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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)
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  • 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
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    • 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
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      • Microbial Risk
        • Listeria Monocytogenes
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          • BSE Rules Being Strictly Enforced
            • BSE Workshops for Small & Very Small Plants
          • FSIS BSE Resources
      • Specified Risk Material Resources
      • Food Safety Assessments Tools
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      • 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
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        • NOL for Non-O157 STEC Test Methods
        • New Technology Information Table
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    • Import & Export
      • Import & Export Library
        • Eligible Foreign Establishments
        • Eligible U.S. Establishments by Country
          • Australia Eligible Establishments
          • Hong Kong Lamb Export Eligible Establishments
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RTE
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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.

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Export - 4/18/2025, ENZ-112

Export - 4/18/2025, NZ-139

Import - 2/28/2022, NZ-01

Export Requirements

Last update Apr 18, 2025

  1. Eligible Products
    1. Ineligible Products
      Egg or egg products used to produce albumen powders or egg albumen crystals which originated from flocks in the counties of states listed below as well as albumen powders and albumen crystals manufactured in the counties of states listed as follow:
      1. Alabama
        1. Chilton County on or after October 27, 2023 and before December 25, 2023;
        2. Cullman County on or after December 19, 2024 and before March 1, 2025;*
        3. Marshall County on or after November 2, 2023 and before January 16, 2024.
      2. Alaska
        1. Matanuska-Susitna County on or after October 5, 2022 and before April 10, 2023.
      3. Arizona
        1. Pinal County on or after November 13, 2024 and before March 13, 2025.*
      4. Arkansas
        1. Carroll County on or after November 29, 2023 and before March 21, 2024;
        2. Clay County on or after December 30, 2024; 

        3. Cleveland County on or after January 22, 2025;*

        4. Madison County
          1. on or after October 7, 2022 and before December 31, 2022; and
          2. on or after October 31, 2023 and before January 20, 2024; 
        5. Johnson County on or after December 4, 2023 and before February 23, 2024.
      5. California
        1. Butte County on or after January 3, 2025;*
        2. Del Norte County on or after October 4, 2022 and before November 26, 2022;
        3. Fresno County
          1. on or after August 22, 2022 and before February 18, 2023; 
          2. on or after November 20, 2023 and before February 16, 2024; and
          3. on or after October 30, 2024 and before March 21, 2025;*
        4. Glenn Country on or after December 22, 2022 and before June 1, 2023;
        5. Kern County on or after November 12, 2024; 

        6. Kings County on or after October 29, 2024;
        7. Madera County on or after January 29, 2025;*
        8. Marin County
          1. on or after December 28, 2023 and before March 14, 2024; and
          2. on or after November 20, 2024 and before February 20, 2025;*
        9. Merced County
          1. on or after February 6, 2023 and before April 10, 2023;
          2. on or after October 31, 2023 and before June 28, 2024; and
          3. on or after September 18, 2024; 
        10. Monterey County
          1. on or after October 4, 2022 and before November 30, 2022; and
          2. on or after December 14, 2024 and before January 16, 2025;*
        11. Riverside County on or after December 24, 2024; 

        12. Sacramento County
          1. on or after August 30, 2022 and before November 23, 2022; and
          2. on or after November 2, 2024 and before February 25, 2025;*
        13. San Benito County on or after November 30, 2023 and before January 23, 2024;
        14. San Diego County on or after November 3, 2022 and before April 3, 2023;
        15. San Francisco County
          1. on or after March 24, 2021 and before June 27, 2021; and.
          2. on or after May 9, 2024 and before June 5, 2024;
        16. San Joaquin County
          1. on or after December 12, 2023 and before February 23, 2024; and
          2. on or after November 14, 2024; 
        17. Sonoma County on or after November 27, 2023 and before May 30, 2024;
        18. Stanislaus County
          1. on or after March 29, 2021 and before July 15, 2021;
          2. on or after October 3, 2022 and before February 28, 2023;
          3. on or after December 5, 2023 and before March 14, 2024; and
          4. on or after November 15, 2024; 

        19. Tehama County on or after January 12, 2023 and before February 24, 2023;
        20. Tulare County on or after October 16, 2024 and before April 12, 2025;*
        21. Tuolumne County on or after August 26, 2022 and before December 10, 2022.
      6. Colorado
        1. Bent County on or after November 30, 2023 and before March 1, 2024;
        2. Boulder County on or after October 7, 2022 and before March 9, 2023;
        3. Delta County on or after February 8, 2024 and before March 25, 2024;
        4. Jefferson County on or after October 20, 2022 and before March 17, 2023;
        5. LaPlata County on or after April 19, 2022 and before October 12, 2022;
        6. Montrose County on or after April 19, 2022 and before September 23, 2022;
        7. Pitkin County, CO on or after April 8, 2022 and before October 3, 2022;
        8. Prowers County, CO on or after December 9, 2022 and before May 12, 2023;
        9. Weld County
          1. on or after April 29, 2022 and before August 31, 2022;
          2. on or after September 21, 2022 and before April 11, 2023; 
          3. on or after July 8, 2024 and before September 10, 2024; and
          4. on or after February 12, 2025;*
        10. Yuma County, CO on or after March 28, 2023 2023 and before August 23, 2023.
      7. Delaware
        1. Kent County
          1. on or after March 17, 2022 and before May 26, 2022; and
          2. on or after January 4, 2025 and before March 18, 2025; *
        2. New Castle County on or after February 22, 2022 and before June 24, 2022.
      8. Florida
        1. Broward County on or after October 14, 2022 and before March 14, 2023;
        2. Hillsborough County
          1. on or after March 21, 2023 and before April 26, 2023; 
          2. on or after August 20, 2024 and before September 20, 2024; and
          3. on or after January 14, 2025 and before February 9, 2025;*
        3. Indian River County on or after October 25, 2022 and before March 22, 2023;
        4. Miami-Dade County
          1. on or after February 28, 2023 and before March 29, 2023;
          2. on or after February 8, 2024 and before March 14, 2024;
          3. on or after April 15, 2024 and before May 15, 2024; 
          4. on or after July19, 2024 and before September 3, 2024; 
          5. on or after October 7, 2024; and before November 6, 2024; and
          6. on or after February 27, 2025 and before  March 31, 2025;*
        5. Orange County
          1. on or after September 18, 2024 and before October 19, 2024; and
          2. on or after January 14, 2025 and before  February 9, 2025;*
        6. Seminole County on or after November 16, 2022 and before April 17, 2023.
      9. Georgia
        1. Elbert County on or after January 17, 2025 and before March 4, 2025;*
        2. Sumter County on or after November 21, 2023 and before December 27, 2023;
      10. Idaho
        1. Ada County on or after May 10, 2022 and before November 19, 2022;
        2. Canyon County
          1. on or after May 9, 2022 and before November 19, 2022; and
          2. on or after October 3, 2024 and before March 2, 2025;*
        3. Gooding County on or after April 14, 2022 and before March 23, 2023;
        4. Jerome County on or after May 10, 2024 and before October 13, 2024;
        5. Latah County on or after December 15, 2023 and before May 12, 2024;
        6. Lincoln County on or after September 27, 2024; 
        7. Madison County on or after April 20, 2022 and before October 17, 2022.
      11. Illinois
        1. Cook County on or after January 22, 2025;*
        2. Crawford County on or after March 20, 2025;*
        3. Grundy County on or after November 30, 2022 and before May 4, 2023.
        4. Henry County on or after November 19, 2024 and before April 17, 2025;*

        5. Lawrence County on or after December 23, 2024; 

        6. Livingston County on or after December  13, 2024 and before April 14, 2025;*

        7. Wayne County on or after February 24, 2023 and before April 22, 2023.
      12. Indiana
        1. Adams County on or after January 27, 2025;*
        2. Allen County
          1. on or after on June 7, 2022 and before July 20, 2022; and
          2. on or after January 24, 2025 and before March 4, 2025;*
        3. Daviess County
          1. on or after December 13, 2022 and before April 18, 2023; and
          2. on or after January 25, 2024 and before April 4, 2024;
        4. Dubois County on or after February 8, 2022 and before June 14, 2022.
        5. Elkhart County
          1. on or after April 8, 2022 and before June 15, 2022; 
          2. on or after September 1, 2022 and before February 26, 2023; and
          3. on or after February 21, 2025 and before April 14, 2025; *
        6. Greene County on or after February 23, 2022 and before May 31, 2022;
        7. Jackson County on or after January 28, 2025;*
        8. Jay County on or after January 7, 2025;*
        9. Kosciusko County on or after March 28, 2025;*
        10. Lagrange County on or after February 25, 2025 and before April 14, 2025;*
        11. Washington County on or after February 14, 2025;*
      13. Iowa
        1. Bremer County on or after April 21, 2022 and before August 3, 2022;
        2. Buena Vista County
          1. on or after March 6, 2022 and before June 23, 2022; 
          2. on or after December 5, 2022 and before May 22, 2023;
          3. on or after October 23, 2023 and before January 19, 2024; and
          4. on or after February 14, 2025;*
        3. Cherokee County
          1. on or after March 31, 2022 and before July 21, 2022;
          2. on or after December 7, 2022 and before March 11, 2023; and
          3. on or after June 3, 2024 and before August 30, 2024; 
        4. Clay County on or after November 3, 2023 and before December 26, 2023;
        5. Franklin County on or after March 25, 2022 and before May 25, 2022;
        6. Guthrie County on or after March 28, 2022 and before June 24, 2022;
        7. Hamilton County
          1. on or after March 28, 2022 and before May 26, 2022; and
          2. on or after November 6, 2023 and before January 15, 2024.
        8. Hardin County on or after April 5, 2022 and before July 21, 2022;
        9. Humboldt County on or after April 2, 2022 and before May 29, 2022;
        10. Ida County on or after December 12, 2022 and before March 15, 2023;
        11. Kossuth County on or after November 8, 2023 and before January 12, 2024;
        12. O’Brien County on or after December 17, 2024 and before March 26, 2025;*
        13. Osceola County on or after March 31, 2022 and before June 22, 2022;
        14. Palo Alto County on or after December 11, 2024 and before February 28, 2025;*

        15. Pocahontas County on or after October 24, 2023 and before January 12, 2024;
        16. Sac County
          1. on or after April 2, 2022 and before June 20, 2022;
          2. on or after December 7, 2022 and before April 7, 2023; 
          3. on or after June 21, 2024 and before August 29, 2024; and
          4. on or after December 12, 2024; 

        17. Sioux County
          1. on or after November 28, 2023 and before January 17, 2024;
          2. on or after May 28, 2024 and before July 18, 2024; and
          3. on or after December 6, 2024 and before January 24, 2025;*

        18. Taylor County
          1. on or after March 10, 2022 and before June 3, 2022; and
          2. on or after November 14, 2023 and before January 15, 2024.
        19. Worth County on or after December 17, 2024 and before February 24, 2025; and *

