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  • Food Safety
    • Recalls & Public Health Alerts
      • Report a Problem with Food
        • Additional Recalls
      • Annual Recall Summaries
        • Summary of Recall and PHA Cases in Calendar Year 2023
        • Summary of Recall and PHA Cases in Calendar Year 2022
        • Summary of Recall Cases in Calendar Year 2021
        • Summary of Recall Cases in Calendar Year 2020
        • Summary of Recall Cases in Calendar Year 2019
        • Summary of Recall Cases in Calendar Year 2018
        • Summary of Recall Cases in Calendar Year 2017
        • Summary of Recall Cases in Calendar Year 2016
        • Summary of Recall Cases in Calendar Year 2015
        • Summary of Recall Cases in Calendar Year 2014
        • Summary of Recall Cases in Calendar Year 2013
        • Summary of Recall Cases in Calendar Year 2012
    • Food Safety Stats
      • Consumer Research
    • Foodborne Illness and Disease
      • Enfermedades Transmitidas Por Alimentos y Otras Enfermedades
      • Illnesses and Pathogens
        • Botulism
          • Clostridium botulinum y El Botulismo
        • Campylobacter
          • Campylobacter En Español
        • E. coli
        • Listeria
        • Parasites and Foodborne Illness
          • Parásitos y Enfermedades Transmitidas Por los Alimentos
        • Preguntas y Respuestas Sobre Listeria
        • Salmonella
          • Preguntas y Respuestas Sobre Salmonella
      • Resources for Public Health Partners
        • State Departments of Public Health
      • Outbreaks
        • Outbreak Investigations: Prevention
        • Outbreak Investigations: Response
    • Safe Food Handling and Preparation
      • Food Safety Basics
        • Additives in Meat and Poultry Products
        • Aditivos en Productos Cárnicos y Avícolas
        • Agua en Carnes y Aves
        • Ahumar Carnes y Aves
        • Air Fryers and Food Safety
        • Alergias Alimentarias: Los “9 Grandes”
        • Appliance Thermometers
        • Asar a la parrilla y seguridad alimentaria
        • Cleanliness Helps Prevent Foodborne Illness
        • Cocción Versus Seguridad
        • Cocinar en Hornos Microondas
        • Cooking for Groups
        • Cooking with Microwave Ovens
        • Cutting Boards
        • Cómo Encontrar el Número de Establecimiento del USDA (EST) en el Empaque de Alimentos
        • Cómo las Temperaturas Afectan a los Alimentos
        • Danger Zone 40F - 140F
        • Deep Fat Frying
        • Doneness Versus Safety
        • El Color de la Carne y Las Aves
        • El Gran Deshielo: Métodos Seguros para Descongelar
        • El Manejo Adecuado de los Alimentos Pedidos Por Correo
        • Entendiendo las Retiradas de Alimentos del Mercado del FSIS
        • Fechas en Productos Alimenticios
        • Food Allergies: The “Big 9”
        • Food Thermometers
        • Freidoras de Aire y Seguridad Alimentaria
        • Freír en Grasa y Seguridad Alimentaria
        • Glosario de Términos de Empaque
        • Glossary of Packaging Terms
        • Grilling Food Safely
        • Grilling and Food Safety
        • Guía del Consumidor Sobre Inocuidad Alimentaria: Tormentas y Huracanes Severos
        • High Altitude Cooking
        • Hongos en los Alimentos: ¿Son Peligrosos?
        • How Temperatures Affect Food
        • How to Find the USDA Establishment Number
        • Importación de Productos Cárnicos, Avícolas y Ovoproductos a Estados Unidos
        • Importing Meat, Poultry & Egg Products US
        • Irradiation and Food Safety FAQ
        • Keeping "Bag" Lunches Safe
        • Keeping Food Safe During an Emergency
        • La Cocción En Elevaciones Altas
        • La Congelación Y Seguridad Alimentaria
        • La Limpieza Ayuda a Prevenir Enfermedades Transmitidas Por Los Alimentos
        • Las Ollas de Cocción Lenta y la Seguridad Alimentaria
        • Las Sobras de Comida e Inocuidad Alimentaria
        • Lavado de Alimentos: ¿Promueve la Inocuidad Alimentaria?
        • Mail Order Food Safety
        • Manipulación Adecuada de Alimentos Para Llevar
        • Mantenga los Alimentos Seguros - Conceptos Básicos de Inocuidad Alimentaria
        • Manteniendo Seguros Los Almuerzos En "Bolsas"
        • Materiales de Empaque para Carnes y Aves
        • Meat and Poultry Labeling Terms
        • Meat and Poultry Packaging Materials
        • Molds on Food: Are They Dangerous?
        • Natural Flavors on Meat and Poultry Labels
        • Preguntas Frecuentes Sobre Irradiación y Seguridad Alimentaria
        • Preguntas y Respuestas Sobre la Seguridad Alimentaria Durante un Tailgate
        • Sabores Naturales de Carnes y Aves en las Etiquetas
        • Safe Handling of Take-Out Foods
        • Seguridad Alimentaria Durante Caminatas, Campamentos y Paseos en Bote
        • Seguridad Alimentaria de Comida No Perecedera
        • Slow Cookers and Food Safety
        • Smoking Meat and Poultry
        • Tabla de Temperatura Interna Mínima Segura
        • Tablas de Cortar
        • Tailgating Food Safety Q & A
        • Termómetros para Alimentos
        • Termómetros para Electrodomésticos
        • Términos de Etiquetado de Carnes y Aves
        • Understanding FSIS Food Recalls
        • Voluntarios Sobre la Seguridad Alimentaria
        • Water in Meat & Poultry
        • Zona de Peligro (40 F - 140 F)
        • Food Product Dating
        • Freezing and Food Safety
        • Leftovers and Food Safety
        • Refrigeration
          • La Refrigeración y Seguridad Alimentaria
        • Safe Temperature Chart
        • Shelf-Stable Food
        • The Big Thaw — Safe Defrosting Methods
        • The Color of Meat and Poultry
        • Washing Food: Does it Promote Food Safety?
        • Food Safety While Hiking, Camping & Boating
      • Meat & Catfish
        • Bacon and Food Safety
        • Bagre de la Granja a la Mesa
        • Beef From Farm To Table
        • Bison from Farm to Table
        • Bisonte de la Granja a la Mesa
        • Cabra de la Granja a la Mesa
        • Carne Seca y Seguridad Alimentaria
        • Carne de Cerdo Fresca de la Granja a la Mesa
        • Carne de Res de la Granja a la Mesa
        • Carne de Ternera de la Granja a la Mesa
        • Carne de res ablandada mecánicamente
        • Carne en Conserva y Seguridad Alimentaria
        • Catfish from Farm to Table
        • Color de la Carne Molida Cocida en Relación Con El Grado De Cocción
        • Color of Cooked Ground Beef as It Relates to Doneness
        • Conejo de la Granja a la Mesa
        • Cordero de la Granja a la Mesa
        • Corned Beef
        • Cuando se Asan “Otras” Carnes para las Fiestas
        • Door-to-Door Meat Sales
        • El Jamón y la Seguridad Alimentaria
        • El Tocino y la Seguridad Alimentaria
        • Fresh Pork from Farm to Table
        • Goat from Farm to Table
        • Ground Beef and Food Safety
        • Hams and Food Safety
        • Hot Dogs & Food Safety
        • Jerky
        • La Carne Molida y la Seguridad Alimentaria
        • Lamb From Farm to Table
        • Las Salchichas “hot dogs” y la Seguridad Alimentaria
        • Los Embutidos y Seguridad Alimentaria
        • Mechanically Tenderized Beef
        • Rabbit From Farm to Table
        • Roasting Those "Other" Holiday Meats
        • Sausages and Food Safety
        • Veal from Farm to Table
        • Venta de Carne a Domicilio
        • Yersiniosis and Chitterlings Tips
        • Yersiniosis y los Chinchulines (Tripas): Consejos Para Protegerlo de Enfermedades Transmitidas Por Alimentos
      • Poultry
        • Happy Thanksgiving!
        • Amarras para las Aves y Otros Accesorios
        • Aves: Baños en Solución, Salmueras y Marinadas
        • Chicken From Farm to Table
        • Chicken Liver
        • Duck and Goose from Farm to Table
        • El Relleno y Seguridad Alimentaria
        • Hablemos Sobre el Pavo: Una Guía Para el Consumidor Sobre Cómo Asar un Pavo de Forma Segura
        • Hock Locks and Other Accoutrements
        • Is Pink Turkey Meat Safe?
        • La Etiqueta del Ave Dice “Fresco”
        • La Preparación de Turduckens Requiere un Manejo Adecuado
        • Let's Talk Turkey Roasting
        • Pato y Ganso de la Granja a la Mesa
        • Pavo de la Granja a la Mesa
        • Pavo: Rutas Alternativas Hacia la Mesa
        • Pollo de la Granja a la Mesa
        • Poultry Processing: Questions & Answers
        • Poultry: Basting, Brining, and Marinating
        • Preparación Básica del Pavo: Cocinar De Forma Adecuada
        • Preparación Básica del Pavo: Como Descongelar Seguramente
        • Preparación Básica del Pavo: El Relleno
        • Preparación Básica del Pavo: Manejo de las Comidas Cocidas
        • Procesamiento de Aves: Preguntas y Respuestas
        • Stuffing and Food Safety
        • The Poultry Label Says "Fresh"
        • Turduckens Require Safe Food Handling
        • Turkey Basics: Handling Cooked Dinners
        • Turkey Basics: Safe Cooking
        • Turkey Basics: Safe Thawing
        • Turkey Basics: Stuffing
        • Turkey from Farm to Table
        • Turkey: Alternate Routes to the Table
        • ¿Es Segura la Carne de Pavo Rosada?
      • Eggs
        • Egg Products and Food Safety
        • Huevos en Cascarón De la Granja a la Mesa
        • Ovoproductos e Inocuidad Alimentaria
        • Shell Eggs from Farm to Table
      • Emergencies
        • A Consumer's Guide to Food Safety: Severe Storms and Hurricanes
