State Regulations for Idaho
visitors since August 1996
*** GENERAL REQUIREMENTS ***
Effective Date:
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I D A H O
Health Requirements Governing the Admission Of Animals
For More Information on Current Regulations Please Contact
Bureau of Animal Health
2270 Old Penitentiary Road
(P. O. Box 7249 - zip: 83701)
Boise, Idaho 83712
Telephone: (208) 332-8540
Fax: (208) 334-4062
***ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER***
ISDA SIGNS ADMINISTRATIVE
ORDER
REGARDING IMPORTATION OF
ANIMAL REQUIREMENTS
Effective January 15, 2005, the Order issued by Dr. Clarence Siroky, D.V.M., ISDA Administrator for the Division of
Animal Industries, requires that all sexually intact male and female cattle,
six (6) months of age and older, of dairy breeds, which are bred, raised, or
utilized for the production of milk and milk products, must be tested for
tuberculosis, with negative results, within sixty (60) days prior to entry into
the state of Idaho.
Bovine Tuberculosis is a contagious bacterial disease affecting cattle,
caused by Mycobacterium Bovis. Bovine
Tuberculosis may be transmitted to people through contact with infected
animals. Bovine Tuberculosis has been diagnosed in dairy cattle in the states
of
The Order further states that cattle and bison, including dairy
cattle, that originate in a tuberculosis free herd in an accredited free state
or zone for which both an accredited herd number and date of last tuberculosis
test are shown on the certificate of veterinary inspection, may enter the state
without a tuberculosis test.
For questions relating to this Administrative Order, please call
the Idaho State Department of Agriculture, Division of Animal Industries at
(208) 332-8540.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
STATE OF
DIVISION OF ANIMAL
INDUSTRIES
In The Matter Of:
) ORDER MODIFYING
IMPORTATION
ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER 04-02 ) REQUIREMENTS OF ANIMALS
)
________________________________________________)
Bovine Tuberculosis is a contagious bacterial disease affecting
cattle, caused by Mycobacterium bovis. Bovine Tuberculosis may be transmitted to
people through contact with infected animals.
Bovine Tuberculosis has been diagnosed in dairy cattle in the states of
Therefore, by authority of Title 25, Chapter 2,
1. All sexually intact
male and female cattle, six (6) months of age and older, of dairy breeds, which
are bred, raised, or utilized for the production of milk and milk products,
shall be officially identified and tested for tuberculosis, with negative
results, within sixty (60) days prior to entry into the state of Idaho.
2. Cattle and bison,
including dairy cattle, that originate in an accredited tuberculosis free herd
in either an accredited free state or zone, a modified accredited advanced
state or zone, or a modified accredited state or zone, as defined by USDA in
Title 9, Part 77, CFR, and for which both an accredited herd number and date of
last tuberculosis test are shown on the certificate of veterinary inspection,
may enter the state without a tuberculosis test
The only exceptions to this Order shall be by written approval of
the Administrator of the Division of Animal Industries upon epidemiological
evaluation and risk determination.
DATED this ______ day of December, 2004, at
___________________________________
Clarence Siroky, D.V.M.
Administrator
Division of
Animal Industries
210. LAWS AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE ANIMALS ENTERING THE STATE OF
Idaho required a permit on all livestock from known vesicular stomatitis affected states and the following statement: "Animals represented on this health certificate have been examined and show no signs of VSV and have not originated from a premise under quarantine for vesicular stomatitis."
