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Field Operations
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)Office of Field Operations (OFO)Agriculture Programs and Trade Liaison (APTL)
Transportation of Laboratory Animals
September 4, 2014
Romelito Lapitan, Ph.D.Acting Branch Chief
Field Operations
Objectives
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Agriculture Program and Trade Liaison Office: Mission and Focus
Partnership with other Agencies
Regulatory Requirements for Animal Transportation
Common Problems Encountered
Enforcement Actions
Field Operations
U.S. Customs and Border ProtectionAgriculture Programs and Trade Liaison
APTL
Ag/Bio-Terror Countermeasures
AgricultureSafeguarding
Agriculture OversightOperation
Agriculture Policy and Planning
Ensures consistent application of agriculture inspection policy across all CBP ports of entry.
Provides guidance on agriculture-related regulations and inspection procedures on exotic animal and plant pests and diseases.
Prevents deliberate entry of ag/bio-threats to American agriculture.
Facilitates entry of clean andcompliant agricultural cargo.
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CBP APTL Collaboration
CBPAPTL
FederalAgencies
Trade Agriculture
State Agencies
Production Agriculture
USDACDCFWSFDA
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U.S. Customs and Border ProtectionPorts of Entry
U.S. Ports of Entry (POE): 328 Pre-Clearance: 15 Total Number of Agriculture Specialists (CBPAS): 2,415 Total Number of POE Staffed by CBPAS: 175
Environment Pathways
Air: 226 - Cargo, Passenger, Express Courier, Mail
Maritime: 126 - Cargo, Passenger, Mail
Land Border: 110 - Cargo, Vehicle, Pedestrian, Rail
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U.S. CBP Cargo Environment Process
Formal Entry
CBP Advance NotificationRequirements:
Air ≥ 4 hrs or wheels upSea ≥ 24 hrsLand Border ≥ 2hrs
C-TPAT ≥ 0.5 hrsRail ≥ 2hrs Agriculture
SecondaryCBP
System
CBP POE
Arr
ival
USA
Advance Screening
Document Review
CompliantRefer/ transfer
custody to USDA, FWS, or CDC
Yes
No
Import PermitManifestVS Health Certificate
Exit
Release
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CDC Health Requirement
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Arrival POE
Global EntryAPC
(Airport)
Nexus (NB)SENTRI (SB)(Land Border)
Primary (Admissibility)
QMILive
Animal
Passenger Screening
No
Exit
Egress
Exit
Agriculture Secondary
Primary Secondary
Yes
QMISeized
Live Animal
Compliant
Refer/ transfer custody to USDA,
FWS, or CDC
Exit
No
Yes
Rel
ease
Passenger
CBPAction
Exit
Kiosk
QuestioningNII Luggage Inspection
U.S. CBP Passenger Environment Process
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CBP Agriculture Specialist (CBPAS)Compliance Agreement
Joint USDA/CBP effort
Regulated Garbage Handling
Compliance Agreements
Training, Handling, Destruction
Monitoring and Inspection
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CBP Agriculture Specialist (CBPAS)Compliance Agreement
Current Compliance Agreements
Maritime
Air
Railroad
Incinerators
Caterers/Haulers
CBP and Military
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Birds not Poultry (0.46%)
Turkey(28%)
Swine(20%)
Bovine(10%)
Chicken(33%)
Ducks & Geese (4%)
Other Live Animals(1.5%)
Reptiles (2.6%)
Equine – 1.08% Dogs – 3.37%NHPs – 7.92%Rabbit/Hare – 14.01%Goat/Sheep – 1.70Cat, Mice etc.– 71.92%
Total = 19,995,305 heads
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CBP APTL Live Animal Imports
Research
Slaughter
Breeding
Pet
Zoo and Exhibits
October 1, 2013 to August 15, 2014
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CBP Advance Notification
Documentations for Consumption Entries: CBP Entry Documents Import Permit (USDA VS, CDC, FWS) USDA VS Health Certificate or CDC Health/
Immunization Requirements
In Transit Shipments: CBP In-transit Documents In-transit Permit (USDA VS) In-Bond
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CBP APTL Regulatory Requirements
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High profile prohibited agriculture interception at POE
Significant Agriculture Incident Report (SAIR) generated
CBP APTL and all POEs receive SAIR report
AEAs sent to 329 State and Federal agriculture representatives
CBP APTL releases Ag enforcement Alerts (AEA) 2x a week
CBP APTLAgriculture Enforcement
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CBP APTLAgriculture Enforcement Alerts
Los Angeles, CA
Air Cargo
Traveling from Nigeria
Manifested “live snail” for Human Consumption
No USDA Import Permit
Seized; Transfer Custody to USDA APHIS for Quarantine Measures
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Miami
Foreign Mail Facility
Express Mail from Peru
Unusual X-ray reveals 12 Labeled Eggs
Items Were Seized
Referred to USDA VS
CBP APTLAgriculture Enforcement Alerts
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CBP APTLAgriculture Enforcement Alerts
Laredo, TX
Land Border (vehicle)
Traveling from Mexico
Live Bengal cat (1) and
live macaw (1)
Negative Declaration (primary); Amended in Agriculture Secondary
No Import Permits
Seized; Transferred Custody to VS (bird) and FWS (cat)
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CBP APTLAgriculture Enforcement Alerts
Phoenix Sky Harbor
Air Cargo
Declared “personal effects”
Traveling from Monrovia, Liberia
Dried Fish, Vegetables, Unknown Blackened Meat, Jarred ‘sauce’
Whole Box and Suitcase Seized, Steam Sterilized
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CBP APTLAgriculture Enforcement Alerts
Tucson
Land Border Vehicle
Traveling from Mexico
Declared 10 Live Poultry as Pets
Poultry Seized and Custody Transferred to USDA VS
Traveler Released Without Incident
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Not actual monkey in shipments
CBP APTLAgriculture Enforcement Alerts
Anchorage, AK ‘gas and go’
Air Cargo
Country of Origin: China and Cambodia
Manifested ‘AVI’
Destination: USA and Canada (in-transit)
CDC and Fish & Wildlife Notified
NHPs Remained on Board; Importer was Registered with CDC; Aircraft Repaired and Released with No Incident
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CBP APTLAgriculture Enforcement Alerts
Baltimore
Air Passenger
Traveling from Iraq
Two Live Pigeons Discovered
Birds Abandoned, Safeguarded and Transferred Custody to USDA VS
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CBP APTLAgriculture Enforcement Alerts
Baltimore
Maritime Vessel
Animal Contamination Discovered
Vessel Quarantined
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CBP APTLAgriculture Enforcement Alerts
Laredo
Land Border Bus
Traveler from Peru
Declared Live Vaccines for Treating Sheep: Bacillusanthracis, Pasteurella clostridium, Penicillin
No VS permit
Vaccines Seized and Referred to USDA VMO
Traveler was Penalized for Undeclared Pork Meat and Hatching Eggs
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Questions?
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