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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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Public Health Information System (PHIS) Definitions

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

RTE
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NRTE
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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.

Dominican Republic

Library Updates

Export - 5/22/2025, DR-115

Export - 1/23/2023, EDR-16

Import - 4/29/2022, DR-01

Export Requirements

Last update May 06, 2025

  1. Eligible Products
    1. Egg products except as indicated in Ineligible Product section. 
  2. Ineligible
    1. The Dominican Republic is currently banning egg products from all States with confirmed cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), in poultry flocks as defined by the World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH). For those States listed without a date, the Dominican Republic has indicated this ban extends to all egg products produced within or shipped from that State, regardless of the date of production. 
    2. Eggs laid in, produced or shipped from the areas below on the respective dates are ineligible for export:
      1. The State of Alaska 

      2. The State of Arkansas 

      3. The State of California 

      4. The State of Colorado 

      5. The State of Delaware 

      6. The State of Florida 

      7. The State of Idaho 

      8. The State of Illinois

      9. The State of Indiana

      10. The State of Iowa 

      11. The State of Kansas

      12. The State of Kentucky

      13. The State of Maine

      14. The State of Maryland

      15. The State of Michigan

      16. The State of Minnesota

      17. The State of Mississippi

      18. The State of Missouri 

      19. The State of Montana 

      20. The State of Nebraska

      21. The State of Nevada 

      22. The State of New Hampshire 

      23. The State of New Jersey 

      24. The State of New York

      25. The State of North Carolina 

      26. The State of North Dakota

      27. The State of Ohio 

      28. The State of Oklahoma 

      29. The State of Oregon 

      30. The State of Pennsylvania 

      31. The State of South Dakota

      32. The State of Tennessee 

      33. The State of Texas 

      34. The State of Utah 

      35. The State of Virginia *

      36. The State of Washington and 

      37. The State of Wisconsin
         

    3. Applicants that have obtained an import permit in States listed in B. 2. above, please contact front line supervisor or district office for instructions relating to poultry export certification to the Dominican Republic.

       

    Documentation Requirements

    1. Obtain the FSIS Form 9060-5EP and see Requirements for Exporting Processed Egg Products in the middle of the page for all countries.  The additional certification statement is no longer required.

    Note to Industry: All US exports of poultry meat and meat products require an import permit issued by the Dominican Republic through the electronic VUCE system prior to shipment. US exporters should ensure the importer in Dominican Republic has obtained an import permit.  We are aware that additional documentation is being requested from States with only non-poultry detections and in other cases for consideration on a case-by-case basis. Note, per the GAIN report, Dominican Republic: The Dominican Republic Continues to Restrict US Poultry Exports due to HPAI | USDA Foreign Agricultural Service if product is to be shipped to the Dominican Republic with an import permit, the exporter is shipping at their own risk. *

    Plants Eligible for Export

    All FSIS inspected egg products plants are eligible to export.

  1. Meat and meat products from cattle, swine, sheep, and goat. An EV program is no longer required to export beef and beef products.
  2. Poultry and poultry products (except as indicated in Ineligible Product section)
  3. Bison and Venison meat and meat products. 

