Importation of Meat Products, Frozen Semen, Garbage, Animal Byproducts, Bedding Material and Certain Feedstuffs. (a) It is unlawful to import fresh, chilled, frozen and/or unprocessed meat or carcass of any kind, including birds and poultry, from any part of the world into the Commonwealth, except from the continental United States, Hawaii, Guam, and any other country, state or territory allowed by the United States Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. (b) Meat or poultry permitted entry by the Director shall comply with all applicable federal laws and regulations pertaining to meat and poultry inspection, as provided for by the Federal Meat Inspection Act [21 U.S.C. § 601 et seq.], the Wholesome Meat Act [21 U.S.C. § 201 et seq.], the Poultry Products Inspection Act [21 U.S.C. § 451 et seq.], and other applicable federal laws. (c) It is unlawful to import semen or living animal serum produced in any part of the world into the Commonwealth except from the continental United States, Hawaii, and Guam. An animal quarantine permit issued by the CNMI State Veterinarian of the Animal Health Industry is required as a condition of entry of frozen semen and living animal serum, and must further be accompanied by such certificates as may be required in the permit. Any animal semen imported must be certified free of venereal and genital diseases, including the donor animals, by an accredited veterinarian of the place of origin. Unless the entry conditions and requirements stated on the import permit are fully complied with, the shipment shall be refused entry. (d) Dried, cured, cooked and other processed or manufactured meat and meat products are prohibited entry except from the continental United States, Hawaii, Guam, and any other country, state or territory allowed by the United States Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. The above products shall be accompanied by adequate proof of origin, including invoices or sales slips, specifying the amount of purchase made and the dates thereof. (e) All garbage from surface vessels and aircrafts must be held on board the ship or plane while in port or incinerated in a United States Department of Agriculture or United States Environmental Protection Agency approved disposal facility under supervision of an authorized customs and biosecurity officer. All garbage on board a vessel or aircraft shall be contained in tight, leakproof containers, be kept inside the vessel guardrail, and shall not be unloaded unless contained in tight, leakproof containers and sent to an approved disposal facility under general supervision of an authorized customs and biosecurity officer. Garbage disposal fees may be charged at a rate to be determined by the Division of Customs and Biosecurity. (f) All other animal products and byproducts, including trophies, bloodmeal, blood albumin, bones, horns, hoofs, feathers on skin, gluestock, hides, and
TITLE 2: GOVERNMENT
DIVISION 5: ANIMALS
skins, organs and glands, tankage, wool, hair, bristles, ossein, casings, dairy products, pharmaceuticals, biologicals, etc., as well as straw, hay and grass, shall be governed and regulated by relevant provisions of Title 9 of the United States Code of Federal Regulations. Source: Repealed and reenacted by PL 24-36, § 4 (Aug. 06, 2026).