This page contains links to the current select agent regulations and official interpretation of a specific provision regarding the select agent regulations.

Select Agents Regulations

• 7 C.F.R. Part 331
• 9 C.F.R. Part 121
• 42 C.F.R. Part 73
  • Bacillus cereus Biovar anthracis Interim Final Rule

Veterinary Services Memoranda

• VS 591.46, Guidelines to follow for Persons, Including USDA-VS Employees, Requesting Entry into Animal Quarantine Facilities
• VS 800.56, Disposal of Unsatisfactory and Undesirable Materials

Regulatory Interpretation

• Annual Refresher Training
• BSL-3/ABSL-3 Verification
• Extension of Time Request to Possess Select Agents and Toxins Identified as a Result of Diagnosis or Verification due to Shipping Difficulties
• Inactivated Bacillus anthracis
• Laboratory Work with the Regulated Full-Length Genomes
• No APHIS and CDC Import Permits Required for the Importation or Interstate Transportation of Select Agents
• Registration of Select Agents and Toxins
• Requests for Transfer of Select Agents and Toxins
• SRA approved laboratorians working at unregistered facilities with excluded levels of toxins

Interpretation Request

To submit an interpretation request, an individual submits the request to the Federal Select Agent Program. The request should contain the regulatory requirement of concern, issues regarding the application of the regulatory requirement, and where appropriate, the requestor’s desired outcome.