  1. Imported beef and beef products that have not been further processed in the United States.
  2. Fresh/frozen poultry and poultry products derived from birds raised, slaughtered, processed, or stored in the Counties of:
    1. Alabama
      1. Blount County on or after December 5, 2024 and before March 1, 2025;
      2. Chilton County on or after October 13, 2023 and before December 25, 2023;
      3. Coosa County on or after October 13, 2023 and before December 25, 2023;
      4. Cullman County on or after December 5, 2024 and before March 1, 2025;
      5. Dekalb County on or after October 19, 2023 and before January 16, 2024; and
      6. Marshall County on or after October 19, 2023 and before January 16, 2024 are ineligible for export to the Dominican Republic.
    2. Alaska
      1. Anchorage County on or after September 21, 2022 and before March 31, 2023; and
      2. Matanuska-Susitna County on or after September 21, 2022 and before April 10, 2023 are ineligible for export to Dominican Republic.
    3. Arizona
      1. Pinal County
        1. on or after October 30, 2024 and before January 9, 2025; and
        2. on or after January 13, 2025 and before March 13, 2025 are ineligible for export to Dominican Republic. 
    4. Arkansas
      1. Benton County
        1. on or after September 23, 2022 and before December 31, 2022;
        2. on or after October 17, 2023 and before January 20, 2024; and
        3. on or after November 19, 2024 and before May 10, 2025;*
      2. Boone County on or after November 15, 2023 and before March 21, 2024;
      3. Carroll County on or after November 15, 2023 and before March 21, 2024;
      4. Clay County on or after December 16, 2024 and before April 24, 2025; 
      5. Franklin County on or after November 20, 2023 and before February 23, 2024;
      6. Cleveland County on or after January 8, 2025 and before April 30, 2025; 
      7. Johnson County on or after November 20, 2023 and before February 23, 2024;
      8. Lincoln County on or after January 8, 2025 and before April 30, 2025; 
      9. Madison County
        1. on or after September 23, 2022 and before December 31, 2022; and
        2. on or after October 17, 2023 and before January 20, 2024;
      10. Randolph County on or after December 16, 2024 and before April 24, 2025; 
      11. Washington County
        1. on or after September 23, 2022 and before December 31, 2022;
        2. on or after October 17, 2023 and before January 20, 2024; and
        3. on or after November 19, 2024 are ineligible for export to Dominican Republic.
    5. California
      1. Alameda County on or after April 25, 2024 and before June 7, 2024;
      2. Amador County on or after January 20, 2025;
      3. Butte County
        1. on or after December 8, 2022 and before June 1, 2023; and
        2. on or after December 20, 2024 and before February 11, 2025; 
      4. Calaveras County
        1. on or after August 16, 2022 and before December 8, 2022; and
        2. on or after January 20, 2025;
      5. Del Norte County on or after September 20, 2022 and before November 26, 2022;
      6. Fresno County
        1. on or after August 8, 2022 and before February 18, 2023;
        2. on or after November 6, 2023 and before February 16, 2024; and
        3. on or after October 16, 2024 and before March 21, 2025; 
      7. Glenn County on or after December 8, 2022 and before June 1, 2023;
      8. Kern County on or after October 29, 2024;
      9. Kings County on or after October 10, 2024 and before March 21, 2025; 
      10. Madera County on or after January 15, 2025 and before March 20, 2025; 
      11. Marin County
        1. on or after November 13, 2023 and before May 30, 2024; and
        2. on or after November 6, 2024;
      12. Mariposa County on or after October 31, 2024;
      13. Merced County
        1. on or after September 19, 2022 and before April 10, 2023;
        2. on or after October 12, 2023 and before June 28, 2024; and
        3. on or after September 4, 2024;
      14. Monterey County
        1. on or after September 20, 2022 and before November 30, 2022; and
        2. on or after November 30, 2024 and before January 16, 2025;
      15. Riverside County on or after December 10, 2024;
      16. Sacramento County
        1. on or after August 16, 2022 and before November 23, 2022; and
        2. on or after October 19, 2024 and before May 9, 2025;*
      17. San Benito County on or after November 16, 2023 and before January 23, 2024;
      18. San Diego County on or after October 19, 2022 and before April 1, 2023;
      19. San Francisco County on or after April 25, 2024 and before June 7, 2024;
      20. San Joaquin County
        1. on or after November 28, 2023 and before February 23, 2024; and
        2. on or after October 31, 2024 and before May 9, 2025;*
      21. San Mateo County on or after April 25, 2024 and before June 7, 2024;
      22. Santa Clara County on or after November 16, 2023 and before January 23, 2024;
      23. Sonoma County
        1. on or after November 13, 2023 and before May 30, 2024; and
        2. on or after November 6, 2024;
      24. Stanislaus County
        1. on or after August 16, 2022 and before April 10, 2023;
        2. on or after October 12, 2023 and before June 28, 2024; and
        3. on or after November 1, 2024;
      25. Sutter County on or after December 20, 2024 and before February 11, 2025; 
      26. Tehama County on or after December 29, 2022 and before February 24, 2023;
      27. Tulare County
        1. on or after August 18, 2022 and before December 8, 2022; and
        2. on or after October 2, 2024 and before April 12, 2025; 
      28. Tuolumne County on or after August 12, 2022 and before December 10, 2022; and
      29. Yuba County on or after December 20, 2024 and before February 11, 2025 are ineligible for export to Dominican Republic.
    6. Colorado
      1. Adams County on or after October 6, 2022 and before April 11, 2023;
      2. Bent County
        1. on or after November 25, 2022 and before May 12, 2023; and
        2. on or after November 16, 2023 and before March 1, 2024;
      3. Boulder County on or after September 23, 2022 and before March 17, 2023;
      4. Broomfield County on or after October 6, 2022 and before March 17, 2023;
      5. Delta County
        1. on or after April 5, 2022 and before September 23, 2022; and
        2. on or after January 25, 2024 and before March 25, 2024;
      6. Denver County on or after October 6, 2022 and before March 17, 2023;
      7. Jefferson County on or after October 6, 2022 and before March 17, 2023;
      8. Kiowa County on or after November 25, 2022 and before May 12, 2023;
      9. LaPlata County on or after April 5, 2022 and before October 12, 2022;
      10. Montrose County
        1. on or after April 5, 2022 and before September 23, 2022; and
        2. on or after January 25, 2024 and before March 25, 2024;
      11. Pitkin County on or after March 25, 2022 and before October 3, 2022;
      12. Prowers County on or after November 25, 2022 and before May 12, 2023;
      13. Weld County
        1. on or after April 15, 2022 and before August 31, 2022;
        2. on or after September 7, 2022 and before April 11, 2023;
        3. on or after June 24, 2024 and before September 10, 2024; and
        4. on or after January 29, 2025; and
      14. Yuma County on or after March 14, 2023 and before August 23, 2023 are ineligible for export to Dominican Republic.
    7. Connecticut
      1. Fairfield County on or after March 29, 2023 and before September 18, 2023 are ineligible for export to Dominican Republic. 
    8. Delaware
      1. Kent County
        1. on or after March 3, 2022 and before May 26, 2022; and
        2. on or after December 21, 2024 and before April 18, 2025; 
      2. New Castle County on or after February 8, 2022 and before August 16, 2022; and
      3. Sussex County on or after March 3, 2022 and before May 26, 2022 are ineligible for export to Dominican Republic.
    9. District of Columbia
      1. District of Columbia on or after February 9, 2023 and before March 25, 2023 are ineligible for export to Dominican Republic.
    10. Florida
      1. Brevard County on or after October 11, 2022 and before March 22, 2023;
      2. Broward County
        1. on or after September 30, 2022 and before March 14, 2023; and
        2. on or after July 5, 2024 and before August 21, 2024;
      3. Hillsborough County
        1. on or after March 7, 2023 and before April 26, 2023;
        2. on or after August 6, 2024 and before September 20, 2024; and
        3. on or after December 31, 2024 and before February 9, 2025;
      4. Indian River County on or after October 11, 2022 and before March 22, 2023;
      5. Miami-Dade County
        1. on or after February 14, 2023 and before March 29, 2023;
        2. on or after January 25, 2024 and before March 14, 2024;
        3. on or after April 1, 2024 and before May 15, 2024;
        4. on or after July 5, 2024 and before September 3, 2024;
        5. on or after September 23, 2024 and before November 6, 2024; 
        6. on or after February 13, 2025 and before March 31, 2025; and
        7. on or after April 24, 2025;*
      6. Orange County
        1. on or after November 2, 2022 and before April 17, 2023;
        2. on or after September 4, 2024 and before October 19, 2024; and
        3. on or after December 31, 2024 and before February 9, 2025; and
      7. Seminole County
        1. on or after November 2, 2022 and before April 17, 2023;
        2. on or after September 4, 2024 and before October 19, 2024; and
        3. on or after December 31, 2024 and before February 9, 2025 are ineligible for export to Dominican Republic.
    11. Georgia
      1. Dooly County on or after November 7, 2023 and before December 27, 2023;
      2. Elbert County on or after January 3, 2025 and before March 4, 2025;
      3. Hart County on or after January 3, 2025 and before March 4, 2025;
      4. Macon County on or after November 7, 2023 and before December 27, 2023; and
      5. Sumter County on or after November 7, 2023 and before December 27, 2023 are ineligible for export to Dominican Republic.
    12. Idaho
      1. Ada County on or after April 22, 2022 and before November 19, 2022;
      2. Blaine County on or after September 13, 2024 and before February 23, 2025;
      3. Boise County on or after April 26, 2022 and before November 19, 2022;
      4. Canyon County
        1. on or after April 22, 2022 and before November 19, 2022; and
        2. on or after September 19, 2024 and before March 2, 2025;
      5. Franklin County
        1. on or after April 11, 2022 and before July 13, 2022; and
        2. on or after October 1, 2024 and before December 4, 2024;
      6. Gem County on or after September 19, 2024 and before March 2, 2025;
      7. Gooding County
        1. on or after March 31, 2022 and before March 23, 2023; and
        2. on or after April 26, 2024 and before October 6, 2024;
      8. Jefferson County on or after April 6, 2022 and before October 17, 2022;
      9. Jerome County on or after April 26, 2024 and before October 13, 2024;
      10. Latah County on or after December 1, 2023 and before May 12, 2024;
      11. Lincoln County
        1. on or after March 31, 2022 and before October 11, 2022; and
        2. on or after September 13, 2024 and before February 23, 2025;
      12. Madison County on or after April 6, 2022 and before October 17, 2022;
      13. Payette County
        1. on or after May 4, 2022 and before November 19, 2022; and
        2. on or after September 19, 2024 and before March 2, 2025; and
      14. Twin Falls County on or after September 7, 2022 and before March 23, 2023 are ineligible for export to Dominican Republic.
    13. Illinois
      1. Cook County on or after January 8, 2025;
      2. Crawford County on or after March 6, 2025; 
      3. Douglas County on or after April 18, 2025;*
      4. Ford County on or after November 29, 2024 and before April 14, 2025; 
      5. Grundy County on or after November 16, 2022 and before May 4, 2023;
      6. Henry County on or after November 5, 2024 and before April 17, 2025; 
      7. Jefferson County on or after February 10, 2023 and before April 22, 2023;
