(a) Swine imported into Texas for feeding, breeding,
or exhibition purposes shall be accompanied by a certificate of veterinary
inspection certifying that:
(1) swine have not been fed garbage, either raw or
cooked;
(2) swine have not been exposed to pseudorabies;
(3) swine have not been vaccinated for pseudorabies;
(4) for non-commercial swine entering Texas for purposes
other than immediate slaughter, swine have not originated from a premises
known to be affected by Novel Swine Enteric Coronavirus Disease(s)
(SECD), and have not been exposed to SECD within the last 30 days;
and
(5) swine have been permanently identified with one
of the following:
(A) official identification eartag approved by the
commission or USDA;
(B) ear notching, if the ear notching has been recorded
in the book of record of a purebred registry association;
(C) tattoos on the ear or inner flank, if the tattoos
have been recorded in the book of record of a swine registry association;
or
(D) any other official identification device or method
that is approved by the commission.
(b) Swine not known to be infected with or exposed
to pseudorabies, and originate from a state not classified as Stage
IV or V, may enter provided they:
(1) are tested negative within 30 days prior to entry
and then held in isolation and under quarantine on the premise where
first unloaded and tested or retested for PRV in not less than 30
nor more than 60 days after arrival. Feeder swine are exempt from
the retest provided that the swine enter on an entry permit from the
commission and are destined directly to a designated feedlot and remain
restricted to the feedlot until they are sent to slaughter; or
(2) originate from a qualified PRV-negative herd; or
(3) are shipped directly from a farm of origin in a
Stage IV or free state or area as described in the National PRV Program;
or
(4) originate from and are sold at an approved feeder-pig
market in a Stage IV or free state or area and enter the state directly
from that market.
(c) Additionally, breeding swine shall have a negative
brucellosis test within the previous 30 days or originate from a validated
brucellosis-free herd or state and shall be vaccinated within the
previous 30 days with Leptospirosis vaccine containing the following
strains: Canicola, Hardjo, Icterohaemorrhagiae, Grippotyphosa, and
Pomona.
(d) Exhibition swine originating in Texas entered in
terminal shows are exempt from brucellosis and pseudorabies requirements.
(e) Swine imported into Texas for slaughter purposes
shall either be consigned directly to slaughter or to a federally
approved livestock market where a VS 1-27 will be issued to accompany
them to slaughter following sale.
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Source Note: The provisions of this §51.14 adopted to be effective June 3, 2002, 27 TexReg 5182; amended to be effective October 16, 2003, 28 TexReg 8885; amended to be effective March 16, 2005, 30 TexReg 1439; amended to be effective March 4, 2007, 32 TexReg 753; amended to be effective July 2, 2012, 37 TexReg 4864; amended to be effective October 9, 2014, 39 TexReg 7915; amended to be effective February 15, 2015, 40 TexReg 698 |