        20. Wright County on or after October 31, 2022 and before January 29, 2023.
      14. Kansas
        1. Anderson County on or after January 4, 2023 and before March 17, 2023;
        2. Doniphan County on or after December 18, 2024 and before January 28, 2025;*

        3. Dickinson County on or after March 18, 2022 and before September 20, 2022;
        4. Franklin County on or after March 11, 2022 and before September 6, 2022;
        5. Grant County on or after April 10, 2024 and before June 27, 2024;
        6. Johnson County on or after October 7, 2022 and before March 29, 2023;
        7. McPherson County
          1. on or after April 19, 2022 and before August 4, 2022.
          2. on or after December 19, 2023 and before February 16, 2024;
        8. Mitchell County
          1. on or after January 17, 2023 and before March 23, 2023; and
          2. on or after January 10, 2024 and before March 9, 2024;
        9. Neosho County on or after October 7, 2022 and before March 4, 2023;
        10. Republic County on or after April 27, 2022 and before October 25, 2022;
        11. Rice County on or after December 19, 2023 and before July 1, 2024;
        12. Rooks County on or after December 18, 2024; 

        13. Shawnee County on or after October 19, 2022 and before November 17, 2022.
      15. Kentucky
        1. Fayette County on or after October 6, 2022 and before November 5, 2022;
        2. Fulton County on or after February 12, 2022 and before May 8, 2022; and
        3. Webster County on or after February 15, 2022 and before May 14, 2022.
      16. Maine
        1. Cumberland County on or after March 22, 2022 and before September 18, 2022.
      17. Maryland
        1. Caroline County
          1. on or after November 21, 2023 and before February 12, 2024; and
          2. on or after January 14, 2025;*
        2. Cecil County on or after March 4, 2022 and before August 16, 2022;
        3. Dorchester County on or after January 22, 2025;*
        4. Queen Anne's County
          1. on or after March 8, 2022 and before June 5, 2022; and
          2. on or after January 16, 2025 and before April 17, 2025;*
        5. Washington County on or after November 29, 2022 and before January 17, 2023; and
        6. Worcester County on or after February 4, 2025;*
      18. Massachusetts
        1. Essex County on or after March 7, 2024 and before August 2, 2024. 
      19. Michigan
        1. Gratiot County on or after April 26, 2024 and before August 9, 2024; 
        2. Ingham County on or after September 13, 2022 and before March 17, 2023;
        3. Ionia Country on or after April 3, 2024 and before June 27, 2024;
        4. Lapeer County on or after October 5, 2022 and before July 6, 2023;
        5. Menominee County on or after April 13, 2022 and before October 11, 2022;
        6. Montmorency County on or after December 7, 2023 and before May 17, 2024;
        7. Muskegon County Muskegon County
          1. on or after May 10, 2022 and before August 2, 2022.
          2. on or after December 19, 2023 and before March 21, 2024;
        8. Newaygo County on or after April 18, 2024 and before July 16, 2024;
        9. Ottawa County
          1. on or after April 24, 2024 and before July 30, 2024; and
          2. on or after December 23, 2024 and before April 7, 2025;*
        10. Wexford County on or after April 28, 2022 and before October 28, 2022;
        11. Tuscola County on or after October 3, 2022 and before March 30, 2023.
      20. Minnesota
        1. Becker County
          1. on or after April 3, 2022 and before July 21, 2022; and
          2. on or after September 9, 2022 and before November 28, 2022; and
          3. on or after October 17, 2023 and before February 16, 2024.
        2. Big Stone County
          1. on or after April 5, 2022 and before June 4, 2022; and
          2. on or after November 21, 2023 and before January 20 2024.
        3. Blue Earth County
          1. on or after April 13, 2022 and before June 24, 2022; and
          2. on or after October 18, 2023 and before December 29, 2023;
        4. Brown County
          1. on or after September 13, 2022 and before November 21, 2022; and
          2. on or after November 21, 2023 and before February 6, 2024.
        5. Chippewa County on or after December 20, 2024 and before February 25, 2025;*
        6. Chisago County on or after May 11, 2022 and before November 5, 2022;
        7. Crow Wing County on or after May 10, 2022 and before November 3, 2022;
        8. Dakota County
          1. on or after May 21, 2022 and before July 12, 2022; and
          2. on or after January 16, 2025 and before March 24, 2025;*
        9. Douglas County on or after November 29, 2023 and February 4, 2024;
        10. Dodge County
          1. on or after April 3, 2022 and before June 26, 2022
          2. on or after December 8, 2022 and before February 8, 2023; and
          3. on or after May 2, 2024 and before July 12, 2024;
        11. Fillmore County on or after December 19, 2024 and before February 28, 2025;*

        12. Kandiyohi County
          1. on or after March 29, 2022 and before August 26, 2022.
          2. on or after October 24, 2023 and before February 7, 2024; and
          3. on or after July 9, 2024 and before October 16 2024;
        13. Lac Qui Parle County on or after March 29, 2022 and before June 30, 2022;
        14. Le Sueur County
          1. on or after April 3, 2022 and before June 25, 2022; and
          2. on or after October 27, 2022 and before December 30, 2022.
        15. Lyon County
          1. on or after May 3, 2022 and before July 25, 2022; and
          2. on or after June 12, 2024 and August 14, 2024; 
        16. Meeker County
          1. on or after March 25, 2022 and before July 4, 2022
          2. on or after August 30, 2022 and before November 28, 2022;
          3. on or after October 11, 2023 and before January 12, 2024; 
          4. on or after April 11, 2024 and before July 3, 2024; and
          5. on or after November 25, 2024 and before February 22, 2025;*
        17. Morrison County
          1. on or after March 31, 2022 and before August 8, 2022;
          2. on or after September 7, 2022 and before November 27, 2022; and
          3. on or after May 21, 2024 and before July 26, 2024;
        18. Otter Tail County
          1. on or after April 8, 2022 and before August 7, 2022;
          2. on or after September 14, 2022 and before January 27, 2023;
          3. on or after November 22, 2023 and before February 20, 2024; and
          4. on or after June 27, 2024 and before August 23, 2024; 
        19. Olmsted County on or after December 11, 2023 and before March 13, 2024;
        20. Pipestone County on or after June 18, 2024 and before August 8, 2024; 
        21. Redwood County on or after October 18, 2023 and before February 5, 2024;
        22. Renville County
          1. on or after April 8, 2022 and before July 5, 2022; and
          2. on or after July 9, 2024 and before September 13, 2024; 
        23. Roseau County on or after September 21, 2022 and before February 17, 2023.
        24. Stearns County
          1. on or after March 26, 2022 and before August 5, 2022;
          2. on or after September 13, 2022 and before December 30, 2022;
          3. on or after November 16, 2023 and before January 11, 2024;
          4. on or after May 21, 2024 and before August 31, 2024; and
          5. on or after December 19, 2024 and before February 12, 2025;*

        25. Steele County on or after November 9, 2023 and before January 18, 2024;
        26. Swift County
          1. on or after April 9, 2022 and before August 18, 2022 and
          2. on or after October 25, 2022 and before January 25, 2023;
          3. on or after November 16, 2023 and before February 20, 2024; and
          4. on or after June 18, 2024 and before September 6, 2024; 
        27. Todd County
          1. on or after April 19, 2022 and July 16, 2022 and
          2. on or after November 23, 2022 and before February 6, 2023;
          3. on or after December 6, 2023 and before March 18, 2024;
        28. Wadena County
          1. on or after December 12, 2022 and before February 10, 2023; and
          2. on or after January 24, 2025 and before March 28, 2025;*
        29. Waseca County on or after April 5, 2022 and before July 1, 2022;
        30. Wright County on or after November 3, 2023 and before December 15, 2023;
        31. Yellow Medicine County on or after April 12, 2022 and before July 23, 2022.
      21. Mississippi
        1. Copiah County
          1. on or after February 17, 2023 and before March 21, 2023; and
          2. on or after December 30, 2024 and before February 14, 2025;*
        2. Greene County on or after December 20, 2024 and before February 14, 2025;*

        3. Lawrence County on or after November 4, 2022 and before January 6, 2023;
        4. Leake County on or after February 7, 2023 and before May 16, 2023; and
        5. Noxubee County on or after March 12, 2025;*
      22. Missouri
        1. Audrian County on or after December 28, 2023 and before May 26, 2024;
        2. Barry County on or after January 31, 2025;*
        3. Benton County on or after November 6, 2023 and before January 11, 2024;
        4. Cooper County on or after December 27, 2024 and before April 16, 2025;*
        5. Dade County on or after April 6, 2022 and before June 16, 2022;
        6. Dallas County on or after February 21, 2024 and before June 4, 2024;
        7. Daviess County on or after December 10, 2024 and before February 7, 2025;*

