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CDC

Need permit for importing from outside USA

Maybe / courtesy

https://www.cdc.gov/od/eaipp/importapplication/agents.htm

http://www.cdc.gov/od/eaipp/importApplication/

California Department of Public Health

Need to provide written request & receive written approval

None required

Law: California Health and Safety Code Section 116120

http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/displaycode?section=hsc&group=116001-117000&file=116120 

Contact: Vicki Kramer, Vector-Borne Disease Section,

1616 Capitol Avenue MS 7307, P.O. Box 997413, Sacramento, CA 95899-7413

USDA/APHIS

Permit as a importation aid

Required for receiving transgenic mosquitoes from across state lines

https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/ourfocus/biotechnology

https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/ourfocus/biotechnology/permits-notifications-petitions/SA_Permits (look for transgenic insect tab)

Their primary focus is on animal / crop pathogens, but lack of a permit may stop shipments at customs.

USDA

For transgenic species

Yes

https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/ourfocus/biotechnology/permits-notifications-petitions/SA_Permits (same site as above for export permit for some transgenic organisms.