Definition of terms used herein. For the purpose of this chapter the following words and phrases shall have the following meaning:
01. Definitions.
a. Cattle. Shall mean any bovine of dairy or beef breeding. This definition shall include bison.
b. Feeder animals. Animals to be fed for slaughter only.
c. Slaughter animals. Animals of any kind for immediate slaughter, or those consigned for slaughter within fourteen (14) days of date of shipment.
d. Animals. The term includes horses, mules and asses, cattle, sheep, goats, swine, dogs, cats, poultry, rodents, game animals, bison, domestic fur bearing animals, and birds.
e. Livestock. Shall mean cattle, swine, horses, mules and/or asses.
f. Poultry. The term shall mean chickens, turkeys, ducks, geese, guinea fowl, pigeons and pheasants (domestic fowls).
g. Official Calfhood Vaccinate:
i. Female cattle of any
breed or female bison vaccinated while from four (4) months to twelve (12)
months of age one-
hundred twenty (120) through Three-hundred sixty-five (365) days with a reduced
dose of Strain 19 vaccine, or female cattle of any breed or female bison
vaccinated with an approved dose of Brucella Abortus Strain RB-51 or other approved Brucellosis vaccine,
by approved official of the state of origin.
ii. Female cattle which were officially calfhood vaccinated in accordance with previous provisions set forth by the UM&R shall be declared official calfhood vaccinates.
iii. Evidence of a vaccination shall be an official tattoo in the right ear of the animal. Tattoo symbols must be clearly legible to the naked eye in ordinary daylight without use of artificial light or other aids. Retattooing or reidentification of official vaccinates is acceptable for entry into Idaho, provided a permit is obtained from the Bureau of Animal Health for importation of the retattooed animals.
h. Brucellosis Test Eligible Cattle.
i. Officially Strain 19 vaccinated female cattle of dairy breeds which are over twenty (20) months of age.
ii. Officially Strain 19 vaccinated female cattle of beef breeds which are over twenty-four (24) months of age and officially Strain 19 vaccinated female bison which are over twenty-four (24) months of age.
iii. Officially Strain 19 vaccinated females of dairy breeds which are under twenty (20) months of age if parturient or post parturient.
iv. Officially Strain 19 vaccinated females of beef breeds or bison which are under twenty-four (24) months of age if parturient or post parturient.
v. Intact males of beef or dairy breed or bison which are over eighteen (18) months of age.
I. Non Vaccinated Animals. Non-vaccinated female cattle or bison shall not be imported into Idaho except as provided for in the following rules:
i. Findings and effective date. The amendments to Section 210 will confer a benefit to the cattle industry by making a markedly improved vaccine, RB-51, available to protect cattle and bison from brucellosis. The amendments bring Idaho into compliance with USDA recommendations for use of the new vaccine.
02. Official Health Certificate (Certificate of Veterinary Inspection), Other Official Certificate or Permit Required. For the purposes of IDAPA 02.04.03.210, a Health Certificate and a Certificate of Veterinary Inspection are equivalent.
a. Certificate of Veterinary Inspection, Other Approved Certificate or Permit. Unless otherwise specifically provided in the rule of this chapter, all animals transported or moved into the state of Idaho shall be accompanied by an official health certificate, or permit, or both which shall be attached to the waybill or be in the possession of the driver of the vehicle or person in charge of the animals.
b. When Permits Are Needed, Etc.
i. Permits are required on cattle of dairy breeds from Class Free, A, B and C states.
ii. Permits are required on cattle from Class B and C states and scabies infested states.
iii. Permits are required on all beef breeding bulls from Class Free, A, B and C states.
iv. Permits are required on any livestock not meeting Idaho requirements.
v. Permits, are required
for all sheep entering the state of
vi. Permits are required on all swine entering the state of Idaho except swine consigned directly to a recognized slaughter establishment and swine from stage IV and V states/areas consigned to specifically approved livestock markets.
c. Where Permits May Be Obtained.
i. Livestock (other than sheep) Requests for permits shall be directed to the Idaho Bureau of Animal Health, P.O. Box 7249, Boise, Idaho 83707; telephone (208) 332-8540, and shall set forth the following information; name and address of consignor, number and description of animals, origin of shipment, destination of shipment, proposed date of shipment, mode of transportation and name and address of Idaho consignee.
ii. Sheep permits: Requests for permits shall be
directed to the Idaho Sheep Commission, 802 West Bannock, Room 205,
03. Animals Exposed to Disease or Originating in a Quarantined Area. No animals affected with or which have been recently exposed to any infectious contagious, or communicable disease, or which originate in a quarantined area shall be transported or moved into the state of Idaho unless a permit for such entry is first obtained from the Idaho Bureau of Animal Health, except such animals in classification allowed interstate shipment under specified requirements of the United States Department of Agriculture may move without permit if in compliance with CFR requirements.
