4 Tex. Admin. Code § 51.4 - Shows, Fairs and Exhibitions
(a) Sponsor
Recordkeeping
(1) A sponsor must maintain the
following records for each animal entered into a show, fair, or exhibition:
(A) owner's name and contact information,
including address;
(B) county of
origin;
(C) a description of the
animal including sex, age, and breed, and, if applicable, official
identification, validation information, tag numbers, tattoos, brands, and
registration;
(D) information
regarding the stall or pen that the animal was kept during the event, if
applicable; and
(E) the buyer's
name and contact information, including address, if the animal is sold at the
show, fair, or exhibition.
(2) A sponsor must maintain records for one
year after the date of the event.
(3) The sponsor must provide the records to
Commission personnel upon request.
(b) Requirements for out-of-state origin
animals.
(1) Cattle
(A) Certificate of Veterinary Inspection. All
out-of-state origin cattle must have a valid Certificate of Veterinary
Inspection (CVI).
(B) Official
Identification. All out-of-state origin cattle of any age must be identified
using official identification regardless of age or breed.
(C) Permit Requirements. Out-of-state origin
cattle must meet the permit requirements contained in §
51.8 of this title (relating to
Cattle).
(D) Testing Requirements.
Out-of-state origin cattle must meet the testing requirements contained in
§
51.8 of this title.
(E) Vaccination Requirements. Out-of-state
origin cattle must meet the brucellosis vaccination requirements contained in
§
35.4 of this title (relating to
Entry, Movement, and Change of Ownership).
(2) Equine
(A) Certificate of Veterinary Inspection. All
out-of-state origin equine must have one of the following: a valid Certificate
of Veterinary Inspection (CVI); a valid equine interstate passport; or a valid
equine identification card.
(B)
Testing Requirements.
(i) Equine Infectious
Anemia (EIA). All out-of-state origin equine must have one of the following:
proof of a negative result to an official Equine Infection Anemia (EIA) test
within the previous 12 month if travelling on a Certificate of Veterinary
Inspection (CVI); a valid equine interstate passport; or equine identification
card.
(ii) Piroplasmosis. Equine
entering a racetrack facility must meet the Piroplasmosis requirements for
testing in §
49.5 of this title (relating to
Piroplasmosis: Testing, Identification of Infected Equine).
(3) Exotic Livestock
and Fowl
(A) Certificate of Veterinary
Inspection. All out-of-state origin exotic livestock and fowl must have a valid
Certificate of Veterinary Inspection (CVI).
(B) Official Identification. All out-of-state
origin exotic Cervidae, Bovidae, Swine, and Ratites must be identified using
official identification.
(C) Permit
Requirements. Out-of-state origin exotic livestock and fowl must meet the
permit requirements contained in §
51.9 of this title (relating to
Exotic Livestock and Fowl).
(D)
Testing Requirements. Out-of-state origin exotic livestock and fowl must meet
the testing requirements contained in §
51.9 of this title.
(E) Sale of Exhibition Exotic Fowl. All
out-of-state sellers of live exotic fowl who do not participate in a qualifying
disease surveillance program recognized by the Commission must register under
Chapter 54 of this title.
(4) Goats
(A) Certificate of Veterinary Inspection. All
out-of-state origin goats must have a valid Certificate of Veterinary
Inspection (CVI).
(B) Official
Identification. Unless excepted, all out-of-state origin goats are required to
be identified using official identification.
(5) Poultry and Domestic Fowl
(A) Certificate of Veterinary Inspection. All
out-of-state origin poultry and domestic fowl entering Texas to be exhibited
must have a valid Certificate of Veterinary Inspection (CVI).
(B) Permit Requirements. All poultry and
domestic fowl entering Texas to be exhibited must have an entry permit issued
by the Commission.
(C) Testing
Requirements. All out-of-state origin poultry must meet the testing
requirements contained in §
51.15 and §
57.11 of this title (relating to
Poultry and relating to General Requirements).
(D) Sale of Exhibition Poultry and Domestic
Fowl. All out-of-state sellers of live poultry and domestic fowl who do not
participate in a qualifying disease surveillance program recognized by the
Commission must register under Chapter 54 of this title.
(6) Sheep
(A) Certificate of Veterinary Inspection. All
out-of-state origin sheep must have a valid Certificate of Veterinary
Inspection (CVI).
(B) Official
Identification. All out-of-state origin sheep are required to be identified
using official identification.
(C)
Permit Requirements. Out-of-state origin sheep must meet the permit
requirements contained in §
51.12 of this title.
(D) Testing Requirements. Out-of-State origin
sheep must meet the testing requirements contained in §
51.12 of this title.
(7) Swine
(A) Certificate of Veterinary Inspection. All
out-of-state origin swine must have a valid Certificate of Veterinary
Inspection (CVI) that includes the certifications required by §
51.14(a) of this
title (relating to Swine).
(B)
Official Identification. All out-of-state origin swine are required to be
identified using official identification.
(C) Testing Requirements. All out-of-state
origin swine must meet testing requirements contained in §
51.14 of this title.
(D) Vaccination Requirements. All
out-of-state origin breeding swine (sexually intact swine, 6 months of age or
older) must have a Leptospirosis vaccination within 30 days prior to the event.
The vaccine must contain the following strains: Canicola, Hardjo,
Icterohaemorrhagiae, Grippotyphosa, and Pomona. Vaccination status should be
recorded on the CVI.
(c) Requirements for Texas origin animals.
(1) Cattle
(A) Official Identification. All dairy breed
cattle, including steers and spayed heifers, and all breeding bulls 12 months
of age or older must be identified using official identification.
(B) Testing Requirements. Texas origin dairy
cattle are not required to test for tuberculosis to participate in a show, fair
or exhibition within this state.
