Ohio Admin. Code 901:1-17-03 - Import requirements for breeding cattle and bison
(A) Except for the
purposes of paragraphs (B), (C), and (D) of this rule, all cattle and bison
imported into Ohio for breeding purposes shall:
(1) Be accompanied by a certificate of
veterinary inspection (hereinafter "CVI"), as
defined in paragraph (F) of rule
901:1-17-02 of the
Administrative Code, issued within thirty days prior to entry and be
identified with official individual identification; and
(2) Meet the following tuberculosis
requirements:
(a) Originate from an accredited
free state or zone; or
(b)
Originate from a modified accredited advanced free state or zone and meet the following:
(i) Originate from an accredited herd;
or
(ii) Have an individual negative
tuberculosis test within sixty days prior to entry; or
(c) Originate from a modified accredited
free state or zone and meet the following:
(i) Originate from an accredited herd;
or
(ii) Originate from a herd that
has completed a whole herd negative tuberculosis test within twelve months
prior to entry; and
(iii) Have an
individual negative tuberculosis test within sixty days prior to entry;
and
(iv) Obtain a permit.
(d) Originate from an
accreditation preparatory state or zone and meet the following:
(i) Originate from an accredited herd;
and
(ii) Have an individual
negative tuberculosis test within sixty days prior to entry; and
(iii) Obtain a permit; or
.
(e)
Cattle
or bison imported into Ohio for breeding purposes which
If originate in
from a
non-accredited state or zone can only enter Ohio for slaughter in compliance
with paragraph (D) of rule
901:1-17-10 of
the Administrative Code.
(f) All
tuberculosis tests must be conducted by a licensed,
and accredited
veterinarian.
(g) Animals
which travel out of Ohio for exhibition purposes
exhibited in a modified accredited,
accreditation preparatory or non-accredited state or zone, must meet the
requirements set forth in paragraphs (A)(1), (A)(2) (c), (A)(2)(d), and
(A)(2)(e) of this rule in order to return to or be imported into
Ohio.
(3) Meet the
following brucellosis requirements:
(a)
Originate from a herd located in a certified brucellosis free state;
or
(b) Originate from a class A
state and be:
(i) From certified brucellosis
free herd, or
(ii) Not test
eligible, or
(iii) Test eligible
and negative to a brucellosis test within thirty days prior to entry,
or
(c) Originate from a
class B state and be:
(i) From certified
brucellosis free herd, with a permit prior to entry and shall be quarantined
and retested in forty-five to one hundred twenty days post entry or after
becoming test eligible, or
(ii) Not
test eligible with a permit prior to entry and shall be quarantined and
retested in forty-five to one hundred twenty days post entry or after becoming
test eligible, or
(iii) Test
eligible, and meet the following requirements:
(a) Accompanied with evidence of a negative
brucellosis test within thirty days prior to entry; and
(b) Obtain a permit prior to entry;
and
(c) Shall be quarantined and
retested forty-five to one hundred twenty days post entry.
(d) Originate from a class C state from a
certified brucellosis free herd and be retested forty-five to one hundred
twenty days post entry or after becoming test eligible.
(e) For purposes of this rule, test eligible
cattle and bison are:
(i) Nonvaccinates over
six months of age, except steers and spayed heifers.
(ii) Official vaccinates of the dairy breeds
twenty months of age and over (as evidenced by partial eruption of the first
pair of permanent incisor teeth).
(iii) Official vaccinates of the beef breeds
twenty-four months of age and over (as evidenced by the first pair of fully
erupted permanent incisor teeth).
(iv) Parturient or post parturient
animals.
(f) A legible
vaccination tattoo will be accepted as proof of vaccination.
(g) Brucellosis tests required under this
rule shall either be conducted by or confirmed by a state or
state-federal
federally approved laboratory.
(4) Meet the following
trichomoniasis requirements:
(a) All bulls
over twenty-four months of age and all non-virgin bulls less than twenty-four
months of age shall have:
(i) One negative
polymerase chain reaction (hereinafter
"PCR") test within thirty days
prior to importation; and
(ii)
Samples submitted for testing shall be collected by a licensed accredited
veterinarian and the test is conducted by a state or state-federal
federally
approved laboratory.
