Subject 40-13-3 INTRASTATE HEALTH REQUIREMENTS
| (1) |
"Cattle" means
bovine animals and bison. |
| (2) |
"Certificate of Veterinary Inspection" means an official and legible record
complying with the requirements of the Georgia Department of Agriculture issued
by an accredited veterinarian on an official form adopted by the state of origin
or the equivalent official form of the United States Department of
Agriculture. |
| (3) |
"Cervid" means
farmed deer and any species of deer, elk, moose or other Artiodactyla maintained
in confinement. |
| (4) |
"Equine" means
horses, mules, asses, and any other members of the Equidae species. |
| (5) |
"Petting Zoo" means a collection of animals
for the purpose of allowing physical contact with the public. |
There are no brucellosis or tuberculosis test requirements for
intrastate movement of Georgia cattle.
| (1) |
Georgia breeding
swine, four months of age or older, being sold, offered for sale, traded, given
away, loaned or leased, must test negative to an official brucellosis test and an
official pseudorabies test within 30 days prior to sale or movement. The
following are exempt from the brucellosis and/or pseudorabies test requirements:
| (a) |
Swine originating directly from a validated
brucellosis free herd are exempt from the brucellosis test
requirements; |
| (b) |
Swine originating
directly from a qualified pseudorabies free herd are exempt from the pseudorabies
test requirement; |
| (c) |
Barrows are
exempt from the brucellosis test requirements; |
| (d) |
Swine moving directly to a state or
federally approved slaughter establishment; and |
| (e) |
Swine moving directly to an approved
auction market or buying station. |
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| (2) |
Georgia feral swine of any age moving
within Georgia must test negative to an official brucellosis test and an official
pseudorabies test within 30 days prior to movement, originate from a validated
brucellosis free herd and a qualified pseudorabies free herd, or be moved
directly to a state or federally approved slaughter establishment, to an approved
hunting preserve, or to an approved swine slaughter sale. |
| (3) |
Georgia miniature swine, four months of age
or older, being sold, offered for sale, traded, given away, loaned or leased,
must test negative to an official brucellosis test and an official pseudorabies
test within 30 days prior to movement or originate from a validated brucellosis
free herd and a qualified pseudorabies free herd. Barrows are exempt from the
brucellosis and pseudorabies test requirements. |
| (4) |
The burden of satisfying all of the above
brucellosis and pseudorabies test requirements shall be upon the person who
sells, offers for sale, trades, gives away, loans or leases any test eligible
swine. |
| (1) |
Official Equine
Infectious Anemia Tests: Only tests which have been conducted in a State,
Federal, or commercial laboratory approved by the Georgia State Veterinarian and
the United States Department of Agriculture will be considered official
tests. |
| (2) |
Official Equine Infectious
Anemia Test Record: Only the original laboratory issued test record will be
considered an official test record. The State Veterinarian will make the final
determination as to the acceptability of any equine infectious anemia test
record. |
| (3) |
Nursing foals less than
six months of age when accompanied by their dam which has a current negative test
for equine infectious anemia are exempt from the equine infectious anemia test
requirements. |
| (4) |
Change of
Ownership: Georgia equine being sold, offered for sale, traded, given away,
loaned, or leased must test negative to an official test for equine infectious
anemia within the previous 12 months and be accompanied by the original test
record issued by the laboratory. Untested equine may move directly to an approved
sale where a sample will be collected prior to the sale. The seller will be
responsible for the cost of the test and must reimburse the buyer the full price
of the animal if such test is positive. |
| (5) |
Assembly: Equine assembled for exhibitions,
rodeos, horse shows, trail rides, or other gatherings with horses of different
ownership must have a record of an official negative test for equine infectious
anemia within the previous 12 months. The original laboratory test record or a
legible copy will be acceptable for the purpose of assembly. |
| (6) |
Breeding: Any stallion or mare offered for
reproductive services must have record of an official negative test for equine
infectious anemia within the previous 12 months. The original laboratory test