        • Eliminando Olores de Refrigeradores y Congeladores
        • Fires and Food Safety
        • Incendios y Seguridad Alimentaria
        • Keep Your Food Safe During Emergencies
        • Removing Odors from Refrigerators and Freezers
      • USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline
      • Brochures & Publications
    • Food Defense and Emergency Response
      • Emergency Response
      • Continuity of Operations (COOP)
      • Food Defense
        • Risk Mitigation Tool
        • Food Defense Considerations for Transportation of FSIS-Regulated Products
        • Food Defense Tools, Resources and Training
        • Functional Food Defense Plans
        • International Food Defense
  • Science & Data
    • Research Priorities
      • FSIS/ORISE Food Safety Fellowship Program
        • Aaron Dudley
        • Lauren Lee
        • Sharon Nieves-Miranda
        • Yesutor Soku
        • Ali Strickland
    • Data Sets & Visualizations
      • Microbiology
        • Baseline Microbiology Data Reports
        • Microbiological Testing Program for RTE Meat and Poultry Products
          • Tables & Results Microbiological Testing Program for RTE Meat
          • Tables & Results: Microbiological Testing Program Pasteurized Egg Products
          • Aggregate Salmonella Categorization of Raw Chicken Parts, NRTE Comminuted Poultry, Young Chicken Carcass and Young Turkey Carcass Establishments Using Moving Windows
          • Salmonella Initiative Program Criteria
            • Quarterly Sampling Reports on Antimicrobial Resistance
            • Quarterly Sampling Reports on Raw Beef Products
            • Quarterly Sampling Reports on Ready-to-eat Products and Egg Products
            • Quarterly Sampling Reports on Salmonella
            • Salmonella Action Plan: A One and Two Year Update
        • Microbiological Testing Program for Escherichia coli O157:H7 and non-O157 Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC)
          • Year-to-Date Totals: Testing of Raw Ground Beef Component (RGBC) Samples for E. coli O157:H7 and non-O157 Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC)
          • Annual Report for STEC in Raw Ground Beef or Veal and Raw Ground Beef or Veal Components
          • Individual E. coli Positive Results for Raw Ground Beef (RGB) and RGB Components 2017
          • Individual E. coli Positive Results for Raw Ground Beef (RGB) and RGB Components 2018
          • Individual E. coli Positive Results for Raw Ground Beef (RGB) and RGB Components 2016
          • Individual E. coli Positive Results for Raw Ground Beef (RGB) and RGB Components 2015
          • Year-to-Date 2018 Totals: Results of Raw Ground Beef Component (RGBC) Samples for E. coli O157:H7 and non-O157 Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC):
        • Salmonella Verification Testing Program Monthly Posting
      • Chemical Residues and Contaminants
      • Humane Handling Data
      • Laboratory Sampling Data
        • Egg Product Testing, Years 1995-2017
      • Inspection Task Data
    • Developer Resources
      • Recall API
    • Scientific Reports
      • Public Health Regulations (PHR)
        • FSIS Data Analysis and Reporting: Public Health Regulations FY 2025
        • FSIS Data Analysis and Reporting: Public Health Regulations FY 2024
        • FSIS Data Analysis and Reporting: Public Health Regulations FY 2023
        • FSIS Data Analysis and Reporting: Public Health Regulations FY 2022
        • FSIS Data Analysis and Reporting: Public Health Regulations FY 2021
        • FSIS Data Analysis and Reporting: Public Health Regulations FY 2020
        • FSIS Data Analysis and Reporting: Public Health Regulations FY 2019
        • FSIS Data Analysis and Reporting: Public Health Regulations FY 2018
        • FSIS Data Analysis and Reporting: Public Health Regulations FY 2017
        • FSIS Data Analysis and Reporting: Public Health Regulations FY 2016
      • Interagency Food Safety Analytics Collaboration (IFSAC)
    • Laboratories & Procedures
      • Accredited Laboratory Program
        • Key Facts: ISO Accreditation
      • FSIS Laboratories
        • Requesting Bacterial Isolates from FSIS
    • Risk Assessments
    • Sampling Program
      • Raw Pork Products Exploratory Sampling Program
      • Sampling Results for FSIS Regulated Products
    • National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System (NARMS)
    • Journal Publications
  • Policy
    • Food Safety Acts
      • Federal Meat Inspection Act
      • Poultry Products Inspection Act
      • Egg Products Inspection Act
      • Humane Methods of Slaughter Act
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      • FSIS Directives
    • Petitions
    • Federal Register & Rulemaking
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      • Executive Orders, Small Business Protection Laws & Other Guidance
      • Regulatory Priorities
    • Advisory Committees
      • National Advisory Committee on Meat and Poultry Inspection (NACMPI)
      • National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria For Foods (NACMCF)
        • 2023-2025 National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods (NACMCF)
        • 2021-2023 National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria For Foods (NACMCF)
        • NACMCF 2022 Subcommittee
        • 2018-2020 National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria For Foods (NACMCF)
    • FSIS Procurement
    • National Federal Financial Assistance
    • Regulatory Decisions & Non-Retaliation
  • Inspection
    • Inspection Programs
      • Inspection of Meat Products
        • Humane Handling Ombudsman
        • Modernization of Swine Slaughter Inspection
      • Inspection of Poultry Products
        • Reducing Salmonella in Poultry
          • Pilot Projects: Salmonella Control Strategies
          • Proposed Regulatory Framework to Reduce Salmonella Illnesses Attributable to Poultry
            • Component 1
            • Component 2
            • Component 3
          • Salmonella By the Numbers
          • Salmonella KPI
          • Salmonella Risk Assessments
        • Modernization of Poultry Slaughter Inspection
      • Inspection of Egg Products
      • Inspection of Siluriformes
    • Compliance Guidance
      • Significant Guidance
      • HACCP
        • HACCP-Based-Inspection Models Project
          • New Poultry Inspection System (NPIS)
          • HIMP Redesign Achievement of Performance Standards Young Chicken Plants
          • List of HIMP Participating Plants
        • HACCP Validation
      • PHIS
        • PHIS: Historical Information
      • Retail Guidance
      • Small & Very Small Plant Guidance
        • Appealing Inspection Decisions
        • Food Safety Resources for Small and Very Small Plant Outreach: Order Form
        • Small Plant Help Desk
        • Small Plant Help Desk Form
      • Microbial Risk
        • Listeria Monocytogenes
        • Salmonella
        • Shiga Toxin-Producing E.Coli (STEC) and E. Coli O157:H7
        • Specified Risk Material
          • BSE Rules Being Strictly Enforced
            • BSE Workshops for Small & Very Small Plants
          • FSIS BSE Resources
      • Specified Risk Material Resources
      • Food Safety Assessments Tools
      • Recall Process
      • Sanitation Performance Standards Compliance Guide
      • Labeling
        • Basics of Labeling
        • Claims Guidance
        • Nonfood Compounds
          • Compounds Used for Construction and Repair in Federally Inspected Meat and Poultry Plants
          • Criteria Used by the Former Compounds and Packaging Branch for Evaluating Nonfood Compounds and Proprietary Substances
        • Ingredients Guidance
        • Label Submission and Approval System (LSAS)
          • Integration of Paper Label Applications into the Label Submission and Approval System (LSAS)
        • Labeling Policies
          • Human Food Made with Cultured Animal Cells
          • Regulations for Package Dating
          • Comprehensive List of Reasons for Label Modifications and Returns
        • Labeling Procedures
          • Information Required For Requesting a Temporary Approval
          • 10 Most Common Mistakes And How to Avoid Them
          • Label Submission Checklist
          • Labeling Situations That Can Not Have a Temporary Approval
          • Labeling and Establishment Responsibilities
          • Ten Most Commonly Asked Labeling Questions
          • Trans Fat Declarations in the Nutrition Facts Panel on Product Labeling
      • New Technology
        • Cooperative Agreements FY 2003
        • Cooperative Agreements FY 2004
        • Cooperative Agreements FY 2005
        • Food Safety Technologies FY 2003
        • Food Safety Technologies FY 2004
        • Food Safety Technologies FY 2005
        • NOL for Non-O157 STEC Test Methods
        • New Technology Information Table
      • Humane Handling
    • Import & Export
      • Import & Export Library
        • Eligible Foreign Establishments
        • Eligible U.S. Establishments by Country
          • Australia Eligible Establishments
          • Hong Kong Lamb Export Eligible Establishments
          • Hong Kong Pork Export Eligible Establishments
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      • Import Guidance
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Public Health Information System (PHIS) Definitions

