(a) Equine infectious anemia (EIA) requirements. All
horses, mules, asses, ponies, zebras and all other equidae shall have
a certificate of veterinary inspection and proof of a negative EIA
test within the previous 12 months prior to entering Texas, along
with unique and permanent forms of identification, such as electronic
identification that complies with ISO 11784/11785; or non-ISO electronic
identification injected in the equine on or before March 11, 2014;
or digital photographs sufficient to identify the individual equine.
The negative test results together with the name of the laboratory
conducting the test must be shown on the certificate of veterinary
inspection. Alternatively, a completed VS Form 10-11 (Equine Infectious
Anemia Laboratory Test) may be attached to the certificate of veterinary
inspection. Only test results from USDA-approved laboratories are
acceptable. Exceptions to these test requirements are:
(1) equidae consigned directly to an approved slaughtering
establishment accompanied by a prior permit issued by the Texas Animal
Health Commission;
(2) equidae that have been "S" branded and consigned
directly to an approved slaughter establishment accompanied by a VS
1-27 permit;
(3) equidae may enter Texas when consigned directly
to a veterinary hospital or clinic for treatment or for usual veterinary
procedures when accompanied by a permit number issued by the Texas
Animal Health Commission. Following release by the veterinarian, equidae
must be returned immediately to the state of origin by the most direct
route;
(4) equidae may enter Texas for shows, fairs, exhibitions
or assembly purposes 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.
(5) equidae entering for consignment to a livestock
market, may first move directly to an EIA approved lab/vet clinic
for testing. The animal must be accompanied by a prior entry permit
issued by the Texas Animal Health Commission.
(6) foals, under eight months of age, accompanying
and nursing a dam with a negative test within the last twelve months.
(b) Fever tick requirements: Equidae originating in
a fever tick infected area must be accompanied by a certificate issued
by an authorized state or federal inspector showing them free of fever
tick infestation or exposure thereto and dipped in a recognized dipping
solution. Dipping must be under the supervision of a state or federal
inspector immediately prior to shipment, and the equidae must be transported
in clean and disinfected trucks, railroad cars, or other vehicles.
(c) Equine Viral Arteritis (EVA):
(1) Owners, shippers or exporters of EVA carrier stallions,
as defined in §49.4 of this title (relating to Equine Viral Arteritis
(EVA): Reporting and Handling for Breeding of Infected Equine), which
are to be imported into Texas, shall notify the buyer or receiver
of the stallion, in writing, prior to shipment into the state, that
the stallion is an EVA carrier stallion. The equine shall be accompanied
by a certificate veterinary inspection, on which the carrier status
of the stallion is notated.
(2) Owners of EVA carrier stallions, who intend to
ship semen from the carrier stallion into Texas, shall notify, in
writing, the owners, managers or caretakers of mares to be inseminated
that the semen is from an EVA carrier stallion and that the mare could
become EVA infected through insemination with infective semen.
(3) Any equine that originate from an area quarantined,
excluding a quarantined facility, for EVA, must be accompanied by
a certificate of veterinary inspection which states that the animal
does not exhibit clinical signs of EVA, and that the equine had a
rectal temperature of 101° F. or less at the time of examination
for entry. EVA carrier stallions shall also comply with paragraph
(1) of this subsection.
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Source Note: The provisions of this §51.13 adopted to be effective June 3, 2002, 27 TexReg 5182; amended to be effective January 1, 2006, 30 TexReg 8681; amended to be effective March 4, 2007, 32 TexReg 753; amended to be effective October 14, 2007, 32 TexReg 7043; amended to be effective October 6, 2019, 44 TexReg 5615 |