(b) Bulls meeting the following requirements
are exempted from the trichomoniasis testing requirements of this rule:
(i) Virgin bulls less than twenty-four months
of age accompanied by a CVI
certificate of
veterinary inspection containing a signed statement from an approved
veterinarian that the bulls have had no contact with breeding
females.
(ii) Bulls imported into
Ohio for immediate slaughter only or those consigned directly to a licensed
slaughter establishment or to a licensed livestock market and then directly to
a licensed slaughter establishment.
(B) Cattle and bison imported into Ohio for
breeding purposes from an accredited free state or zone and a certified free
state may be consigned to a USDA approved livestock market licensed under
Chapter 943. of the Revised Code when they are officially
individually identified and:
(1) The animals meet the requirements listed
in paragraph (A)(4) of this rule; and,
(2)
Are accompanied by either of the following movement documents:
(a) A CVI
certificate of
veterinary inspection which has been issued within thirty days prior to
entry; or
(b) An owner/shipper
statement issued within thirty days prior to entry.
(3) Include the following information to be
listed on their movement documents:
(a) The
date of shipment shall be listed on an owner/shipper
statement or the date of examination
shall be listed on the certificate of veterinary
inspection;
(b) The number of
cattle or bison within the shipment;
(c) The sex of the cattle or bison within the
shipment;
(d) The breed of the
cattle or bison within the shipment;
(e) The age of the cattle or bison within the
shipment;
(f) The name and address
of the owner prior to the shipment;
(g) The name and address of the destination;
and,
(h) The official individual identification of all cattle and bison
within the shipment.
(C) Official individual identification for cattle or bison as
required under this rule shall mean that the cattle or bison are marked by
either of the following:
(1) An ear tattoo
which has been registered with a breed association; or,
(2)
An official eartag bearing the U.S. shield which includes either of the
following:
(a) An animal identification number
(AIN); or,
(b) A national uniform ear tag system number
(NUES).
(D)
Cattle and bison imported into Ohio for breeding purposes from an accredited
free state or zone and a certified free state may be consigned to a USDA
approved livestock market licensed under Chapter 943. of the Revised Code which
has also been designated as a tagging site when:
(1) The animals meet the requirements listed
in paragraph (A)(4) of this rule; and,
(2)
Are accompanied by either of the following movement documents:
(a) A CVI
certificate of
veterinary inspection which has been issued within thirty days prior to
entry which
and also includes a statement indicating the animals
to be imported shall be officially individually
identified at the tagging site; or
(b) An owner/shipper statement issued within
thirty days prior to entry which includes a statement indicating the animals to
be imported shall be officially individually
identified at the tagging site.
(3) Include the following information to be
listed on their movement documents:
(a) The
date of shipment or date of examination
shall be listed on an owner/ shipper statement or the date
of examination shall be listed on the certificate of veterinary
inspection;
(b) The number of
cattle or bison within the shipment;
(c) The sex of the cattle or bison within the
shipment;
(d) The breed of the
cattle or bison within the shipment;
(e) The age of the cattle or bison within the
shipment;
(f) The name and address
of the owner prior to the shipment;
(g) The name and address of the destination;
and,
(h) The official individual identification of all cattle and bison
within the shipment.
(E) Any person wishing to import
cattle or bison into Ohio which do not meet the requirements of this rule for
importation into Ohio may apply to the chief, division of animal health for a
permit as provided in paragraph (P) of rule
901:1-17-01
of the Administrative Code.
Notes
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 941.10
Rule Amplifies: 941.02, 941.041, 941.07, 941.09
Prior Effective Dates: 12/2/72, 1/30/1991, 6/15/1998, 3/19/1999, 7/21/2000 (Emer.), 10/19/2000, 8/15/2004, 4/11/2005, 12/01/2011, 12/18/2014
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