RTE
Ready-to-eat
NRTE
Not ready-to-eat
Raw Poultry Products
Poultry includes the following species: chicken, turkey, duck, geese, guineas, and squab.
Raw ratite Products
Ratites includes emu, ostrich, and rhea.
Processed Meat Products
Meat includes the following species: beef, veal, goat, lamb, mutton, and pork.
Processed Poultry Products
Poultry includes the following species: chicken, duck, goose, guinea, squab, turkey, emu, ostrich, and rhea.
Egg Products
Chicken, turkey, duck, goose, and guinea.
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Public Health Information System (PHIS) Definitions

RTE
Ready-to-eat
NRTE
Not ready-to-eat
Raw Poultry Products
Poultry includes the following species: chicken, turkey, duck, geese, guineas, and squab.
Raw ratite Products
Ratites includes emu, ostrich, and rhea.
Processed Meat Products
Meat includes the following species: beef, veal, goat, lamb, mutton, and pork.
Processed Poultry Products
Poultry includes the following species: chicken, duck, goose, guinea, squab, turkey, emu, ostrich, and rhea.
Egg Products
Chicken, turkey, duck, goose, and guinea.

Costa Rica

Library Updates

Export - 4/22/2025, CR-162

Export - 12/20/2019, ECR-2

Export Requirements

Last update Apr 22, 2025

  1. Eligible Products
    1. Egg products
  2. Ineligible Products
    1. Imported dehydrated egg products, except for imported dehydrated egg products imported from Canada

Documentation Requirements

  1. Obtain FSIS Form 9060-5EP
    1. For dehydrated egg products, also obtain FSIS Form 9060-5B. Include the following statements typed on the 9060-5B*
      1. The egg product originates from, or was legally imported into, the United States.
      2. The product is subject to a treatment of a minimum of 67°C for at least 20 hours or another treatment which has been shown to inactivate biological pathogens of concern transmissible through the product, and procedures are in place to prevent cross-contamination of the final product.
      3. The egg products undergo microbiological testing as required by FSIS regulations and were found to be in full compliance
    2. For all other egg products, include the following statement typed in the remarks section of the FSIS Form 9060-5EP:  “The egg product has been pasteurized in accordance with FSIS requirements.”

Plants Eligible for Export

All FSIS inspected egg products plants are eligible to export.

  1. Fresh/frozen bone-in and boneless beef including further processed products, and beef tongues, kidneys, livers, and hearts. Bovine tripe is eligible for export under the requirements that apply to beef and other beef by-products, including further processed products.
  2. Fresh/frozen pork and pork products.
  3. Fully cooked pork products.
  4. Fresh/frozen poultry and poultry meat products.(Except as noted in Section B. 2)
  5. Fully cooked poultry meat and poultry meat products that are heat treated in compliance with the time/temperature requirements in the World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH) (currently 10.4.26) to inactivate the AI virus. (See Ineligible section below).

  1. All fresh/frozen poultry meat and poultry meat products derived birds originating from, slaughtered or processed in, or stored within the following regions on or after the effective date and before the release date, are ineligible for export, unless heat treated in accordance with World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH) (currently 10.4.26) to destroy the AI virus - (see Eligible Products A.5 above) 
     
