Sale and Exhibition Requirements
302 KAR 20:065.Sale and exhibition of Kentucky origin livestock in Kentucky.
RELATES TO: KRS Chapter 257
STATUTORY AUTHORITY: KRS 246.295, 257.030, 257.315, 257.380
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
To establishes health requirements for the sale and exhibition
of Kentucky livestock in Kentucky.
Sale and exhibition requirements for out-of-state livestock are established in
302 KAR 20:040, Entry into Kentucky.
Section 1. General Requirements.
(1)(a) All animals offered for sale or exhibition in the Commonwealth shall be accompanied by a Certificate of Veterinary Inspection, unless otherwise provided in 302 KAR 20:070 and this administrative regulation.
(b) A Certificate of Veterinary Inspection shall be void:
1. 150 days after issuance for purposes of exhibition; and
2. Thirty (30) days after issuance for purposes of sale.
(2) All required testing shall be conducted by a state and federally approved laboratory as defined by 9 CFR 79.1.
Section 2. Cattle.
(1) General requirements.
(a) If animals are from an accredited or certified herd, the Certificate of Veterinary Inspection shall document the accreditation and certification number with the date of the last herd test for tuberculosis and brucellosis.
(b) Cattle infected with warts, ringworm, or any other contagious, infectious, or communicable disease shall not be eligible for sale or exhibition.
(2) Brucellosis.
(a) Sale and exhibition. A test shall not be required for sale or exhibition.
(b) The Certificate of Veterinary Inspection shall document the official animal identification.
(3) Tuberculosis.
Sale and exhibition. A test shall not be required for sale or exhibition.
Section 3. Performance Bull Testing Program.
All animals shall be accompanied by a Certificate of Veterinary Inspection.
Section 4. Horses;
Specific Diseases;
Equine Infectious Anemia. (1) Sale. All horses and other equidae, except unweaned foals accompanied by their dam, offered for sale, traded, given away, leased, or moved for the purpose of change of ownership shall be negative to an Agar Gel Immunodiffusion (AGID) test or other USDA approved test, pursuant to 9 CFR 75.4, for equine infectious anemia within the previous twelve (12) months. Equine which are offered for sale at a state-federal approved stockyard without proof of a negative test for Equine Infectious Anemia (EIA) within the previous twelve (12) months shall have a blood sample drawn at the stockyard by the approved market veterinarian at the seller's expense.
(2) Exhibition. All horses and other equidae, except unweaned foals accompanied by their dam, offered for exhibition, including entry into fairgrounds, livestock show grounds, public boarding stables, trail rides, and racing, shall be negative to an AGID test or other USDA approved test for equine infectious anemia within the previous twelve (12) months.
Section 5. Swine.
(1) General requirements.
(a) All swine shall have an official permanent identification.
(b) If animals originate from a validated and qualified herd, the Certificate of Veterinary Inspection shall document the herd validation and qualification number with the date of the last herd test for brucellosis and pseudorabies.
(2) Brucellosis. A test shall not be required for sale or exhibition.
(3) Pseudorabies. Sale or exhibition. A test shall not be required for sale or exhibition. The State Veterinarian may require an official pseudorabies blood test if the animal's state and premises of origin cannot be documented.
(4) Tuberculosis. For sale and exhibition. A test shall not be required for sale or exhibition.
Section 6. Sheep.
(1) General requirements.
(a) All sheep and lambs shall be officially identified by ear or flank tattoo, official ear tag or by microchip and entered on a Certificate of Veterinary Inspection. For sale and exhibition in Kentucky, all breeding sheep shall originate from a consistent state meeting the requirements of USDA Voluntary Scrapie Flock Certification Program in 9 CFR 79.1, and shall be identified with an official USDA Scrapie Program identification tag. Market lambs under the age of eighteen (18) months shall be identified as documented on the Certificate of Veterinary Inspection.
(b) Sheep and lambs infected with any contagious, infectious or communicable disease shall not be eligible for sale or exhibition.
(2) Scrapie.
(a) Sale.
1. Sheep and lambs shall not be consigned that originate from a flock listed as a scrapie affected or surveillance flock by USDA Animal Plant Health Inspection Service, Veterinary Services in 9 CFR 79.
2. Flocks enrolled in the USDA Voluntary Scrapie Flock Certification Program shall be eligible for sale. A Certificate of Veterinary Inspection shall document that the flock is in compliance with the USDA Voluntary Scrapie Flock Certification Program.
(b) Exhibition.
Flocks enrolled in the USDA Voluntary Scrapie Flock Certification Program shall be eligible for exhibition. A Certificate of Veterinary Inspection shall document that the flock is in compliance with the USDA Voluntary Scrapie Flock Certification Program.
(3) Scabies. All sheep or lambs for breeding and feeding purposes consigned from a farm, ranch, or like premises shall be accompanied by a Certificate of Veterinary Inspection indicating the sheep and lambs originated directly and immediately from an official scabies-eradicated-free area.
(4) Sore mouth. Any sheep or lambs showing lesions of contagious exythma shall not be eligible for exhibition or sale.
Section 7. Goats.
(1) Scabies. All goats shall originate from a scabies-free area.
(2) Scrapie. Goats from a herd under surveillance for scrapie that are known to have been exposed to or that are progeny shall not be eligible for sale or exhibition.
(3) Brucellosis. Sale or exhibition. Testing shall not be required for sale or exhibition.
