---
kind: "section"
citation: "9 C.F.R. § 98.5"
title: "9"
number: "98.5"
heading: "Health certificate."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/9/98.5"
---

# §98.5. Health certificate.

- (a) Except as provided in subpart B of this part, an animal embryo shall not be imported into the United States unless it is accompanied by a certificate issued by a full-time salaried veterinary officer of the national government of the region of origin, or issued by a veterinarian designated or accredited by the national government of the region of origin and endorsed by a full-time salaried veterinary officer of the national government of the region of origin, representing that the veterinarian issuing the certificate was authorized to do so. The certificate shall state:
  - (1) The dates, places, types, and results of all examinations and tests performed on the donor sire and donor dam as a condition for importation of the embryo, and the names and addresses of persons or laboratories conducting the examinations or tests, and a statement that any other requirements established by [§ 98.3](/cfr/9/98.3.md) have been complied with,
  - (2) The name and address of the consignor and consignee,
  - (3) The name and address of the approved artificial insemination center where the semen for the embryo was collected, if applicable,
  - (4) The name and address of the approved embryo transfer unit where the donor dam was inseminated or bred and the embryo was collected, and
  - (5) The measures taken to ensure that the embryo was collected and maintained under conditions adequate to protect against contamination of the embryo with infectious animal disease organisms.
- (b) [Reserved]

## Notes

### Amendments

[50 FR 43563, Oct. 25, 1985, as amended at 56 FR 55809, Oct. 30, 1991; 61 FR 15183, Apr. 5, 1996; 61 FR 17241, Apr. 19, 1996; 62 FR 56025, Oct. 28, 1997; 86 FR 68863, Dec. 3, 2021]

### 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.

### Amendments

[50 FR 43563, Oct. 25, 1985, as amended at 56 FR 55809, Oct. 30, 1991; 61 FR 15183, Apr. 5, 1996; 61 FR 17241, Apr. 19, 1996; 62 FR 56025, Oct. 28, 1997; 86 FR 68863, Dec. 3, 2021]