04. Quarantine Imposed When No Health Certificate or Permit Issued. Animals entering the state of Idaho without a valid certificate of veterinary inspection or other approved certificate, and a permit, if required, shall be held in quarantine at the risk and expense of the owner until released by an authorized representative of the Idaho Bureau of Animal Health. Such animals when found to be not in compliance with health certificate requirements may be ordered slaughtered, removed from the state or confined to a quarantined feedlot.
05. Official Certificate of Veterinary Inspection and Other Approved Certificates--Form--Contents--Period of Validity. An official certificate of veterinary inspection and other approved certificates are legible records attesting the animal covered thereby meets the requirements of the state of Idaho. The certificate shall be accomplished on an official form of the state of origin and approved by its livestock sanitary official and issued by an approved accredited veterinarian. An equivalent form of the U.S. Department of Agriculture issued by a federal inspector of the Veterinary Services is acceptable in lieu of a certificate of veterinary inspection or other approved certificate.
a. Official Certificate of Veterinary Inspection. Such certificate shall contain:
i. Name and address of the consignor and consignee;
ii. Origin of shipment;
iii. Final destination;
iv. Accurate description and identification of each animal if required;
v. Purposes for which they are shipped; and
vi. Method of transportation.
b. Other Approved Certificates.
i. Extended Validity Equine Certificates. Provided there is a written agreement between the Bureau of Animal Health and the chief livestock sanitary official of the state of origin, equidae from other states may enter the state of Idaho for shows, rides or other equine events and return on an extended validity equine certificate under a state system of equine certification acceptable to the Bureau of Animal Health and the state of origin.
(1) An extended validity equine certificate shall be valid for only one animal. Each animal shall have a separate certificate.
(2) Extended validity equine certificates shall contain the following information:
(a) Name and address of owner.
(b) Location at which the animal is stabled, housed, pastured or kept, if different from that of the owner.
(c) An accurate description and identification of the animal.
(d) Date of veterinary inspection.
(e) Dates and results of EIA or other required tests or vaccinations.
(f) Signature of inspection veterinarian.
(3) Extended validity equine certificates shall be valid for no longer than six (6) months from date the blood sample is collected for the EIA test by the animal health official or accredited veterinarian. If EIA testing is not required the certificate shall be valid no longer than six (6) months from the date of inspection for the certificate.
(4) Recipients of extended validity equine certificates shall submit a complete travel itinerary to the Bureau of Animal Health within ten (10) working days of the end of the six (6) month period of validity of the certificate. The travel itinerary shall provide a listing of all travel into the state of Idaho, including travel dates, purpose for travel and destinations, during the period of validity of the certificate.
(5) Extended validity equine certificates may be
canceled at any time by the Bureau of Animal Health in the event of serious or
emergency disease situations or for non-
compliance with the provisions of these rules.
c. Health Status. The certificate shall indicate the health status of the animals involved including dates and results of inspection and of tests and vaccinations, if any, required by the state of Idaho.
d. Mailing Certificate. A copy of the certificate shall be mailed immediately to the Idaho Bureau of Animal Health, P.O. Box 7249, Boise, Idaho 83707.
e. Certificate For Sheep and Goats. Health certificates and permits covering sheep and goats: see separate section on sheep.
f. Period of Certificate Validity. Certificates of veterinary inspection shall be valid for no longer than thirty (30) days after the date of inspection. Extended validity equine certificates shall be valid for no longer than six (6) months from the date the blood sample was collected for the EIA test, if an EIA test is required. If an EIA test is not required, the certificate is valid for no longer than six (6) months from the date of inspection.
g. Restrictions. No certificate of veterinary inspection or extended validity equine certificate shall be issued unless it is compliant in all respects with the requirements of the State of Idaho.
