Department of Agriculture Memorandum Order No. 38 Series of 2018 Lifting the Temporary Ban on the Importation of Domestic and Wild Birds Including Game Fowls from Northern California, United States of America

The Order lifts the temporary ban on the importation of domestic and wild birds originating from Northern California, United States of America, and sets the conditions for all import transaction involving game fowls. Based on the information published by the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), since 18 May 2018 and until 29 November 2018, USDA has 185 confirmed cases of virulent Newcastle Disease (vND): 104 in San Bernardino County, 41 in Riverside County, 39 in Los Angeles County and one in Ventura County. The biosecurity and control measures implemented prevented the spread of the disease to Northern California, United States of America. Based on the evaluation of the Bureau of Animal Industry, the risk of contamination from importing domestic and wild birds from Northern California, United States of America is negligible.