      8. LaSalle County on or after November 16, 2022 and before May 4, 2023;
      9. Lake County on or after December 5, 2024 and before May 15, 2025;*
      10. Lawrence County on or after December 9, 2024;
      11. Livingston County on or after November 29, 2024 and before April 14, 2025; 
      12. Marion County on or after February 10, 2023 and before April 22, 2023;
      13. McHenry County on or after December 5, 2024 and before May 15, 2025;*
      14. Moultrie County on or after April 18, 2025;*
      15. Piatt County on or after April 18, 2025;*
      16. Richland County on or after December 9, 2024 and May 16, 2025;*
      17. Rock Island County on or after November 5, 2024 and before April 17, 2025; 
      18. Wayne County on or after February 10, 2023 and before April 22, 2023; and
      19. Will County on or after January 8, 2025 are ineligible for export to Dominican Republic.
    14. Indiana
      1. Adams County on or after December 24, 2024;
      2. Allen County
        1. on or after May 24, 2022 and before July 20, 2022;
        2. on or after July 25, 2022 and before November 26, 2022; and
        3. on or after January 10, 2025 and before March 4, 2025;
      3. Bartholomew County on or after January 14, 2025;
      4. Daviess County
        1. on or after February 9, 2022 and before May 31, 2022;
        2. on or after November 15, 2022 and before April 18, 2023; and
        3. on or after January 11, 2024 and before April 4, 2024;
      5. DeKalb County
        1. on or after May 24, 2022 and before July 20, 2022;
        2. on or after August 20, 2022 and before November 26, 2022; and
        3. on or after January 10, 2025 and before March 4, 2025;
      6. Dubois County
        1. on or after January 25, 2022 and before June 14, 2022; and
        2. on or after November 15, 2022 and before April 18, 2023;
      7. Elkhart County
        1. on or after March 25, 2022 and before June 18, 2022;
        2. on or after August 18, 2022 and before February 26, 2023; and
        3. on or after February 7, 2025 and before April 14, 2025; 
      8. Greene County on or after February 9, 2022 and before May 31, 2022;
      9. Jackson County on or after January 14, 2025;
      10. Jay County on or after December 13, 2024;
      11. Kosciusko County on or after March 14, 2025; 
      12. Knox County
        1. on or after February 9, 2022 and before May 31, 2022; and
        2. on or after January 11, 2024 and before April 4, 2024;
      13. LaGrange County
        1. on or after March 31, 2022 and before June 18, 2022; and
        2. on or after February 7, 2025 and before April 14, 2025; 
      14. Martin County
        1. on or after February 9, 2022 and before May 3, 2022; and
        2. on or after November 29, 2022 and before April 18, 2023;
      15. Perry County on or after January 25, 2022 and before May 11, 2022;
      16. Randolph County on or after December 13, 2024 and before April 18, 2025; 
      17. Scott County on or after January 31, 2025 and before May 5, 2025; 
      18. Spencer County on or after January 25, 2022 and before June 14, 2022;
      19. St. Joseph County on or after August 18, 2022 and before February 26, 2023; and
      20. Washington County on or after January 31, 2025 and before May 5, 2025 are ineligible for export to Dominican Republic. 
    15. Iowa
      1. Bremer County on or after April 7, 2022 and before August 3, 2022;
      2. Buena Vista County
        1. on or after February 20, 2022 and before July 21, 2022;
        2. on or after November 21, 2022 and before May 22, 2023;
        3. on or after October 9, 2023 and before January 19, 2024;
        4. on or after May 20, 2024 and before August 30, 2024; and
        5. on or after January 31, 2025 and before May 5, 2025; 
      3. Calhoun County
        1. on or after October 18, 2023 and before January 19, 2024;
        2. on or after June 7, 2024 and before August 29, 2024; and
        3. on or after November 28, 2024 and before May 5, 2025; 
      4. Cerro Gordo County
        1. on or after March 11, 2022 and before May 25, 2022; and
        2. on or after December 3, 2024 and before February 24, 2025;
      5. Cherokee County
        1. on or after March 17, 2022 and before July 21, 2022;
        2. on or after November 23, 2022 and before May 22, 2023; and
        3. on or after May 20, 2024 and before August 30, 2024;
      6. Clay County
        1. on or after March 3, 2022 and before May 30, 2022; and
        2. on or after October 20, 2023 and before December 26, 2023;
      7. Dickinson County on or after March 17, 2022 and before June 22, 2022;
      8. Fayette County on or after April 7, 2022 and before August 3, 2022;
      9. Franklin County on or after March 11, 2022 and before May 25, 2022;
      10. Guthrie County on or after March 14, 2022 and before June 24, 2022;
      11. Hamilton County
        1. on or after March 14, 2022 and before July 21, 2022; and
        2. on or after October 23, 2023 and before January 12, 2024;
      12. Hardin County on or after March 22, 2022 and before July 21, 2022;
      13. Humboldt County on or after March 19, 2022 and before May 29, 2022;
      14. Ida County
        1. on or after March 17, 2022 and before July 21, 2022;
        2. on or after November 23, 2022 and before May 22, 2023; and
        3. on or after May 20, 2024 and before August 30, 2024;
      15. Kossuth County on or after October 25, 2023 and before January 14, 2024;
      16. Mitchell County on or after December 3, 2024 and before February 24, 2025;
      17. O’Brien County on or after December 3, 2024 and before March 26, 2025; 
      18. Osceola County on or after March 17, 2022 and before June 22, 2022;
      19. Palo Alto County
        1. on or after October 20, 2023 and before December 26, 2023; and
        2. on or after November 27, 2024 and before February 28, 2025;
      20. Pocahontas County
        1. on or after February 20, 2022 and before June 23, 2022;
        2. on or after November 21, 2022 and before February 18, 2023;
        3. on or after October 9, 2023 and before January 19, 2024;
        4. on or after June 7, 2024 and before August 29, 2024; and
        5. on or after January 31, 2025 and before May 5, 2025; 
      21. Ringgold County
        1. on or after February 24, 2022 and before June 3, 2022; and
        2. on or after October 31, 2023 and before January 15, 2024;
      22. Sac County
        1. on or after February 20, 2022 and before July 21, 2022;
        2. on or after November 23, 2022 and before May 22, 2023;
        3. on or after October 9, 2023 and before January 19, 2024;
        4. on or after June 7, 2024 and before August 29, 2024; and
        5. on or after November 28, 2024 and before May 5, 2025; 
      23. Sioux County
        1. on or after November 14, 2023 and before January 17, 2024;
        2. on or after May 14, 2024 and before July 18, 2024; and
        3. on or after November 22, 2024 and before March 26, 2025; 
      24. Taylor County
        1. on or after February 24, 2022 and before June 3, 2022; and
        2. on or after October 31, 2023 and before January 15, 2024;
      25. Webster County on or after March 19, 2022 and before May 29, 2022;
      26. Worth County on or after December 3, 2024 and before February 24, 2025; and
      27. Wright County
        1. on or after October 17, 2022 and before January 29, 2023; and
        2. on or after October 23, 2023 and before January 12, 2024 are ineligible for export to Dominican Republic.
    16. Kansas
      1. Anderson County on or after December 21, 2022 and before March 17, 2023;
      2. Barton County on or after November 29, 2023 and before July 1, 2024;
      3. Cherokee County on or after October 31, 2023 and before March 11, 2024;
      4. Crawford County
        1. on or after February 22, 2022 and before June 29, 2022; and
        2. on or after October 31, 2023 and before March 11, 2024;
      5. Dickinson County on or after March 4, 2022 and before September 20, 2022;
      6. Doniphan County on or after December 4, 2024 and before January 28, 2025;
      7. Ellsworth County on or after December 5, 2023 and before February 16, 2024;
      8. Franklin County
        1. on or after February 25, 2022 and before September 6, 2022; and
        2. on or after December 21, 2022 and before March 17, 2023;
      9. Grant County on or after March 27, 2024 and before June 27, 2024;
      10. Harvey County on or after March 30, 2022 and before August 4, 2022;
      11. Haskell County on or after March 27, 2024 and before June 27, 2024;
      12. Jefferson County on or after October 5, 2022 and before November 17, 2022;
      13. Jewel County on or after April 13, 2022 and before October 25, 2022;
      14. Johnson County on or after September 23, 2022 and before March 29, 2023;
      15. Kearny County on or after March 27, 2024 and before June 27, 2024;
      16. Labette County on or after September 23, 2022 and before March 4, 2023;
      17. Lincoln County
        1. on or after January 3, 2023 and before February 26, 2023; and
        2. on or after January 2, 2024 and before March 9, 2024;
      18. Marion County on or after March 4, 2022 and before September 20, 2022;
      19. McPherson County
        1. on or after March 30, 2022 and before August 4, 2022; and
        2. on or after November 29, 2023 and before February 16, 2024;
      20. Miami County on or after February 25, 2022 and before September 6, 2022;
      21. Mitchell County
        1. on or after January 3, 2023 and before March 23, 2023; and
        2. on or after December 27, 2023 and before March 9, 2024;
      22. Montgomery County on or after September 23, 2022 and before March 4, 2023;
      23. Morris County on or after March 4, 2022 and before September 20, 2022;
      24. Neosho County on or after September 23, 2022 and before March 4, 2023;
      25. Osborne County
        1. on or after January 25, 2023 and before March 23, 2023; and
        2. on or after December 27, 2023 and before February 29, 2024;
      26. Reno County on or after March 30, 2022 and before August 4, 2022;
      27. Republic County on or after April 13, 2022 and before October 25, 2022;
      28. Rice County on or after November 29, 2023 and before July 1, 2024;
      29. Rooks County on or after December 4, 2024;
      30. Shawnee County on or after October 5, 2022 and before November 17, 2022; and
      31. Wilson County on or after September 23, 2022 and before March 4, 2023 are ineligible for export to Dominican Republic.
    17. Kentucky
      1. Clark County on or after September 22, 2022 and before November 5, 2022;
      2. Fayette County on or after September 22, 2022 and before November 5, 2022;
      3. Fulton County
        1. on or after January 29, 2022 and before May 8, 2022; and
        2. on or after September 1, 2022 and before October 17, 2022;
      4. Hickman County on or after January 29, 2022 and before May 8, 2022;
      5. Hopkins County, on or after February 1, 2022 and before May 14, 2022;
      6. Jessamine County on or after September 22, 2022 and before November 5, 2022;
      7. Madison County on or after September 22, 2022 and before November 5, 2022;
      8. McLean County, on or after February 1, 2022 and before May 14, 2022; and
      9. Webster County, on or after February 1, 2022 and before May 14, 2022 are ineligible for export to Dominican Republic.
    18. Maine
      1. Cumberland County on or after March 8, 2022 and before September 18, 2022 are ineligible for export to Dominican Republic.
    19. Maryland
      1. Caroline County
        1. on or after February 22, 2022 and before June 5, 2022;
        2. on or after November 7, 2023 and before February 12, 2024; and
        3. on or after December 21, 2024 and before April 23, 2025; 
      2. Cecil County
        1. on or after February 8, 2022 and before August 16, 2022; and
        2. on or after February 10, 2023 and before July 27, 2023;
      3. Dorchester County
        1. on or after November 7, 2023 and before February 12, 2024; and
        2. on or after January 8, 2025 and before May 5, 2025; 
      4. Kent County on or after February 8, 2022 and before August 16, 2022;
      5. Prince George's County on or after February 9, 2023 and before March 25, 2023;
      6. Queen Anne's County
