---
kind: "section"
citation: "9 C.F.R. § 93.440"
title: "9"
number: "93.440"
heading: "Brucellosis status of foreign regions."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/9/93.440"
---

# §93.440. Brucellosis status of foreign regions.

- (a) **Level I regions.** APHIS considers certain regions of the world to have a program that meets APHIS requirements for brucellosis classification in accordance with [§ 93.441](/cfr/9/93.441.md), and a prevalence of brucellosis in their domestic bovine herds of less than 0.001 percent over at least the previous 2 years (24 consecutive months).
- (b) **Level II regions.** APHIS considers certain regions of the world to have a program that meets APHIS requirements for brucellosis classification in accordance with [§ 93.441](/cfr/9/93.441.md), and a prevalence of brucellosis in their domestic bovine herds equal to or greater than 0.001 percent, but less than 0.01 percent over at least the previous 2 years (24 consecutive months).
- (c) **Level III regions.** APHIS considers certain regions of the world not to have a program that meets APHIS requirements for brucellosis classification in accordance with [§ 93.441](/cfr/9/93.441.md), to have a herd prevalence equal to or greater than 0.01 percent, or to be unassessed by APHIS with regard to brucellosis prevalence.
- (d) **Listing of regions.** Lists of all Level I, Level II, and Level III regions for brucellosis are found online, at http://www.aphis.usda.gov/import_export/animals/live_animals.shtml. Changes to the lists will be made in accordance with [§ 93.441](/cfr/9/93.441.md).

## Notes

### Amendments

[85 FR 57955, Sept. 17, 2020]

### Source

Source: 55 FR 31495, Aug. 2, 1990, unless otherwise noted. Redesignated at 62 FR 56012, Oct. 28, 1997.

### Authority

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 1622 and 8301-8317; 21 U.S.C. 136 and 136a; 31 U.S.C. 9701; 7 CFR 2.22, 2.80, and 371.4.

### Source

Source: 55 FR 31495, Aug. 2, 1990, unless otherwise noted. Redesignated at 62 FR 56012, Oct. 28, 1997.

### Amendments

[85 FR 57955, Sept. 17, 2020]