Ohio Admin. Code 901:1-17-06 - Goats
(A) Goats imported
into Ohio for breeding purposes shall:
(1) Be
accompanied by a certificate of veterinary inspection, as defined in paragraph (D) of rule
901:1-17-02 of the
Administrative Code, issued within thirty days of entry and be
identified with official individual identification as
identified in paragraph (C) of this rule ; and
(2) Show no symptoms or evidence of
infectious or contagious diseases as defined in
paragraph (B) of rule
901:1-21-02
of the Administrative Code ; and
(3) The owner and the veterinarian must
attest to the following statement written on the certificate of veterinary
inspection: "the
(4) The consignee, upon request by
an authorized representative of the Ohio
department of agriculture, shall provide
information about the flock
herd of birth of
the animals in the shipment; and
(5) Meet one
the following tuberculosis requirements:
(a)
(b) Originate from an accredited
tuberculosis-free herd
as defined in paragraph (V) of rule
901:1-17-02 of the
Administrative Code, or from a bovine tuberculosis accredited free state or
zone; or
(b)
(c) Originate from a bovine
tuberculosis modified accredited advanced state or zone; and meet the following
requirements:
(c)
(d) Originate from a bovine
tuberculosis modified accredited state or zone; and meet the following
requirements:
(d)
(e) Originate in an
a bovine tuberculosis accreditation
preparatory state or zone; and
meet the following requirements:
(e)
(f)
If originate
Goats
imported into Ohio which originated from a bovine tuberculosis non-accredited state or zone
can only enter Ohio for the purposes of slaughter
in compliance with paragraph (D) of rule
901:1-17-10 of
the Administrative Code.
(a)
Originate from an accredited free state or
zone.
(i) Originate from
a tuberculosis
an accredited free
herd; or
(ii) Have an individual
negative tuberculosis test within sixty days prior to entry; or
.
(i) Originate from
a tuberculosis
an accredited free
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; or
.
(i) Originate from a tuberculosis
an
accredited free herd; and
(ii) Have an individual negative tuberculosis
test within sixty days prior to entry; and
(iii) Obtain a permit.
(B) Goats may
be imported into Ohio for feeding purposes provided they are
shall :
(1)
Accompanied
Be
accompanied by a permit number issued prior to entry or certificate of
veterinary inspection issued within thirty days prior to entry forwarded to the
state of destination.
(the
The
identification listed on the certificate may be the number of goats in the
shipment, sex of goats, the type of goats, and approximate weight)
.
; and
(2) Be quarantined to the premises of
destination until the animal moves to immediate slaughter unless the goats
comply with paragraph (B)(5) of this rule; and
(3) Meet one of
the following tuberculosis requirements:
(a)
Originate from a tuberculosis
an accredited free herd;
or
.
(b) Originate from a bovine tuberculosis
an accredited free state or zone; or
.
(c) Originate from a
bovine tuberculosis modified accredited
advanced state or zone and be identified with official individual
identification; or
.
(d)
Originate from a bovine tuberculosis
modified accredited state or zone,
and have:
a negative tuberculosis test within sixty days prior
to entry and be identified with official individual identification; or
(i)
A negative
tuberculosis test within sixty days prior to entry; and
(ii)
Be identified
with official individual identification.
(e)
Goats imported
into Ohio which
If originate
originated from a
bovine tuberculosis
an accreditation
preparatory or non-accredited state or zone will be prohibited from entering
Ohio for feeding or grazing; and
.
(4) Goats which are designated for feeding
and grazing and are not in compliance with paragraphs (B)(1) to (B)(3) of this
rule must meet the requirements of paragraphs (A)(1)
to (A)(5) of rule 901:1-17-06 of the Administrative Code (import requirements
for breeding goats)
paragraph (A) of this
rule .
(5) Goats imported into
Ohio for feeding or grazing may later be utilized for breeding purposes with a
permit from the department
chief, division of animal health, which may
stipulate additional requirements.
(C)
Official individual identification for goats as required by
paragraph (A) of this rule shall mean that the goats are marked by one of the
following:
(1)
Official ear tags which are:
(a)
Approved for use
in animals participating in a scrapie herd certification program;
or
(b)
Approved by USDA for use in the scrapie eradication
program.
(2)
Tattoos that have been:
(a)
Approved for use
in animals participating in a scrapie herd certification program;
or
(b)
Approved by USDA for use in the scrapie eradication
program; or
(c)
Recorded in the record book of an animal registry
association when the animal is accompanied by either a certificate of
registration from the association or an owner/custodian
statement.
(3)
Microchips that have been:
(a)
Approved for use
in animals participating in a scrapie herd certification program;
and
(b)
Placed at the base of the animal's ear.
(E) Any persons wishing to import
goats into Ohio which do not meet the requirements of this rule 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, 6/15/1998, 3/19/1999, 7/21/2000 (Emer.), 10/19/2000, 8/15/2001, 4/11/2005, 5/19/2011, 12/01/2011
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