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Effective Date: November 1988
Last Update:
Health Requirements Governing the Admission Of Animals
For More Information on Current Regulations Please Contact
Maxwell Lea, Jr., D.V.M.
State Veterinarian
Office of Animal Health Services
Telephone: (225) 925-3980
Fax: (225) 925-4103
GENERAL
Section 11705. General Health Requirements Governing Admission of Livestock and Poultry.
All livestock brought into the State shall be accompanied by an official
health certificate stating that the animals are healthy, free from signs of
infectious or contagious diseases and signs of internal and/or external
parasites, and meet the specific requirements stated in this regulation. Health
certificates are valid for 30 days only. Livestock consigned to an approved
slaughter establishment or an approved livestock auction
market are exempt from this requirement. No livestock affected with, or
carrying the contagion of, screwworms shall be moved into
All cattle entering the State must meet the general requirements of LAC 7:XXI.11705 and the above specific requirements:
A. Tuberculosis requirements.
All cattle over one year of age must show a negative test for tuberculosis within 30 days prior to entry. The date and results of the test and the individual identification of each animal must be recorded on the health certificate. The following are exempt from this requirement:
1. Cattle that originate from tuberculosis free accredited herd; however, they must be individually identified and the accredited herd number furnished on the health certificate.
2. Beef cattle that originate from a tuberculosis
3. Cattle consigned to a recognized slaughter establishment or to an approved livestock auction market to be sold directly for immediate slaughter only.
B. Brucellosis
1. In addition to the above requirements, cattle entering
2. No cattle from brucellosis quarantined herds may move into
3. In addition to the requirements of B.1. above, cattle must meet the following requirements:
a. Heifers between the ages of 4 and 12 months of age must be official
brucellosis calf hood vaccinates to be eligible to enter
Exceptions to this Subparagraph are:
i. Heifers moving from a farm to an approved stockyard or an approved slaughter establishment.
ii. Individually identified heifers, less than 12 months of age, entering the state for exhibition purposes and returning to the state of origin.
b. Effective January 1, 1989, all heifers and cows over 12 months of age, entering Louisiana, must be official brucellosis vaccinates or originate from a herd that has had a complete negative herd test within the previous 12 months. A copy of the herd test record, which includes the animal(s) entering the State, must accompany the health certificate.
Exceptions to this Subparagraph are:
i. Heifers and cows moving directly from a farm to an approved stockyard or an approved slaughter establishment.
ii. Individually identified heifers and cows entering the state for exhibition purposes and returning to the state of origin.
iii. Individually identified heifers and cows originating from a certified brucellosis free herd, a brucellosis Class Free state, or a brucellosis Class A state.
All horses, mules, and asses imported into the State must meet the general requirements of LAC 7:XXI.11705 and the following specific requirements:
All horses moving into
A. General Swine Requirements
1. All swine imported into
2. No swine originating from a out-of-State
livestock auction market, feeder pig sale or concentration point are eligible
to move to a
3. All swine consigned to
4. Feeding and/or breeding swine moving into
5. All eligible swine moving into
B. Brucellosis
In addition to the general requirements of LAC 7:XXI.11705 and the swine requirements of this section, all swine for breeding purposes must show an official, negative test for brucellosis in the 1:25 dilution or a negative swine brucellosis card test within 30 days prior to the date of shipment. Each animal must be individually identified to herd of origin by an official ear tag or tattoo unless prohibited by federal regulations (ear notch identification will be accepted in lieu of tag or tattoo on registered, purebred animals), and this identification must be recorded on the health certificate. An exception of this Section are swine from a validated brucellosis free herd. The validated herd number and individual identification of each animal must appear on the health certificate.
C. Pseudorabies Requirements
1. All swine moving into
The permit number is valid for 15 days and must be recorded on the health certificate. All breeding swine, entering the state on a permit, will be quarantined at destination, to be retested in 30 to 60 days at the owner's expense.
2. Swine moving into
a. originate from herds not known to be infected with pseudorabies, and are negative to a Serum Neutralization, Latex Agglutination and/or Elisa test for pseudorabies within 30 days of movement; or
b. originate from a qualified pseudorabies herd. The qualified herd number must be recorded on the health certificate; or
c. be shipped directly from the
farm of origin in a Stage IV or
3. Swine moving into
a. pass a negative official pseudorabies serologic test within 30 days prior to interstate shipment; or
b. originate in a pseudorabies qualified negative herd; or
c. originate in a pseudorabies monitored feeder pig herd, or
d. be shipped directly from the
farm of origin in a Stage III, IV, or
e. be sold at an approved all class market or approved slaughter market and imported for feeding in a quarantined feedlot; or
f. be sold at an approved feeder pig market and imported for feeding without restrictions.
4. Slaughter hogs moving into
a. directly to a recognized slaughter establishment; or
b. directly to an approved slaughter market or approved all class market, and then directly to another approved slaughter market, or to a recognized slaughter establishment or quarantined feedlot; or
c. directly to an approved slaughter market and then to a quarantined feedlot.
All sheep entering the State must meet the general requirements of LAC
7:XXI.11705. In addition, all sheep entering
The date and name of the dip must be recorded on the health certificate covering this movement.
All goats imported into the state must meet the general requirements of LAC 7:XXI.11705. In addition, dairy goats must meet the brucellosis and tuberculosis requirements stipulated for cattle.
