Equine Imports - Alaska From/To The United States

Traveling between Alaska and the Cointinental United States via Canada

Equids Transiting Through Canada by Land

CAUTION: Before you depart the United States and enter Canada, please make sure that your certificate will still be valid upon entry into Alaska or reentry into the lower 48 states. The certificate is valid 30 days after the date of inspection (Box. 14 on Page 1 of the model certificate for export) for export by the accredited veterinarian.
Equids transiting through Canada to Alaska require an international export health certificate issued by a USDA accredited veterinarian and endorsed by an USDA APHIS (federal) veterinarian. Work with your accredited veterinarian and local USDA APHIS Service Center to obtain an international export certificate. For specific questions on procedures and requirements for entry to Alaska, contact the following offices:

• Palmer, Alaska (alaska.import.export@usda.gov) (907) 229-7656
• Service Center 6 in Sacramento, CA (sacramento.vs.import.export@usda.gov) (916) 854-3960

International export health certificates must comply with:

• Time constraints – certificates are only valid for 30 days from the date of inspection by the
  USDA Accredited Veterinarian (box 14 on page 1 of the health certificate for export).*
• View requirements for entry of equids to Canada (258.74 KB)

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• An Alaska State import permit. A permit number will be issued to the accredited veterinarian writing the health certificate or CVI by the State of Alaska Office of the State Veterinarian (OSV). There is no fee for the state import permit. The permit may be obtained on the OSVwebsite: or by calling (907) 375-8200 during normal business hours.
• A negative equine infectious anemia (EIA) test with blood drawn by an accredited veterinarian within 180 days of departure for Alaska. USDA APHIS accepts both the cElisa and AGID EIA tests for movement between the United States and Canada. EIA testing laboratories must be approved by the National Veterinary Services Laboratory in Ames, IA.

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Equids flown or barged from one U.S. State to another U.S. State

Equids flown or barged from one U.S. State to another U.S. state require an interstate health certificate signed by an accredited veterinarian.

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• An Alaska state import permit. A permit number will be issued to the accredited veterinarian writing the health certificate or CVI by the State of Alaska Office of the State Veterinarian. There is no fee for the state import permit. The permit may be obtained on the OSV website or by calling (907) 375-8200 during normal business hours.
• A negative equine infectious anemia (EIA) test with blood drawn by an accredited veterinarian within 180 days of departure for Alaska. USDA APHIS accepts both the cElisa and AGID EIA tests for movement between the United States and Canada. EIA testing laboratories must be approved by the National Veterinary Services Laboratory in Ames, IA.

The official certificate of health or CVI should include statements that the horses identified on the certificate are:

• Free from symptoms of infectious or contagious disease
• Have not originated from a premises or region under quarantine for vesicular stomatitis or where vesicular stomatitis has been diagnosed in the past 30 days
• Have not originated from a premise or region under quarantine for equine piroplasmosis or where equine piroplasmosis has been diagnosed in the last 45 days
• Have not been on any premise where contagious equine metritis (CEM) has been isolated during the 60 days immediately preceding export to Alaska or a premises currently under quarantine or investigation for CEM. If a mare, she has not been bred naturally to or inseminated with semen from either a stallion positive for CEM, or a stallion residing on a premise under quarantine or investigation for CEM.

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