{"id":2369,"date":"2009-06-26T00:10:48","date_gmt":"2009-06-25T17:10:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ebarrelracing.com\/articles\/?p=2369"},"modified":"2009-06-26T00:10:48","modified_gmt":"2009-06-25T17:10:48","slug":"ok-ca-and-nm-vesicular-stomatitis-requirements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ebarrelracing.com\/articles\/industry\/ok-ca-and-nm-vesicular-stomatitis-requirements\/","title":{"rendered":"OK, CA, and NM Vesicular Stomatitis Requirements"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica;\">As you know, vesicular stomatitis infection has been confirmed in Starr County, Texas and in De Baca County, New Mexico.\u00a0\u00a0 A number of states have enhanced entry requirements<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica;\">or restrictions to prevent the introduction of the disease.\u00a0\u00a0 (The vesicular stomatitis requirements or restrictions are an ADDITION to entry requirements and do not replace<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica;\">other documentation or testing requirements routinely required.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px;\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica;\">For instance, Texas now requires a statement on certificates of veterinary inspection for all livestock entering from New Mexico, due to VS infection there.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #f90016;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The statement is: <\/span>&#8220;The animals represented on this health certificate have not originated from a premises or area under quarantine for vesicular stomatitis.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #f90016;\">(The accredited veterinarian also is to state that the animals have been examined and exhibit no clinical signs of vesicular stomatitis.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica;\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica;\">It is crucial to contact the country or state of destination prior to shipping or transporting livestock, if you live in Texas or New Mexico!\u00a0 <strong>Furthermore, if you live outside<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica;\"><strong>these states but plan to transport livestock into <\/strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Texas or New Mexico<\/strong><\/span><strong> and RETURN the animals to the state of origin, you need to know the requirements to re-enter your state.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica;\">Check with your state prior to traveling to Texas or New Mexico to ensure compliance with entry requirements in place during the vesicular stomatitis outbreak!<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px;\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica;\">Additional information about vesicular stomatitis and entry requirements or restrictions we have received from other states are posted on the Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC) web site at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tahc.state.tx.us\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #0056ab;\">http:\/\/www.tahc.state.tx.us<\/span><\/a>. Vesicular stomatitis is the first topic on the home page.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px;\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica;\">Carla Everett, TAHC Public Info<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px;\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica;\">&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica;\"><strong>Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food &amp; Forestry<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica;\">Becky L. Brewer, D.V.M.,\u00a0 Animal Industry Services<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica;\">2800 N. Lincoln Blvd.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica;\">P.O. Box 528804<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica;\">Oklahoma City, OK 73152-8804<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica;\">Telephone: 405-522-6131\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 FAX: 405-522-0756<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica;\">Permit Line: 405-522-6141<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px;\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica;\">Emergency Import Requirements as of 6\/23\/09<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px;\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica;\">Livestock (equine, bovine, porcine, caprine, ovine, or cervidae) entering or reentering Oklahoma from a state where vesicular stomatitis has been diagnosed within the last 30 days shall be accompanied by a <strong>Certificate of Veterinary Inspection (CVI) dated within five days of entry <\/strong>containing the following statement: &#8220;All animals identified on this health certificate have been examined and found to be free from signs of vesicular stomatitis and have not originated from a premise which is under quarantine for vesicular stomatitis.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px;\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica;\"><strong>The CVI shall be signed by an accredited veterinarian of the state where vesicular stomatitis has been diagnosed and shall be obtained prior to each entry or reentry into Oklahoma.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica;\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px;\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica;\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica;\">&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica;\"><strong>California Department of Food and Agriculture<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica;\">Dr. Richard Breitmeyer<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica;\">1220 N Street, Room 400<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica;\">Sacramento, CA\u00a0 95814<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica;\">916-651-6870<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px;\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px;\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica;\">All horses, cattle, and swine *originating from any state where vesicular stomatitis (VS) has been diagnosed since June 1, 2009, (except cattle and swine transported directly to slaughter) must be accompanied by a health certificate (certificate of veterinary inspection) and signed by an accredited veterinarian that includes the following statement:<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-align: center; font: 12.0px Helvetica;\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica;\"><em>\u201cThe animals represented on this certificate have not originated from a premises or area under quarantine for vesicular stomatitis, or a premises on which VS has been diagnosed in the past 30 days<\/em>.\u00a0 I have examined the animals and have found no signs of vesicular stomatitis.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica;\"><em> <\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica;\">*For purposes of this requirement, \u201coriginating\u201d means horses, cattle, and swine that initially leave the VS infected state and come to California, or those that leave California, visit an infected state, and then return to California.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-align: center; font: 12.0px Helvetica;\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica;\"><strong>Additionally, the California Horse Racing Board (CHRB) requires that any horse coming from a VS infected state must test negative for VS within the past thirty (30) days to enter race tracks and\/or CHRB approved training centers.\u00a0 For further information, you may contact Dr. Rick M. Arthur, Equine Medical Director, CHRB, at (916) 263-6000 or by FAX at (916) 263-6042 <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px;\"><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px;\"><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica;\">&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px;\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px;\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica;\"><strong>New Mexico Livestock Board <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica;\">Dr. Dave Fly<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica;\">Office of the State Veterinarian<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica;\">300 San Mateo NE, Suite 1000<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica;\">Albuquerque, New Mexico 87108<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica;\">(505) 841-6161<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px;\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica;\"><strong>The New Mexico Livestock Board requires an entry permit for all horses and other livestock entering the state from a county with vesicular stomatitis.\u00a0 (Currently<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica;\"><strong>in Texas, that is limited to Starr County.)\u00a0 The permit may be obtained at no charge by calling the New Mexico Livestock Board at 505-841-6161.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px;\"><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica;\"><strong>For ALL livestock entering New Mexico from Texas, the following statement is required on the certificate of veterinary inspection:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px;\"><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica;\">\u201cThe animals represented on this CVI (health certificate) have not originated from a premises or area under quarantine for vesicular stomatitis (VS), or a premises on which VS has been diagnosed in the past 21 days. 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