        1. on or after February 22, 2022 and before June 5, 2022; and
        2. on or after December 21, 2024 and before April 23, 2025; 
      7. Talbot County
        1. on or after November 7, 2023 and before February 12, 2024; and
        2. on or after December 31, 2024 and before April 23, 2025; 
      8. Washington County on or after November 15, 2022 and before January 17, 2023;
      9. Wicomico County on or after January 21, 2025 and before May 20, 2025; and *
      10. Worcester County on or after January 21, 2025 and before May 20, 2025 are ineligible for export Dominican Republic.*
    20. Massachusetts
      1. Essex County on or after February 22, 2024 and before August 2, 2024 are ineligible for export to Dominican Republic.
    21. Michigan
      1. Allegan County on or after December 17, 2024 and before March 29, 2025; 
      2. Alpena County on or after November 23, 2023 and before May 17, 2024;
      3. Cass County on or after February 7, 2025 and before April 14, 2025; 
      4. Clinton County on or after April 12, 2024 and before August 9, 2024;
      5. Eaton County on or after August 30, 2022 and before March 17, 2023;
      6. Gratiot County on or after April 12, 2024 and before August 9, 2024;
      7. Huron County on or after September 19, 2022 and before March 30, 2023;
      8. Ingham County on or after August 30, 2022 and before March 17, 2023;
      9. Ionia County on or after March 20, 2024 and before August 9, 2024;
      10. Kent County on or after March 26, 2024 and before June 13, 2024;
      11. Lapeer County on or after September 23, 2022 and before July 6, 2023;
      12. Menominee County on or after March 30, 2022 and before October 11, 2022;
      13. Montcalm County on or after April 12, 2024 and before August 9, 2024;
      14. Montmorency County on or after November 23, 2023 and before May 17, 2024;
      15. Muskegon County
        1. on or after April 26, 2022 and before August 2, 2022;
        2. on or after December 5, 2023 and before March 21, 2024; and
        3. on or after April 3, 2024 and before July 30, 2024;
      16. Newaygo County
        1. on or after April 26, 2022 and before August 2, 2022; and
        2. on or after April 3, 2024 and before July 16, 2024;
      17. Oakland County on or after October 27, 2022 and before July 6, 2023;
      18. Oceana County on or after April 3, 2024 and before July 16, 2024;
      19. Ottawa County
        1. on or after December 5, 2023 and before March 21, 2024;
        2. on or after April 10, 2024 and before July 30, 2024; and
        3. on or after December 9, 2024 and before April 5, 2025; 
      20. St. Joseph County on or after February 7, 2025 and before April 14, 2025; 
      21. Tuscola County on or after September 19, 2022 and before March 30, 2023; and
      22. Wexford County on or after April 14, 2022 and before October 28, 2022 are ineligible for export to Dominican Republic.
    22. Minnesota
      1. Becker County
        1. on or after March 20, 2022 and before July 21, 2022;
        2. on or after August 26, 2022 and before February 10, 2023;
        3. on or after October 3, 2023 and before August 23, 2024; and
        4. on or after January 10, 2025;
      2. Benton County
        1. on or after August 24, 2022 and before November 27, 2022; and
        2. on or after May 7, 2024 and before July 26, 2024;
      3. Big Stone County
        1. on or after March 22, 2022 and before June 4, 2022; and
        2. on or after November 7, 2023 and before January 20, 2024;
      4. Blue Earth County
        1. on or after March 30, 2022 and before July 1, 2022;
        2. on or after September 6, 2022 and before December 30, 2022; and
        3. on or after October 4, 2023 and before December 29, 2023;
      5. Brown County
        1. on or after August 30, 2022 and before November 21, 2022;
        2. on or after November 7, 2023 and before February 6, 2024; and
        3. on or after June 25, 2024 and before September 13, 2024;
      6. Chippewa County
        1. on or after March 20, 2022 and before August 26, 2022;
        2. on or after November 6, 2023 and before February 20, 2024;
        3. on or after June 25, 2024 and before October 16, 2024; and
        4. on or after December 6, 2024 and before February 25, 2025;
      7. Chisago County on or after April 27, 2022 and before November 5, 2022;
      8. Crow Wing County on or after April 26, 2022 and before November 3, 2022;
      9. Dakota County
        1. on or after May 7, 2022 and before July 12, 2022; and
        2. on or after January 2, 2025 and before March 24, 2025; 
      10. Dodge County
        1. on or after March 20, 2022 and before June 26, 2022;
        2. on or after November 24, 2022 and before February 8, 2023; and
        3. on or after April 18, 2024 and before July 12, 2024;
      11. Douglas County on or after November 15, 2023 and before February 4, 2024;
      12. Fillmore County on or after December 5, 2024 and before February 28, 2025;
      13. Freeborn County on or after October 26, 2023 and before January 18, 2024;
      14. Grant County on or after November 15, 2023 and before February 4, 2024;
      15. Goodhue County
        1. on or after May 7, 2022 and before July 12, 2022; and
        2. on or after January 2, 2025 and before March 24, 2025; 
      16. Houston County on or after December 5, 2024 and before February 28, 2025;
      17. Hubbard County
        1. on or after November 28, 2022 and before February 10, 2023; and
        2. on or after January 10, 2025 and before March 28, 2025; 
      18. Kandiyohi County
        1. on or after March 11, 2022 and before December 7, 2022;
        2. on or after October 10, 2023 and before February 7, 2024;
        3. on or after May 7, 2024 and before October 16, 2024; and
        4. on or after November 11, 2024 and before February 25, 2025;
      19. Lac Qui Parle County on or after March 15, 2022 and before July 23, 2022;
      20. Le Sueur County
        1. on or after March 20, 2022 and before June 25, 2022; and
        2. on or after October 13, 2022 and before December 30, 2022;
      21. Lincoln County on or after June 4, 2024 and before August 8, 2024;
      22. Lyon County
        1. on or after April 19, 2022 and before July 25, 2022;
        2. on or after October 26, 2023 and before February 5, 2024; and
        3. on or after May 29, 2024 and before August 14, 2024;
      23. McLeod County on or after October 20, 2023 and before December 15, 2023;
      24. Meeker County
        1. on or after March 11, 2022 and before July 4, 2022;
        2. on or after August 16, 2022 and before November 28, 2022;
        3. on or after September 27, 2023 and before January 12, 2024;
        4. on or after March 28, 2024 and before August 31, 2024; and
        5. on or after November 11, 2024;
      25. Morrison County
        1. on or after March 17, 2022 and before February 6, 2023;
        2. on or after December 27, 2023 and before March 18, 2024; and
        3. on or after May 7, 2024 and before July 26, 2024;
      26. Nicollet County, on or after June 25, 2024 and before September 13, 2024;
      27. Olmstead County on or after November 27, 2023 and before March 13, 2024;
      28. Otter Tail County
        1. on or after March 20, 2022 and before August 7, 2022;
        2. on or after August 26, 2022 and before January 27, 2023; and
        3. on or after October 3, 2023 and before August 23, 2024;
      29. Pipestone County
        1. on or after June 4, 2024 and before August 8, 2024; and
        2. on or after November 26, 2024 and before January 13, 2025;
      30. Pope County
        1. on or after April 8, 2022 and before July 18, 2022;
        2. on or after August 30, 2022 and before January 25, 2023;
        3. on or after November 15, 2023 and before February 4, 2024; and
        4. on or after June 4, 2024 and before September 6, 2024;
      31. Redwood County
        1. on or after March 25, 2022 and before July 5, 2022;
        2. on or after October 4, 2023 and before February 5, 2024; and
        3. on or after June 25, 2024 and before September 13, 2024;
      32. Renville County
        1. on or after March 25, 2022 and before July 5, 2022;
        2. on or after June 25, 2024 and before September 13, 2024; and
        3. on or after December 6, 2024 and before February 25, 2025;
      33. Rice County
        1. on or after May 7, 2022 and before July 12, 2022; and
        2. on or after January 2, 2025 and before March 24, 2025; 
      34. Roberts County on or after November 7, 2023 and before January 20, 2024;
      35. Roseau County on or after September 7, 2022 and before February 17, 2023;
      36. Stearns County
        1. on or after March 11, 2022 and before August 5, 2022;
        2. on or after August 30, 2022 and before December 30, 2022;
        3. on or after September 27, 2023 and before January 11, 2024;
        4. on or after March 28, 2024 and before August 31, 2024; and
        5. on or after November 11, 2024;
      37. Steele County
        1. on or after March 22, 2022 and before June 24, 2022;
        2. on or after October 26, 2023 and before January 18, 2024; and
        3. on or after April 18, 2024 and before July 12, 2024;
      38. Stevens County
        1. on or after April 8, 2022 and before July 18, 2022;
        2. on or after November 15, 2023 and before February 4, 2024; and
        3. on or after June 4, 2024 and before September 5, 2024;
      39. Swift County
        1. on or after March 20, 2022 and before August 18, 2022;
        2. on or after October 11, 2022 and before January 25, 2023;
        3. on or after November 2, 2023 and before February 20, 2024; and
        4. on or after June 4, 2024 and before October 16, 2024;
      40. Todd County
        1. on or after March 21, 2022 and before August 8, 2022;
        2. on or after November 9, 2022 and before February 6, 2023; and
        3. on or after November 22, 2023 and before March 18, 2024;
      41. Traverse County
        1. on or after March 22, 2022 and before June 4, 2022; and
        2. on or after October 26, 2023 and before December 17, 2023;
      42. Wadena County
        1. on or after November 28, 2022 and before February 10, 2023; and
        2. on or after January 10, 2025 and before March 28, 2025; 
      43. Waseca County
        1. on or after March 22, 2022 and before July 1, 2022; and
        2. on or after October 18, 2023 and before December 29, 2023;
      44. Watonwan County on or after August 20, 2022 and before November 21, 2022;
      45. Wilkin County on or after March 30, 2022 and before July 26, 2022;
      46. Wright County on or after October 20, 2023 and before December 15, 2023; and
      47. Yellow Medicine County
        1. on or after March 15, 2022 and before July 23, 2022; and
        2. on or after October 4, 2023 and before February 5, 2024 are ineligible for export to Dominican Republic.
    23. Mississippi
      1. Attala County on or after January 24, 2023 and before May 16, 2023;
      2. Copiah County
        1. on or after February 3, 2023 and before March 21, 2023; and
        2. on or after December 16, 2024 and before February 14, 2025;
      3. Franklin County on or after December 16, 2024 and before February 14, 2025;
      4. George County on or after December 6, 2024 and before February 14, 2025;
      5. Greene County on or after December 6, 2024 and before February 14, 2025;
      6. Jefferson Davis County on or after October 21, 2022 and before January 4, 2023;
      7. Lawrence County on or after October 21, 2022 and before January 4, 2023;
      8. Leake County on or after January 24, 2023 and before May 16, 2023;
      9. Lincoln County
        1. on or after February 3, 2023 and before March 21, 2023; and
        2. on or after December 16, 2024 and before February 14, 2025;
      10. Lowndes County on or after February 26, 2025 and before May 2, 2025; 
      11. Marion County on or after October 21, 2022 and before January 4, 2023;
      12. Noxubee County on or after February 26, 2025 and before May 2, 2025; and 
      13. Perry County on or after December 6, 2024 and before February 14, 2025 are ineligible for export to Dominican Republic.
    24. Missouri
      1. Audrain County on or after December 14, 2023 and before May 26, 2024;