    State County Effective Date (on or after) Release Date (before)
    Alabama CHILTON 10/6/2023 12/25/2023
    Alabama CULLMAN 11/28/2024 3/1/2025
    Alabama MARSHALL 10/12/2023 1/16/2024
    Alaska MATANUSKA SUSITNA 9/14/2022 4/10/2023
    Arizona PINAL 10/23/2024 3/13/2025
    Arkansas CARROLL 11/8/2023 3/21/2024
    Arkansas CLAY 12/9/2024  
    Arkansas CLEVELAND 1/1/2025  
    Arkansas JOHNSON 11/13/2023 2/23/2024
    Arkansas MADISON 9/16/2022 12/31/2022
    Arkansas MADISON 10/10/2023 1/20/2024
    California BUTTE 12/13/2024   
    California DEL NORTE 9/13/2022   11/26/2022
    California FRESNO 8/1/2022 2/18/2023
    California FRESNO 10/30/2023 2/16/2024
    California FRESNO 10/9/2024 3/21/2025*
    California GLENN 12/1/2022 6/1/2023
    California KERN 10/22/2024  
    California KINGS 10/8/2024 1/3/2025
    California MADERA 1/8/2025 3/20/2025*
    California MARIN 12/7/2023 3/14/2024
    California MARIN 10/30/2024 2/20/2025
    California MERCED 1/16/2023 4/10/2023
    California MERCED 10/5/2023 6/28/2024
    California MERCED 8/28/2024  
    California MONTEREY 9/13/2022 11/30/2022
    California MONTEREY 11/23/2024 1/16/2025
    California RIVERSIDE 12/3/2024  
    California SACRAMENTO 8/9/2022 11/23/2022
    California SACRAMENTO 10/12/2024 2/25/2025
    California SAN BENITO 11/9/2023 1/23/2024
    California SAN DIEGO 10/13/2022 4/3/2023
    California SAN FRANCISCO 4/18/2024 6/5/2024
    California SAN JOAQUIN 11/21/2023 2/23/2024
    California SAN JOAQUIN 10/24/2024  
    California SONOMA 11/6/2023 5/30/2024
    California STANISLAUS 9/12/2022 2/28/2023
    California STANISLAUS 11/14/2023 3/14/2024
    California STANISLAUS 10/25/2024  
    California TEHAMA 12/22/2022 2/24/2023
    California TULARE 9/25/2024 4/12/2025*
    California TUOLUMNE 8/5/2022 12/10/2022
    Colorado BENT 11/9/2023 3/1/2024
    Colorado BOULDER 9/16/2022 3/9/2023
    Colorado DELTA 1/18/2024 3/25/2024
    Colorado JEFFERSON 9/29/2022 3/17/2023
    Colorado LA PLATA 3/29/2022 10/12/2022
    Colorado MONTROSE 3/29/2022 9/23/2022
    Colorado PITKIN 3/18/2022 10/3/2022
    Colorado PROWERS 11/18/2022 5/12/2023
    Colorado WELD 4/8/2022 4/11/2023
    Colorado          WELD 6/17/2024 9/10/2024
    Colorado WELD 1/22/2025  
    Colorado YUMA 3/7/2023 8/23/2023
    Delaware KENT 2/24/2022 5/26/2022
    Delaware KENT 12/14/2024 4/18/2025*
    Delaware NEW CASTLE 2/1/2022 6/24/2022
    Florida BROWARD 9/23/2022 3/14/2023
    Florida HILLSBOROUGH 2/28/2023 4/26/2023
    Florida HILLSBOROUGH 7/30/2024 9/20/2024
    Florida HILLSBOROUGH 12/24/2024 2/9/2025
    Florida INDIAN RIVER 10/4/2022 3/22/2023
    Florida MIAMI-DADE 2/7/2023 3/29/2023
    Florida MIAMI-DADE 1/18/2024 3/14/2024
    Florida MIAMI-DADE 3/25/2024 5/15/2024
    Florida MIAMI-DADE 6/28/2024 9/3/2024
    Florida MIAMI-DADE 9/16/2024 11/6/2024
    Florida MIAMI-DADE 2/6/2025 3/31/2025*
    Florida ORANGE 8/28/2024 10/19/2024
    Florida ORANGE 12/24/2024 2/9/2025
    Florida SEMINOLE 10/26/2022 4/17/2023
    Georgia ELBERT 12/27/2024 3/4/2025
    Georgia SUMTER 10/31/2023 12/27/2023
    Idaho ADA 4/19/2022 11/19/2022
    Idaho CANYON 4/18/2022 11/20/2022
    Idaho CANYON 9/12/2024 3/2/2025
    Idaho GOODING 3/24/2022 3/23/2023
    Idaho JEROME 4/19/2024 10/13/2024
    Idaho LATAH 11/24/2023 5/12/2024
    Idaho LINCOLN 9/6/2024 2/23/2025
    Idaho MADISON     3/30/2022 10/17/2022
    Illinois COOK 1/1/2025  
    Illinois* CRAWFORD* 2/27/2025*  
    Illinois GRUNDY 11/9/2022 5/4/2023
    Illinois HENRY 10/29/2024 4/17/2025*
    Illinois LAWRENCE 12/2/2024  
    Illinois LIVINGSTON 11/22/2024 4/14/2025*
    Illinois WAYNE 2/3/2023 4/22/2023
    Indiana ADAMS 1/6/2025  
    Indiana ALLEN 5/17/2022 7/20/2022
    Indiana ALLEN 1/3/2025 3/4/2025
    Indiana DAVIESS     11/22/2022   4/18/2023
    Indiana DAVIESS     1/4/2024 4/4/2024
    Indiana DUBOIS 1/18/2022 6/14/2022
    Indiana ELKHART 3/18/2022 6/18/2022
    Indiana ELKHART 8/11/2022 2/26/2023
    Indiana ELKHART 1/31/2025 4/14/2025*
    Indiana GREENE 2/2/2022 5/31/2022
    Indiana JACKSON 1/7/2025  
    Indiana JAY 12/17/2024  
    Indiana* KOSCIUSKO* 3/7/2025*  
    Indiana LAGRANGE 2/4/2025 4/14/2025*
    Indian WASHINGTON 1/24/2025  
    Iowa BREMER 3/31/2022 8/3/2022
    Iowa BUENA VISTA 2/13/2022 6/23/2022
    Iowa BUENA VISTA 11/14/2022 5/22/2023
    Iowa BUENA VISTA 10/2/2023 1/19/2024
    Iowa BUENA VISTA 1/24/2025  
    Iowa CHEROKEE 3/10/2022 7/21/2022
    Iowa CHEROKEE 11/16/2022 3/11/2023
    Iowa CHEROKEE 5/13/2024 8/30/2024
    Iowa CLAY 10/13/2023 12/26/2023
    Iowa FRANKLIN 3/4/2022 5/25/2022
    Iowa GUTHRIE     3/7/2022 6/24/2022
    Iowa HAMILTON 3/7/2022 5/26/2022
    Iowa HAMILTON 10/16/2023 1/15/2024
    Iowa HARDIN 3/15/2022 7/21/2022
    Iowa HUMBOLDT 3/12/2022 5/29/2022
    Iowa IDA 11/21/2022 3/15/2023
    Iowa KOSSUTH 10/18/2023 1/12/2024
    Iowa* O'BRIEN* 11/26/2024* 3/26/2025*
    Iowa OSCEOLA 3/10/2022 6/22/2022
    Iowa PALO ALTO 11/20/2024 2/28/2025
    Iowa POCAHONTAS 10/3/2023 1/12/2024
    Iowa SAC 3/12/2022 6/20/2022
    Iowa SAC 11/16/2022 4/7/2023
    Iowa SAC 5/31/2024 8/29/2024
    Iowa SAC 11/21/2024  
    Iowa SIOUX 11/7/2023 1/17/2024
    Iowa SIOUX 5/7/2024 7/18/2024
    Iowa SIOUX 11/15/2024 1/24/2025
    Iowa TAYLOR 2/17/2022 6/3/2022
    Iowa TAYLOR 10/24/2023 1/15/2024
    Iowa WORTH 11/26/2024 2/24/2025
    Iowa WRIGHT 10/10/2022 1/29/2023
    Kansas ANDERSON 12/14/2022 3/17/2023
    Kansas DICKINSON 2/25/2022 9/20/2022
    Kansas DONIPHAN 11/27/2024 1/28/2025
    Kansas FRANKLIN 2/18/2022 9/6/2022
    Kansas GRANT 3/20/2024 6/27/2024
    Kansas JOHNSON 9/16/2022 3/29/2023
    Kansas MCPHERSON 3/23/2022 8/4/2022
    Kansas MCPHERSON 11/22/2023 2/16/2024
    Kansas MITCHELL 12/27/2022 3/23/2023
    Kansas MITCHELL 12/20/2023 3/9/2024
    Kansas NEOSHO 9/16/2022 3/4/2023
    Kansas REPUBLIC 4/6/2022 10/25/2022
    Kansas RICE 11/22/2023 7/1/2024
    Kansas ROOKS 11/27/2024    
    Kansas SHAWNEE 9/28/2022 11/17/2022
    Kentucky FAYETTE 9/15/2022 11/5/2022
    Kentucky FULTON 1/22/2022 5/8/2022
    Kentucky WEBSTER 1/25/2022 5/14/2022
    Maine CUMBERLAND 3/1/2022 9/18/2022
    Maryland CAROLINE 10/31/2023  2/12/2024
    Maryland CAROLINE 12/24/2024 4/23/2025*
    Maryland CECIL 2/11/2022 8/16/2022
    Maryland DORCHESTER 1/1/2025  
    Maryland QUEEN ANNE'S 2/15/2022 6/5/2022
    Maryland QUEEN ANNE'S 12/26/2024 4/17/2025*
    Maryland WASHINGTON 11/8/2022 1/17/2023
    Maryland WORCESTER 1/14/2025  
    Massachusetts ESSEX 2/15/2024 8/2/2024
    Michigan GRATIOT     3/15/2024 8/9/2024