record or a legible copy will be acceptable for the purpose of
breeding. |
| (7) |
Stables: Equine located
at premises that provide boarding, holding, training, breeding, riding, pulling
vehicles or similar purposes must have a record of an official test for equine
infectious anemia within the previous 12 months. The original laboratory test
record or a legible copy will be acceptable. |
| (8) |
Quarantine: Any equine not meeting the
above requirements may be quarantined and returned to the farm of origin or a
premises approved by the State Veterinarian until the requirements have been
met. |
| (9) |
The burden of satisfying the
above equine infectious anemia test requirements shall be upon the person who
sells, offers for sale, trades, gives away, loans, leases or commingles any
test-eligible equine. |
| (1) |
All sheep, except
wethers, moving intrastate for the purpose of change of ownership, including
loan, lease or given away, must be identified with official USDA
identification. |
| (2) |
Any person
applying official identification must keep the following records for a period of
five (5) years:
| (a) |
Name and address of the
flock of origin; |
| (b) |
Name and address
of the recipient flock; |
| (c) |
Age,
breed and sex of the sheep identified; and |
| (d) |
The identification number
applied. |
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| (1) |
All goats, except
wethers, commingled with sheep and moved intrastate for the purpose of change of
ownership, including loan, lease or given away, must be identified with official
USDA identification. |
| (2) |
Any person
applying official identification must keep the following records for a period of
five (5) years:
| (a) |
Name and address of the
flock/herd of origin; |
| (b) |
Name and
address of the recipient flock/herd; |
| (c) |
Age, breed and sex of the goat identified;
and |
| (d) |
The identification number
applied. |
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| (1) |
Georgia cervids
12 months of age or older being sold, offered for sale, traded, given away,
loaned or leased, must test negative to an official brucellosis test within 30
days prior to sale or movement. The following are exempt from the brucellosis
test requirements:
| (a) |
Cervids originating from
a certified brucellosis free herd; or |
| (b) |
Cervids consigned directly to a state or
federally approved slaughter establishment; or |
| (c) |
Cervids originating from an institution
that is accredited by the American Association of Zoological Parks and Aquariums
(AAZPA) and consigned to another accredited member facility in Georgia;
or |
| (d) |
White-tailed deer indigenous
to Georgia. |
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| (2) |
Georgia
cervids of any age being sold, offered for sale, traded, given away, loaned or
leased, must test negative to an official tuberculosis test within ninety (90)
days prior to sale or movement. The following are exempt from the tuberculosis
test requirements:
| (a) |
Cervids originating from
an accredited tuberculosis free herd; or |
| (b) |
Cervids less than 12 months of age
originating from and born into a qualified or monitored herd and not exposed to
other cervids of a lower status; or |
| (c) |
Cervids originating from an institution
that is accredited by the American Association of Zoological Parks and Aquariums
(AAZPA) and consigned to another accredited member facility in Georgia;
or |
| (d) |
Cervids consigned directly to
a state or federally approved slaughter establishment; or |
| (e) |
White-tailed deer indigenous to
Georgia. |
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| (3) |
The burden of
satisfying the above brucellosis and tuberculosis test requirements shall be upon
the person who sells, offers for sale, trades, gives away, loans or leases any
test eligible cervid. |
| (1) |
All exhibitions of livestock except equine exhibitions are required to have a
permit. The management is responsible for obtaining the exhibition permit from
the State Veterinarian at least twenty-one (21) days prior to the opening of the
exhibition. For additional information, call the State Veterinarian's office at:
404-656-3671. |
| (2) |
All livestock
entering Georgia for exhibition must meet Georgia's interstate movement health
requirements. |
| (3) |
No livestock will
be allowed entry into the exhibition facility without the proper health records
and required tests. A Georgia Department of Agriculture representative may be
present to examine all livestock. |
| (4) |
Certificate of Veterinary Inspection (CVI).