      2. Barry County
        1. on or after March 22, 2022 and before July 21, 2022; and
        2. on or after January 16, 2025;
      3. Barton County
        1. on or after February 22, 2022 and before June 29, 2022; and
        2. on or after October 31, 2023 and before March 11, 2024;
      4. Benton County on or after October 23, 2023 and before January 11, 2024;
      5. Butler County on or after February 18, 2022 and before July 19, 2022;
      6. Boone County on or after December 14, 2023 and before May 26, 2024;
      7. Callaway County on or after November 25, 2022 and before February 18, 2023;
      8. Cass County on or after September 23, 2022 and before March 29, 2023;
      9. Cole County on or after November 25, 2022 and before February 18, 2023;
      10. Cooper County on or after December 6, 2024 and before April 16, 2025; 
      11. Dade County
        1. on or after March 23, 2022 and before June 16, 2022; and
        2. on or after January 23, 2025 and before May 19, 2025;*
      12. Dallas County on or after February 7, 2024 and before June 4, 2024;
      13. Daviess County on or after November 26, 2024 and before February 7, 2025;
      14. Douglas County on or after November 8, 2022 and before April 22, 2023;
      15. Greene County on or after March 23, 2022 and before June 16, 2022;
      16. Grundy County on or after November 26, 2024 and before February 7, 2025;
      17. Jackson County on or after September 23, 2022 and before March 29, 2023;
      18. Jasper County
        1. on or after February 22, 2022 and before July 21, 2022;
        2. on or after October 31, 2023 and before March 11, 2024; and
        3. on or after January 8, 2025;
      19. Lawrence County
        1. on or after February 23, 2022 and before July 21, 2022; and
        2. on or after January 8, 2025;
      20. Livingston County on or after November 26, 2024 and before February 7, 2025;
      21. McDonald County on or after December 31, 2024 and before May 10, 2025;*
      22. Moniteau County on or after December 6, 2024 and before April 16, 2025; 
      23. Monroe County on or after December 14, 2023 and before May 26, 2024;
      24. Newton County
        1. on or after March 22, 2022 and before July 21, 2022; and
        2. on or after December 31, 2024;
      25. Osage County on or after November 25, 2022 and before February 18, 2023;
      26. Pettis County on or after October 23, 2023 and before January 11, 2024;
      27. Polk County on or after February 7, 2024 and before June 4, 2024;
      28. Randolph County on or after December 14, 2023 and before May 26, 2024;
      29. Ripley County on or after December 16, 2024 and before April 24, 2025; 
      30. Stoddard County on or after February 18, 2022 and before July 19, 2022;
      31. Webster County on or after November 8, 2022 and before April 22, 2023; and
      32. Wright County on or after November 8, 2022 and before April 22, 2023 are ineligible for export to Dominican Republic.
    25. Montana
      1. Cascade County on or after March 24, 2022 and before June 1, 2022;
      2. Glacier County
        1. on or after April 6, 2022 and before June 21, 2022; and
        2. on or after September 26, 2023 and before December 6, 2023;
      3. Granite County on or after October 18, 2022 and before March 26, 2023;
      4. Missoula County on or after October 29, 2024 and before April 11, 2025; 
      5. Pondera County on or after September 1, 2022 and before October 19, 2022;
      6. Powell County on or after October 18, 2022 and before March 26, 2023;
      7. Teton County on or after September 1, 2022 and before October 19, 2022; and
      8. Wheatland County on or after October 26, 2023 and before December 24, 2023 are ineligible for export to Dominican Republic.
    26. Nebraska
      1. Butler County on or after March 8, 2022 and before June 30, 2022;
      2. Cedar County on or after November 30, 2022 and before May 28, 2023;
      3. Colfax County on or after March 10, 2022 and before June 30, 2022;
      4. Dakota County on or after November 11, 2022 and before February 7, 2023;
      5. Dixon County
        1. on or after March 29, 2022 and before June 20, 2022; and
        2. on or after November 11, 2022 and before February 7, 2023;
      6. Fillmore County on or after September 20, 2022 and before April 4, 2023;
      7. Gage County on or after January 23, 2024 and before April 1, 2024;
      8. Johnson County
        1. on or after January 23, 2024 and before April 1, 2024; and
        2. on or after December 16, 2024 and before February 28, 2025;
      9. Knox County
        1. on or after April 13, 2022 and before July 5, 2022; and
        2. on or after November 30, 2022 and before May 28, 2023;
      10. Lancaster County on or after December 3, 2024 and before January 14, 2025;
      11. Lincoln County on or after February 7, 2023 and before July 21, 2023;
      12. Nemaha County on or after November 22, 2024 and before March 5, 2025;
      13. Nuckolls County on or after April 13, 2022 and before October 25, 2022;
      14. Otoe County on or after November 22, 2024 and before March 5, 2025;
      15. Pawnee County on or after December 16, 2024 and before February 28, 2025;
      16. Platte County on or after March 10, 2022 and before June 30, 2022;
      17. Polk County on or after March 10, 2022 and before June 30, 2022;
      18. Saline County on or after December 3, 2024 and before January 14, 2025;
      19. Seward County on or after December 3, 2024 and before January 14, 2025;
      20. Thurston County
        1. on or after March 29, 2022 and before June 20, 2022; and
        2. on or after November 11, 2022 and before February 7, 2023;
      21. Wayne County
        1. on or after March 29, 2022 and before June 20, 2022; and
        2. on or after November 11, 2022 and before February 7, 2023; and
      22. York County on or after September 20, 2022 and before April 4, 2023 are ineligible for export to Dominican Republic.
    27. Nevada
      1. Inyo County on or after October 3, 2022 and before August 11, 2023; and
      2. Nye County on or after October 3, 2022 and before August 11, 2023 are ineligible for export to Dominican Republic.
    28. New Hampshire
      1. Grafton County on or after September 9, 2022 and before March 29, 2023;
      2. Merrimack County on or after September 9, 2022 and before March 29, 2023;
      3. Rockingham County on or after February 22, 2024 and before August 2, 2024; and
      4. Sullivan County on or after September 9, 2022 and before March 29, 2023 are ineligible for export to Dominican Republic.
    29. New Jersey
      1. Atlantic County on or after March 6, 2025; 
      2. Bergen County
        1. on or after October 29, 2022 and before December 13, 2022; and
        2. on or after January 21, 2025;
      3. Burlington County
        1. on or after May 3, 2022 and before November 13, 2022; and
        2. on or after February 10, 2025 and before April 10, 2025; 
      4. Camden County on or after February 10, 2025 and before April 10, 2025; 
      5. Cape May County on or after March 6, 2025; 
      6. Essex County
        1. on or after September 1, 2023 and before October 16, 2023; and
        2. on or after February 8, 2025 and before April 21, 2025;*
      7. Gloucester County on or after February 10, 2025 and before March 25, 2025; 
      8. Hudson County
        1. on or after October 29, 2022 and before December 13, 2022;
        2. on or after April 4, 2023 and before May 18, 2023;
        3. on or after July 11, 2023 and before October 16, 2023;
        4. on or after January 21, 2025 and before April 7, 2025; and *
        5. on or after April 21, 2025;*
      9. Hunterdon County on or after February 20, 2023 and before April 13, 2023;
      10. Middlesex County
        1. on or after September 1, 2023 and before October 16, 2023; and
        2. on or after February 8, 2025 and before April 10, 2025; 
      11. Mercer County
        1. on or after May 3, 2022 and before November 13, 2022;
        2. on or after February 20, 2023 and before April 13, 2023; and
        3. on or after February 26, 2025 and before April 7, 2025; 
      12. Monmouth County on or after May 3, 2022 and before November 13, 2022;
      13. Passaic County
        1. on or after February 26, 2025 and before April 7, 2025; and
        2. on or after April 21, 2025;*
      14. Ocean County on or after May 3, 2022 and before November 13, 2022;
      15. Union County
        1. on or after September 1, 2023 and before October 16, 2023;
        2. on or after February 8, 2025 and before April 10, 2025; and
        3. on or after April 21, 2025; and *
      16. Warren County on or after July 28, 2022 and before September 8, 2022 are ineligible for export to Dominican Republic.
    30. New Mexico
      1. Curry County
        1. on or after March 19, 2024 and before July 15, 2024; and
        2. on or after March 24, 2025; and 
      2. Roosevelt County
        1. on or after March 29, 2024 and before August 28, 2024; and
        2. on or after March 24, 2025 are ineligible for export to Dominican Republic. 
    31. New York
      1. Albany County on or after February 1, 2023 and before July 15, 2023;
      2. Bronx County on or after January 21, 2025 and before May 16, 2025;*
      3. Columbia County on or after February 1, 2023 and before July 15, 2023;
      4. Dutchess County
        1. on or after April 3, 2023 and before September 18, 2023; and
        2. on or after November 28, 2023 and before May 11, 2024;
      5. Genesee County on or after March 22, 2022 and before October 4, 2022;
      6. Greene County on or after February 1, 2023 and before July 15, 2023;
      7. Kings County
        1. on or after October 29, 2022 and before December 13, 2022;
        2. on or after March 8, 2023 and before May 18, 2023;
        3. on or after July 11, 2023 and before September 4, 2023; and
        4. on or after January 21, 2025;
      8. Monroe County on or after March 15, 2022 and before September 28, 2022;
      9. Nassau County
        1. on or after March 8, 2023 and before May 5, 2023; and
        2. on or after January 21, 2025;
      10. New York County
        1. on or after April 4, 2023 and before May 18, 2023;
        2. on or after July 11, 2023 and before September 4, 2023; and
        3. on or after January 21, 2025 and before May 16, 2025;*
      11. Onondaga County on or after March 6, 2025 and before April 19, 2025; 
      12. Orleans County on or after March 22, 2022 and before October 4, 2022;
      13. Putnam County on or after March 29, 2023 and before September 18, 2023;
      14. Queens County
        1. on or after October 29, 2022 and before December 13, 2022;
        2. on or after March 8, 2023 and before May 5, 2023;
        3. on or after July 11, 2023 and before August 28, 2023; and
        4. on or after January 21, 2025;
      15. Rensselaer County on or after February 1, 2023 and before July 15, 2023;
      16. Richmond County
        1. on or after April 3, 2023 and before May 18, 2023;
        2. on or after July 11, 2023 and before October 16, 2023; and
        3. on or after February 8, 2025 and before April 10, 2025; 
      17. Suffolk County
        1. on or after March 9, 2022 and before September 23, 2022; and
        2. on or after January 3, 2025;
      18. Tompkins County on or after March 8, 2023 and before August 18, 2023; and
      19. Westchester County
        1. on or after March 29, 2023 and before September 11, 2023; and
        2. on or after January 21, 2025 and before April 7, 2025 are ineligible for export to Dominican Republic. 
    32. North Carolina
      1. Beaufort County on or after December 24, 2024 and before April 24, 2025; 
      2. Duplin County
        1. on or after March 22, 2022 and before June 27, 2022;
        2. on or after January 26, 2024 and before April 23, 2024; and
        3. on or after January 13, 2025 and before April 14, 2025; 
      3. Hyde County on or after December 24, 2024 and before April 24, 2025; 
      4. Johnston County on or after March 15, 2022 and before July 24, 2022;
      5. Lenoir County on or after January 26, 2024 and before April 23, 2024;
      6. Polk County on or after December 17, 2024 and before January 31, 2025;
