{"data":{"id":"us/9-cfr-93.900","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"9 CFR 93.900","heading":"Definitions.","body":"Wherever in this subpart the following terms are used, unless the context otherwise requires, they shall be construed, respectively, to mean:\nAdministrator. The Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, or any person authorized to act for the Administrator.\nAnimal and Plant Health Inspection Service. The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service of the United States Department of Agriculture (APHIS).\nAPHIS representative. A veterinarian or other individual employed by the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, United States Department of Agriculture, who is authorized to perform the services required by this part.\nCertifying official. An individual authorized by the competent authority of a country to sign health certificates for aquatic animals.\nCompetent authority. The national veterinary services or other authority of a country, having the responsibility and competence for ensuring or supervising the implementation of aquatic animal health measures.\nContainer. A transport receptacle that is specially constructed to facilitate transportation of aquatic animals or aquatic animal products by one or several means of transport.\nDepartment. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).\nFertilized egg. A viable fertilized ovum of an aquatic animal.\nGamete. The sperm or unfertilized egg of aquatic animals that is held or transported separately.\nInspector. An employee of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service authorized to perform duties required under this subpart.\nPerson. Any individual, corporation, company, association, firm, partnership, society or joint stock company.\nPort veterinarian. A veterinarian employed by the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service to perform duties required under this subpart at a port of entry.\nRegion. Any defined geographic land area identifiable by geological, political, or surveyed boundaries. A region may consist of any of the following:\n(1) A national entity (country);\n(2) Part of a national entity (zone, county, department, municipality, parish, Province, State, etc.);\n(3) Parts of several national entities combined into an area; or\n(4) A group of national entities (countries) combined into a single area.\nSpring viremia of carp (SVC). A disease caused by infection with spring viremia of carp virus, a rhabodivrus capable of infecting several carp species, in addition to some other cyprinid and ictalurid fish species.\nSVC-susceptible species. Common carp (Cyprinus carpio), grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idellus), silver carp (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix), bighead carp (Aristichthys nobilis), Crucian carp (Carassius carassius), goldfish (Carassius auratus), tench (Tinca tinca), and sheatfish (Silurus glanis).\nUnited States. All of the States of the United States, the District of Columbia, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands of the United States, and all other territories and possessions of the United States.","path":["Title 9—Animals and Animal Products","CHAPTER I—ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE","SUBCHAPTER D—EXPORTATION AND IMPORTATION OF ANIMALS (INCLUDING POULTRY) AND ANIMAL PRODUCTS","PART 93—IMPORTATION OF CERTAIN ANIMALS, BIRDS, FISH, AND POULTRY, AND CERTAIN ANIMAL, BIRD, AND POULTRY PRODUCTS; REQUIREMENTS FOR MEANS OF CONVEYANCE AND SHIPPING CONTAINERS","Subpart I—Aquatic Animal Species"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-9.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:03Z","sha256":"bcea5963b223da7201c0455102e742bd9cc6862fcc2323ce0618e11fd2e46be0","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/9-cfr-93.807","next":"us/9-cfr-93.901"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}