| (a) |
All animals being exhibited in any type of livestock show must be individually
identified and accompanied by a Certificate of Veterinary Inspection. The
Certificate of Veterinary Inspection must show proof of the requirements outlined
in these regulations for the appropriate species. The Certificate of Veterinary
Inspection must be issued within 30 days prior to exhibition with the following
exceptions:
| 1. |
For Georgia cattle, swine,
goats, and exotic animals exhibiting in Georgia 4-H and FFA shows, the
Certificate of Veterinary Inspection and required tests shall be valid for four
months. |
| 2. |
For Georgia sheep
exhibiting in Georgia 4-H and FFA shows, a Certificate of Veterinary Inspection
must be issued by an accredited veterinarian and must be updated and signed every
30 days during the show season by an accredited veterinarian, county extension
agent, or vocational agriculture teacher. The examiner must sign and record the
following statement on the certificate: "To the best of my knowledge, the animals
being exhibited are free from any clinical signs consistent with those of
footrot, scabies, soremouth, cutaneous fungal lesions, or any other infectious or
communicable disease." |
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| (b) |
The following are exempt from the Certificate of Veterinary Inspection
requirements as specified in this chapter:
| 1. |
Market cattle and market swine will not require a Certificate of Veterinary
Inspection or any testing provided no breeding livestock are on the exhibition
premises. All market animals must either be consigned directly to slaughter with
no animals from the exhibition returning to a farm, or be consigned to a terminal
market show with confinement at the original show facility until movement. If any
market animals will be returning to a farm or if show management requires such,
all animals on the show grounds must have proper Certificates of Veterinary
Inspection and must satisfy the appropriate test requirements described in this
chapter. |
| 2. |
Georgia equine
participating in Georgia equine events will not require a Certificate of
Veterinary Inspection. (See complete equine requirements referenced later in this
section.) |
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| (5) |
Cattle.
| (a) |
Brucellosis Requirements:
| 1. |
Georgia cattle have no brucellosis test
requirement for exhibition. However, the cattle must originate from herds that
are not under quarantine for brucellosis. Steers may move unrestricted from
brucellosis quarantined herds. |
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| (b) |
Tuberculosis Requirements:
| 1. |
Georgia cattle have no tuberculosis test
requirement for exhibition. However, the cattle must originate from herds that
are not under quarantine for tuberculosis. |
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| (c) |
All rodeo cattle from Georgia require a
Certificate of Veterinary Inspection issued within 30 days of exhibition. All
rodeo bulls must have a negative brucellosis and a negative tuberculosis test
within 12 months prior to exhibition. |
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| (6) |
Swine.
| (a) |
Breeding swine:
| 1. |
Georgia breeding swine four months of age
and older must have a negative brucellosis and a negative pseudorabies test
within 30 days prior to exhibition with the following exception: |
| 2. |
Swine originating from a validated
brucellosis free herd and a qualified pseudorabies free herd. Validation and
qualification numbers and the date of the most recent herd test must be recorded
on the Certificate of Veterinary Inspection. |
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| (b) |
Market Swine:
| 1. |
Gilts must have a negative brucellosis and a
negative pseudorabies test within 30 days prior to exhibition unless originating
from a validated brucellosis free herd and a qualified pseudorabies free herd.
Validation and qualification numbers and the date of the most recent herd test
must be recorded on the Certificate of Veterinary Inspection. |
| 2. |
Barrows must have a negative pseudorabies
test within 30 days prior to exhibition unless originating from a qualified
pseudorabies free herd. Qualification number and the date of the most recent herd
test must be recorded on the Certificate of Veterinary Inspection. |
| 3. |
Market swine may be exempt from the
Certificate of Veterinary Inspection and the test requirements if they qualify
under Section
40-13-3-.06(4),
"Certificate of Veterinary Inspection". |
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| (7) |
Sheep.
| (a) |
Georgia sheep must have a Certificate of
Veterinary Inspection issued within 30 days prior to the exhibition with official
USDA identification and the following statement recorded: "The flock of origin is
free from footrot, scabies, contagious ecthyma and any cutaneous fungal disease."
