USDA Approves Labs to Vet Fish for Global Jaunts
Published Date: 9/3/2025
Notice
Summary
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is updating and extending its approval to collect info from labs that test aquatic animals for export. This affects labs that want to stay certified and keep helping with safe animal trade. The update keeps things running smoothly without extra costs or delays.
Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Aquatic Lab Certification Extended
If your laboratory tests aquatic animals for export, the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is revising and extending its approval to collect the information needed to certify those labs under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. APHIS says this update keeps the lab certification process running smoothly and will not add extra costs or delays for certified labs.
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