    Michigan INGHAM 8/23/2022 3/17/2023
    Michigan IONIA 3/13/2024 6/27/2024
    Michigan LAPEER 9/16/2022 7/6/2023
    Michigan MENOMINEE 3/23/2022 10/11/2022
    Michigan MONTMORENCY 11/16/2023 5/17/2024
    Michigan MUSKEGON 4/19/2022 8/2/2022
    Michigan MUSKEGON 11/28/2023 3/21/2024
    Michigan NEWAYGO 3/27/2024 7/16/2024
    Michigan OTTAWA 4/3/2024 7/30/2024
    Michigan OTTAWA 12/2/2024 4/7/2025*
    Michigan TUSCOLA 9/12/2022 3/30/2023
    Michigan WEXFORD 4/7/2022 10/28/2022
    Minnesota BECKER 3/13/2022 7/21/2022
    Minnesota BECKER 8/19/2022 11/28/2022
    Minnesota BECKER 9/26/2023 2/16/2024
    Minnesota BIG STONE 3/15/2022 6/4/2022
    Minnesota BIG STONE 10/31/2023 1/20/2024
    Minnesota BLUE EARTH 3/23/2022 6/24/2022
    Minnesota BLUE EARTH 9/27/2023 12/29/2023
    Minnesota BROWN 8/23/2022 11/21/2022
    Minnesota BROWN 10/31/2023 2/6/2024
    Minnesota CHIPPEWA 11/29/2024 2/25/2025
    Minnesota CHISAGO 4/20/2022 11/5/2022
    Minnesota CROW WING 4/19/2022 11/3/2022
    Minnesota DAKOTA 4/30/2022 7/12/2022
    Minnesota DAKOTA 12/26/2024 3/24/2025*
    Minnesota DODGE 3/13/2022 6/26/2022
    Minnesota DODGE 11/17/2022 2/8/2023
    Minnesota DODGE 4/11/2024 7/12/2024
    Minnesota DOUGLAS 11/8/2023 2/4/2024
    Minnesota FILLMORE 11/28/2024 2/28/2025
    Minnesota KANDIYOHI 3/8/2022 8/26/2022
    Minnesota KANDIYOHI 10/3/2023 2/7/2024
    Minnesota KANDIYOHI 6/18/2024 10/16/2024
    Minnesota LAC QUI PARLE 3/8/2022 6/30/2022
    Minnesota LE SUEUR 3/13/2022 6/25/2022
    Minnesota LE SUEUR 10/6/2022 12/30/2022
    Minnesota LYON 4/12/2022 7/25/2022
    Minnesota LYON 5/22/2024 8/14/2024
    Minnesota MEEKER 3/4/2022 7/4/2022
    Minnesota MEEKER 8/9/2022 11/28/2022
    Minnesota MEEKER 9/20/2023 1/12/2024
    Minnesota MEEKER 3/21/2024 7/3/2024
    Minnesota MEEKER 11/4/2024 2/22/2025
    Minnesota MORRISON 3/10/2022 8/8/2022
    Minnesota MORRISON 8/17/2022 11/27/2022
    Minnesota MORRISON 4/30/2024 7/26/2024
    Minnesota OLMSTEAD 11/20/2023 3/13/2024
    Minnesota OTTER TAIL 3/18/2022 8/7/2022
    Minnesota OTTER TAIL 8/24/2022 1/27/2023
    Minnesota OTTER TAIL 11/1/2023 2/20/2024
    Minnesota OTTER TAIL 6/6/2024 8/23/2024
    Minnesota PIPESTONE 5/28/2024 8/8/2024
    Minnesota REDWOOD 9/27/2023 2/5/2024
    Minnesota RENVILLE 3/18/2022 7/5/2022
    Minnesota RENVILLE 6/18/2024 9/13/2024
    Minnesota ROSEAU 8/31/2022 2/17/2023
    Minnesota STEARNS 3/5/2022 8/5/2022
    Minnesota STEARNS 8/23/2022 12/30/2022
    Minnesota STEARNS 10/17/2023 1/11/2024
    Minnesota STEARNS 4/30/2024 8/31/2024
    Minnesota STEARNS 11/28/2024 2/12/2025
    Minnesota STEELE 10/19/2023 1/18/2024
    Minnesota SWIFT 3/19/2022 8/18/2022
    Minnesota SWIFT 10/4/2022 1/25/2023
    Minnesota SWIFT 10/26/2023 2/20/2024
    Minnesota SWIFT 5/28/2024 9/6/2024
    Minnesota TODD 3/30/2022 7/16/2022
    Minnesota TODD 11/2/2022 2/6/2023
    Minnesota TODD 11/15/2023 3/18/2024
    Minnesota WADENA 11/21/2022 2/10/2023
    Minnesota WADENA 1/3/2025 3/28/2025*
    Minnesota WASECA 3/15/2022 7/1/2022
    Minnesota WRIGHT 10/13/2023 7/23/2022
    Minnesota YELLOW MEDICINE 3/22/2022 7/23/2022
    Mississippi COPIAH 1/27/2023 3/21/2023
    Mississippi COPIAH 12/9/2024 2/14/2025    
    Mississippi GREENE 11/29/2024 2/14/2025
    Mississippi LAWRENCE 10/14/2022 1/4/2023
    Mississippi LEAKE 1/17/2023 5/16/2023
    Mississippi* NUXUBEE* 2/19/2025*  
    Missouri AUDRAIN 12/7/2023 5/26/2024
    Missouri BARRY 1/10/2025  
    Missouri BENTON 10/16/2023 1/11/2024
    Missouri COOPER 11/29/2024 4/16/2025*
    Missouri DADE 3/16/2022 6/16/2022
    Missouri DALLAS 1/31/2024 6/4/2024
    Missouri DAVIESS 11/19/2024 2/7/2025
    Missouri JASPER 2/15/2022 6/29/2022
    Missouri JASPER 10/24/2023 3/11/2024
    Missouri JASPER 1/1/2025  
    Missouri LAWRENCE 2/16/2022 7/21/2022
    Missouri LAWRENCE 1/1/2025  
    Missouri MCDONALD 1/3/2025  
    Missouri NEWTON 12/24/2024   
    Missouri OSAGE 11/18/2022 2/18/2023
    Missouri STODDARD 2/11/2022 7/19/2022
    Missouri WEBSTER 11/1/2022 4/22/2023
    Montana CASCADE 3/17/2022 6/1/2022
    Montana GLACIER 3/30/2022 6/21/2022
    Montana GLACIER 9/19/2023 12/6/2023
    Montana GRANITE 10/11/2022 3/26/2023
    Montana MISSOULA 10/22/2024 4/11/2025*
    Montana TETON 8/25/2022 10/19/2022
    Montana WHEATLAND 10/19/2023 12/24/2023
    Nebraska BUTLER 3/1/2022 6/30/2022
    Nebraska DIXON 3/22/2022 6/20/2022
    Nebraska DIXON 11/4/2022 2/7/2023
    Nebraska GAGE 1/16/2024 4/1/2024
    Nebraska JOHNSON 12/9/2024 2/28/2025
    Nebraska KNOX 4/6/2022 7/5/2022
    Nebraska KNOX 11/23/2022 5/28/2023
    Nebraska LANCASTER 11/26/2024 1/14/2025
    Nebraska LINCOLN 1/31/2023 7/21/2023
    Nebraska NEMAHA 11/15/2024 3/5/2025
    Nebraska YORK 9/13/2022 4/4/2023
    Nevada NYE     9/26/2022 8/11/2023
    New Hampshire MERRIMACK 9/2/2022 3/29/2023
    New Jersey* ATLANTIC* 2/27/2025*  
    New Jersey HUDSON 2/19/2025 4/7/2025*
    New Jersey MERCER 2/19/2025 4/7/2025*
    New Jersey  MONMOUTH 4/26/2022 11/13/2022
    New Jersey  UNION 2/1/2025  
    New Jersey  UNION 8/25/2023 10/16/2023
    New Mexico ROOSEVELT 3/22/2024 8/28/2024
    New York BRONX 1/14/2025  
    New York COLUMBIA 1/25/2023 7/15/2023
    New York DUTCHESS 11/21/2023 5/11/2024
    New York KINGS 3/28/2023 5/18/2023
    New York KINGS 7/4/2023 9/4/2023
    New York KINGS 1/15/2025 4/6/2025*
    New York MONROE 3/8/2022 9/28/2022
    New York* ONONDAGA* 2/27/2025* 4/19/2025*
    New York ORLEANS 3/15/2022 10/4/2022
    New York PUTNAM 3/22/2023 9/18/2023
    New York QUEENS 10/22/2022 12/13/2022
    New York QUEENS 3/1/2023 5/5/2023
    New York QUEENS 1/14/2025  
    New York RICHMOND 2/14/2025 4/10/2025*
    New York SUFFOLK 3/2/2022 9/23/2022
    New York SUFFOLK 12/27/2024  
    New York TOMPKINS 3/1/2023 8/19/2023
    North Carolina DUPLIN 1/30/2024 4/20/2024
    North Carolina HYDE 12/17/2024 4/24/2025*
    North Carolina JOHNSTON 3/8/2022 7/24/2022
    North Carolina LENOIR 1/19/2024 4/23/2024
    North Carolina SAMPSON 1/6/2025 4/14/2025*
    North Carolina WAYNE 3/12/2022 8/9/2022
    North Dakota BARNES 3/23/2022 10/8/2022
    North Dakota BOTTINEAU 10/13/2022 4/3/2023
    North Dakota BOTTINEAU 11/11/2024 4/24/2025*
    North Dakota DICKEY 3/10/2022 9/27/2022
    North Dakota DICKEY 3/29/2023 6/16/2023
    North Dakota DICKEY 11/7/2023 4/30/2024
    North Dakota KIDDER 3/8/2022 10/4/2022
    North Dakota LAMOURE 3/12/2022 7/2/2022
    North Dakota LAMOURE 10/25/2023 1/4/2024
    North Dakota MCHENRY 5/16/2022 12/5/2022