        8. Jasper County
          1. on or after March 8, 2022 and before June 29, 2022; 
          2. on or after November 14, 2023 and before March 11, 2024; and
          3. on or after January 22, 2025;*
        9. Lawrence County
          1. on or after March 9, 2022 and before July 21, 2022; and
          2. on or after January 22, 2025;*
        10. McDonald County on or after January 24, 2025;*
        11. Newton County on or after January 14, 2025;*
        12. Osage County on or after December 9, 2022 and before February 18, 2023;
        13. Stoddard County on or after March 4, 2022 and before July 19, 2022;
        14. Webster County
          1. on or after November 7, 2020 and before June 9, 2021; and
          2. on or after November 22, 2022 and before April 22, 2023.
      23. Montana
        1. Cascade County, MT on or after April 7, 2022 and before June 1, 2022; and
        2. Glacier County
          1. on or after April 20, 2022 and before June 21, 2022; and
          2. on or after October 10, 2023 and before December 6, 2023
        3. Granite County on or after November 1, 2022 and before March 26, 2023;
        4. Missoula County on or after November 12, 2024 and before April 11, 2025;*
        5. Teton County on or after September 15, 2022 and before October 19, 2022;
        6. Wheatland County on or after November 9, 2023 and before December 24, 2023;
      24. Nebraska
        1. Butler County on or after March 22, 2022 and before June 30, 2022;
        2. Dixon County between April 12, 2022 and June 20, 2022 and on or after November 25, 2022 and before February 7, 2023;
        3. Gage County on or after February 6, 2024 and before April 1, 2024;
        4. Johnson County on or after December 30, 2024 and before February 28, 2025;*
        5. Knox County
          1. on or after April 27, 2022 and before July 5, 2022; and
          2. on or after December 14, 2022 and before May 28, 2023.
        6. Lancaster County on or after December 17, 2024 and before January 14, 2025;*
        7. Lincoln County on or after February 21, 2023 and before July 21, 2023;
        8. Nemaha County on or after December 6, 2024 and before March 5, 2025;*
        9. York County on or after October 4, 2022 and before April 4, 2023.
      25. Nevada
        1. Nye County on or after October 17, 2022 before August 11, 2023.
      26. New Hampshire
        1. Merrimack County on or after September 23, 2022 and before March 29, 2023.
      27. New Jersey
        1. Atlantic County on or after March 20, 2025;*
        2. Hudson County on or after March 12, 2025 and before April 7, 2025;*
        3. Mercer County on or after March 12, 2025 and before April 7, 2025;*
        4. Monmouth County on or after May 17, 2022 and before November 13, 2022;
        5. Union County
          1. on or after September 15, 2023 and before October 16, 2023; and
          2. on or after February 22, 2025 and before March 24, 2025.*
      28. New Mexico
        1. Roosevelt County on or after April 12, 2024 and before August 28, 2024; 
      29. New York
        1. Bronx County on or after February 4, 2025 and before April 7, 2025;*
        2. Columbia County on or after February 15, 2023 and before July 15, 2023;
        3. Dutchess County on or after December 12, 2023 and before May 11, 2024;
        4. Kings County
          1. on or after April 18, 2023 and before May 18, 2023;
          2. on or after July 25, 2023 and before September 4, 2023; and
          3. on or after February 5, 2025 and before April 6, 2025;*
        5. Monroe County on or after March 29, 2022 and before September 28, 2022;
        6. Onondaga County on or after March 20, 2025 and before April 19, 2025;*
        7. Orleans County on or after April 5, 2022 and before October 4, 2022;
        8. Putnam County on or after April 12, 2023 and before September 18, 2023;
        9. Queens County
          1. on or after November 12, 2022 and before December 13, 2022; 
          2. on or after March 22, 2023 and before May 5, 2023; and
          3. on or after February 4, 2025;*
        10. Richmond County on or after March 7, 2025 and before April 10, 2025;*
        11. Suffolk County
          1. on or after March 23, 2022 and before September 23, 2022; and
          2. on or after January 17, 2025;*
        12. Tompkins County on or after March 22, 2023 and before August 19, 2023.
      30. North Carolina
        1. Anson County on or after March 12, 2020 and before September 18, 2020;
        2. Union County on or after March 12, 2020 and before October 14, 2020;
        3. Duplin County on or after February 20, 2024 and before April 20, 2024;
        4. Hyde County on or after January 1, 2025;*
        5. Johnston County on or after March 29, 2022 and before July 24, 2022;
        6. Lenoir County on or after February 9, 2024 and before April 23, 2024;
        7. Sampson County on or after January 27, 2025 and before April 14, 2025;*
        8. Wayne County on or after April 2, 2022 and before August 9, 2022.
      31. North Dakota
        1. Barnes County on or after April 13, 2022 and before October 8, 2022;
        2. Bottineau County
          1. on or after November 3, 2022 and before April 3, 2023 and;
          2. on or after December 2 2024; 
        3. Dickey County
          1. on or after March 31, 2022 and before September 27, 2022;
          2. on or after April 19, 2023 and before June 16, 2023; and
          3. on or after November 28, 2023 and before April 30, 2024.
        4. Kidder County on or after March 29, 2022 and before October 4, 2022;
        5. LaMoure County
          1. on or after April 2, 2022 and before July 3, 2022;
          2. on or after November 15, 2023 and before January 4, 2024.
        6. McHenry County
          1. on or after June 6, 2022 and before December 5, 2022; and
          2. on or after November 22, 2024; 
        7. McIntosh County on or after November 15, 2023 and before April 16, 2024;
        8. Ransom County
          1. on or after September 27, 2022 and before November 25, 2022; and
          2. on or after November 27, 2024 and before January 25, 2025;*
        9. Richland County on or after April 21, 2022 and before October 23, 2022;
        10. Stutsman County, ND on or after April 8, 2022 and before October 14, 2022; 
        11. Ward County on or after September 22, 2022 and before April 8, 2023.
      32. Ohio
        1. Auglaize County on or after February 5, 2025;*
        2. Butler County on or after November 7, 2022 and before April 11, 2023;
        3. Darke County
          1. on or after December 1, 2023 and before March 5, 2024; and
          2. on or after December 27, 2024; 
        4. Defiance County on or after September 3, 2022 and before November 26, 2022;
        5. Greene County on or after December 19, 2024; 
        6. Hardin County on or after December 7, 2023 and before March 29, 2024; 
        7. Mercer County on or after January 14, 2025;*
        8. Union County on or after November 21, 2023 and before February 3, 2024; 
        9. Van Wert County on or after January 30, 2025.*
      33. Oklahoma
        1. Adair County on or after December 3, 2024 and before March 10, 2025;*
        2. Sequoyah County on or after April 30, 2022 and before June 8, 2022.
      34. Oregon
        1. Clackamas County on or after October 24, 2024 and before January 4, 2025;*
        2. Deschutes County on or after July 12, 2022 and before January 14, 2023;
        3. Lane County on or after May 17, 2022; and before November 12, 2022;
        4. Linn County on or after November 16, 2023 and before April 16, 2024;
        5. Marion County on or after November 16, 2023 and before January 19, 2024;
        6. Union County
          1. on or after October 20, 2023 and before March 11, 2024; and
          2. on or after January 9, 2025;*
        7. Yamhill County on or after November 3, 2022 and before March 31, 2023.
      35. Pennsylvania
        1. Adams County on or after October 11, 2022 and before February 1, 2023;
        2. Berks County on or after May 3, 2022 and before August 7, 2022;
        3. Bucks County on or after March 6, 2023 and before April 13, 2023;
        4. Chester County on or after February 24, 2023 and before July 27, 2023;
        5. Cumberland County on or after February 5, 2025;*
        6. Dauphin County on or after February 4, 2025 and before April 4, 2025;*
        7. Franklin County on or after March 21, 2025;*
        8. Lancaster County
          1. on or after March 13, 2019 and before August 8, 2019;
          2. on or after April 15, 2022 and before September 25, 2022;
          3. on or after February 1, 2023 and before August 29, 2023; and
          4. on or after February 6, 2025;*
        9. Lebanon County on or after February 7, 2025 and before April 12, 2025;*
        10. Lehigh County
          1. on or after November 3, 2022 and before March 18, 2023; and
          2. on or after January 28, 2025 and before April 12, 2025;*
        11. Northampton County on or after August 11, 2022 and before November 8, 2022;
        12. Northumberland County
          1. on or after March 3, 2023 and before May 18, 2023; and
          2. on or after December 27, 2023 and before February 10, 2024;
        13. Philadelphia County on or after February 24, 2025 and before April 10, 2025;*
        14. Washington County on or after September 20, 2022 and before October 24, 2022;
        15. York County on or after September 29, 2022 and before December 16, 2022.
      36. Puerto Rico *
        1. Culebra Island on or after January 13, 2025;*
      37. South Carolina
        1. Spartanburg County on or after December 31, 2024 and before January 31, 2025.*
      38. South Dakota
        1. Beadle County
          1. on or after March 22, 2022 and before June 17, 2022;
          2. on or after October 12, 2022 and before January 9, 2023; 
          3. on or after April 19, 2023 and before June 2, 2023;
          4. on or after October 25, 2023 and before January 10, 2024; and
          5. on or after November 27, 2024 and before February 6, 2025;*
        2. Bon Homme County
          1. on or after March 29, 2022 and before May 27, 2022;
          2. on or after December 6, 2023 and before January 13, 2024; and
          3. on or after December 17, 2024 and before January 30, 2025;*
        3. Brule County
          1. on or after March 30, 2022 and before May 29, 2022;
          2. on or after October 6, 2022 and before November 4, 2022;
          3. on or after November 22, 2023 and before January 2, 2024; and
          4. on or after December 11, 2024 and before January 18, 2025;*
        4. Charles Mix County
          1. on or after March 5, 2022 and before May 14, 2022; 
          2. on or after November 30, 2022 and before January 12, 2023; 
          3. on or after November 8, 2023 and before May 16, 2024; and
          4. on or after December 4, 2024; 
        5. Clark County
          1. on or after March 27, 2022 and before June 22, 2022 
          2. on or after September 20, 2022 and before January 19, 2023; and
          3. on or after October 25, 2023 and before January 2, 2024;
        6. Codington County
          1. on or after May 19, 2022 and before November 16, 2022; and
          2. on or after January 5, 2023 and before June 8, 2023.
        7. Day County
          1. on or after May 4, 2022 and before October 30, 2022; and
          2. on or after November 20, 2023 and before June 3, 2024.
        8. Deuel County on or after April 13, 2022 and before May 23, 2022;
        9. Edmunds County
          1. between March 23, 2022 and before August 5, 2022;
          2. on or after November 21, 2022 and before December 23, 2022; and
          3. on or after November 15, 2023 and before June 5, 2024;
        10. Faulk County
          1. between April 5, 2022 and before May 29, 2022; 
          2. on or after November 23, 2022 and before January 6, 2023; 
          3. on or after October 17, 2023 and before November 28, 2023; and
          4. on or after November 27, 2024 and before January 9, 2025;*
        11. Gregory County on or after October 11, 2022 and before April 4, 2023;
        12. Hamlin County
          1. on or after November 29, 2022 and before January 20, 2023; and
          2. on or after December 6, 2023 and before January 11 2024;
        13. Hanson County
          1. on or after March 18, 2022 and before June 4, 2022; 
          2. on or after November 29, 2022 and before February 28, 2023; and
          3. on or after October 25, 2023 and before December 12, 2023;
        14. Hutchinson County
          1. on or after March 20, 2022; and before May 31, 2022;
          2. on or after March 12, 2024 and before May 3, 2024; and
          3. on or after December 9, 2024 and before January 14, 2025;*
        15. Jerauld County
          1. on or after March 24, 2022; and before May 3, 2022; and
          2. on or after October 4, 2023 and before November 20, 2023;
        16. Kingsbury County
          1. on or after March 18, 2022 and before May 17, 2022;
          2. on or after November 21, 2023 and before January 5, 2024; and
          3. on or after December 12, 2024 and before January 18, 2025;*
        17. Lake County
          1. on or after April 2, 2022 and before June 4, 2022; 
          2. on or after December 1, 2022 and before February 4, 2023; and
          3. on or after December 12, 2023 and before January 16, 2024;
        18. McPherson County
          1. on or after March 27, 2022 and before July 13, 2022; 
          2. on or after September 24, 2022 and before November 11, 2022; 
          3. on or after October 17, 2023 and before February 5, 2024; and
          4. on or after December 3, 2024 and before January 20, 2025;*
        19. Moody County
          1. on or after December 14, 2022 and before February 9, 2023; and
          2. on or after December 10, 2024 and before January 13, 2025;*
        20. Roberts County
          1. on or after October 19, 2022 and before December 21, 2022; and
          2. on or after November 9, 2023 and before December 17, 2023;
        21. Spink County
          1. on or after March 29, 2022 and before June 11, 2022;
          2. on or after November 29, 2022 before August 17, 2023; 
          3. on or after October 19, 2023 and before June 10, 2024; and
          4. on or after December 3, 2024 and before January 8, 2025;*
        22. Yankton County
          1. on or after April 9, 2022 and before May 26, 2022; and
          2. on or after November 28, 2023 and before January 12, 2024.
      39. Tennessee
        1. Bledsoe County on or after November 15, 2022 and before January 19, 2023;
        2. Gibson County on or after November 29, 2024 and before March 10, 2025;*
        3. Obion County on or after September 15, 2022 and before October 17, 2022;
        4. Weakley County on or after December 14, 2022 and before June 10, 2023.
      40. Texas
        1. Erath County on or after April 2, 2022 and before May 19, 2022;
        2. Lampasas County on or after January 18, 2023 and before February 18, 2023;
        3. Parmer County on or after April 2, 2024 and before July 15, 2024.
      41. Utah
        1. Cache County
          1. on or after April 25, 2022 and before July 13, 2022; and
          2. on or after October 15, 2024 and before December 4, 2024; 
        2. Iron County and on or after November 28, 2022 and before April 22, 2023;
        3. Piute County on or after November 12, 2024 and before January 16, 2025;*

