PART 74—PROHIBITION OF INTERSTATE MOVEMENT OF LAND TORTOISES

Chapter I—Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Department of Agriculture › Subchapter C—Interstate Transportation of Animals (Including Poultry) and Animal Products

§ 74.1 General prohibition.

The interstate movement of leopard tortoise (Geochelone pardalis), African spurred tortoise (Geochelone sulcata), and Bell's hingeback tortoise (Kinixys belliana) is prohibited except when tortoises are accompanied by either a health certificate or a certificate of veterinary inspection. The health certificate or certificate of veterinary inspection must be signed by an accredited veterinarian within 30 days prior to the interstate movement and must state that the tortoises have been examined by that veterinarian and found free of ticks.