160, Health of Animals Regulations).

1.2 Cervids imported into Canada must be animals that have been born and raised in captivity as “farmed cervids” and originate from herds that have been in existence for at least three (3) years and in which there have been no additions of cervids from the wild since 2001.

1.3 Farmed cervids for import must originate from a herd that is a Certified Brucellosis-Free cervid herd and a Tuberculosis Accredited herd (captive cervid) according to United States Code of Federal Regulation (CFR) and Uniform Methods and Rules definitions.

1.4 Farmed cervids presented for import must be uniquely identified with permanent identification. Permanent identification may be a US Department of Agriculture (USDA) metal eartag in both ears or a nationally approved radio frequency identification (RFID) tag or a national/state approved uniquely numbered dangle tag. Permanent identification must be able to link animals to herd of origin and all herds of residence.

1.5 If not already part of permanent identification, farmed cervids presented for import must bear a numeric dangle tag in either ear that can be read at a distance. The dangle tag must correlate all permanent identification in the animal as well as a description of the animal detailing species, breed if applicable, color, sex, age and any identifying marks, all of which must be recorded on the required health certificate.

1.6 Farmed cervids may only be imported into Canada from the United States if the animals are transported directly to the Canada-United States border from the place of origin in the United States where they were tested in accordance with the import permit.

1.7 Farmed cervids must be accompanied by a certificate of an official veterinarian of the United States or a certificate of a veterinarian licensed in the United States and endorsed by an official veterinarian of the United States. The certificate must contain the name and address of the consignor, the location where the animal is exported from and the name and address of the consignee. The certificate must also clearly identify the animal and show that the animal was inspected by a veterinarian within thirty (30) days preceding the date of importation, that the animal was found to be free from any communicable disease and that the animal was, to the best of the knowledge and belief of the veterinarian, not exposed to any communicable disease

within sixty (60) days preceding the date of the inspection.

1.8 An animal that was born after its mother was tested is not required to meet the test requirements in this document if the animal is imported into Canada at the same time as its mother. An animal that was born after its mother was tested, unless it was born en route to Canada, must be identified with permanent identification and recorded on the health certificate of its mother.

1.9 Farmed cervids imported into Canada will be quarantined to the importing premises and test requirements listed in this document repeated after sixty (60) days. Results on all imported animals in a group must be negative before quarantine can be released.

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