        4. Sanpete County
          1. on or after July 14, 2022 and before January 20, 2023;
          2. on or after October 6, 2023 and before December 14, 2023; and
          3. on or after November 27, 2024 and before January 6, 2025.*
      42. Virginia
        1. Accomack County on or after January 21, 2025 and before April 19, 2025;*
        2. Alexandria City on or after February 23, 2023 and before March 25, 2023;
        3. Rockingham County on or after January 19, 2023 and before May 8, 2023.
      43. Washington
        1. Franklin County
          1. on or after December 14, 2022 and before March 7, 2023; and
          2. on or after October 15, 2024 and before March 5, 2025;*
        2. Kittias County on or after October 27, 2023 and before March 22, 2024;
        3. King County
          1. on or after June 7, 2022 and before December 27, 2022; and
          2. on or after December 19, 2023 and before May 14, 2024;
        4. Pacific County on or after May 5, 2022 and before October 31, 2022;
        5. Snohomish County on or after July 18, 2022 and before May 27, 2023.
      44. West Virginia * 
        1. Pocahontas County on or after January 3, 2025 and before January 30, 2025.*
      45. Wisconsin
        1. Barron County
          1. on or after April 12, 2022 and before August 3, 2022;
          2. on or after December 4, 2023 and before February 21, 2024; and
          3. on or after December 13, 2024 and before March 7, 2025;*
        2. Burnett County on or after December 27, 2024 and before March 7, 2025;*
        3. Dunn County on or after September 29, 2022 and before December 2, 2022;
        4. Jefferson County
          1. on or after March 14, 2022 and before June 22, 2022; and
          2. on or after November 7, 2022 and before April 19, 2023;
        5. Kenosha County on or after December 19, 2024; 
        6. Polk County on or after April 15, 2022 and before July 4, 2022;
        7. Racine County, WI on or after April 7, 2022 and before December 30, 2022;
        8. Sheboygan County on or after April 7, 2025;*
        9. Trempealeau County on or after November 22, 2023 and before February 19, 2024;
        10. Washburn County on or after January 5, 2024 and before March 22, 2024;
        11. Washington County on or after September 2, 2022 and before February 27, 2023.

Documentation Requirements

  1. The following statements must be typed on FSIS Form 9060-5EP or provided on a FSIS Letterhead Certificate:
    1. The eggs used to manufacture egg powders or egg crystals for this consignment have originated from flocks where Angara disease has not been recognized; AND the egg powders or egg crystals were manufactured in the United States, a country where Angara disease has not been recognized.
    2. During processing, egg albumen product was subjected to a heat treatment of greater than 54.4°C for at least 7 days OR the whole egg or egg yolk product was pasteurized at greater than 60°C for at least 3.5 minutes.
    3. The eggs used to manufacture egg albumen powders or egg albumen crystals for export to New Zealand have originated from flocks in a Zone(s) which is (are) free of notifiable avian influenza as described in the OIE Code; AND the egg powders or egg crystals for export to New Zealand were manufactured in a Zone which is free of notifiable avian influenza as described in the OIE Code.
    4. After examination of all records and documentation on which the Manufacturer's Declaration is based, and subsequent enquiry, I have no reason to doubt the veracity of the Manufacturer's Declaration.

For the purposes of this zoosanitary certificate, as agreed with Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) New Zealand, a Zone, as defined by the OIE Code, will represent a county or counties in the United States.

If the USDA cannot certify that the Zone(s) from which the flocks originated are free of notifiable avian influenza as described in the OIE Code; AND that the Zone in which the product was manufactured is free of notifiable avian influenza as described in the OIE Code – the product will be certified as having been subjected to heat processing:

  1. at a temperature greater than 54.4°C for a period of at least 21.38 days (21 days and 9 hours 8 minutes) or
  2. at a temperature greater than 67°C for a period of at least 0.83 days (19 hours and 55 minutes)

In the event that the processing parameters do not meet i) or ii) above – the product will be consigned to an MPI approved transitional facility for further treatment in New Zealand. [Entry under these conditions will require an import permit.]

The following are products regulated by FSIS that are currently being exported to New Zealand. This is not an exhaustive list and other product may be eligible for export. For further information on export requirements for product not specified please contact askFSIS. 

    1. Pork
      • Cooked or cured pork products
      • Canned (or equivalent) pork products
      • Unprocessed fresh/frozen pork for processing at a designated New Zealand establishment
      • Unprocessed fresh/frozen pork in consumer-ready packages of less than 3 kg (6.6 lb)
    2. Poultry
      • Canned or equivalent poultry (chicken) products
      • Turkey meat and cooked turkey meat products, including turkey tails with no adherent viscera 
    3. Venison
      • Canned (or equivalent) venison products
      • Meat product manufactured from venison of New Zealand origin
    4. Beef and beef products. See Requirements for Beef and Beef Products.
      • Canned (or equivalent) beef products
      • Unprocessed beef products
    5. Casings
      • Sheep
      • Pork

  1. Fresh/frozen/cooked non-turkey poultry products that are not canned or equivalent.
  2. Turkey and turkey products: whole carcasses or any cuts that may have vertebrae with adherent viscera such as kidney or lungs.
  3. Turkey meat and cooked turkey meat products sourced from an abattoir or cutting plants in counties of states listed below:
    1. Alabama
      1. Chilton County on or after October 27, 2023 and before December 25, 2023;
      2. Cullman County on or after December 19, 2024 and before March 1, 2025;*

      3. Marshall County on or after November 2, 2023 and before January 16, 2024.
    2. Arizona
      1. Pinal County on or after November 13, 2024 and before March 13, 2025;*
    3. Arkansas
      1. Carroll County on or after November 29, 2023 and before March 21, 2024.
      2. Clay County on or after December 30, 2024; 
      3. Cleveland County on or after January 22, 2025;*
      4. Johnson County on or after December 4, 2023 and before February 23, 2024.
      5. Madison County
        1. on or after October 7, 2022 and before December 31, 2022;and
        2. on or after October 31, 2023 and before January 20, 2024.
    4. California
      1. Butte County on or after January 3, 2025;*
      2. Fresno County
        1. on or after August 22, 2022 and before February 18, 2023; 
        2. on or after November 20, 2023 and before February 16, 2024; and
        3. on or after October 30, 2024 and before March 21, 2025;*
      3. Glenn Country on or after December 22, 2022 and before June 1, 2023.
      4. Kern County on or after November 12, 2024; 
      5. Kings County on or after October 29, 2024 and before January 3, 2025;*
      6. Madera County on or after January 29, 2025;and before March 20, 2025;*
      7. Marin County
        1. on or after December 28, 2023 and before March 14, 2024; and
        2. on or after November 20, 2024 and before February 20, 2025;*
      8. Merced County
        1. on or after February 6, 2023 and before April 10, 2023;
        2. on or after October 26, 2023 and before June 28, 2024; and
        3. on or after September 18, 2024; 
      9. Monterey County
        1. on or after October 4, 2022 and before November 30, 2022; and
        2. on or after December 14, 2024 and before January 16, 2025;*
      10. Riverside County on or after December 24, 2024; 
      11. Sacramento County
        1. on or after August 30, 2022 and before November 23, 2022; and
        2. on or after November 2, 2024; 
      12. San Benito County on or after November 30, 2023 and January 23, 2024.
      13. San Joaquin County
        1. on or after December 12, 2023 and before February 23, 2024;; and
        2. on or after November 14, 2024; 
      14. Sonoma County on or after November 27, 2023 and before May 30, 2024.
      15. Stanislaus County
        1. on or after October 3, 2022 and before February 28, 2023.
        2. on or after December 5, 2023 and before March 14, 2024; and
        3. on or after November 15, 2024; 
      16. Tulare County on or after October 16, 2024 and before April 12, 2025;*
      17. Tuolumne County on or after August 26, 2022 and before December 10, 2022.
    5. Colorado
      1. Delta County on or after February 8, 2024 and before March 25 2024;
      2. Montrose County on or after April 19, 2022 and before September 23, 2022.
      3. Prowers County, CO on or after December 9, 2022 and before May 12, 2023.
      4. Weld County
        1. on or after April 29, 2022 and before August 31, 2022;
        2. on or after September 21, 2022 and before April 11, 2023; and
        3. on or after July 8, 2024 and before September 10, 2024; 
    6. Delaware
      1. Kent County
        1. on or after March 17, 2022 and before May 26, 2022; and
        2. on or after January 4, 2025 and before April 18, 2025;*
      2. New Castle County on or after February 22, 2022 and before June 24, 2022.
    7. Georgia
      1. Elbert County on or after January 17, 2025 and before March 4, 2025;*
      2. Sumter County on or after November 21, 2023 and December 27, 2023;
    8. Idaho
      1. Gooding County on or after September 21, 2022 and before March 23, 2023.
    9. Illinois
      1. Crawford County on or after March 20, 2025;*