All dogs imported into Louisiana for any purpose must meet the general requirements of LAC 7:XXI.11705 and must be accompanied by an official health certificate, issued by an accredited veterinarian, showing they have been immunized against rabies within 12 months prior to entry. Exceptions to this Section are dogs three months of age or younger which are exempt from the rabies vaccination requirement.
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All cats imported into Louisiana for any purpose must meet the general requirements of LAC 7:XXI.11705 and must be accompanied by an official health certificate, issued by an accredited veterinarian, showing they have been immunized against rabies within 12 months prior to entry. Exceptions to this Section are cats three months of age or younger which are exempt from the rabies vaccination requirement
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All poultry entering the state must meet the general requirements of LAC 7:XXI.11703 and the following specific requirements:
A. All poultry or poultry eggs for hatching shall not be imported into
B. Poultry consigned to a recognized slaughter establishment may enter the state on a waybill, which must include the name and address of the consignee, the number of birds, and the name and address of the slaughter establishment. If, in the opinion of an authorized agent of the Livestock Sanitary Board, poultry consigned to a recognized slaughter establishment is of questionable health, the entire shipment will be quarantined immediately and consigned to a poultry establishment maintaining federal inspection for wholesomeness or be returned to the state of origin.
C. The State veterinarian may prohibit the entry of
birds, eggs, or poultry by-products into
D. Psittacine birds and mynah birds may be
imported into
E. No permits will be issued for importation into
F. Birds determined to be infected with, or exposed to, exotic
G. All poultry brought into
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All bison over 18 months of age from a Class A state must be tested negative for brucellosis within 30 days of shipment.
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Wild or semi-wild animals under domestication or in custody may be imported into the State of Louisiana provided that these animals meet the general requirements of LA 7:XXI.11705 and that a report of the number of animals to be imported is made to the State Veterinarian of Louisiana within 10 days of the date of shipment and immediate opportunity for examination is afforded a representative of the Livestock Sanitary Board to determine the health status of such animals.
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A. No person, firm, association, or corporation shall manufacture, sell or
distribute any animal vaccine within the State of
B. The board shall authorize the intrastate manufacture, sale, or distribution of animal vaccines on an individual basis to meet emergency situations within the State of Louisiana under special permit of the State Veterinarian, provided that no special permit for the intrastate manufacture, sale, or distribution of animal vaccines shall be issued by the State Veterinarian except under the authorization of the board.
C. The board reserves the right to prohibit the intrastate manufacture, sale or distribution of animal vaccines which, in the judgement of the board, would be detrimental to any phase of the livestock and/or animal health industries of the state.
D. The board shall distribute through the State Veterinarian on an annual
basis, no later than December 31 of each year, a complete list of all vaccines
which are prohibited for use within
***AQUATIC
SPECIES/AQUACULTURE****
TURTLES: If you would like to view the regulations for turtles, please visit the following website at: http://www.state.la.us/osr/lac/07v01/07v01.pdf , scroll down to Chapter 23 on page 194.
Or you may contact:
Dr. Maxwell A., Lea, Jr.
State Veterinarian
Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry
Phone: 225-925-3980
Fax: 225 – 925 4103
Or email: mlea@ldaf.state.la.us
OYSTER BEDS: The department of Wildlife and Fisheries works with the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals to regulate the harvest of oyster beds based on human health criteria, such as bacterial counts in the waters over those beds. Tagging requirements, as well as other regulations can be found in Louisiana Revised Statues 56:424: http://www.legis.state.la.us/lss/lss.asp?doc=105292.
Or you may contact:
Mr. Patrick Banks
Marine Fisheries Division
FISH HATCHERIES: Public and private fish hatcheries must follow department animal health policy and guidelines to prevent the spread of diseases between water bodies and river basins.
Game fish fingerling producers are regulated under state statues (La. Revised Statues56:327 (A) (1)(b)(iv):
http://www.legis.state.la.us/lss/lss.asp?doc=105220 and administrative regulations associated
with those statues (
Tilapia Producers are regulated under administrative regulations (LA Administrative Code Title 76, Part VII, 159 – Tilapia available at: http://www.state.la.us/osr.lac76v01/76v01.pdf (select part VII)
Or you may contact:
Mr. Mark McElroy
Inland Fisheries Division
ALLIGATORS:
The Louisiana Dept. of Wildlife and Fisheries has the authority and is responsible for regulating the wild harvest of alligators and commercial alligator farming operations within the state, as per the Louisiana revised statutes , Title 56:251-265: http://www.legis.state.la.us/lss/lss.asp?doc=105080, then click on “next section” at the top pf page to move to next section) and title 76, Part V., Chapter 7 – Alligators: (http://www.state.la.us/osr/lac/76v01/76v01.pdf, select Part V). Extensive regulations are in place relative to initial licensing of holding facilities, maintenance of captive stock (spacing, feeding, temperature requirements, etc) and reporting requirements. Multiple other agencies have some regulatory involvement with portions of the alligator industry, such as meat processing (Department of Health and Hospitals) waste water discharge (Department of Environmental Quality and meat inspection (Department of Agriculture and Forestry). The LDWF works closely with the Louisiana State University School of Veterinary Medicine should questions of disease arise.
Contact:
Noël Kinler
Alligator Program Manager
REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS:
Reptile and amphibian collections and sales are regulated by the department of Wildlife and Fisheries and managed by riulkes under La. Administrative Code title 76, Part XV http://www.state.la.us/osr/lac/76v01/76v01.pdf, (Select Part XV)
Contact:
Mr. Gary Lester
Natural Heritage Program
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