    North Dakota MCHENRY 11/1/2024 4/24/2025*
    North Dakota MCINTOSH 10/25/2023 4/16/2024
    North Dakota RANSOM 9/6/2022 11/25/2022
    North Dakota RANSOM 11/6/2024 1/25/2025
    North Dakota RICHLAND 3/31/2022 10/23/2022
    North Dakota STUTSMAN 3/18/2022 10/14/2022
    North Dakota WARD 9/1/2022 4/8/2023
    Ohio AUGLAIZE 1/15/2025  
    Ohio BUTLER 10/17/2022 4/11/2023
    Ohio DARKE 11/10/2023 3/5/2024
    Ohio DARKE 12/6/2024     
    Ohio DEFIANCE 8/13/2022 11/26/2022
    Ohio GREENE 11/28/2024  
    Ohio HARDIN 11/16/2023 3/29/2024
    Ohio MERCER 12/24/2024      
    Ohio UNION 10/31/2023     2/3/2024
    Ohio VAN WERT 1/9/2025  
    Oklahoma ADAIR 11/12/2024   3/10/2025 
    Oklahoma SEQUOYAH 4/9/2022 6/8/2022
    Oregon CLACKAMAS 10/3/2024 1/4/2025
    Oregon DESCHUTES 6/21/2022 1/14/2023
    Oregon LANE 4/26/2022 11/13/2022
    Oregon LINN 10/26/2023 4/16/2024
    Oregon MARION     10/26/2023 1/19/2024
    Oregon UNION 9/29/2023 3/11/2024
    Oregon UNION 12/19/2024     
    Oregon YAMHILL 10/13/2022 3/31/2023
    Pennsylvania ADAMS 9/20/2022 2/1/2023
    Pennsylvania BERKS 4/12/2022 8/7/2022
    Pennsylvania BUCKS 2/13/2023 4/13/2023
    Pennsylvania CHESTER 2/3/2023 7/27/2023
    Pennsylvania CUMBERLAND 1/15/2025 4/22/2025*
    Pennsylvania DAUPHIN 1/14/2025 4/4/2025*
    Pennsylvania* FRANKLIN* 2/28/2025*  
    Pennsylvania LANCASTER 3/25/2022 9/25/2022
    Pennsylvania LANCASTER 1/11/2023 8/29/2023
    Pennsylvania LANCASTER 1/16/2025  
    Pennsylvania LEBANON 1/16/2025 4/12/2025*
    Pennsylvania LEHIGH     10/13/2022 3/18/2023
    Pennsylvania LEHIGH 1/7/2025     4/12/2025*
    Pennsylvania NORTHAMPTON     7/21/2022 9/8/2022
    Pennsylvania NORTHUMBERLAND  2/10/2023 5/18/2023
    Pennsylvania NORTHUMBERLAND 12/6/2023 2/10/2024
    Pennsylvania PHILADELPHIA 2/3/2025 4/10/2025*
    Pennsylvania WASHINGTON 8/29/2022  10/24/2022
    Pennsylvania YORK 9/8/2022 2/16/2022
    Puerto Rico CULEBRA 12/23/2024  
    South Carolina CHESTERFIELD 3/18/2020 9/5/2020
    South Carolina SPARTANBURG 12/10/2024 1/31/2025
    South Dakota BEADLE 3/1/2022 6/17/2022
    South Dakota BEADLE 9/21/2022 1/9/2023
    South Dakota BEADLE 3/29/2023 6/2/2023
    South Dakota BEADLE 10/4/2023 1/10/2024
    South Dakota BEADLE 11/6/2024 2/6/2025
    South Dakota BON HOMME 3/8/2022 5/27/2022
    South Dakota BON HOMME 11/15/2023 1/13/2024
    South Dakota BON HOMME 11/26/2024 1/30/2025
    South Dakota BRULE 3/9/2022 5/29/2022
    South Dakota BRULE 9/15/2022 11/4/2022
    South Dakota BRULE 11/1/2023 1/2/2024
    South Dakota BRULE 11/20/2024 1/18/2025
    South Dakota CHARLES MIX 2/12/2022 5/14/2022
    South Dakota CHARLES MIX 11/9/2022 1/12/2023
    South Dakota CHARLES MIX 10/18/2023 5/16/2024
    South Dakota CHARLES MIX 11/13/2024  
    South Dakota CLARK 3/6/2022 6/22/2022
    South Dakota CLARK 8/30/2022 1/19/2023
    South Dakota CLARK 10/4/2023 1/2/2024
    South Dakota CODINGTON 4/29/2022 11/16/2022
    South Dakota CODINGTON 12/15/2022 6/8/2023
    South Dakota DAY     4/13/2022 10/30/2022
    South Dakota DAY     10/30/2023 6/3/2024
    South Dakota DEUEL 3/23/2022 5/23/2022
    South Dakota EDMUNDS 3/2/2022 8/5/2022
    South Dakota EDMUNDS 10/31/2022 12/23/2022
    South Dakota EDMUNDS 10/25/2023 6/5/2024
    South Dakota FAULK 3/15/2022 5/29/2022
    South Dakota FAULK 11/2/2022 1/6/2023
    South Dakota FAULK 9/26/2023 11/28/2023
    South Dakota FAULK 11/6/2024 1/9/2025
    South Dakota GREGORY 9/20/2022 4/4/2023
    South Dakota HAMLIN     11/9/2022 1/20/2023
    South Dakota HAMLIN     11/15/2023 1/11/2024
    South Dakota HANSON 2/25/2022 6/4/2022
    South Dakota HANSON 11/8/2022 2/28/2023
    South Dakota HANSON 10/4/2023 12/12/2023
    South Dakota HUTCHINSON 2/27/2022 5/31/2022
    South Dakota HUTCHINSON 2/20/2024 5/3/2024
    South Dakota HUTCHINSON 11/18/2024  1/14/2025
    South Dakota JERAULD     3/3/2022 5/3/2022
    South Dakota JERAULD     9/13/2023 11/20/2023
    South Dakota KINGSBURY 2/25/2022 5/17/2022
    South Dakota KINGSBURY 10/31/2023 1/5/2024
    South Dakota KINGSBURY 11/21/2024 1/18/2025
    South Dakota LAKE 3/12/2022 6/4/2022
    South Dakota LAKE 11/10/2022 2/4/2023
    South Dakota LAKE 11/21/2023 1/16/2024
    South Dakota MCPHERSON 3/6/2022 7/13/2022
    South Dakota MCPHERSON 9/3/2022 11/11/2022
    South Dakota MCPHERSON 9/26/2023 2/5/2024
    South Dakota MCPHERSON 11/12/2024 1/20/2025
    South Dakota MINER 12/10/2024  
    South Dakota MOODY 11/23/2022 2/9/2023
    South Dakota MOODY 11/19/2024 1/13/2025
    South Dakota ROBERTS 9/28/2022 12/21/2022
    South Dakota ROBERTS 10/19/2023 12/17/2023
    South Dakota SPINK 3/8/2022 6/11/2022
    South Dakota SPINK 11/4/2022 8/17/2023
    South Dakota SPINK 9/28/2023 6/10/2024
    South Dakota SPINK 11/12/2024 1/8/2025
    South Dakota YANKTON 3/19/2022 5/26/2022
    South Dakota YANKTON 11/7/2023 1/12/2024
    Tennessee     BLEDSOE 10/25/2022 1/19/2023
    Tennessee     GIBSON 11/8/2024 3/10/2025
    Tennessee     OBION 8/25/2022 10/17/2022
    Tennessee     WEAKLEY 11/23/2022 6/10/2023
    Texas ERATH 3/12/2022 5/19/2022
    Texas LAMPASAS 12/28/2022 2/18/2023
    Texas PARMER 3/12/2024 7/15/2024
    Utah CACHE 4/4/2022 7/13/2022
    Utah CACHE 9/24/2024 12/4/2024
    Utah IRON 11/7/2022 4/22/2023
    Utah PIUTE 10/22/2024 1/16/2025
    Utah SANPETE 6/23/2022 1/20/2023
    Utah SANPETE 9/15/2023 12/14/2023
    Utah SANPETE 11/6/2024 1/6/2025
    Virginia ACCOMACK 12/31/2024 4/19/2025*
    Virginia ALEXANDRIA 2/2/2023 3/25/2023
    Virginia ROCKINGHAM 12/29/2022 5/8/2023
    Washington FRANKLIN 11/23/2022 3/7/2023
    Washington FRANKLIN 9/24/2024 12/20/2024
    Washington FRANKLIN 1/3/2025 3/5/2025
    Washington KING 5/17/2022 12/28/2022
    Washington KING 11/28/2023 5/14/2024
    Washington KITTITAS 10/6/2023 3/22/2024
    Washington PACIFIC     4/14/2022 10/31/2022
    Washington SNOHOMISH 6/28/2022 5/27/2023
    West Virginia POCAHONTAS 12/13/2024 1/30/2025
    Wisconsin BARRON 3/22/2022 7/26/2022
    Wisconsin BARRON 11/13/2023 2/21/2024
    Wisconsin BARRON 11/22/2024 3/7/2025
    Wisconsin BURNETT 12/6/2024 3/7/2025
    Wisconsin DUNN 9/8/2022 12/2/2022
    Wisconsin JEFFERSON 2/21/2022 6/22/2022
    Wisconsin JEFFERSON 10/17/2022 4/19/2023
    Wisconsin KENOSHA 11/28/2024  
    Wisconsin POLK 3/25/2022 7/1/2022
    Wisconsin RACINE 3/17/2022 12/30/2022
    Wisconsin* SHEBOYGAN* 3/17/2025*  
    Wisconsin TREMPEALEAU     11/1/2023 2/19/2024
    Wisconsin WASHBURN 12/15/2023 3/22/2024
    Wisconsin WASHINGTON 8/12/2022 2/27/2023
     
