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CHAPTER 1
LIVE ANIMALS
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Note
- 1. This chapter covers all live animals except:
- (a) Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates, of heading 0301, 0306, 0307 or 0308;
- (b) Cultures of microorganisms and other products of heading 3002; and
- (c) Animals of heading 9508.
Additional U.S. Notes
- 1. The expression "purebred breeding animals" covers only animals certified to the U.S. Customs Service by the Department of Agriculture as being purebred of a recognized breed and duly registered in a book of record recognized by the Secretary of Agriculture for that breed, imported specially for breeding purposes, whether intended to be used by the importer himself or for sale for such purposes.
1 The animal certificate of pure breeding is an obsolete form and can no longer be obtained from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Consult U.S. Customs for additional information. - 2. Certain special provisions applying to live animals are in chapter 98.
SECTION I
LIVE ANIMALS; ANIMAL PRODUCTS
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Notes
- 1. Any reference in this section to a particular genus or species of an animal, except where the context otherwise requires, includes a reference to the young of that genus or species.
- 2. Except where the context otherwise requires, throughout the tariff schedule any reference to "dried" products also covers products which have been dehydrated, evaporated or freeze-dried.