06. Who May Inspect. Accredited veterinarians who are approved by the chief livestock sanitary official of the state of origin and federal veterinarians in the employ of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
07. Permits -- Contents -- Period of Validity.
a. Request For Permits. Requests for permits to admit animals other than sheep and goats into the state of Idaho shall be directed to the Idaho Bureau of Animal Health, P.O. Box 7249, Boise, Idaho, and shall be requested pursuant to the following requirements, and when the official health regulations cannot be met at the point of origin.
b. Permit Request Requirements. The request for such a permit shall set forth the following information:
i. Name and address of the consignor and consignee;
ii. Number and kind of animals;
iii. Origin of shipments;
iv. Final destination;
v. Purpose of shipment; and
vi. Method of shipment.
c. Period of validity. Permits shall be valid for no longer than fifteen (15) days from the date of issuance unless otherwise specified.
08. To Whom May Animals be Consigned. All animals transported or moved into the state shall be consigned to an individual residing in Idaho or to a legal entity authorized by law to do business in the state.
09. Diversion of Animals After Shipment. No person
consigning, transporting or receiving animals in the state of
10. Where Brucellosis Agglutination Tests Shall be Made. All brucellosis agglutination tests of animals which are intended for shipment into the state of Idaho shall be made in the following:
a. Laboratories. State-federal approved laboratories.
b. Commercial Laboratories. Commercial laboratories operated under the supervision of the United States Department of Agriculture and approved by the state of origin.
c. Veterinarians. By veterinarians approved by the livestock sanitary officials of the state of origin to make such tests.
11. Duties of Carrier Regarding Health Certificates or Permits. All owners and operators of railroads, trucks, airplanes, or other conveyances used in the transportation of animals into or within the state of Idaho, shall assure themselves each consignment or shipment is in conformity with the applicable statutes and regulations of the state of Idaho, and that each consignment is accompanied by an official health certificate or by a permit, or by both, where so required and issued by the authorized livestock sanitary official. Such health certificate or permit, or both, shall be attached to the waybill accompanying the shipment or be in the possession of the attendant in charge of the animals.
12. Sanitary Condition of Cars, Trucks and Airplanes. All railroad cars, trucks, airplanes, or other conveyances used in the transportation of animals shall be maintained in a clean and sanitary condition.
13. Disinfection of Cars, Trucks and Airplanes. All owners and operators of railroad cars, trucks, airplanes, or other conveyances which have been used for movement of animals infected with or exposed to any infectious, contagious, or communicable disease shall have such cars, trucks, airplanes or other conveyances thoroughly cleaned and disinfected under official supervision by any accredited veterinarian or federal or state livestock inspector or Bureau of Animal Health designated employee, at the point of destination or by permit from the sanitary officials, may be moved to some other point for cleaning and disinfecting.
14. General Duties of Carrier. All owners and operators of railroads, trucks, airplanes, or other conveyances shall conform to all regulations and statutes of the State of Idaho in transporting or moving any animals into, within or through the State of Idaho.
*** CATTLE ***
15. Importation of Cattle into Idaho Cattle may enter the State of Idaho provided they are transported or moved in conformity with Section 010 through Subsection 020.09, as revised in 1984, and are accompanied by an official health certificate attesting they are free from evidence of any infectious, contagious, or communicable disease, or exposure thereto, or by a permit or both.
a. General Requirements.
i. An official health certificate is required by statute on all livestock imported into the state.
ii. The following classes of cattle shall have a permit for entry prior to importation:
(1) All intact male and female cattle of dairy breeds not consigned directly to slaughter or to a quarantine feedlot.
(2) All beef breed bulls not consigned directly to slaughter or to a quarantine feedlot.
(3) All cattle from Class B or Class C states.
(4) Cattle of any classification that do not meet all other entry requirements.
iii. All cattle entering Idaho shall be subject to a post-entry inspection by personnel authorized by the Bureau of Animal Health to perform such inspections.
b. Brucellosis Entry Requirements.
i. All female cattle entering Idaho shall have been officially brucellosis calfhood vaccinated, except:
(i) Calves under 4 months of age.