      2. Lawrence County on or after December 23, 2024; 

      3. Livingston County on or after December 13, 2024 and before April 14, 2025;*
      4. Wayne County on or after February 24, 2023 and before April 22, 2023.
    10. Indiana
      1. Adams County on or after January 27, 2025;*
      2. Daviess County
        1. on or after December 13, 2022 and before April 18, 2023; and
        2. on or after January 25, 2024 and before April 4, 2024;
      3. Dubois County on or after February 8, 2022 and before June 14, 2022.
      4. Elkhart County
        1. on or after April 8, 2022 and before June 15, 2022; and
        2. on or after February 21, 2025 and before April 14, 2025;*
      5. Greene County on or after February 23, 2022 and before May 31, 2022;
      6. Jackson County on or after January 28, 2025;*
      7. Jay County on or after January 7, 2025;*
      8. Kosciusko County on or after March 28, 2025;*
      9. Lagrange County on or after February 25, 2025 and before April 14, 2025;*
      10. Washington County on or after February 14, 2025;*
    11. Iowa
      1. Bremer County on or after April 21, 2022 and before August 3, 2022;
      2. Buena Vista County
        1. on or after March 6, 2022 and before June 23, 2022; 
        2. on or after December 5, 2022 and before May 22, 2023; 
        3. on or after October 23, 2023 and January 19, 2024; and
        4. on or after February 14, 2025;*
      3. Cherokee County
        1. on or after March 31, 2022 and before July 21, 2022;
        2. on or after December 7, 2022 and before March 11, 2023; and
        3. on or after June 3, 2024 and before August 30, 2024; 
      4. Clay County on or after November 3, 2023 and before December 26, 2023;
      5. Franklin County on or after March 25, 2022 and before May 25, 2022;
      6. Guthrie County on or after March 28, 2022 and before June 24, 2022;
      7. Hamilton County
        1. on or after March 28, 2022 and before May 26, 2022; and
        2. on or after November 6, 2023 and before January 15, 2024;
      8. Hardin County on or after April 5, 2022 and before July 21, 2022;
      9. Humboldt County on or after April 2, 2022 and before May 29, 2022;
      10. Ida County on or after December 12, 2022 and before March 15, 2023;
      11. Kossuth County on or after November 8, 2023 and before January 12, 2024;
      12. O’Brien County on or after December 17, 2024 and before March 26, 2025;*
      13. Osceola County on or after March 31, 2022 and before June 22, 2022;
      14. Palo Alto County on or after December 11, 2024 and before February 28, 2025;*
      15. Pocahontas County on or after October 24, 2023 and before January 12, 2024;
      16. Sac County
        1. on or after April 2, 2022 and before June 20, 2022;
        2. on or after December 7, 2022 and before April 7, 2023; 
        3. on or after June 21, 2024 and before August 29, 2024; and
        4. on or after December 12, 2024; 
      17. Sioux County
        1. on or after November 28, 2023 and before January 17, 2024; 
        2. on or after May 28, 2024 and before July 18, 2024; and
        3. on or after December 6, 2024 and before January 24, 2025;*
      18. Taylor County
        1. on or after March 10, 2022 and before June 3, 2022; and
        2. on or after November 14, 2023 and January 15, 2024;
      19. Worth County on or after December 17, 2024 and before February 24, 2025;*
      20. Wright County on or after October 31, 2022 and before January 29, 2023.
    12. Kansas
      1. Anderson County on or after January 4, 2023 and before March 17, 2023;
      2. Doniphan County on or after December 18, 2024 and before January 28, 2025;*
      3. McPherson County on or after April 13, 2022 and before August 4, 2022;
      4. Mitchell County
        1. on or after January 17, 2023 and before March 23, 2023; and
        2. on or after January 10, 2024 and before March 9, 2024;
      5. Rice County on or after December 19, 2023 and before July 1, 2024;
      6. Rooks County on or after December 18, 2024.
    13. Kentucky
      1. Fulton County on or after February 12, 2022 and before May 8, 2022;
      2. Webster County on or after February 15, 2022 and before May 14, 2022.
    14. Maryland
      1. Caroline County
        1. on or after November 21, 2023 and before February 12, 2024; and
        2. on or after January 14, 2025;*
      2. Cecil County on or after March 4, 2022 and before August 16, 2022; 
      3. Dorchester County on or after January 22, 2025;*
      4. Queen Anne's County
        1. on or after March 8, 2022 and before June 5, 2022; and
        2. on or after January 16, 2025 and before April 17, 2025;*
      5. Washington County on or after November 29, 2022 and before January 17, 2023; 
      6. Worcester County on or after February 4, 2025.*
    15. Michigan
      1. Gratiot County on or after April 26, 2024 and August 9, 2024; 
      2. Ionia County on or after April 3, 2024 and before June 27, 2024;
      3. Muskegon County
        1. on or after May 10, 2022 and before August 2, 2022.
        2. on or after December 19, 2023 and before March 21, 2024;
      4. Newaygo County on or after April 18 , 2024 and before July 16, 2024; 
      5. Ottawa County
        1. on or after April 24, 2024 and before July 30, 2024;
        2. on or after December 23, 2024 and before April 7, 2025.*
    16. Minnesota
      1. Becker County
        1. on or after April 3, 2022 and before July 21, 2022; 
        2. on or after September 9, 2022 and before November 28, 2022; and
        3. on or after October 17, 2023 and before February 16, 2024;
      2. Big Stone County
        1. on or after April 5, 2022 and before June 4, 2022; and
        2. on or after November 21, 2023 and before January 20, 2024;
      3. Blue Earth County
        1. on or after April 13, 2022 and before June 24, 2022; and
        2. on or after October 18, 2023 and before December 29, 2023;
      4. Brown County
        1. on or after September 13, 2022 and before November 21, 2022; and
        2. on or after November 21, 2023 and before February 6, 2024;
      5. Chippewa County on or after December 20, 2024 and before February 25, 2025;*

      6. Chisago County on or after May 11, 2022 and before November 5, 2022 and before November 3, 2022;
      7. Crow Wing County on or after May 10, 2022;
      8. Dakota County
        1. on or after May 21, 2022 and before July 12, 2022; and
        2. on or after January 16, 2025 and before March 24, 2025;*
      9. Dodge County
        1. on or after April 3, 2022 and before June 26, 2022;
        2. on or after December 8, 2022 and before February 8, 2023; and
        3. on or after May 2, 2024 and before July 12, 2024;
      10. Douglas County on or after November 29, 2023 and before February 4, 2024.
      11. Fillmore County on or after December 19, 2024 and before February 28, 2025;*
      12. Kandiyohi County
        1. on or after March 29, 2022 and before August 26, 2022;
        2. on or after October 24, 2023 and before February 7, 2024; and
        3. on or after July 9, 2024 and before October 16 2024;
      13. Lac Qui Parle County on or after March 29, 2022 and before June 30, 2022.
      14. Le Sueur County
        1. on or after April 3, 2022 and before June 25, 2022; and
        2. on or after October 27, 2022 and before December 30, 2022;
      15. Lyon County
        1. on or after May 3, 2022 and before July 25, 2022; and
        2. on or after June 12, 2024 and before August 14, 2024; 
      16. Meeker County
        1. on or after March 25, 2022 and before July 4, 2022; 
        2. on or after August 30, 2022 and before November 28, 2022;
        3. on or after October 11, 2023 and before January 12, 2024;
        4. on or after April 11, 2024 and before July 3, 2024; and
        5. on or after November 25, 2024 and before February 22, 2025;*
      17. Morrison County
        1. on or after March 31, 2022 and before August 8, 2022;
        2. on or after September 7, 2022 and before November 27, 2022; and
        3. on or after May 21, 2024 and before July 26, 2024;
      18. Otter Tail County
        1. on or after April 8, 2022 and before August 7, 2022;
        2. on or after September 14, 2022 and before January 27, 2023;
        3. on or after November 22, 2023 and before February 20, 2024; and
        4. on or after June 27, 2024 and before August 23, 2024; 
      19. Olmsted County on or after December 11, 2023 and before March 13, 2024;
      20. Pipestone County on or after June 18, 2024 and before August 8, 2024; 
      21. Redwood County on or after October 18, 2023 and before February 5, 2024;
      22. Renville County
        1. on or after April 8, 2022 and before July 5, 2022; and
        2. on or after July 9, 2024 and before September 13, 2024; 
      23. Roseau County on or after September 21, 2022 and before February 17, 2023;
      24. Stearns County
        1. on or after March 26, 2022 and before August 5, 2022;
        2. and on or after September 13, 2022 and before December 30, 2022;
        3. on or after November 16, 2023 and before January 11, 2024;
        4. on or after May 21, 2024 and before August 31, 2024; and
        5. on or after December 19, 2024 and before February 12, 2025;*
      25. Steele County on or after November 9, 2023 and before January 18, 2024;
      26. Swift County
        1. on or after April 9, 2022 and before August 18, 2022;
        2. on or after October 25, 2022 and before January 25, 2023;
        3. on or after November 16, 2023 and before February 20, 2024; and
        4. on or after June 18, 2024 and before September 6, 2024; 
      27. Todd County
        1. on or after April 19, 2022 and before July 16, 2022;
        2. on or after November 23, 2022 and before February 6, 2023; and
        3. on or after December 6, 2023 and before March 18, 2024;
      28. Wadena County
        1. on or after December 12, 2022 and before February 10, 2023; and
        2. on or after January 24, 2025 and before March 28, 2025;*
      29. Waseca County on or after April 5, 2022 and before July 1, 2022;
      30. Wright County on or after November 3, 2023 and before December 15, 2023;
      31. Yellow Medicine County on or after April 12, 2022 and before July 23, 2022.
    17. Mississippi
      1. Copiah County on or after December 30, 2024 and before February 14, 2025;*

