California Code of Regulations
Title 3 - Food and Agriculture
Division 2 - Animal Industry
Chapter 2 - Livestock Disease Control
Article 11 - Emergency Control and Eradication of Animal Diseases
Section 810.1 - Contagious Equine Metritis-Importation of Equidae from Countries Known to Have Contagious Equine Metritis
Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 12, March 22, 2024
(a) Each stallion or mare over 731 days of age imported into California under a United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) permit from a foreign country where Contagious Equine Metritis (CEM) exists, pursuant to 9 CFR section 93.304, which is incorporated by reference, shall be held at an approved CEM testing facility, stated in subsection (b), for inspections, treatment and testing required to determine the disease status of the stallion or mare. Such procedures shall be specified by the State Veterinarian to accord with USDA regulations. All costs of boarding (including procurement and maintenance of test mares), inspections, treatments and diagnostic testing shall be borne by the owner of the imported stallion or mare.
(b) The approved CEM testing facilities located in California are: University of California Davis, Center for Equine Health: T Buildings, Davis, California, or Templeton Farms, Templeton, California.
1. New
section filed 12-17-80; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 80, No.
51).
2. Amendment filed 5-17-82; effective thirtieth day thereafter
(Register 82, No. 21).
3. Repealer of subsection (a), subsection
relettering, amendment of newly designated subsections (a) and (b) and
amendment of NOTE filed 9-24-2008; operative 10-24-2008 (Register 2008, No.
39).
4. Amendment of subsection (b) filed 7-14-2022; operative
7-14-2022 pursuant to Government Code section
11343.4(b)(3)
(Register 2022, No. 28).
Note: Authority cited: Section 407, Food and Agricultural Code. Reference: Sections 9561, 9562, 9570 and 9574, Food and Agricultural Code; and 9 CFR Section 93.304.