(ii) Cattle consigned directly to slaughter (or to a specifically approved stockyard for sale to slaughter).
(iii) Vaccination eligible heifers may, by permit, be consigned to a specifically approved stockyard or other specified destination where they shall be vaccinated.
(iv) Cattle consigned directly to Federal Quarantine or Idaho Registered Quarantined Feedlot (or consigned to specifically approved stockyard for sale to such feedlots).
ii. Brucellosis test requirements.
(1) All test eligible cattle from Class A state shall have been tested negative within thirty (30) days of importation.
(2) All test eligible cattle from Class B or C states shall have been tested negative within thirty (30) days of importation and shall be quarantined on arrival and subjected to a retest forty-five (45) to one-hundred twenty (120) days post entry.
(3) Test eligible cattle from Class A states which
border
(4) Test eligible cattle from Class B or C states
which border
hundred twenty (120) days post entry.
(5) Test eligible cattle which are not official
brucellosis calfhood vaccinates (bulls, etc.) which
originate in Class C areas or states shall be tested as provided by UM&R
and CFR prior to movement from the Class C area or state, and shall be
quarantined to new premises and undergo a retest forty-
five (45) to one-hundred twenty (120) days post entry. (The pre-entry testing
shall consist of a herd test at least sixty (60) days prior to movement and a
retest not more than thirty (30) days prior to movement).
(6) Exceptions to test requirement:
(a) Cattle from Class Free state.
(b) Cattle from certified free herd in Class Free, A, B, C states.
(c) Cattle consigned directly to slaughter from Class A state.
(d) Cattle consigned directly to slaughter from the farm or ranch of origin in a Class B or C state if shipped under movement permit.
(e) Cattle from other than the farm or ranch of
origin in a Class B or C state consigned directly to slaughter or a Federal
Quarantined Feedlot if "S" branded prior to shipment and are
accompanied by VS 1-
27 or "S" brand permit.
(f) Cattle from Class A state if consigned directly to Federal Quarantine Feedlot or Idaho Registered Quarantine Feedlot or to a specifically approved stockyard for sale to Federal Quarantine Feedlot or Idaho Registered Quarantine Feedlot, or directly to slaughter at a recognized slaughter establishment.
(g) Cattle from a farm or ranch of origin in a Class B or C state which are consigned directly to a specifically approved stockyard for sale to slaughter if such cattle are accompanied by a movement permit.
(h) Cattle other than from a farm or ranch of origin in a Class B or C state are consigned directly to a specifically approved stockyard for sale to slaughter or Federal Quarantine Feedlot if such cattle are "S" branded prior to shipment and are accompanied by a VS 1-27 or an "S" brand permit.
(I) Cattle from a farm or ranch of origin in a Class B or C state may be consigned to a Federal Quarantined Feedlot or to a specifically approved market for sale to a Federal Quarantined Feedlot without being "S" branded and without a VS 1-27 if such cattle are "S" branded upon arrival at the Federal Quarantined Feedlot. Such cattle must be accompanied by a movement permit.
iii. All test eligible cattle entering
iv. Cattle not meeting these requirements shall
not enter
v. Grazing cattle from contagious states which
have traditionally been moved by permit into
vi. Cattle may be imported into the State of
vii. Any animals imported in violation of these regulations shall be placed under strict quarantine and consigned to immediate slaughter, removed from the state or to a Federal Quarantine Feedlot or Idaho Registered Quarantined Feedlot within fifteen (15) days, or such shipment shall be returned to the point of origin by the importer.
viii. In addition to meeting the above
requirements for entry, livestock imported into
c. With Regard to
Tuberculosis. Dairy and breeding cattle may enter the State of
I. They originate in an Accredited Tuberculosis Free Herd, and an accredited herd number and date of last test are shown on the health certificate; or
ii. They originate from a Bovine Tuberculosis Free Area and from a herd not under quarantine; or
iii. They originate from a Modified Accredited area that has had no Tuberculosis positives within the past twelve (12) months; or
iv. Cattle not meeting requirements in Subsection 280.03.a., b., and c. shall have been tested with negative results within thirty (30) days of shipment and originate in non-reactor herds; or
v. Obtain a permit from Idaho Bureau of Animal Health and animals placed under quarantine for testing and compliance with entry requirements.
d. Scabies.