    Restrictions Prior to the 2022 HPAI Outbreak:
     
    1. Arizona: 
      1. Coconino County between April 1, 2019 and November 10, 2019;
    2. California: 
      1. Los Angeles County between May 17, 2018 and January 9, 2019; 
      2. Riverside County between May 24, 2015 and September 15, 2022; 
      3. San Bernardino County between May 24, 2018 and September 15, 2020; 
      4. Stanislaus County on or after March 29, 2021 and on or before July 15, 2021;  and 
      5. Ventura County between August 15, 2018 and September 20, 2018. 
    3. North Carolina: 
      1. Anson County between February 18, 2020, and September 18, 2020; and 
      2. Union County between February 18, 2020 and October 19, 2020; and 
    4. South Carolina: 
      1. Chesterfield County between March 17, 2020, and August 5, 2020. 

All export applications for meat and poultry exports must be entered and processed through PHIS beginning Monday, May 20, 2024. All FSIS export certificates must be signed by an FSIS veterinarian. 

Effective for all meat and poultry export certificates approved, signed, and issued on or after May 20, 2024, the export applicant will select the applicable statements when completing the export application in PHIS. The selected statements will be added by PHIS in the "Remarks" continuation page, FSIS Form 9060-5B. 

  1. Certification Requirements
    1. For fresh/frozen bone-in and boneless beef and beef tongues, kidneys, livers, hearts and tripe, FSIS Form 9060-5: Meat and Poultry Export Certificate of Wholesomeness is required and will be generated through PHIS. The following statements must be selected by the export applicant when completing the export application in PHIS, and will appear in the "Remarks" continuation page, FSIS Form 9060-5B: 
      1. The United States complies with the conditions stated in the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code as a country with negligible BSE risk.
      2. The beef meat and meat products were subject to testing for chemical residues in accordance with the USA National Residue Program sampling plans.
      3. The product (beef, livers, tongues, hearts and kidneys) was inspected and passed and found fit for human consumption.
      4. The beef and beef products were produced under mandatory HACCP regulations and undergo microbiological testing as required by FSIS regulations and were found to be in full compliance.
    2. For beef tallow for human consumption, FSIS Form 9060-5: Meat and Poultry Export Certificate of Wholesomeness is required and will be generated through PHIS. The following statement must be selected by the export applicant when completing the export application in PHIS, and will appear in the "Remarks" continuation page, FSIS Form 9060-5B: 

      "Tallow with the maximum level of insoluble impurities of 0.15% in weight and derivatives made from this tallow."

    3. For fresh/frozen pork and pork products, FSIS Form 9060-5: Meat and Poultry Export Certificate of Wholesomeness is required and will be generated through PHIS. The following statements must be selected by the export applicant when completing the export application in PHIS, and will appear in the "Remarks" continuation page, FSIS Form 9060-5B: 
      1. The United States is free of classical swine fever and vaccination against the disease is prohibited.
      2. The pork and pork products were derived from animals that were subject to testing for chemical residues in accordance with the USA National Residue Program sampling plans.
      3. The pork and pork products were inspected and passed and found to be wholesome and fit for human consumption.
      4. The pork and pork products were produced under mandatory HACCP regulations and undergo microbiological testing as required by FSIS regulations and were found to be in full compliance.
    4. For fresh/frozen poultry, FSIS Form 9060-5: Meat and Poultry Export Certificate of Wholesomeness is required and will be generated through PHIS. The following statements must be selected by the export applicant when completing the export application in PHIS, and will appear in the "Remarks" continuation page, FSIS Form 9060-5B: 
      1. The product was derived from birds originating from a zone free of exotic Newcastle disease and highly pathogenic notifiable avian influenza (HPNAI) for at least 21 days prior to slaughter, and from birds subjected to ante-mortem and post-mortem inspections for NAI with favorable results.
      2. The birds are the progeny of flocks participating in the National Poultry Improvement Plan which are routinely monitored and free from Salmonella pathogenic to poultry.
      3. The slaughter plant or establishment where the birds were processed was under official inspection and is authorized to export poultry meat.
      4. The product was inspected and passed and found fit for human consumption.
      5. The poultry meat was produced under mandatory HACCP regulations that require microbial testing and written procedures to prevent contamination of carcasses and parts by enteric pathogens and fecal contamination throughout the entire slaughter and dressing operation and was found to be in compliance.
      6. The poultry meat was produced in accordance with the U.S. National Residue Program.
    5. For fully cooked poultry meat products, FSIS Form 9060-5: Meat and Poultry Export Certificate of Wholesomeness is required and will be generated through PHIS. The following statement must be selected by the export applicant when completing the export application in PHIS, and will appear in the "Remarks" continuation page, FSIS Form 9060-5B: 