(C) Sale of Exhibition Bulls. Any Texas
origin bulls changing possession at the event must meet the Trichomoniasis
testing requirements contained §
38.2 of this title (relating to
General Requirements).
(2) Equine
(A) A Certificate of Veterinary Inspection is
required for Texas origin entering a parimutuel racetrack.
(B) Testing Requirements.
(i) Equine Infectious Anemia (EIA). All
equine must have one of the following: proof of a negative results to an
official Equine Infection Anemia (EIA) test within the previous 12 months month
if travelling on a Certificate of Veterinary Inspection (CVI); or a valid
equine interstate passport; or equine identification card.
(ii) Piroplasmosis. Equine entering a
racetrack facility must meet the Piroplasmosis requirements for testing in
§
49.5 of this title.
(3) Exotic Livestock
and Fowl
(A) Official Identification.
(i) Texas origin Chronic Wasting Disease
(CWD) susceptible cervids must be identified using official
identification.
(ii) Exhibition
ratites offered for sale must be identified using official
identification.
(B) Sale
of Exhibition Exotic Fowl. All sellers of live exotic fowl who do not
participate in a qualifying disease surveillance program recognized by the
Commission must register under Chapter 54 of this title.
(4) Goats. Unless excepted under §
60.2 of this title (relating to
Animal Identification and Record Keeping), all Texas origin goats are required
to be identified using official identification.
(5) Poultry and Domestic Fowl
(A) Testing Requirements.
(i) Pullorum-Typhoid (PT) Test. Poultry must
originate from flocks or hatcheries free of pullorum disease and fowl typhoid
or have a negative PT test within 30 days before exhibition.
(ii) Laryngotracheitis (LT) Test. Poultry
must originate from areas where LT has not been active in the past 30 days, and
poultry must not have been vaccinated with the modified live chick-embryo
origin LT vaccine or the modified live MG- attenuated vaccine.
(B) Sale of Exhibition Poultry and
Domestic Fowl. All sellers of live poultry and domestic fowl who do not
participate in a qualifying disease surveillance program recognized by the
Commission must register under Chapter 54 of this title.
(6) Sheep
(A) Official Identification. Unless excepted
under §
60.2 of this title, all Texas
origin sheep are required to be identified using official
identification.
(B) Testing
Requirements. Texas origin breeding rams may enter shows, fairs, and
exhibitions without a test for Brucella ovis.
(7) Swine
(A) Official Identification. Texas origin
breeding swine changing ownership must be identified using official
identification.
(B) Testing
Requirements. Prior to change of ownership, all swine must meet testing
requirements contained in §
55.1(b) of this
title (relating to Testing Breeding Swine Prior to Sale or Change of
Ownership). Texas origin swine entered in terminal shows are exempt from
brucellosis and pseudorabies testing requirements.
Notes
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(a) Out-of-state or area origin.
(1) Animals entering for exhibition and sale shall be accompanied by a certificate of veterinary inspection and a permit for entry. Livestock entering only for exhibition purposes are required to be accompanied by a certificate of veterinary inspection .
(2) Poultry, meaning chickens or turkeys, entered in terminal public exhibition events shall be accompanied by a certificate of source which identifies the flock of origin. Poultry entering in a non-terminal public exhibition shall be accompanied by a certificate of veterinary inspection . The certificate of veterinary inspection shall state that poultry have been inspected and are free from evidence of infectious or contagious diseases; that the poultry have been vaccinated only with approved vaccines, as provided by § 57.10(12) of this title, and poultry have not originated from an area that has had an active avian disease , as provided by § 45.2 of this title, within thirty days of entry. Poultry entering the state for public exhibition, from other states, must have either a negative flock or individual bird test for Avian Influenza, within thirty days of entry, and the results of such test shall be recorded on or attached to the certificate of veterinary inspection . For poultry the certificate shall also state that they have passed a negative test for pullorum-typhoid within 30 days prior to shipment or that the birds originate from flocks which have met the pullorum-typhoid requirements of the Texas Pullorum-Typhoid Program and/or the National Poultry Improvement Plan.
(3) Cattle. Vaccination for brucellosis is not required for cattle from Class Free States. Texas origin dairy cattle are not required by § 51.8(b)(3) of this title (relating to Cattle) to test for tuberculosis to participate in a show, fair or exhibition within this state.
(4) Equine may enter shows, fairs, exhibitions or assemblies without a certificate of veterinary inspection when accompanied by a valid equine interstate passport or equine identification card and a completed VS Form 10-11 showing negative results to an official EIA test within the previous six months. Horses entering a pari-mutuel track must have a negative EIA test within the past 12 months and a Certificate of Veterinary Inspection .
(b) In-state origin.
(1) Equine. Must have had a negative EIA test within the past 12 months if entering a show, fair, exhibition, or assembly . Horses entering a pari-mutuel track must have a negative EIA test within the past 12 months and a Certificate of Veterinary Inspection . Foals less than eight months of age, as evidenced by the lack of the eruption of the third pair of upper incisors, nursing a negative dam are exempt from testing.
(2) Breeding rams. May enter shows, fairs, and exhibitions without a test for Brucella ovis if they originate in Texas. (See: § 51.12 of this title relating to Entry Requirements for Sheep).
(3) Other livestock shall meet the same requirements as for those entering from out-of-state, and be accompanied by a certificate of veterinary inspection when entering shows, fairs, and exhibitions that are determined to be interstate. Texas origin dairy cattle are not required by § 51.8(b)(3) of this title to test for tuberculosis to participate in a show, fair or exhibition within this state. Poultry see subsection (a)(2) of this section.
(4) Exhibition swine originating in Texas. These swine entered in terminal shows are exempt from brucellosis, and pseudorabies testing requirements.