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INFORMATION
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- REGULATIONS
- Foreign Quarantine Regulations, 42 CFR Part 71.53
Nonhuman primates.
- (A) Definitions. As used in this section the term:
- Importer means any person or corporation,
partnership, or other organization, receiving live nonhuman primates
from a foreign country within a period of 31 days, beginning with the
importation date, whether or not the primates were held
for part of the period at another location.
The
term importer includes the original importer and any other person or
organization receiving imported primates within the 31-day period.
Nonhuman primates means all nonhuman members
of
the Order Primates, including, but not limited to, animals commonly
known as monkeys, chimpanzees, orangutans, gorillas, gibbons, apes,
baboons, marmosets, tamarin, lemurs, and lorises.
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- (B) General prohibition.
No person or organization may import live nonhuman
primates into the United States unless registered as an importer in
accordance with applicable provisions of this section.
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- (C) Uses for which nonhuman primates may be
imported and distributed.
- Live nonhuman primates may be imported into the
United States and sold, resold, or otherwise distributed only for bona
fide scientific, educational, or exhibition purposes. The importation of
nonhuman primates for use in breeding colonies is also permitted
provided that all offspring will be used only for scientific,
educational or exhibition purposes. The maintenance of nonhuman primates
as pets, hobby, or an avocation with occasional display
to the general public is not a permissible use.
- PURPOSE
- The PRRS facilitates the sequenced use
of nonhuman primates in biomedical research, promoting conservation of
wild populations by encouraging use of colony-bred animals and by
reducing laboratory demand for them. The PRRS matches institutional
resources with research needs for nonhuman primates and primate
materials, such as blood samples, tissues, and cadavers. If not
immediately matched, needs and availabilities are published in the twice
monthly bulletin CURRENT LISTINGS. The PRRS also maintains a database of
colonies and other possible sources of primates and primate materials.
Investigators and colony managers are invited to list their animals
available for transfer or sharing.
- DISCLAIMER
- The maintenance of nonhuman primates as pets, hobby,
or an avocation with occasional display to the general public is NOT a
permissible use. Nonhuman primates and their offspring may be sold,
resold, or otherwise distributed only for bona fide scientific,
educational (Univ level), or exhibition purposes, according to strictly
defined criteria {Foreign Quarantine Regulations, 42 CFR Part 71.53,
Implemented by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)}.
Please check all regulations (USDA, CDC, USDI, local permits) prior to
transfer, sale, placement of nonhuman primates. Links to many of these
regulatory agencies may be found on our
Related Links page.
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