I. All cattle not known to be affected with
Scabies consigned to
(1) Cattle may be moved by permit from the Idaho
Division of Animal Industries to an
(2) Cattle may be shipped without permit directly to a federally inspected slaughter establishment.
(3) Female cattle of dairy breeds over eighteen (18) months of age may be shipped into Idaho by permit, but without treatment for Scabies, but must have a hands-on inspection by an accredited veterinarian or state/federal livestock sanitary official to ascertain that the cattle are not infected.
ii. Punishment for violation of rules. Any person, firm, or corporation violating any of the provisions of these rules, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be subject to a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than five thousand dollars ($5,000) for each offense, or by imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding six (6) months.
e. Trichomoniasis. The
Certificate of Veterinary Inspection for bulls imported into
I. The bull(s) are two (2) years of age or younger and have not serviced a cow; or
ii. The bull(s) have been tested by culture for trichomoniasis within thirty (30) days of shipment and were negative to the test.
iii. Exceptions to certification and testing:
(1) Bulls consigned directly to slaughter at a recognized slaughter establishment.
(2) Bulls consigned directly to a quarantined feedlot.
*** HORSES & OTHER EQUIDAE ***
17. Horses, Mules, Asses and Equidae. All horses, mules, asses and equidae which are to be transported or moved into the state of Idaho shall be accompanied by an official certificate of veterinary inspection or extended validity equine certificate, from the state of origin, stating that the equidae are free from evidence of any communicable disease and have completed Equine Infectious Anemia (EIA) test requirements, except as provided in this section.
a. Equine Infectious Anemia (EIA) Test Requirements.
I. An official EIA test is a blood test for EIA
conducted by a USDA approved laboratory, within six (6) months of entry of the equidae into
(1) Entry of equidae
into
(2) A nursing foal less than six (6) months of age accompanied by its EIA negative dam is exempt from the test requirements.
b. "Working horses" used for seasonal
ranching purposes may be exempt from the requirements of this section if the
horses have been included on a current grazing permit which has received prior
approval from the Bureau of Animal Health and the chief livestock sanitary
official in a western state which reciprocates with
c. Equids being moved directly to a USDA approved equine slaughter establishment may be exempted from EIA test requirements.
d. The Bureau of Animal Health may develop cooperative reciprocal agreements with neighboring states which exempt EIA testing requirements for movement of equidae between cooperating state.
e. Findings and Effective Date. The amendments to IDAPA 02.04.03.210 confer a benefit to the equine industry by protecting the equine industry against Equine Infectious Anemia and by providing a reasonable, effective mechanism for interstate movement of equidae among the states of the region.
*** HOGS ***
19. Imported Swine.
a. Swine. Swine may enter the state of Idaho provided
they meet the following brucellosis and pseudorabies
requirements, and are accompanied by a certificate of veterinary inspection
attesting that they have been inspected within thirty (30) days of date of
shipment, that they are free from evidence of all infectious, contagious, or
communicable diseases, or known exposure thereto during the preceding sixty
(60) days, they have not been vaccinated with any pseudorabies
vaccine, and that they have not been fed raw garbage. Swine for immediate slaughter which are apparently healthy may enter the state
of
b. Brucellosis Rules - Breeding Swine. Negative tests for brucellosis at a dilution of one to twenty-five (1/25) within thirty (30) days of entry or negative to Official Card Test, within thirty (30) days of entry, or originate from a validated brucellosis free herd or validated brucellosis free state.
c. Pseudorabies Rules.
