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.
