Animal Movement: General Regulations
302 KAR 20:020. General requirements
RELATES TO: KRS Chapter 246, 257
STATUTORY AUTHORITY: KRS Chapter 257, 257.030
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
Clarify general health requirements and provisions concerning interstate and intrastate movement of all classes of animals.
Section 1. General Requirements and Provisions.
(1) Certificate of Veterinary Inspection.
(a) Certificate of Veterinary Inspection shall be void thirty (30) days after date of inspection and issuance except as provided in 302 KAR 20:065.
(b) Approved Certificates of Veterinary Inspection or permits shall be required for all movements of livestock except equine prior to movement.
(c) A certificate of veterinary inspection shall specify the herd:
1. Certification
2. Accreditation;
3. Qualification;
4. Validation number, if applicable; and
5. Date of the last herd test.
(d) A certificate of veterinary inspection shall contain the following information:
1. The name and address of the consignor and consignee;
2. The herd status;
3. An accurate description of the livestock;
4. An accurate method of identifying the livestock;
5. A statement certifying that the animals are free from evidence of infection or exposure to any contagious, communicable or parasitic disease.
(e) A certificate of veterinary inspection stipulating vaccination shall include the:
1. Date of vaccination;
2. Name of vaccine;
3. Serial number of vaccine; and
4. Expiration date of the biologic or agent used.
(2) Permits.
(a) Permits shall be obtained from the chief livestock health official and shall include the:
1. Number of livestock;
2. Description of the livestock;
3. Identification of the livestock;
4. Farm or other place of origin;
5. Farm or other place of destination;
6. Arrival date of the livestock;
7. Name of the consignor and consignee; and
8. Any special restrictions relating to the movement of the livestock.
(b) Livestock, animals and poultry entering the Commonwealth under permit shall be:
1. Consigned to a natural person who is a resident of the state; or
2. Consigned to a legal entity authorized to do business within the state.
(3) Owner and shipper's declaration shall be accepted only for imported animals originating directly from the farm of origin and proceeding directly to immediate slaughter or to a public stockyard or state-federal approved stockyard for reconsignment to immediate slaughter with no diversion whatever en route.
(4) No livestock, animals or poultry that are known to be affected with or that have been exposed to any infectious or contagious, communicable or parasitic disease, or that originated from a quarantined area or quarantined herd shall be imported into Kentucky or transported intrastate within Kentucky.
(5) All imports or interstate movements not in compliance with existing administrative regulations and statutes shall be subject to isolation and quarantine for compliance. No titer resulting from the standard tube test for brucellosis shall be accepted in the case of imports unless the animal or animals showing titer are negative to the card test. All required tests for quarantined imports shall be conducted at no expense to the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Imports not in compliance to existing statutes and administrative regulations shall not be eligible for indemnity payments.
(6) All brucellosis blood tests and other required laboratory tests shall be conducted in a state-federal approved laboratory.
(7)(a) All required tests and vaccinations, including brucellosis and tuberculosis, shall be performed by:
1. A licensed, accredited veterinarian; or
2. An authorized representative of the chief livestock health official; or
3. An authorized representative of the federal government.
(b) All required vaccinations, branding, testing, individual animal identification and other animal health procedures shall be performed using standards approved by the Chief Livestock Sanitary Official.
(8)(a) Except as otherwise set out in 302 KAR 20:065, and 302 KAR 20:070, the seller shall be responsible for all vaccinations, testing branding, individual animal identification and other animal health procedures prior to sale.
(b) No livestock shall be moved from the seller's premises until the requirements of paragraph (a) of this subsection have been completed.
(9) All livestock and poultry consigned for interstate movement shall comply with the regulations and statutes of state of destination prior to movement or be approved for movement subject to the regulations and statutes of that state.
(10) An approved Certificate of Veterinary Inspection or a Certificate of Veterinary Inspection submitted for approval or a permit shall be present in the office of the chief livestock health official at least seventy-two (72) hours prior to scheduled date of any sale or exhibition to occur in the Commonwealth of Kentucky.
Section 2. Cleaning and Disinfection of Conveyances Used to Transport Livestock.
The owners and operators of railway cars, trucks or other conveyances that have been used for the movement of livestock or animals infected with or exposed to any infectious, contagious or communicable disease shall have such vehicles cleaned and disinfected |