      7. Rutherford County on or after December 17, 2024 and before January 31, 2025;
      8. Sampson County
        1. on or after March 15, 2022 and before August 9, 2022; and
        2. on or after January 13, 2025 and before April 14, 2025; 
      9. Washington County on or after December 24, 2024 and before April 24, 2025; and 
      10. Wayne County
        1. on or after March 15, 2022 and before August 9, 2022; and
        2. on or after January 26, 2024 and before April 23, 2024 are ineligible for export to Dominican Republic.
    33. North Dakota
      1. Barnes County on or after March 25, 2022 and before October 8, 2022;
      2. Bottineau County
        1. on or after May 23, 2022 and before April 3, 2023; and
        2. on or after November 18, 2024;
      3. Burleigh County on or after March 15, 2022 and before October 4, 2022;
      4. Dickey County
        1. on or after March 17, 2022 and before September 27, 2022;
        2. on or after April 5, 2023 and before June 16, 2023; and
        3. on or after November 1, 2023 and before April 30, 2024;
      5. Emmons County on or after November 1, 2023 and before April 16, 2024;
      6. Griggs County on or after March 25, 2022 and before October 8, 2022;
      7. Kidder County
        1. on or after March 15, 2022 and before October 4, 2022; and
        2. on or after April 14, 2025;*
      8. La Moure County
        1. on or after March 19, 2022 and before July 3, 2022; and
        2. on or after November 1, 2023 and before January 4, 2024;
      9. McHenry County
        1. on or after May 23, 2022 and before December 5, 2022; and
        2. on or after November 8, 2024;
      10. McIntosh County on or after November 1, 2023 and before April 16, 2024;
      11. Ransom County
        1. on or after September 13, 2022 and before November 25, 2022; and
        2. on or after November 13, 2024 and before January 25, 2025;
      12. Renville County on or after May 23, 2022 and before March 21, 2023;
      13. Richland County
        1. on or after April 7, 2022 and before October 23, 2022; and
        2. on or after October 26, 2023 and before December 17, 2023;
      14. Sargent County
        1. on or after September 13, 2022 and before November 25, 2022; and
        2. on or after November 13, 2024 and before January 25, 2025;
      15. Stutsman County on or after March 25, 2022 and before October 14, 2022; and
      16. Ward County on or after September 8, 2022 and before April 8, 2023 are ineligible for export to Dominican Republic.
    34. Ohio
      1. Allen County on or after January 16, 2025 and before May 15,2025;*
      2. Auglaize County on or after January 16, 2025;
      3. Butler County on or after October 24, 2022 and before April 11, 2023;
      4. Darke County
        1. on or after November 17, 2023 and before March 5, 2024; and
        2. on or after December 13, 2024;
      5. Defiance County on or after August 20, 2022 and before November 26, 2022;
      6. Greene County on or after December 5, 2024 and before May 17, 2025;*
      7. Hardin County on or after November 23, 2023 and before March 29, 2024;
      8. Logan County on or after November 7, 2023 and before March 29, 2024;
      9. Marion County on or after November 23, 2023 and before March 29, 2024;
      10. Mercer County
        1. on or after November 23, 2023 and before February 19, 2024; and
        2. on or after December 13, 2024;
      11. Miami County
        1. on or after November 30, 2023 and before March 5, 2024; and
        2. on or after January 15, 2025 and before April 14, 2025; 
      12. Paulding County on or after August 20, 2022 and before November 26, 2022;
      13. Shelby County
        1. on or after November 30, 2023 and before March 5, 2024; and
        2. on or after January 15, 2025;
      14. Union County on or after November 7, 2023 and before March 29, 2024;
      15. Van Wert County on or after January 13, 2025 and before May 15, 2025;*
      16. Warren County on or after October 24, 2022 and before April 11, 2023; and
      17. Wyandot County on or after December 13, 2023 and before February 22, 2024 are ineligible for export to Dominican Republic.
    35. Oklahoma
      1. Adair County on or after November 19, 2024 and before March 10, 2025; 
      2. Cherokee County on or after December 10, 2024 and before March 10, 2025; 
      3. Delaware County on or after November 19, 2024 and before March 10, 2025; 
      4. Haskell County on or after April 16, 2022 and before June 8, 2022;
      5. Le Flore County on or after April 16, 2022 and before June 8, 2022; and
      6. Sequoyah County on or after April 16, 2022 and before June 8, 2022 are ineligible for export to Dominican Republic.
    36. Oregon
      1. Clackamas County
        1. on or after November 2, 2023 and before January 19, 2024; and
        2. on or after October 10, 2024 and before January 4, 2025;
      2. Crook County on or after July 5, 2022 and before January 9, 2023;
      3. Deschutes County on or after June 28, 2022 and before January 14, 2023;
      4. Lane County on or after May 3, 2022 and before November 12, 2022;
      5. Linn County
        1. on or after May 3, 2022 and before November 12, 2022; and
        2. on or after November 2, 2023 and before April 16, 2024;
      6. Malheur County on or after May 4, 2022 and before November 19, 2022;
      7. Marion County
        1. on or after October 20, 2022 and before March 31, 2023;
        2. on or after November 2, 2023 and before January 19, 2024; and
        3. on or after October 10, 2024 and before January 4, 2025;
      8. Polk County on or after October 20, 2022 and before March 31, 2023;
      9. Union County
        1. on or after October 6, 2023 and before March 11, 2024; and
        2. on or after December 26, 2024;
      10. Wallowa County on or after October 6, 2023 and before March 11, 2024;
      11. Washington County on or after November 2, 2023 and before January 19, 2024; and
      12. Yamhill County
        1. on or after October 20, 2022 and before March 31, 2023; and
        2. on or after November 2, 2023 and before January 19, 2024 are ineligible for export to Dominican Republic.
    37. Pennsylvania
      1. Adams County
        1. on or after September 27, 2022 and before February 1, 2023; and
        2. on or after January 28, 2025 and before March 21, 2025; 
      2. Allegheny County on or after September 6, 2022 and before October 24, 2022;
      3. Berks County
        1. on or after April 19, 2022 and before August 7, 2022;
        2. on or after February 8, 2023 and before August 29, 2023; and
        3. on or after January 14, 2025 and before May 7, 2025; 
      4. Bucks County
        1. on or after February 20, 2023 and before April 13, 2023; and
        2. on or after February 26, 2025 and before April 7, 2025; 
      5. Carbon County on or after January 14, 2025 and before March 13, 2025; 
      6. Chester County on or after February 10, 2023 and before July 27, 2023;
      7. Cumberland County on or after January 22, 2025;
      8. Dauphin County
        1. on or after April 6, 2022 and before September 25, 2022;
        2. on or after February 17, 2023 and before May 18, 2023;
        3. on or after December 13, 2023 and before February 10, 2024; and
        4. on or after January 21, 2025 and before April 4, 2025; 
      9. Delaware County on or after February 10, 2025 and before April 10, 2025; 
      10. Franklin County
        1. on or after November 15, 2022 and before January 17, 2023; and
        2. on or after March 7, 2025; 
      11. Juniata County
        1. on or after February 17, 2023 and before May 18, 2023; and
        2. on or after December 13, 2023 and before February 10, 2024;
      12. Lancaster County
        1. on or after April 1, 2022 and before December 16, 2022;
        2. on or after January 18, 2023 and before August 29, 2023; and
        3. on or after January 23, 2025;
      13. Lebanon County
        1. on or after April 6, 2022 and before September 25, 2022;
        2. on or after January 25, 2023 and before April 12, 2023; and
        3. on or after January 23, 2025 and before May 1, 2025; 
      14. Lehigh County
        1. on or after October 20, 2022 and before March 18, 2023; and
        2. on or after January 14, 2025 and before April 12, 2025; 
      15. Monroe County on or after July 28, 2022 and before September 8, 2022;
      16. Montgomery County on or after February 10, 2025 and before April 10, 2025; 
      17. Northampton County on or after July 28, 2022 and before March 18, 2023;
      18. Northumberland County
        1. on or after February 17, 2023 and before May 18, 2023; and
        2. on or after December 13, 2023 and before February 10, 2024;
      19. Perry County
        1. on or after December 13, 2023 and before February 10, 2024; and
        2. on or after January 22, 2025 and before April 22, 2025; 
      20. Philadelphia County on or after February 10, 2025 and before April 10, 2025; 
      21. Schuylkill County
        1. on or after April 19, 2022 and before July 29, 2022; and
        2. on or after January 14, 2025;
      22. Snyder County
        1. on or after February 17, 2023 and before May 18, 2023; and
        2. on or after December 13, 2023 and before February 10, 2024;
      23. Washington County on or after September 6, 2022 and before October 24, 2022; and
      24. York County
        1. on or after April 1, 2022 and before August 26, 2022;
        2. on or after September 15, 2022 and before March 21, 2023; and
        3. on or after January 21, 2025 and before April 4, 2025 are ineligible for export to Dominican Republic. 
    38. Puerto Rico
      1. Culebra Island on or after December 30, 2024 are ineligible for export to Dominican Republic.
    39. South Carolina
      1. Spartanburg County on or after December 17, 2024 and before January 31, 2025 are ineligible for export to Dominican Republic.
    40. South Dakota
      1. Aurora County
        1. on or after March 16, 2022 and before May 29, 2022;
        2. on or after November 8, 2023 and before January 2, 2024; 
        3. on or after November 27, 2024 and before January 18, 2025; and
        4. on or after April 16, 2025;*
      2. Beadle County
        1. on or after March 8, 2022 and before June 17, 2022;
        2. on or after September 28, 2022 and before June 2, 2023;
        3. on or after October 11, 2023 and before January 10, 2024; 
        4. on or after November 13, 2024 and before February 6, 2025; and
        5. on or after March 25, 2025 and before May 15, 2025;*
      3. Bon Homme County
        1. on or after March 8, 2022 and before May 31, 2022;
        2. on or after October 25, 2023 and before January 13, 2024;
        3. on or after February 27, 2024 and before May 3, 2024; 
        4. on or after November 25, 2024 and before January 30, 2025; and
        5. on or after April 29, 2025;*
      4. Brookings County
        1. on or after March 4, 2022 and before May 17, 2022;
        2. on or after November 30, 2022 and before February 9, 2023;
        3. on or after November 7, 2023 and before January 5, 2024; and
        4. on or after November 28, 2024 and before January 18, 2025;
      5. Brown County
        1. on or after March 17, 2022 and before November 11, 2022;
        2. on or after October 26, 2023 and before January 10, 2024; and
        3. on or after November 19, 2024 and before January 20, 2025;
      6. Brule County
        1. on or after March 16, 2022 and before May 29, 2022;
        2. on or after September 22, 2022 and before November 4, 2022;
        3. on or after November 8, 2023 and before January 2, 2024; and
        4. on or after November 27, 2024 and before January 25, 2025;
      7. Buffalo County
        1. on or after March 10, 2022 and before May 3, 2022; and
        2. on or after September 20, 2023 and before November 20, 2023;
      8. Campbell County on or after November 1, 2023 and before April 16, 2024;
      9. Charles Mix County
        1. on or after February 19, 2022 and before May 14, 2022;
        2. on or after November 16, 2022 and before January 12, 2023;
        3. on or after October 25, 2023 and before May 16, 2024; and
        4. on or after November 20, 2024 and before May 14, 2025;*
