BAI MEMORANDUM ORDER NO. 11, S. 2009, March 05, 2009
LIFTING THE TEMPORARY BAN ON THE IMPORTATION OF DOMESTIC AND WILD BIRDS AND THEIR PRODUCTS INCLUDING POULTRY MEAT, DAY OLD CHICKS, EGGS AND SEMEN ORIGINATING FROM IDAHO, USA
des Epizooties (OIE) by Dr. Stan Bruntz, National Surveillance Unit
Epidemiologist, last 4 November 2008, Idaho declares that the H5N8 Low
Pathogenic Avian Influenza (LPAI) incident in Payette County, Idaho has
been successfully eradicated;
WHEREAS, the cleaning and disinfection of the affected premises
was completed on 29 October, 2008 and that on-going surveillance has
not detected any additional cases;
WHEREAS, based on the evaluation of the Bureau of Animal Industry
(BAI), the risk of contamination from importing poultry and poultry
products from Idaho, USA is negligible;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, ATTY. ARTHUR C. YAP, Secretary of Agriculture, by
the powers vested in me by law, do hereby lift the temporary ban on
the importation of domestic and wild birds and their products including
poultry meat, day old chicks, eggs and semen originating from Idaho,
USA.
All import transactions of the above products shall be in accordance
with the existing rules and regulations of the Department of
Agriculture, Bureau of Animal Industry and National Meat Inspection
Service (DA-BAI-NMIS).
All orders, rules and regulations or parts thereof, which are
inconsistent with the provisions of this order, are hereby repealed or
amended accordingly.
This ORDER shall take effect immediately.
Adopted: 5 March 2009
(SGD.) ATTY. ARTHUR C. YAP
Secretary