      2. Greene County on or after December 20, 2024 and before February 14, 2025;*

      3. Lawrence County on or after November 4, 2022 and before January 6, 2023; 
      4. Leake County on or after February 7, 2023 and before May 16, 2023.
    18. Missouri
      1. Barry County on or after January 31, 2025;*
      2. Benton County on or after November 6, 2023 and before January 11, 2024;
      3. Cooper County on or after December 20, 2024 and before April 16, 2025;*
      4. Dade County on or after April 6, 2022 and before June 16, 2022;
      5. Dallas County on or after February 21, 2024 and before June 4, 2024;
      6. Jasper County
        1. on or after March 8, 2022 and before June 29, 2022;
        2. on or after November 14, 2023 and before March 11, 2024; and
        3. on or after January 22, 2025;*
      7. Lawrence County
        1. on or after March 9, 2022 and before July 21, 2022; and
        2. on or after January 22, 2025;*
      8. McDonald County on or after January 24, 2025;*
      9. Newton County on or after January 14, 2025;*
      10. Osage County on or after December 9, 2022 and before February 18, 2023;
      11. Stoddard County on or after March 4, 2022 and before July 19, 2022;
      12. Webster County and on or after November 28, 2022 and before February 7, 2023.
    19. Nebraska
      1. Butler County on or after March 22, 2022 and before June 30, 2022;
      2. Dixon County
        1. on or after April 12, 2022 and before June 20, 2022; and
        2. on or after November 25, 2022 and before February 7, 2023;
      3. Gage County on or after February 6, 2024 and before April 1, 2024;
      4. Johnson County on or after December 30, 2024 and before February 28, 2025;*
      5. Knox County on or after April 27, 2022 and before July 5, 2022;
      6. Nemaha County on or after December 6, 2024 and before March 5, 2025;*
      7. York County on or after October 4, 2022 and before April 4, 2023.
    20. New Mexico
      1. Roosevelt County on or after April 12, 2024 and before August 28, 2024.
    21. New York
      1. Dutchess County on or after December 12, 2023 and before May 11, 2024;
      2. Suffolk County
        1. on or after March 23, 2022 and before September 23, 2022; and
        2. on or after January 17, 2025.*
    22. North Carolina
      1. Duplin County on or after February 20, 2024 and before April 20, 2024;
      2. Hyde County on or after January 7, 2025;*
      3. Johnston County on or after March 29, 2022 and before July 24, 2022;
      4. Lenoir County on or after February 9, 2024 and before April 23, 2024;
      5. Sampson County on or after January 27, 2025 and before April 14, 2025;*
      6. Wayne County on or after April 2, 2022 and before August 9, 2022.
    23. North Dakota
      1. Dickey County
        1. on or after April 1, 2022 and before May 22, 2022; 
        2. on or after April 19, 2023 and before June 16, 2023; and
        3. on or after November 28, 2023 and before April 30, 2024;
      2. LaMoure County
        1. on or after April 2, 2022 and before July 3, 2022; and
        2. on or after November 15, 2023 and before January 4, 2024;
      3. Ransom County
        1. on or after September 27, 2022 and before November 25, 2022; and
        2. on or after November 27, 2024 and before January 25, 2025;*
      4. Richland County on or after April 21, 2022 and before August 6, 2022.
    24. Ohio
      1. Auglaize County on or after February 5, 2025;*
      2. Darke County
        1. on or after December 1,2023 and before March 5, 2024; and
        2. on or after December 27, 2024; 
      3. Defiance County on or after September 3, 2022 and before November 26, 2022;
      4. Hardin County on or after December 7, 2023 and before March 29, 2024;
      5. Mercer County on or after January 14, 2025;*
      6. Union County on or after November 21, 2023 and before February 3, 2024;
      7. Van Wert County on or after January 30, 2025.*
    25. Oklahoma
      1. Adair County on or after December 3, 2024;
      2. Sequoyah County on or after April 30, 2022 and before June 8, 2022.
    26. Oregon
      1. Clackamas County on or after October 24, 2024 and before January 4, 2025;*
      2. Linn County on or after November 16, 2023 and before April 16, 2024;
      3. Marion County on or after November 16, 2023 and before January 19, 2024.
    27. Pennsylvania
      1. Adams County on or after October 17, 2022v and before December 20, 2022;
      2. Berks County on or after May 3, 2022 and before August 7, 2022;
      3. Chester County on or after March 16, 2023 and before May 25, 2023;
      4. Cumberland County on or after February 5, 2025;*
      5. Dauphin County on or after February 4, 2025 and before April 4, 2025;*
      6. Franklin County on or after March 21, 2025;*
      7. Lancaster County
        1. on or after April 15, 2022 and before September 25, 2022; 
        2. on or after February 1, 2023 before May 30, 2023; and
        3. on or after February 6, 2025;*
      8. Lebanon County on or after February 7, 2025 and before April 12, 2025;*
      9. Lehigh County on or after November 3, 2022 and before March 18, 2023;
      10. Northumberland County on or after December 27, 2023 and before February 10, 2024;
      11. York County on or after September 29, 2022 and before December 16, 2022.
    28. South Carolina
      1. Spartanburg County on or after December 31, 2024 and before January 31, 2025.*
    29. South Dakota
      1. Beadle County
        1. on or after March 22, 2022 and before June 17, 2022;
        2. on or after October 12, 2022 and before January 9, 2023; 
        3. on or after April 19, 2023 and before June 2, 2023; 
        4. on or after October 25, 2023 and before January 10, 2024; and
        5. on or after November 27, 2024 and before February 6, 2025;*
      2. Bon Homme County
        1. on or after March 29, 2022 and before May 27, 2022.
        2. on or after December 6, 2023 and before January 13, 2024; and
        3. on or after December 17, 2024 and before January 30, 2025;*
      3. Brule County
        1. on or after March 30, 2022 and before May 29, 2022; 
        2. on or after October 6, 2022 and before November 4, 2022;
        3. on or after November 22, 2023 and before January 2, 2024; and
        4. on or after December 11, 2024 and before January 18, 2025;*
      4. Charles Mix County
        1. on or after March 5, 2022 and before May 14, 2022;
        2. on or after November 30, 2022 and before January 15, 2023;
        3. on or after November 8, 2023 and before May 16, 2024; and
        4. on or after December 4, 2024; 
      5. Clark County
        1. on or after March 27, 2022 and before June 22, 2022; 
        2. on or after September 20, 2022 and before January 19, 2023; and
        3. on or after October 25, 2023 and before January 2, 2024;
      6. Deuel County on or after April 13, 2022 and before May 23, 2022;
      7. Edmunds County
        1. on or after March 23, 2022 and before August 5, 2022;
        2. on or after November 21, 2022 and before December 23, 2022; and
        3. on or after November 15, 2023 and before June 5, 2024.
      8. Faulk County
        1. between April 5, 2022 and May 29, 2022; 
        2. on or after November 23, 2022 and before January 6, 2023;
        3. on or after October 17, 2023 and before November 28, 2023; and
        4. on or after November 27, 2024 and before January 9, 2025;*
      9. Gregory County on or after October 11, 2022 and before April 4, 2023;
      10. Hamlin County
        1. on or after November 29, 2022 and before January 20, 2023; and
        2. on or after December 6, 2023 and before January 11, 2024;
      11. Hanson County
        1. on or after March 18, 2022 and before June 4, 2022;
        2. on or after November 29, 2022 and before February 28, 2023; and
        3. on or after October 25, 2023 and before December 12, 2023;
      12. Hutchinson County
        1. on or after March 20, 2022; and before May 31, 2022;
        2. on or after March 12, 2024 and before May 3, 2024; and
        3. on or after December 9, 2024 and before January 14, 2025;*
      13. Jerauld County
        1. on or after March 24, 2022; and before May 3, 2022, and
        2. on or after October 4, 2023 and before November 20, 2023;
      14. Kingsbury County
        1. on or after March 18, 2022 and before May 17, 2022;
        2. on or after November 21, 2023 and before January 5, 2024; and
        3. on or after December 12, 2024 and before January 18, 2025;*
      15. Lake County
        1. on or after April 2, 2022 and before June 4, 2022;
        2. on or after December 1, 2022 and before February 4, 2023; and
        3. on or after December 12, 2023 and before January 16, 2024;
      16. McPherson County
        1. on or after March 27, 2022 and before July 13, 2022; and
        2. on or after September 24, 2022 and before November 11, 2022;
        3. on or after October 17, 2023 and before February 5, 2024; and
        4. on or after December 3, 2024 and before January 20, 2025;*
      17. Moody County
        1. on or after December 14, 2022 and before February 9, 2023; and
        2. on or after December 10, 2024 and before January 13, 2025;*
      18. Roberts County
        1. on or after October 19, 2022 and before December 21, 2022; and
        2. on or after November 9, 2023 and before December 17, 2023;
      19. Spink County
        1. on or after March 29, 2022 and before June 11, 2022;
        2. on or after November 29, 2022 and before January 31, 2023;
        3. on or after March 22, 2023 and before August 17, 2023; 
        4. on or after October 19, 2023 and before June 10, 2024; and
        5. on or after December 3, 2024 and before January 8, 2025;*
      20. Yankton County
        1. on or after April 9, 2022 and before May 26, 2022; and
        2. on or after November 28, 2023 and before January 12, 2024.
    30. Tennessee
      1. Bledsoe County on or after November 15, 2022 and before January 19, 2023;
      2. Gibson County on or after November 29, 2024 and before March 10, 2025;*
      3. Weakley County on or after December 28, 2022 and before June 10, 2023.
    31. Texas
      1. Erath County on or after April 2, 2022 and before May 19, 2022; and 
      2. Parmer County on or after April 2, 2024 and before July 15, 2024;
    32. Utah
      1. Cache County
        1. on or after April 25, 2022 and before July 13, 2022; and
        2. on or after October 15, 2024 and before December 4, 2024; 
      2. Piute County on or after November 12, 2024 and before January 16, 2025;*
      3. Sanpete County
        1. on or after July 14, 2022 and before January 20, 2023; 
        2. on or after October 6, 2023 and before December 14, 2023; and
        3. on or after November 27, 2024 and before January 6, 2025.*
    33. Virginia
      1. Accomack County on or after January 21, 2025 and before April 19, 2025;*
      2. Rockingham County on or after January 19, 2023 and before May 8, 2023.
    34. Washington
      1. Franklin County
        1. on or after December 14, 2022 and before March 7, 2023; and
        2. on or after October 15, 2024 and before March 5, 2025;*
    35. Wisconsin
      1. Barron County
        1. on or after April 12, 2022 and before August 3, 2022;
        2. on or after December 04, 2023 and before February 21, 2024; and
        3. on or after December 13, 2024 and before March 7, 2025;*
      2. Burnett County on or after December 27, 2024 and before March 7, 2025;*
      3. Dunn County on or after September 29, 2022 and before December 2, 2022;
      4. Jefferson County on or after March 14, 2022 and before June 22, 2022; and on or after November 7, 2022 and before April 19, 2023;
      5. Polk County on or after April 14, 2022 and before July 4, 2022;
      6. Racine County, WI on or after April 7, 2022 and before December 30, 2022;
      7. Trempealeau County on or after November 22, 2023 and before February 19, 2024; and
      8. Washburn County on or after January 5, 2024 and before March 22, 2024.

All FSIS export certificates accompanying the product must be signed by a FSIS veterinarian. The veterinary degree (DVM or equivalent) must be indicated after the signature.

The veterinary signature must be applied in a different color of ink to that of the printing.

  1. The appropriate FSIS export certificates must be completed and be presented to Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) New Zealand upon arrival of the shipment. The following additional information is required on the FSIS Form 9060-5 and should be entered in the remarks section on the FSIS Form 9060-5, except as noted below:
    1. Establishment number, name and address of U.S. slaughter and processing establishments
    2. Number of the container and container seal number
      (Note: For turkey and turkey products, the number of the container and container seal number is to be entered on the FSIS letterhead certificate instead of FSIS Form 9060-5.
    3. Weight in kilograms (kg)
    4. Destination of the consignment:
      • Port of loading/disembarkation
      • Vessel/voyage number
      • Port of destination in New Zealand
  2. Fresh/frozen pork, cooked/cured pork and canned pork products - Obtain FSIS Form 9060-5, Meat and Poultry Certificate of Wholesomeness.
    1. Manufacturer's Declarations
      1. Each consignment of pork must be accompanied by one of the following statements signed by an authorized establishment official:

        The pork or pork products are derived entirely from pigs which were:
        • Resident in the United States of America, OR
        • Resident in Canada and exported to the United States of America for slaughter, OR
        • Resident and slaughtered in Canada and exported to the United States of America for further processing. I have determined the Canadian establishment(s) to be eligible for export to New Zealand, and I have provided a copy of the Canadian export certificate(s) to the FSIS certifying official.

        And
        • That during manufacture, quality control measures were in place to ensure that no cross contamination of untreated and treated products has occurred.
      2. Additional manufacturer's declarations for pork processed in U.S. Establishments:

        The pork products have been subjected to a minimum core temperature of _____°C for at least ____ minutes.

        Note: New Zealand requires pork to be cooked to one of the following time/temperature combinations:

        56° C for 60 minutes
        57° C for 55 minutes
        58° C for 50 minutes
        59° C for 45 minutes
        60° C for 40 minutes
        61° C for 35 minutes
        62° C for 30 minutes
        63° C for 25 minutes
        64° C for 22 minutes
        65° C for 20 minutes
        66° C for 17 minutes
        67° C for 15 minutes
        68° C for 13 minutes
        69° C for 12 minutes
        70° C for 11 minutes

        An alternative procedure to cooking is processing in a manner so that the pH of the pork is 5 or below, OR the product is fermented (lactic curing) to a pH of 6.0 or lower and age-cured/ripened for at least 21 days; or qualified for official certification as Prosciutto di Parma or an equivalent 12 month curing process.

