Field Operations

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)

Office of Field Operations (OFO)
Agriculture Programs and Trade Liaison (APTL)

Transportation of Laboratory Animals

September 4, 2014

Romelito Lapitan, Ph.D.
Acting Branch Chief
Field Operations
Objectives

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U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Agriculture Program
and Trade Liaison Office: Mission and Focus
Partnership with other Agencies
Regulatory Requirements for Animal Transportation
Common Problems Encountered
Enforcement Actions



Field Operations
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Agriculture Programs and Trade Liaison

APTL
Ag/Bio-Terror
Countermeasures
Agriculture
Safeguarding

Agriculture Oversight
Operation
Agriculture Policy and
Planning
Ensures consistent application
of agriculture inspection policy
across all CBP ports of entry.
Provides guidance on agriculture-
related regulations and inspection
procedures on exotic animal and
plant pests and diseases.
Prevents deliberate
entry of ag/bio-threats
to American agriculture.
Facilitates entry of clean and
compliant agricultural cargo.
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Field Operations
CBP APTL Collaboration
CBP
APTL
Federal
Agencies
Trade
Agriculture
State
Agencies
Production
Agriculture
USDA
CDC
FWS
FDA
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Field Operations
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Ports of Entry
U.S. Ports of Entry (POE): 328
Pre-Clearance: 15
Total Number of Agriculture Specialists (CBPAS): 2,415
Total Number of POE Staffed by CBPAS: 175
Environment Pathways

Air: 226 - Cargo, Passenger, Express Courier, Mail

Maritime: 126 - Cargo, Passenger, Mail

Land Border: 110 - Cargo, Vehicle, Pedestrian, Rail

Field Operations
U.S. CBP Cargo Environment Process

Formal Entry
CBP Advance Notification
Requirements:
Air 4 hrs or wheels up
Sea 24 hrs
Land Border 2hrs
C-TPAT 0.5 hrs
Rail 2hrs
Agriculture
Secondary
CBP
System
CBP POE
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USA
Advance
Screening
Document Review
Compliant
Refer/ transfer
custody to USDA,
FWS, or CDC
Yes
No
Import Permit
Manifest
VS Health Certificate
Exit
Release
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CDC Health Requirement
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Field Operations
Arrival POE
Global Entry
APC
(Airport)
Nexus (NB)
SENTRI (SB)
(Land Border)
Primary
(Admissibility)
QMI
Live
Animal
Passenger Screening
No
Exit
Egress
Exit
Agriculture
Secondary
Primary Secondary
Yes
QMI
Seized
Live Animal
Compliant
Refer/ transfer
custody to USDA,
FWS, or CDC
Exit
No
Yes
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Passenger
CBP
Action
Exit
Kiosk
Questioning
NII Luggage Inspection
U.S. CBP Passenger Environment Process

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Field Operations
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CBP Agriculture Specialist (CBPAS)
Compliance Agreement

Joint USDA/CBP effort
Regulated Garbage Handling
Compliance Agreements
Training, Handling, Destruction
Monitoring and Inspection
Field Operations
CBP Agriculture Specialist (CBPAS)
Compliance Agreement

Current Compliance Agreements
Maritime
Air
Railroad
Incinerators
Caterers/Haulers
CBP and Military
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Field Operations
Birds not Poultry (0.46%)
Turkey
(28%)
Swine
(20%)
Bovine
(10%)
Chicken
(33%)

Ducks & Geese (4%)
Other Live Animals
(1.5%)
Reptiles (2.6%)
Equine 1.08%
Dogs 3.37%
NHPs 7.92%
Rabbit/Hare 14.01%
Goat/Sheep 1.70
Cat, Mice etc. 71.92%
Total = 19,995,305 heads
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CBP APTL Live Animal Imports

Research
Slaughter
Breeding
Pet
Zoo and Exhibits
October 1, 2013 to August 15, 2014

Field Operations
CBP Advance Notification
Documentations for Consumption Entries:
CBP Entry Documents
Import Permit (USDA VS, CDC, FWS)
USDA VS Health Certificate or CDC Health/
Immunization Requirements


In Transit Shipments:
CBP In-transit Documents
In-transit Permit (USDA VS)
In-Bond
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CBP APTL Regulatory Requirements

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Field Operations
High profile
prohibited
agriculture
interception
at POE
Significant
Agriculture
Incident
Report
(SAIR)
generated
CBP APTL
and all
POEs
receive
SAIR report
AEAs sent to
329 State and
Federal
agriculture
representatives
CBP APTL
releases Ag
enforcement
Alerts (AEA)
2x a week
CBP APTL
Agriculture Enforcement

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Field Operations
CBP APTL
Agriculture Enforcement Alerts

Los Angeles, CA
Air Cargo
Traveling from Nigeria
Manifested live snail for Human
Consumption
No USDA Import Permit
Seized; Transfer Custody to
USDA APHIS for Quarantine
Measures
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Field Operations
Miami
Foreign Mail Facility
Express Mail from Peru
Unusual X-ray reveals 12
Labeled Eggs
Items Were Seized
Referred to USDA VS
CBP APTL
Agriculture Enforcement Alerts

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Field Operations
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CBP APTL
Agriculture Enforcement Alerts

Laredo, TX
Land Border (vehicle)
Traveling from Mexico
Live Bengal cat (1) and
live macaw (1)
Negative Declaration (primary);
Amended in Agriculture Secondary
No Import Permits
Seized; Transferred Custody to VS
(bird) and FWS (cat)
Field Operations
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CBP APTL
Agriculture Enforcement Alerts

Phoenix Sky Harbor
Air Cargo
Declared personal effects
Traveling from Monrovia, Liberia
Dried Fish, Vegetables, Unknown
Blackened Meat, Jarred sauce
Whole Box and Suitcase Seized,
Steam Sterilized
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Field Operations
CBP APTL
Agriculture Enforcement Alerts

Tucson
Land Border Vehicle
Traveling from Mexico
Declared 10 Live Poultry as Pets
Poultry Seized and Custody
Transferred to USDA VS
Traveler Released Without
Incident
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Field Operations
Not actual monkey in shipments
CBP APTL
Agriculture Enforcement Alerts

Anchorage, AK gas and go
Air Cargo
Country of Origin: China and Cambodia
Manifested AVI
Destination: USA and Canada (in-transit)
CDC and Fish & Wildlife Notified
NHPs Remained on Board; Importer was Registered with
CDC; Aircraft Repaired and Released with No Incident
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Field Operations
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CBP APTL
Agriculture Enforcement Alerts

Baltimore
Air Passenger
Traveling from Iraq
Two Live Pigeons Discovered
Birds Abandoned, Safeguarded
and Transferred Custody to
USDA VS
Field Operations
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CBP APTL
Agriculture Enforcement Alerts

Baltimore
Maritime Vessel
Animal Contamination
Discovered
Vessel Quarantined
Field Operations
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CBP APTL
Agriculture Enforcement Alerts

Laredo
Land Border Bus
Traveler from Peru
Declared Live Vaccines for Treating Sheep: Bacillus
anthracis, Pasteurella clostridium, Penicillin
No VS permit
Vaccines Seized and Referred to USDA VMO
Traveler was Penalized for Undeclared Pork Meat
and Hatching Eggs
Field Operations
Questions?
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Agriculture Programs and Trade Liaison