      "The fully cooked processed poultry product was produced in accordance with USDA regulatory requirements."
    6. For fully cooked pork meat products, FSIS Form 9060-5: Meat and Poultry Export Certificate of Wholesomeness is required and will be generated through PHIS. The following statement must be selected by the export applicant when completing the export application in PHIS, and will appear in the "Remarks" continuation page, FSIS Form 9060-5B: 

      "The fully cooked processed pork product was produced in accordance with USDA regulatory requirements."
    7. For Hog Casing derived/produced from animals slaughtered before May 17, 2013, obtain the appropriate Casings Export Certificate (FSIS Form 9060-7 Animal Casings Export Certificate for Countries Requiring Ante-Mortem, Post Mortem and Fit For Human Food Statements or FSIS Form 9060-18 Animal Casings Export Certificate for Countries Requiring Ante-Mortem, Post Mortem, and Sound and Clean Statements) and add the following statement in the Remarks section.

      "Hog casings are derived/produced from animals slaughtered before May 17, 2013."
  2. For Beef, Poultry and Pork:
    1. The lot number or production code must be entered by the export applicant in the field titled, "Required Statements for Export Certificate" when completing the export application in PHIS. The lot number or production code will appear in the "Remarks" continuation page, FSIS Form 9060-5B. 

  1. Beef, pork, and poultry product (bulk and retail) labeling must be in compliance with Ministry of Health and Ministry of Economy Industry and Commerce regulations. Exporters are advised to work closely with Costa Rican importers to assure labeling meets these requirements. The labels for beef, pork, and poultry must be in Spanish as a bilingual label or as an added Spanish label. *

    The Spanish label must be provided on the retail ready consumer packaging label or on an authorized sticker/label affixed either in the United States or affixed to the product by the importer during or after the nationalization process (but prior to commercialization) in warehouses or storage facilities inspected, surveyed, and controlled by sanitary authorities in Costa Rica. *
  2. For Beef:
    1. For beef products, labels must be in Spanish. Bilingual labels are acceptable.
    2. In addition to U.S. labeling requirements, the following information must appear clearly on the outer-most box packaging label of raw intact, ground, marinated, or tenderized meat and viscera.
      1. Name of cut (ground meat is exempt from indicating the type of cut)
      2. Packing date
      3. Expiration date.  In the case of mixtures of different types of batches of ground meat, the expiration date shall be indicated taking into account the date of the oldest batch.
      4. The ingredients list must state the amount of water added in percentage
      5. The percentage of fat for ground beef
      6. Lot number or production code.  The codes must be legible, indelible and resistant to moisture.
      7. Country of origin

    NOTE: The above information is not required for raw sausages.
     
  3. For Pork:
    1. For pork products, labels must be in Spanish.  Bilingual labels are acceptable.
    2. In addition to U.S. labeling requirements, the following information must appear clearly on the outer-most box packaging label of raw intact, ground, marinated, or tenderized meat and viscera.
      1. Name of cut (ground meat is exempt from indicating the type of cut)
      2. Packing date
      3. Expiration date.  In the case of mixtures of different types of batches of ground meat, the expiration date shall be indicated taking into account the date of the oldest batch.
      4. The ingredients list must state the amount of water added in percentage
      5. The percentage of fat for ground pork
      6. Lot number or production code.  The codes must be legible, indelible and resistant to moisture.
      7. Country of origin

    NOTE: The above information is not required for raw sausages or bacon.
     
  4. For Poultry:

    1. For Fresh/Frozen poultry, labels must be in Spanish.  Bilingual labels are acceptable.

    2. All  packaging material must be new (i.e., unused) and must clearly indicate the following information

      1. Lot number, packing date

      2. Expiration date

      3. Temperature recommended for storage, conservation and distribution;

      4. Name and official number of the producing establishment.

    3. If the product is intended for the retail market in Costa Rica, then all labeling must be in compliance with the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Economy, Industry and Commerce regulations.  US Exporters are advised to work closely with Costa Rican importers to assure all labeling meets these requirements.  For additional information on labeling regulations see FAS’ Costa Rica’s Food and Agricultural Import Regulations and Standards (FAIRS) Report:  https://www.fas.usda.gov/data/costa-rica-fairs-country-report-2

  1. For Beef:
    1. Beef and beef products that are AMS graded and are labeled USDA Choice or USDA Prime, may include the USDA grade designation on the export certificate in the “Product as Labeled” section of FSIS Form 9060-5 with the relevant beef product.
    2. Frozen beef product must be packed and maintained at -18 degrees Centigrade during storage and inside shipping containers while in-transit to Costa Rica. Fresh beef products should be kept at 0 degrees Centigrade or below.
  2. For Pork:
    1. Frozen pork product must be packed and maintained at -18°C during storage and inside shipping containers while in-transit to Costa Rica. Fresh pork products should be kept at 0°C or below.

All Federally inspected establishments are eligible to export to Costa Rica.

Import Requirements

Last update Feb 28, 2022

Process Category
Product Category
Product Group
Process Raw - Non Intact
Eligible Products Raw Ground, Comminuted, or Otherwise Non-intact Beef
Product category Beef - All Products Eligible except Advanced Meat Recovery Product (AMR); Beef Patty Product; Ground Beef; Hamburger; Low Temperature Rendered Product (LTRP); Partially Defatted Beef Fatty Tissue (PDBFT); Partially Defatted Chopped Beef (PDCB); and Finely Textured Beef (FTB).
Process Raw - Intact
Eligible Products Raw Intact Beef
Product category Beef - All Products Eligible

Additional Import Information

The products identified in the table above are eligible for export from Costa Rica to the United States as determined by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) Equivalence Process. 

Source materials used to produce product intended for export to the United States must originate from a certified establishment in an eligible country that has an equivalent raw or processed products inspection system.

The above are the Process Categories, Product Categories, and Product Groups as listed in the FSIS Product Categorization document and defined in the Public Health Information System (PHIS).

APHIS Animal Disease Requirements for Costa Rica:

The USDA, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) restricts certain animal products from entering the United States because of animal disease conditions in the country of origin. Applicable APHIS animal disease requirements that may have an impact on Costa Rica’s eligibility to export product to the United States are listed below:

Beef imported from Costa Rica is subjected to Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) requirements specified in 9 CFR 94.18 or 9 CFR 94.19.

For information or questions concerning a country’s animal disease status and restrictions please contact the APHIS Veterinary Services, Strategy and Policy, Animal Product Import and Export at:

USDA-APHIS
Veterinary Services, Strategy and Policy, Animal Product Import and Export (APIE)
4700 River Road, Unit 40
Riverdale, MD 20737
Phone: (301) 851-3300
E-mail: APIE@USDA.GOV

Link to Costa Rica’s Certified Establishment List:

A certified establishment is an establishment that the Central Competent Authority (CCA) of the foreign country has certified as meeting the requirements of the inspection system that FSIS has determined equivalent to the United States inspection system and, therefore, eligible to export meat, poultry, or egg products to the United States.  

  • Establishments Certified to Export Beef Products to the United States

 

Last Updated: Apr 22, 2025
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