California Code of Regulations
Title 3 - Food and Agriculture
Division 2 - Animal Industry
Chapter 2 - Livestock Disease Control
Article 8.5 - Interstate and Intrastate Movement of Swine
Section 796.2 - 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 an accredited 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 licensed and accredited 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, another animal identification document may be used if approved by the Department and 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 3-1-2005; operative 3-31-2005 (Register 2005, No.
9).
2. Change without regulatory effect amending subsection (c)
filed 4-2-2012 pursuant to section
100, title 1, California Code of
Regulations (Register 2012, No. 14).
Note: Authority cited: Section 407 and 10781, Food and Agricultural Code. Reference: Sections 9561, 9562, 9570, 9574, 10721, 10722, 10723, 10724, 10725, 10726, 10751, 10752, 10753, 10781, 10782, 10783, 10784, 10785 and 10786, Food and Agricultural Code.