California Code of Regulations
Title 3 - Food and Agriculture
Division 2 - Animal Industry
Chapter 2 - Livestock Disease Control
Article 13 - Interstate Movement of Poultry
Section 821.2 - Certificate of Veterinary Inspection
Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 12, March 22, 2024
(a) A Certificate of Veterinary Inspection is a numbered interstate document that is a record of veterinary health inspection of one or more animals, issued on an official form of the state of origin and by a USDA accredited and state licensed veterinarian from the state of origin.
(b) A Certificate of Veterinary Inspection shall include all of the following:
(c) A copy of the completed Certificate of Veterinary Inspection shall be mailed to the Department within 15 days of examination to the following address: Department of Food and Agriculture, Animal Health Branch, 1220 "N" Street, Sacramento, California 95814.
(d) The examining USDA accredited and state licensed veterinarian shall indicate on the Certificate of Veterinary Inspection that each animal in the shipment meets California entry requirements.
(e) As an alternative to official identification on a Certificate of Veterinary Inspection pursuant to subsection (b)(3), another animal identification document may be used if approved by the Department and the USDA.
(f) The Department may require a Certificate of Veterinary Inspection for animals entering California because of a disease condition in another state, even though the animals are exempt from obtaining a Certificate of Veterinary Inspection under this article.
(g) All animals shall be transported directly and without delay to the destination stated on the Certificate of Veterinary Inspection.
(h) A Certificate of Veterinary Inspection shall be valid for 30 days following the inspection of the animals described.
1. New
section filed 4-1-2008; operative 5-1-2008 (Register 2008, No.
14).
2. Change without regulatory effect amending subsection (c) and
amending NOTE filed 4-2-2012 pursuant to section
100, title 1, California Code of
Regulations (Register 2012, No. 14).
Note: Authority cited: Sections 407 and 9561, Food and Agricultural Code. Reference: Sections 9562, 9570 and 9574, Food and Agricultural Code.