APS REGULATORY ALERT

Karnal Bunt regulations final rule adopted.
Date: March 9, 2006

The USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has adopted as a final rule, without change, an interim rule that amended the Karnal bunt regulations by adding certain areas in Maricopa and Pinal Counties, AZ, to the list of regulated areas and by removing certain areas or fields in Maricopa County, AZ, from the list of regulated areas. The interim rule took effect on December 7, 2005. Full details can be found online at http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20061800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2006/06-2073.htm..