I. Breeding Swine. Must have a permit for entry from the Idaho Division of Animal Industries and be individually identified by official ear tags or other approved techniques, and be shipped directly from a farm of origin or a market in a Stage IV or V state/area, or may be shipped directly from a qualified pseudorabies-negative herd, Such swine must be quarantined in isolation at destination and retested thirty to sixty (30-60) days following importation, or must have a negative official pseudorabies test within thirty (30) days prior to entry. Such swine must be quarantined in isolation and retested at destination thirty to sixty (30-60_ days following importation.
ii. Feeder Pigs. Must have a permit for entry from the Idaho Division of Animal Industries and be identified by an official ear tag, approved legible ear tattoo or other approved techniques indicating the state and herd of origin, and be shipped directly from a farm of origin or a market in a Stage IV or V state/area, or be shipped directly from a qualified pseudorabies-negative herd, or Feeder pigs not meeting Subsection 300.03.b.ii. or 300.03.b.iii., must have a negative pseudorabies test within thirty (30) days prior to entry. Such swine must be quarantined in isolation at destination and retested thirty to sixty (30-60) days following importation.
iii. Slaughter Swine. Infected or exposed swine shall be accompanied by a permit and may be shipped directly to a recognized slaughter establishment. Slaughter swine, which are not known to be infected or exposed, may be imported from a state/area with a program status up to and including Stage III, for movement directly to a recognized slaughter establishment, without permit. Slaughter swine from Stage IV or V state/area, which are not known to be infected or exposed, may be imported directly to recognized slaughter establishments or to specifically approved stockyards for sale to recognized slaughter establishments, without permit.
*** SHEEP ***
See General Requirements.
*** GOATS ***
See General Requirements.
*** DOGS ***
All dogs imported into the State of Idaho shall be accompanied by an official health certificate attesting that such dogs are apparently free from any infectious, contagious or communicable disease, and have been official vaccinated against rabies. Officially vaccinated shall mean vaccinated in accordance with the current recommendation of the NASPHV compendium of Animal Rabies Vaccines.
Puppies under 3 months of age originating from a rabies quarantined area must have a permit from the Idaho Bureau of Animal Health prior to importation.
*** CATS ***
All cats imported into the State of
*** PSITTACINE BIRDS ***
See General Requirements.
*** POULTRY & HATCHING EGGS ***
18. POULTRY
a. Health Certificate. Poultry may enter the state
of
b. Psittacine Birds. Parakeets
and other psittacine birds that will not be
commercially exchanged in any manner may enter the state of
*** BISON ***
26. Bison.
a. Shipment. All shipments must be in compliance with Federal Interstate regulations.
b. Permits. A permit is required from the Idaho Bureau of Animal Industry prior to importation of bison.
*** LLAMAS ***
See General Requirements.
*** ELK ***
And Other Cervidae.
365. Domestic Cervidae Farming.
a. Domestic cervidae may enter the state of Idaho provided they meet the following requirements, and are accompanied by a Certificate of Veterinary Inspection attesting to the fact that they have been inspected within thirty (30) days of shipment, and that they are free from evidence of infectious, contagious, or communicable diseases, or known exposure thereto during the preceding sixty (60) days:
I. Be tested negative for brucellosis if six (6) months of age or older, by at least two (2) types of official brucellosis tests, one of which shall be the rivanol, the PCFIA or the CITE test, within thirty (30) days prior to entry; and,
ii. If animals originate from an accredited herd, they may be imported without further tuberculosis testing provided that they are accompanied by a certificate stating that such domestic cervidae originated from an accredited herd; or,
iii. If animals originate from a qualified herd, they may be imported if accompanied by a certificate stating that such domestic cervidae originated from a qualified herd and have been classified negative to an official tuberculosis test that was administered within ninety (90) days prior to the movement date. If the qualifying test was administered within ninety (90) days of movement, the animals to be moved do not require an additional test; or,
iv. If animals originate from a monitored herd, they may be imported if accompanied by a certificate stating that such domestic cervidae originated from a monitored herd and have been classified negative to an official tuberculosis test that was conducted within ninety (90) days prior to the date of movement; or,
v. If animals do not originate from an accredited, qualified or monitored herd, they may be imported if accompanied by a certificate stating that such domestic cervidae have been classified negative to two (2) official tuberculosis tests that were conducted no less than ninety (90) days apart, that the second test was conducted within ninety (90) days prior to the date of movement, and that the animals were isolated from all other members of the herd during the testing period. Test eligible age is six (6) months or older, or less than six (6) months of age if not accompanied by a negative tested dam.