Wethers do not require official USDA identification. |
| (b) |
For Georgia 4-H and FFA sheep exhibition
requirements, see the above "Certificate of Veterinary Inspection" part of this
section. |
| (c) |
All sheep may be
inspected at the show premises for footrot, scabies, contagious ecthyma
(soremouth) and cutaneous fungal diseases. Those with lesions must be removed
from the show facility. |
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| (8) |
Goats.
| (a) |
Georgia goats must have a Certificate of
Veterinary Inspection issued within 30 days prior to exhibition and be in
compliance with USDA identification rules. The following statement must be
recorded on the Certificate of Veterinary Inspection: "The herd of origin is free
from footrot, scabies, contagious ecthyma and any cutaneous fungal
disease." |
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| (9) |
Equine.
| (a) |
Georgia equine does not require a
Certificate of Veterinary Inspection for exhibition. |
| (b) |
All Georgia equine exhibited must have a
negative equine infectious anemia test within the previous 12 months. The
original laboratory issued test record or a legible copy must accompany the
animal. Nursing foals less than six (6) months of age are exempt from this test
requirement when accompanied by their dam which has a current negative test for
equine infectious anemia. |
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| (10) |
Cervids.
| (a) |
Brucellosis Requirements:
| 1. |
Georgia cervids 12 months of age or older
must have a negative brucellosis test within thirty (30) days prior to the
exhibition with the following exceptions:
| (i) |
Cervids originating from a certified brucellosis free herd. Certification number
and the date of the most recent herd test must be recorded on the Certificate of
Veterinary Inspection; |
| (ii) |
Cervids
12 months of age or older originating from monitored herds may be exhibited
following a negative brucellosis test within ninety (90) days prior to
exhibition; |
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| (b) |
Tuberculosis Requirements:
| 1. |
All Georgia
cervids must have a negative tuberculosis test within ninety (90) days of
exhibition with the following exceptions:
| (i) |
Cervids originating from an accredited herd. Accreditation number and date of the
most recent herd test must be recorded on the Certificate of Veterinary
Inspection. |
| (ii) |
Cervids less than 12
months of age originating from and born into a qualified or monitored herd and
not exposed to other cervids of a lower status. |
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| (11) |
Llamas and Alpacas.
| (a) |
Georgia llamas and alpacas must be
accompanied by a Certificate of Veterinary Inspection and be identified by a USDA
approved metal ear tag, unique and individual tattoo, notarized photograph, or an
electronic identification device (microchip). If electronic identification is
used the consignee is responsible for providing the appropriate reading device
for verification. |
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| (1) |
Cattle,
goats, and cervids six (6) months of age or older must test negative for
brucellosis and tuberculosis within ninety (90) days following the initial
establishment of a petting zoo. These animals must have a negative test for
brucellosis and tuberculosis before allowing initial contact with the public.
Castrated males are exempt from the brucellosis test requirement. |
| (2) |
Swine four months of age or older must test
negative for brucellosis and pseudorabies after thirty (30) days following the
initial establishment of a petting zoo. These animals must have a negative test
for brucellosis and pseudorabies before allowing initial contact with the public.
Castrated males are exempt from the brucellosis test requirement. |
| (3) |
Equine from a petting zoo that are located
on or moved to premises where equine of different ownership are present must have
a record of an official negative test for equine infectious anemia within the
previous 12 months. The original laboratory test record or a legible copy will be
acceptable. |
| (4) |
Elephants and monkeys
must test negative to a United States Department of Agriculture recommended
tuberculosis test annually. |
| (5) |
Any
of the above species of animals added to a petting zoo after the initial
establishment of the petting zoo will be required to be isolated and tested for
the species appropriate diseases as outlined above. |
| (6) |
Annual testing for the diseases listed in
this section is recommended for petting zoos. |
| (1) |
All exotic and pet bird exhibitions and
sales are required to have a permit. The exhibition or sale management is
responsible for obtaining the permit by contacting the State Veterinarian at
least twenty-one (21) days prior to the opening of the exhibition of sale. For
additional information, call the State Veterinarian's ofice at
404-656-3671. |
| (2) |
All exotic and pet
birds entering Georgia for exhibition or sale are required to have a permit
number issued by the Georgia Department of Agriculture and must meet Georgia's
interstate movement health requirements. Permit numbers may be obtained by
calling the Animal Health Section at 404-656-3667. |
Any person violating the provisions of this chapter shall be
guilty of a misdemeanor.
