7 Pa. Code § 3.3 - Requirements for importation

(a) An animal, including poultry or birds of any species, affected with or recently exposed to infectious, contagious or parasitic diseases may not be imported into this Commonwealth until a permit for the importation is obtained from the Department.

(b) Animals imported into this Commonwealth shall be individually identified on and accompanied by an approved interstate health certificate. Dogs, as provided in § 3.92 (relating to show dogs exempt for 30 days), feeder steers and spayed heifers, and healthy animals consigned for immediate slaughter are exempt.

(c) Animals entering this Commonwealth into approved diagnostic centers will be exempt from importation requirements. Animals entering these centers for research purposes will not be exempt.

(1) Animals imported without health certification shall be considered under quarantine and shall be restricted to the diagnostic or treatment facility.

(2) Diagnosis of dangerous transmissible diseases shall be reported to the Department within 7 days.

(d) An imported animal may not be diverted to premises other than the destination site named on the interstate health certificate except that the animal may be moved from that destination site directly to the first new owner's premises if there is not more than one change of ownership and the animal is accompanied by an interstate health certificate.

Notes

7 Pa. Code § 3.3

The provisions of this § 3.3 amended April 11, 1975, effective 4/12/1975, 5 Pa.B. 895; amended July 15, 1977, effective 7/16/1977, 7 Pa.B. 1978; amended March 9, 1984, effective 3/10/1984, 14 Pa.B. 829; amended March 23, 1990, effective 3/24/1990, 20 Pa.B. 1702; amended August 16, 1991, effective 8/17/1991, 21 Pa.B. 3688.

The provisions of this § 3.3 issued under section 1 of the act of December 13, 1974 (P. L. 964, No. 317) (3 P. S. § 371); amended under section 40 of the act of July 22, 1913 (P. L. 928, No. 441) (3 P. S. § 430); and section 1702 of The Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P. S. § 442).

This section cited in 7 Pa. Code § 3.105 (relating to equidae imported from quarantined areas; permit required); 7 Pa. Code § 3.121 (relating to approved interstate health certificate required); 7 Pa. Code § 3a.3 (relating to importation of camelids and cervids); and 7 Pa. Code § 5.61 (relating to swine consigned).