      10. Clark County
        1. on or after March 13, 2022 and before January 23, 2023;
        2. on or after October 11, 2023 and before January 14, 2024; 
        3. on or after November 19, 2024 and before January 17, 2025; and
        4. on or after March 25, 2025 and before May 15, 2025;*
      11. Codington County
        1. on or after March 13, 2022 and before June 8, 2023; and
        2. on or after November 7, 2023 and before January 2, 2024;
      12. Davison County
        1. on or after March 8, 2022 and before June 4, 2022; 
        2. on or after November 15, 2022 and before February 28, 2023; and
        3. on or after April 16, 2025;*
      13. Day County
        1. on or after April 20, 2022 and before October 30, 2022; and
        2. on or after November 6, 2023 and before June 3, 2024;
      14. Deuel County
        1. on or after March 15, 2022 and before June 30, 2022;
        2. on or after November 16, 2022 and before January 20, 2023; and
        3. on or after November 22, 2023 and before January 11, 2024;
      15. Douglas County
        1. on or after February 19, 2022 and before May 2, 2022;
        2. on or after November 21, 2022 and before January 12, 2023;
        3. on or after October 25, 2023 and before May 16, 2024; and
        4. on or after November 26, 2024 and before January 14, 2025;
      16. Edmunds County
        1. on or after March 9, 2022 and before August 5, 2022;
        2. on or after September 10, 2022 and before December 23, 2022;
        3. on or after October 3, 2023 and before June 5, 2024; and
        4. on or after November 19, 2024 and before January 20, 2025;
      17. Faulk County
        1. on or after March 22, 2022 and before May 29, 2022;
        2. on or after November 11, 2022 and before January 6, 2023;
        3. on or after March 8, 2023 and before August 17, 2023;
        4. on or after October 3, 2023 and before November 28, 2023;
        5. on or after January 2, 2024 and before June 10, 2024; and
        6. on or after November 13, 2024 and before January 9, 2025;
      18. Gregory County
        1. on or after March 18, 2022 and before May 14, 2022;
        2. on or after September 27, 2022 and before April 4, 2023; and
        3. on or after November 20, 2024;
      19. Hamlin County
        1. on or after November 16, 2022 and before June 8, 2023; and
        2. on or after November 22, 2023 and before January 11, 2024;
      20. Hanson County
        1. on or after March 4, 2022 and before June 4, 2022;
        2. on or after November 15, 2022 and before February 28, 2023; and
        3. on or after October 11, 2023 and before December 12, 2023;
      21. Hutchinson County
        1. on or after March 4, 2022 and before May 31, 2022;
        2. on or after November 28, 2022 and before January 21, 2023;
        3. on or after October 11, 2023 and before January 13, 2024;
        4. on or after February 27, 2024 and before May 3, 2024; 
        5. on or after November 25, 2024 and before January 30, 2025; and
        6. on or after April 29, 2025;*
      22. Jerauld County
        1. on or after March 10, 2022 and before May 3, 2022; and
        2. on or after September 20, 2023 and before November 20, 2023;
      23. Kingsbury County
        1. on or after March 4, 2022 and before June 17, 2022;
        2. on or after September 28, 2022 and before November 29, 2022;
        3. on or after April 5, 2023 and before June 2, 2023;
        4. on or after November 7, 2023 and before January 10, 2024; and
        5. on or after November 28, 2024 and before January 18, 2025;
      24. Lake County
        1. on or after March 4, 2022 and before May 17, 2022;
        2. on or after November 17, 2022 and before February 4, 2023;
        3. on or after November 7, 2023 and before January 16, 2024; and
        4. on or after November 28, 2024 and before January 18, 2025;
      25. Lyman County on or after September 22, 2022 and before November 4, 2022;
      26. Marshall County on or after April 20, 2022 and before October 30, 2022;
      27. McCook County
        1. on or after March 19, 2022 and before June 4, 2022;
        2. on or after November 17, 2022 and before February 4, 2023;
        3. on or after November 28, 2023 and before January 16, 2024; and
        4. on or after December 17, 2024;
      28. McPherson County
        1. on or after March 13, 2022 and before July 13, 2022;
        2. on or after September 10, 2022 and before November 11, 2022;
        3. on or after October 3, 2023 and before February 11, 2024; and
        4. on or after November 19, 2024 and before January 20, 2025;
      29. Miner County on or after December 17, 2024;
      30. Minnehaha County
        1. on or after March 19, 2022 and before June 4, 2022;
        2. on or after November 17, 2022 and before February 4, 2023; and
        3. on or after November 28, 2023 and before January 16, 2024;
      31. Moody County
        1. on or after November 30, 2022 and before February 9, 2023; and
        2. on or after November 26, 2024 and before January 13, 2025;
      32. Roberts County
        1. on or after October 5, 2022 and before December 21, 2022; and
        2. on or after October 26, 2023 and before January 20, 2024;
      33. Spink County
        1. on or after March 8, 2022 and before June 13, 2022;
        2. on or after November 8, 2022 and before August 17, 2023;
        3. on or after October 5, 2023 and before June 10, 2024;
        4. on or after November 13, 2024 and before January 17, 2025; and
        5. on or after March 25, 2025 and before May 15, 2025;*
      34. Tripp County on or after September 27, 2022 and before April 4, 2023;
      35. Turner County
        1. on or after March 26, 2022 and before May 26, 2022; and
        2. on or after November 14, 2023 and before January 12, 2024; and
      36. Yankton County
        1. on or after March 13, 2022 and before May 31, 2022;
        2. on or after November 14, 2023 and before January 12, 2024;
        3. on or after February 27, 2024 and before May 3, 2024; 
        4. on or after November 25, 2024 and before January 14, 2025; and
        5. on or after April 29, 2025.*
    41. Tennessee
      1. Bledsoe County on or after November 1, 2022 and before January 19, 2023;
      2. Carroll County on or after January 6, 2023 and before June 10, 2023;
      3. Gibson County
        1. on or after January 6, 2023 and before June 10, 2023; and
        2. on or after November 15, 2024 and before March 10, 2025; 
      4. Lake County on or after September 1, 2022 and before October 17, 2022;
      5. Obion County
        1. on or after January 29, 2022 and before May 8, 2022; and
        2. on or after September 1, 2022 and before October 17, 2022;
      6. Rhea County on or after November 1, 2022 and before January 19, 2023; and
      7. Weakley County on or after November 30, 2022 and before June 10, 2023 are ineligible for export to Dominican Republic.
    42. Texas
      1. Burnet County on or after January 4, 2023 and before February 18, 2023;
      2. Eastland County on or after March 19, 2022 and before May 19, 2022;
      3. Erath County on or after March 19, 2022 and before May 19, 2022;
      4. Lampasas County on or after January 4, 2023 and before February 18, 2023;
      5. Palo Pinto County on or after March 19, 2022 and before May 19, 2022; and
      6. Parmer County on or after March 19, 2024 and before July 15, 2024 are ineligible for export to Dominican Republic.
    43. Utah
      1. Cache County
        1. on or after April 11, 2022 before July 13, 2022; and
        2. on or after October 1, 2024 and before December 4, 2024;
      2. Iron County on or after November 14, 2022 and before April 22, 2023;
      3. Juab County on or after July 5, 2022 and before January 12, 2023;
      4. Piute County on or after October 29, 2024 and before January 16, 2025; and
      5. Sanpete County
        1. on or after June 30, 2022 and before January 20, 2023;
        2. on or after September 22, 2023 and before December 14, 2023; and
        3. on or after November 13, 2024 and before January 6, 2025 are ineligible for export to Dominican Republic.
    44. Virginia
      1. Accomack County on or after January 7, 2025 and before April 19, 2025; 
      2. Augusta County on or after January 9, 2023 and before April 7, 2023;
      3. Alexandria City on or after February 11, 2023 and before March 25, 2023;
      4. Arlington County on or after February 11, 2023 and before March 25, 2023;
      5. Fairfax County on or after February 11, 2023 and before March 25, 2023;
      6. Falls Church City on or after February 11, 2023 and before March 25, 2023;
      7. Harrisonburg County on or after January 5, 2023 and before May 8, 2023;
      8. Highland County on or after December 20, 2024 and before January 30, 2025; and
      9. Rockingham County on or after January 5, 2023 and before May 8, 2023 are ineligible for export to Dominican Republic.
    45. Washington
      1. Franklin County
        1. on or after November 30, 2022 and before March 7, 2023;
        2. on or after October 1, 2024 and before December 20, 2024; and
        3. on or after January 10, 2025 and before March 5, 2025;
      2. Grays Harbor County on or after April 21, 2022 and before November 1, 2022;
      3. King County
        1. on or after May 24, 2022 and before January 12, 2023; and
        2. on or after December 5, 2023 and before May 14, 2024;
      4. Kittitas County on or after October 13, 2023 and before March 22, 2024;
      5. Pacific County on or after April 21, 2022 and before October 31, 2022;
      6. Pierce County on or after June 17, 2022 and before December 27, 2022;
      7. Snohomish County on or after May 13, 2022 and before May 27, 2023; and
      8. Whitman County on or after December 1, 2023 and before May 14, 2024 are ineligible for export to Dominican Republic.
    46. West Virginia
      1. Pocahontas County on or after December 20, 2024 and before January 30, 2025 are ineligible for export to Dominican Republic.
    47. Wisconsin
      1. Barron County
        1. on or after March 29, 2022 and before July 26, 2022;
        2. on or after November 20, 2023 and before February 21, 2024; and
        3. on or after November 29, 2024 and before March 7, 2025; 
      2. Burnett County
        1. on or after December 22, 2023 and before March 22, 2024; and
        2. on or after December 13, 2024;
      3. Chippewa County on or after November 20, 2023 and before February 21, 2024;
      4. Dodge County on or after October 24, 2022 and before April 19, 2023;
      5. Dunn County on or after September 15, 2022 and before December 2, 2022;
      6. Jefferson County
        1. on or after February 28, 2022 and before June 22, 2022; and
        2. on or after October 24, 2022 and before April 19, 2023;
      7. Kenosha County
        1. on or after September 14, 2022 and before December 30, 2022; and
        2. on or after December 5, 2024 and before May 15, 2025;*
      8. LaCrosse County on or after November 8, 2023 and before February 8, 2024;
      9. Marinette County on or after March 30, 2022 and before October 11, 2022;
      10. Milwaukee County on or after March 24, 2022 and before October 2, 2022;
      11. Ozaukee County on or after March 24, 2025; 
      12. Polk County on or after April 1, 2022 and before November 5, 2022;
      13. Racine County on or after March 24, 2022 and before December 30, 2022;
      14. Rusk County on or after November 20, 2023 and before February 21, 2024;
      15. Sheboygan County on or after March 24, 2025; 
      16. Trempealeau County on or after November 8, 2023 and before February 19, 2024;
      17. Walworth County
        1. on or after February 28, 2022 and before June 22, 2022; and
        2. on or after December 5, 2024;
      18. Washburn County
        1. on or after December 22, 2023 and before March 22, 2024; and
        2. on or after December 13, 2024 and before May 15, 2025;*
      19. Washington County on or after August 19, 2022 and before February 27, 2023; and
      20. Waukesha County
        1. on or after February 28, 2022 and before October 2, 2022; and
        2. on or after October 24, 2022 and before April 19, 2023 are ineligible for export to Dominican Republic.