        Note: If the fresh/frozen pork is exported for processing in New Zealand, the import permit will designate the name and address of the "Transitional Quarantine Facility" in New Zealand which will cook the product to one of the above time/temperature combinations.

        Additional information required to be provided by the exporter for canned product:
        • establishment number, name, and address of the thermal processing establishment
        • product description
        • thermal process description.
      3. Additional manufacturer’s declarations for alternative cooking procedures for pork are allowed for an exporter when a current import permit for that exporter, issued by the New Zealand Ministry for Primary Industries, provides the specifications for the alternative cooking procedures. The manufacturer’s declaration must contain the specified attestations exactly as they are written on the import permit.
    2. FSIS Certification required for all pork products. The following statements are to be typed in the "Remarks" section of FSIS Form 9060-5 or on a FSIS Letterhead Certificate:
      1. African swine fever, foot-and-mouth disease, hog cholera, rinderpest, and swine vesicular disease have not occurred in the United States of America during the previous 12 months.
      2. The pig meat/pig meat products are derived from animals born, continuously raised and slaughtered in Canada and/or the United States of America.
      3. The products were derived from animals that passed veterinary ante-mortem and post mortem inspection at the time of slaughter.
      4. The products originate from a government licensed slaughtering establishment that slaughters animals for human consumption and operates under Government Veterinary Supervision.
      5. The products are sound and fit for human consumption.
      6. After examination of all records and documentation on which the Manufacturer's Declaration is based, and subsequent enquiry, I have no reason to doubt the veracity of the Manufacturer's Declaration."
  3. Requirements for canned (or equivalent) pork, poultry, beef or venison products
    1. The product must be shelf-stable (i.e. does not require refrigeration or freezing before opening).
    2. The product must be commercially prepared and packaged.
    3. The product must be in its original sealed packaging on arrival.
    4. Product must be either
      1. Heated in an unopened hermetically sealed container for a time and to a temperature, by superheated steam under pressure of 121 Celsius for 3 minutes (Fo3) and accompanied by an original manufacturer's declaration attesting to this. The manufacturer's declaration must accompany each shipment. It must be an original document that has been prepared by the manufacturer on letterhead paper and must be signed by the quality manager or equivalent.

        Note: No additional USDA certification is required if the product meets the above requirements.

        OR
      2. Product may be heated to one of the following equivalent Fo3 time/temperature parameters as long as it is accompanied by an original manufacturer's declaration attesting to this that is endorsed by a government official.

        110 degrees Celsius for 40 minutes
        111 degrees Celsius for 32 minutes
        112 degrees Celsius for 25 minutes
        113 degrees Celsius for 20 minutes
        114 degrees Celsius for 16 minutes
        115 degrees Celsius for 13 minutes
        116 degrees Celsius for 11 minutes
        117 degrees Celsius for 9 minutes
        118 degrees Celsius for 7 minutes
        119 degrees Celsius for 6 minutes
        120 degrees Celsius for 5 minutes
        121 degrees Celsius for 3 minutes
        122 degrees Celsius for 3 minutes
        123 degrees Celsius for 3 minutes
        124 degrees Celsius for 3 minutes
        125 degrees Celsius for 2 minutes
        126 degrees Celsius for 1 minute
        127 degrees Celsius for 46 seconds
        128 degrees Celsius for 37 seconds
        129 degrees Celsius for 29 seconds
        130 degrees Celsius for 23 seconds
        131 degrees Celsius for 18 seconds
        132 degrees Celsius for 15 seconds
        133 degrees Celsius for 12 seconds
        134 degrees Celsius for 9 seconds
        135 degrees Celsius for 7 seconds
        136 degrees Celsius for 6 seconds
  4. Requirements for unprocessed fresh/frozen pork for processing at a designated New Zealand establishment
    1. The products shall be identifiable as originating from the Unites States of America.
    2. The product must be accompanied by an import permit directing the consignment to the specific approved New Zealand establishment. This is available from animalimports@mpi.govt.nz.
    3. The products shall be commercially packed in the original unopened packaging. Full containers of meat shall be sealed
    4. A manufacturer's declaration attesting to the following is required to accompany imports of unprocessed pork.

      "I, being the manager of the factory where the pig meat or pig meat products identified in this Zoosanitary Certificate have been manufactured certify that the pig meat or pig meat products were derived entirely from pigs that were":
      1. resident in the United States of America;

        OR
      2. resident in Canada and exported to the United States of America for slaughter;

        OR
      3. resident and slaughtered in Canada and exported to the United States of America for further processing (NB: In this instance, a certificate must be provided by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency certifying that the pig meat or pig meat products described on this certificate have been produced in premises listed for the United States of America and are eligible for export to the United States of America and New Zealand.)
      4. The name and address of the U.S. processing premises.
      5. The U.S. processing premises registration number.
      6. A description (form and packaging) of the commodity contained in the consignment.
      7. Amount/weight (in kgs) of the consignment.
      8. The name and address of New Zealand importer.
      9. The signature of manufacturer and date on which it was signed.
    5. The following certification attestations are to be typed in the "Remarks" section of FSIS Form 9060-5 or on a FSIS Letterhead Certificate:
      1. African swine fever, foot and mouth disease, hog cholera, rinderpest, and swine vesicular disease have not occurred in the United States of America during the previous 12 months.
      2. The pig meat/pig meat products are derived from animals born, continuously raised and slaughtered in Canada and/or the United States of America
      3. The products were derived from animals that passed veterinary ante-mortem and post mortem inspection at the time of slaughter.
      4. The products originate from a government licensed slaughtering establishment that slaughters animals for human consumption and operates under Government Veterinary Supervision.
      5. The products are sound and fit for human consumption.
      6. After examination of all records and documentation on which the Manufacturer's Declaration is based, and subsequent enquiry, I have no reason to doubt the veracity of the Manufacturer's Declaration.
  5. Unprocessed fresh/frozen pork in consumer-ready packages of less than 3 kg (6.6 lb): Obtain FSIS Form 9060-5, Meat and Poultry Certificate of Wholesomeness and an FSIS letterhead Certificate with the statements shown below and a Manufacturer’s Declaration shown below.
    1. FSIS Letterhead Certificate statements:
      1. African swine fever, foot-and-mouth disease, hog cholera, rinderpest, and swine vesicular disease have not occurred in the United States of America during the previous 12 months.
      2. The pig meat/pig meat products are derived from animals born, continuously raised and slaughtered in Canada and/or the United States of America. Or per NZ document The pig meat/pig meat products are derived from animals born, continuously raised and slaughtered in ……………………………………………(insert Canada and/or the United States of America)
      3. The products originate from a government licensed slaughtering establishment that slaughters animals for human consumption and operates under Government Veterinary Supervision. OR per NZ doc The pig meat/pig meat products have been prepared in establishments operating under ……………………………………………(insert Canadian or United States of America) Government Veterinary Supervision
      4. The products were derived from animals that passed veterinary ante-mortem and post mortem inspection at the time of slaughter.
      5. The products are sound and fit for human consumption.
      6. After examination of all records and documentation on which the Manufacturer's Declaration is based, and subsequent enquiry, I have no reason to doubt the veracity of the Manufacturer's Declaration.
    2. Manufacturer's Declaration
      I, …………………………………………… being the Manager of the factory where the pig meat/pig meat products identified in this Zoosanitary Certificate have been manufactured, certify that::

      The consignment has been prepared as consumer-ready cuts packaged for direct retail sale, not exceeding 3kg per package, not including minced (ground) or diced meat, not including the head and neck, not including offal, back fat, feet/trotters or trim, with the following tissues removed: axillary, medial and lateral iliac, sacral, iliofemoral (deep inguinal), mammary (superficial inguinal), superficial and deep popliteal, dorsal superficial cervical, ventral superficial cervical, middle superficial cervical, gluteal and ischiatic lymph nodes; and any other macroscopically visible lymphatic tissue (i.e. lymph nodes and lymphatic vessels) encountered during processing.

      Signature of: ________________________

      Date: _____________________________
  6. Requirements for turkey meat and cooked turkey meat products
    1. Obtain FSIS Form 9060-5, Meat and Poultry Certificate of Wholesomeness. The following additional information is required in the Remarks section:
      1. Establishment number, name, and address of the U.S. slaughter and processing establishments
      2. Weight in kilograms (kg)
      3. Destination of the consignment
        • Port of loading/disembarkation
        • Vessel/voyage number
        • Port of destination in New Zealand
      4. Date of Slaughter
      5. Date of Processing
      6. Lot identifier
    2. Obtain an FSIS Letterhead Certificate with the statements shown below:
      1. The entire consignment of turkey meat or turkey meat products comes from turkeys which have been kept in a country or zone free from infection with high pathogenicity avian influenza viruses in commercial poultry since they were hatched or for at least the past 21 days.
      2. The turkey meat and turkey meat products were obtained from turkey found to be free, during ante-and post-mortem inspection, of clinical signs of systemic infectious or contagious reportable diseases transmissible by the certified products to which the species is susceptible.
      3. The turkey meat and turkey meat products described herein was obtained from turkeys which;
        1. Were hatched and reared in the USA or legally imported into the USA;
        2. slaughtered in the USA; and
        3. originated from flocks which were not slaughtered in an official disease control or eradication program.
      4. The entire consignment of turkey meat and turkey meat products comes from turkey which have been kept in a Newcastle disease (as defined by OIE) free country or zone free since they were hatched or for at least the past 21 days.
      5. The turkey meat or meat product is derived from the carcasses of the progeny of flocks that participate in the National Poultry Improvement Plan (NPIP), and are thus monitored for salmonella.
      6. The turkey meat or meat product is derived from flocks demonstrated to be free of salmonella arizonae by APHIS approved laboratories with serotyping capability for salmonella arizonae.
      7. The abattoir and cutting plant are not situated in a Newcastle disease infected zone.
      8. The product covered by this export certificate has been produced subject to the National Residue Program.
      9. The turkey meat and turkey meat products are produced in FSIS inspected facilities that adhere to the performance standards for US Pathogen Reduction which have been verified by FSIS through monitoring and HACCP system regulations.
      10. The turkey meat and turkey meat products were not subjected to ionizing irradiation.
      11. The conditions of handling, storage, and transportation of the products comply with the hygienic requirements and State and Federal laws and regulations of the United States, with no exposure to product that does not meet the requirements above.
    This Section to Be Completed By Exporter/Shipper
    Container No. Seal No. Shipping Date

    I Certify That The Above Information Is True

    Signature of Exporter/Shipper Typed (or Printed) Name of Exporter/Shipper and Title

    Note: Statements 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, can be certified for all commercial poultry bearing the FSIS mark of inspection.