(4) Tuberculosis. Sale or exhibition. Testing shall not be required for sale or exhibition.
Section 8. Poultry.
(1) General requirements.
Poultry shall be individually identified with an official leg or wing band. The official leg or wing band number shall be recorded on a Certificate of Veterinary Inspection which shall accompany poultry when presented for sale or exhibition.
(2) Salmonella Pullorum. Sale and exhibition.
A negative agglutination test shall be required for all poultry within thirty (30) days prior to the date of sale or within 150 days prior to the date of exhibition. A Certificate of Veterinary Inspection shall accompany poultry when presented for sale and exhibition and shall document the laboratory which conducted the test and the test date.
(3) Chicks and hatching eggs shall originate from a flock that satisfies the requirements of KRS 257.400.
Section 9. Dogs and Cats.
(1) All dogs over four (4) months of age for sale or exhibition shall be accompanied by a Certificate of Veterinary Inspection signed by a licensed, accredited veterinarian stating that they are free from all infectious diseases, did not originate within an area under quarantine for rabies, or from an area where rabies is known to exist and has not been exposed to rabies. All dogs over four (4) months of age shall be vaccinated against rabies not less than fourteen (14) days nor more than twelve (12) months prior to date of consignment if killed virus vaccine is used. Any vaccine approved for a three (3) year immunity by the "Compendium of Animal Rabies Vaccines" prepared by the Association of State Public Health Veterinarians, Inc., qualifies a dog if it is one (1) year of age when vaccinated; provided, show or performing dogs to be within the state temporarily for a period of ten (10) days shall not be required to furnish a Certificate of Veterinary Inspection.
(2) All cats shall be in compliance to above requirements for dogs provided the animals are vaccinated for rabies if four (4) months of age or older not less than fourteen (14) days nor more than twelve (12) months prior to date of consignment with a vaccine approved by the state veterinarian and the Kentucky Cabinet for Health Services, Department for Public Health.
Section 10. Ratites (Ostrich, Emu, Rhea, Cassowary, Kiwi, etc.).
(1) General requirements.
(a) A permit number shall be obtained prior to the sale of any ratites in Kentucky by calling (502) 564-3956 weekdays between the hours of 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.. This permit number shall appear on the Certificate of Veterinary Inspection accompanying the animals.
(b) All ratites shall have a permanent official identification approved by a state-federal agency.
(c) Any ratite with evidence of a contagious, infectious, or communicable disease shall not be eligible for sale or exhibition.
(2) Specific diseases.
(a) Ratites shall be negative to an official test for Avian influenza, as defined by 9 CFR 145.14, within thirty (30) days prior to sale.
(b) Ratites shall be negative to an official test for salmonella pullorum, as defined by 9 CFR 145.14, within thirty (30) days prior to sale.
(c) A veterinarian's statement that ratites are not showing signs of any contagious, infectious, or communicable disease shall accompany the ratites for sale or exhibition.
(3) Exhibition. Ratites shall be negative to an official test for Avian Influenza and Salmonella within 150 days prior to date of exhibition.
Section 11. Camelids (Llamas, Alpacas, Camels, etc.).
(1) Brucellosis.
(a) Camelids six (6) months of age or older shall be negative to an official brucellosis test within 150 days prior to date of exhibition.
(b) Camelids six (6) months of age or older shall be negative to an official brucellosis test within thirty (30) days prior to date of sale.
(c) Camelids not weaned, when accompanied by their dam, shall be identified and recorded on the dam's Certificate of Veterinary Inspection.
(2) Tuberculosis.
(a) Camelids six (6) months of age or older shall be negative to an official axillary tuberculin test within 150 days prior to date of exhibition.
(b) Camelids six (6) months of age or older shall be negative to an official axillary tuberculin test within sixty (60) days prior to sale.
(c) Camelids not weaned, when accompanied by their dam, shall be identified and recorded on the dam's Certificate of Veterinary Inspection.
Section 12. Cervid (Deer, Elk, Moose, and All Other Members of the Family Cervidae).
(1) Brucellosis.
(a) Cervids six (6) months of age or older shall be negative to an official brucellosis test, as defined by 9 CFR 78, within 150 days prior to the date of exhibition.
(b) Cervids six (6) months of age or older shall be negative to an official brucellosis test within thirty (30) days prior to the date of sale, except if originated from a certified brucellosis free herd.
(c) Cervids not weaned, if accompanied by their dam, shall be identified and recorded on the dam's Certificate of Veterinary Inspection.
(2) Tuberculosis.
(a) Cervids six (6) months of age or older shall be negative to a Single Cervical Tuberculin (SCT) test within 150 days prior to the date of exhibition.
(b) Cervids six (6) months of age or older shall be negative to a SCT tuberculin test within sixty (60) days prior to sale, except if originated from an accredited tuberculosis free herd.
(c) Cervids not weaned, if accompanied by their dam, shall be identified and recorded on the dam's Certificate of Veterinary Inspection.
Section 13. Intrastate Movement Requirements.
All intrastate movements of cervids other than to a state or recognized slaughtering center, shall be accompanied by an intrastate movement Certificate of Veterinary Inspection signed by a licensed, accredited veterinarian. The intrastate movement certificate shall include the following:
(1) Consignor's name, address, and state veterinarian issued permit number
(2) consignee's name, address, and state veterinarian issued permit number; and
(3) The permit number to ship, which may be obtained by telephone, issued by the State Veterinarian prior to movement.
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