Certification Requirements - FSIS Form 9060-5: Meat and Poultry Certificate of Wholesomeness is required and will be generated through PHIS for the export of meat and poultry products to the Dominican Republic. 

All export applications for meat and poultry exports must be entered and processed through PHIS beginning Monday, March 6, 2023. 

Effective for all meat and poultry export certificates approved, signed, and issued on or after March 6, 2023, FSIS Letterhead Certificates will no longer be signed and issued by FSIS IPP. Instead, the export applicant will select the equivalent statements via the PHIS statements module when completing the export application in PHIS. The selected statements will be added by PHIS in the remarks continuation page, FSIS Form 9060-5B: Meat, Poultry and Egg Products Certification of Wholesomeness Continuation Sheet. 

  1. For poultry and poultry products - FSIS Form 9060-5: Meat and Poultry Export Certificate of Wholesomeness is required and will be generated through PHIS. 
     
    1. For fresh/frozen poultry and poultry products: FSIS Form 9060-5: Meat and Poultry Export Certificate of Wholesomeness is required and the following statement should be placed in the remarks continuation page, FSIS Form 9060-5B. *

      “Poultry and poultry products are derived from birds raised, slaughtered, processed, and stored in a county free from highly pathogenic avian influenza infection in poultry and not located wholly or in part within a radius of 10 km from the affected areas. The birds were born 14 days before the initiation of the outbreak and did not show signs of disease during pre and postmortem inspection. [County, State]” *

      NOTE: This statement is entered by the applicant at the application step. If the certificate covers products from multiple counties, each county should be listed and separated by semi-colons e.g., [County A, State A; County B, State B; etc.]. *
    2. For cooked poultry and poultry products from states and regions indicated under Ineligible Products above: FSIS Form 9060-5: Meat and Poultry Export Certificate of Wholesomeness is required and will be generated through PHIS. 

      “The poultry and poultry products were heat treated to a core temperature of 70⁰ C for 3.6 seconds or, 74⁰ C for 0.5 seconds or 80⁰ C for .03 seconds."

      NOTE: For exports certified on or after March 6, 2023, the statement for 2. For cooked poultry and poultry products, must be added to the export certificate via the statements module when completing the export application in PHIS. *
    3. The following statement should be placed in the FSIS Form 9060-5 Remarks block 17, but is not required for poultry parts, ground poultry, or mechanically separated poultry:

      "The product is Grade “B” or better.”
  2. For beef, including veal - FSIS Form 9060-5: Meat and Poultry Export Certificate of Wholesomeness is required and will be generated through PHIS. 

    NOTE: For exports certified on or after March 6, 2023, the statements below must be added to the export certificate via the statements module when completing the export application in PHIS. The selected statements will be added by PHIS in the remarks continuation page, FSIS Form 9060-5B. 
    1. The beef or beef products are from animals that received antemortem and postmortem inspection and were found sound and healthy and it has been inspected and passed as provided by laws and regulations of the United States Department of Agriculture. / La carne o los productos cárnicos provienen de animales que recibieron inspección antemortem y post-mortem y se encontraron sanos y saludables, y que ha sido inspeccionados y aprobados conforme a la ley y las regulaciones del Departamento de Agricultura de los Estados Unidos. 

    2. In the country of origin there exist animal health regulations in force that prohibit the feeding of ruminants with meat and bone meal and greaves of ruminant origin. / En el país de origen existe reglamentación zoosanitaria vigente que prohíbe alimentar a los rumiantes con harinas de carne y hueso o con chicharrones de origen ruminate.

  3. For Bison and Venison meat and meat products – FSIS Form 9060-5: Meat and Poultry Export Certificate of Wholesomeness is required and will be generated in the PHIS. 

Note to Industry: All US exports of poultry meat and meat products require an import permit issued by the Dominican Republic through the electronic VUCE system prior to shipment. US exporters should ensure the importer in Dominican Republic has obtained an import permit. *

All USDA federally inspected plants are eligible to export to the Dominican Republic.

Requirements for Exporting Processed Egg Products

Import Requirements

Last update Apr 29, 2022

Process Category
Product Category
Product Group
Process Raw - Intact
Eligible Products Raw Intact Beef
Product category BEEF - ALL PRODUCTS ELIGIBLE EXCEPT CHEEK MEAT; HEAD MEAT; HEART MEAT; AND WEASAND MEAT

Additional Import Information

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

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

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

APHIS Animal Disease Requirements for the Dominican Republic

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 the Dominican Republic’s eligibility to export product to the United States are listed below:

Beef imported from the Dominican Republic is subjected to Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) requirements specified in 9 CFR 94.18 or 9 CFR 94.21.

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 the Dominican Republic’s Certified Establishment List

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

  • Establishments Certified to Export Beef Products to the United States
Last Updated: May 22, 2025
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