    Note: Statement 1 applies to turkey and turkey products that originate from a zone free for HPAI. There are currently no restrictions for HPAI. Should any restrictions related to HPAI occur, they will be included in the ineligible products section above.

    Note: Statement 6 should be verified by reviewing the flock health certificate named "MONTHLY CERTIFICATION FROM APHIS-ACCREDITED VETERINARIAN FOR EXPORT OF TURKEY MEAT TO NEW ZEALAND" from an APHIS accredited veterinarian submitted with FSIS form 9060-6. The flock health certificate is available on the APHIS website by clicking here. The APHIS accredited veterinarian must have Category II accreditation in the State where the flock is located to sign the flock health certificate. To determine if a veterinarian is accredited in a particular State, the contact information for location of offices in each State is available at APHIS' Web site. The certificate must be dated within the previous 30 days of the date of slaughter. This certificate is for U.S. use only and should not be sent with the export certificate.

    Note: Statement 10 applies to all FSIS-inspected products that do not have a Radura symbol on the label.

    Note: Statement 11 should be verified by a statement from the manufacturer stating "The product in this shipment had no exposure to product that does not meet the requirements for export to New Zealand"
  7. Requirements for pork casings
    1. Obtain and complete FSIS Form 9060-7 (08/26/2011) - Animal Casings Export Certificate for Countries Requesting Ante-mortem, Post-mortem, and Fit for Human Food Statements.
    2. FSIS 9060-7 must be stamped with the FSIS export stamp indicating the certificate number or replacement certificate number if a replacement certificate is issued.
    3. Printed name of the FSIS signing Veterinary Medical Officer.
    4. The weight in Kilograms.
    5. The following statements must be placed in the Remarks section of FSIS Form 9060-7 or a FSIS Letterhead Certificate:
      1. That the casings are the product of the United States and

        "Foot and mouth disease and rinderpest have not occurred in the United States of America during the twelve months immediately prior to manufacture of the products."

        "African swine fever, hog cholera (classical swine fever) and swine vesicular disease have not occurred in the United States of America during the twelve months prior to manufacture of the products."

        "The products were derived from animals that passed ante-mortem and post-mortem veterinary inspection at the time of slaughter and were processed in premises under the supervision of the controlling authority and in accordance with United States of America regulations."
  8. Requirements for exporting New Zealand origin sheep casings for human consumption
    1. Sheep casings must be clearly identified as being of New Zealand origin, and accompanied by a copy of the original New Zealand export certificate signed and stamped by the veterinary authority of the United States of America.
    2. The consignment must not include lymph nodes, organs, or mechanically removed meat or any other animal by-products other than natural sheep casings.
    3. Obtain FSIS form 9060-18 (08/25/2011) - Animal Casings Export Certificate for Countries Requiring Ante-mortem, Post-mortem, and Sound and Clean Statements.
    4. FSIS 9060-18 must be stamped with the FSIS rubber export stamp indicating the certificate number or replacement certificate number if a replacement certificate is issued.
    5. Printed name of the FSIS signing Veterinary Medical Officer.
    6. The weight in kilograms.
    7. The following statements must be placed in the Remarks section of the 9060-18 or on a FSIS Letterhead Certificate:
      1. The sheep casings have been stored or processed in an establishment approved by the Veterinary Authority of the United States of America) that stores or processes meat, meat products or meat by-products for human consumption and operates under Government Veterinary Supervision.
      2. While in the approved establishment, sheep casings (have been maintained as separate from any meat, meat products or animal by-products not of New Zealand origin.
  9. Requirements for meat product manufactured from venison of New Zealand origin
    1. The following statements are to be typed in the "Remarks" section of FSIS form 9060-5 or on a FSIS Letterhead Certificate:
      1. Foot and mouth disease and rinderpest have not occurred in the U.S. during the twelve months prior to the date of manufacture of the product.
      2. The venison used in for manufacture of these products was transported directly from New Zealand to the U.S.A.
      3. The products were processed in premises under the supervision of the controlling authority and in accordance with U.S. regulations.
      4. The products are sound and fit for human consumption.
    2. In addition, the importer must also supply the following information:
      1. The name and address of exporter
      2. The name and address of manufacturer
      3. The description and type of product
      4. The official premises number (if applicable)
  10. Requirements for beef and beef products

    Countries eligible to export bovine meat and bovine meat products to New Zealand are listed in the First Schedule to the Importing Food Notice. Beef and beef products from the USA are permitted entry into New Zealand only where accompanied by a recognized certificate with the correct attestations from the US-FSIS.
    1. The following information and attestations are required and must be completed and signed by an Official Government Veterinarian and must accompany the consignment and be presented to MPI New Zealand upon arrival. The following statements must be printed on FSIS Form 9060-5, Meat and Poultry Certificate of Wholesomeness or on a FSIS Letterhead Certificate:
      1. The beef and/or beef product is derived from bovine animals that were slaughtered in the U.S., Canada or [enter name of country], and were processed/manufactured in the USA or Canada in federally registered and inspected establishments.
      2. The beef and/or beef products have been produced in accordance with the OIE standard relevant to the trade in the product certified.
      3. The products do not contain any specified risk materials (SRMs).
      4. Foot and mouth disease and rinderpest have not occurred in Canada and/or the United States of America during the twelve months immediately prior to manufacture of the products.
      5. That the products do not contain any specified risk materials (SRMs) which include tonsils, intestines, brains, eyes, spinal cord, skull and vertebral column (and protein products derived thereof), from bovine animals.
      6. That the products were derived from animals that passed ante-mortem and post-mortem veterinary inspection at the time of slaughter and were processed in premises under the supervision of the controlling authority and in accordance with Canadian and/or United States regulations.
      7. The products are sound and fit for human consumption.
  11. Statements allowed when product is to be re-exported to Japan - Upon the request of the exporter, the following information must be provided either in the "Remarks" section of FSIS Form 9060-5 or on an FSIS letterhead certificate (which is signed by the same FSIS Inspector signing the export certificate).
    1. Include the following for all products intended for re-export to Japan: "The meat and/or meat products described herein were processed under sanitary conditions in accordance with laws and regulations of the United States. The laws and regulations of the United States have been deemed to be equivalent to the inspection laws of Japan." Name, address, and establishment number of the slaughter (If product is quarter, half, or whole carcass) or processing plant (if packaged product). "Date (Month/Year) of Slaughter and Inspection," if product is quarter, half, or whole carcass or "Date (Month/Year) of Manufacture," if cuts or processed products, i.e., pack date. Note: Slaughter dates must be identified by the phase exactly as presented above "Date (Month/Year) of Slaughter and Inspection." (do not omit "...and inspection").
    2. For poultry to be re-exported to Japan include the following statement:

      "There have been no outbreaks of fowl pest (fowl plague) for at least 90 days in the United States. Further, in the area where birds for export (meat) were produced (such an area being within a minimum radius of 50 kilometers from the production farm), Newcastle disease, fowl cholera, and other serious infectious fowl diseases, as recognized by the United States, have not occurred for at least 90 days."
    3. Poultry is restricted for export to Japan from certain States for specific periods. Certification must be provided that poultry did not originate from or transit unsealed through these States during the restricted periods relative to each affected State. Obtain the appropriate statements from the Japan requirements.
    4. For pork to be re-exported to Japan, also include the following statement:

      "The USA is free of hog cholera; vaccination against hog cholera is prohibited; and importation of pigs vaccinated against hog cholera is prohibited."
  12. Meat and/or meat products exported to New Zealand and subsequently exported to Australia - Upon the request of the exporter, the following statement must be provided in the "Remarks" section of FSIS Form 9060-5 or an FSIS letterhead certificate if the product is compliant with Australia's requirements. Information about Australia's requirements can be obtained from the Export Library.
    1. "The product described in this certificate was produced in premises that are approved for export to Australia and the product is eligible for export to Australia."
  13. Product for Ship Stores or Airline - Obtain FSIS Form 9060-5, FSIS Meat and Poultry Certificate of Wholesomeness. "For Ship Stores" or "For Airline Food Service" must be added to the "Remarks" section of FSIS Form 9060-5 as applicable. All product types are eligible for Ship Stores or Airline use provided product does not enter New Zealand commerce.

All Federally inspected establishments are eligible to export to New Zealand.

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 and Veal - All Products Eligible except Advanced Meat Recovery Product (AMR); Low Temperature Rendered Product (LTRP); Partially Defatted Beef Fatty Tissue (PDBFT); Partially Defatted Chopped Beef (PDCB); and Finely Textured Beef (FTB)
Process Raw - Non Intact
Eligible Products Raw Ground, Comminuted, or Otherwise non-intact meat-other (sheep, goat)
Product category Goat, Lamb, and Mutton - All Products Eligible except Mechanically Separated and Advanced Meat Recovery Product (AMR)
Process Raw - Intact
Eligible Products Raw Intact Beef
Product category Beef and Veal - All Products Eligible
Process Raw - Intact
Eligible Products Raw Intact Meat-Other (Sheep, Goat)
Product category Goat, Lamb, and Mutton - All Products Eligible
Process Thermally Processed - Commercially Sterile
Eligible Products Thermally Processed, Commercially Sterile
Product category Beef, Veal, Goat, Lamb, and Mutton - All Products Eligible
Process Heat Treated - Shelf Stable
Eligible Products NRTE Otherwise Processed Meat
Product category Beef, Veal, Goat, Lamb, and Mutton - All Products Eligible
Process Heat Treated - Shelf Stable
Eligible Products RTE Dried Meat
Product category Beef, Veal, Goat, Lamb, and Mutton - All Products Eligible
Process Fully Cooked - Not Shelf Stable
Eligible Products RTE Fully-Cooked Meat
Product category Beef, Veal, Goat, Lamb, and Mutton - All Products Eligible
Process Fully Cooked - Not Shelf Stable
Eligible Products RTE Meat Fully-Cooked Without Subsequent Exposure to the Environment
Product category Beef, Veal, Goat, Lamb, and Mutton - All Products Eligible
Process Not Heat Treated - Shelf Stable
Eligible Products RTE Salt-Cured Meat
Product category Beef, Veal, Goat, Lamb, and Mutton - All Products Eligible
Process Heat Treated - Not Fully Cooked - Not Shelf Stable
Eligible Products NRTE Otherwise Processed Meat
Product category Beef, Veal, Goat, Lamb, and Mutton - All Products Eligible

Additional Import Information

NOTE:  New Zealand participates in a government-to-government electronic transmission of the inspection certificate data as an alternative to the paper certificate (eCert).

The products identified in the table above are eligible for export from New Zealand 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).

  • RTE = Ready-to-eat; NRTE = Not ready-to-eat

APHIS Animal Disease Requirements for New Zealand

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 New Zealand’s eligibility to export product to the United States are listed below:

Beef and Veal imported from New Zealand is subjected to the 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 New Zealand’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, Veal, Goat, Lamb, and Mutton Products to the United States

 

Last Updated: Apr 18, 2025
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