vi. Elk shall be tested negative for
vii. Be from a region not known to be endemic with Parelaphostrongylus tenuis (meningeal worm), as reported by the Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study, and
viii. Be individually identified, by an official USDA identification tag or microchip, on a Certificate of Veterinary Inspection issued by the veterinarian who conducted the tests, and
ix. Be destined for a domestic cervidae farm currently licensed by the division
x. Enter on an import permit issued by the
b. Movement of cervidae between accredited American Association of Zoological Parks and Aquariums (AAZPA) facilities is exempt from the tuberculosis testing requirements of this rule. All other movement from AAZPA-accredited facilities shall comply with the tuberculosis requirements.
*** RABBITS ***
See General Requirements.
*** ZOO, FUR-BEARING, & OTHER WILD ANIMALS ***
20. WILD ANIMALS. All wild animals and semi-wild animals not under
domestication are under the supervision of the Idaho Department of Fish and
Game and all matters pertaining to any restrictions governing their movement
into the state of
22. Domestic Fur-bearing Animals. All domestic fur bearing animals which are
transported or moved into the state of
*** SEMEN & FROZEN EMBRYOS ***
See General Requirements.
*** BIOLOGICS, MICROORGANISMS, & PARASITES ***
21. Biologics.
a. Distribution Permit. By rule, serum, vaccines, bacterins and biological remedies of all kinds used as diagnostic agents or used in the treatment of diseases of livestock or poultry shall not be sold, distributed or used within the state of Idaho or imported into the state for sale, distribution or use unless such serum, vaccines, bacterins and biological remedies have been produced under a permit granted by the United States Department of Agriculture, Veterinary Service.
b. Shipping Virulent Blood or Living Virus. By rule, all manufacturers, dealers and distributors of biological products are hereby prohibited from shipping any virulent blood or living virus (brucella abortus vaccine) of any disease affecting livestock, dogs, or poultry into the state of Idaho, unless written permission shall first be obtained from the Idaho Division of Animal Industries and no living virus for use in animals or poultry shall be distributed or used within the state of Idaho unless permission in writing shall first be obtained from the Idaho Division of Animal Industries at Boise for the distribution and use of the same.
c. Labels. By rule no permit under Subsection 310.01 and 02 will be issued unless the product shall be contained in vessels bearing labels approved by the Idaho Bureau of Animal Health, properly identifying the product by proper name and description, bearing adequate directions for the use of the product, and bearing no statement, design, or device that may deceive the purchaser, or that is false or misleading in any particular.
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The State of
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See General Requirements.
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23. Additional Provisions. In addition to the aforementioned provisions, the regulations outlined in Title Nine (9), CFR, United States Department of Agriculture, Veterinary Services, governing the movement of livestock shall be adhered to.
24. Violation of Rules. Pursuant to Title 18, 25, 37, and 67, Idaho Code, a violation of the rules of the Idaho Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Animal Industry, shall constitute a misdemeanor.
25. Actinomycosis - Lump Jaw - Public Livestock Markets. Any animal infected or affected with the disease known as actinomycosis and/or actinobacillosis, commonly referred to as "lump jaw", to the extent that the lesion is open and/or there is drainage therefrom, entering a Public Livestock Market shall be held only in the quarantine pen and sold only therefrom, and only in accordance with Subsection 190.01.
Please be advised that this is not an official copy of the rules. To obtain an official copy, please contact the Division of Statewide Administrative Rules, State Auditor's Office, 700 West State Street, Boise, Idaho 83720; (208)-334-3577.