Current through Reg. 50, No. 249, December 24, 2024
(1) Official Certificate of Veterinary
Inspection (OCVI) Required. Animals Imported into Florida must be accompanied
by an OCVI unless exempted by this rule. The OCVI must be in the possession of
the driver of the vehicle or person otherwise in charge of the animals. The
OCVI must accompany the animals to their final destinations in Florida.
(a) Information Required. The OCVI must be
legible and fully completed by the issuing Accredited Veterinarian and must
include the following:
1. The name and
address of the consignor;
2. The
name and address of the consignee;
3. The physical address and Premises
Identification Number of the point of origin, if assigned by state officials in
the animal's state of origin. If a Premises Identification Number is assigned
by Florida state officials, it will be documented on an Application For
Premises Registration, FDACS-09215, Rev. 05/13. as incorporated by reference in
rule 5C-31.006, F.A.C.
4. The physical address of the point of
destination;
5. The date of
examination;
6. The number of
animals examined;
7. The Official
Individual Identification of each animal, and the name or registered brand or
tattoo number;
8. The sex, age, and
breed of each identified animal;
9.
Test results and herd or state status on certain diseases as specified in this
chapter;
10. Prior Permission
Number, if required in paragraphs
5C-3.002(3)(a)
-(d), F.A.C.;
11. A statement by
the issuing veterinarian that the animals identified on the OCVI are free of
signs of infectious or communicable disease; and
12. In addition to the above, for Equine
only, the establishment or Premises location at which the animal was examined,
body temperature at examination, and a description sufficient to identify the
individual Equine including name, sex, breed, color, markings, and unique and
permanent forms of identification when present (e.g. brands, tattoos, scars,
cowlicks, blemishes, or biometeric measurements).
(b) Division Notification. A copy of the OCVI
must be forwarded, by the issuing Accredited Veterinarian, within seven (7)
calendar days of issuance for all Livestock and Poultry, including Equines, and
within thirty (30) days of issuance for all non-livestock species to the
Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Division of Animal
Industry, 407 South Calhoun Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0800.
(c) OCVI Notification. The OCVI will be void
thirty (30) days from the date of inspection/issuance, with the exception that
an OCVI may be valid less than thirty (30) days as provided in subsections
5C-3.002(5) and
5C-3.003(4),
F.A.C., or extended as provided in subsection
5C-3.003(5),
F.A.C.
(2) Owner-Shipper
Statement. Animals which are not required to be accompanied by an OCVI for
Importation, as exempted by this chapter, must be accompanied by an
Owner-Shipper Statement signed by the owner or agent as evidence of ownership
or authority for possession of the transported animals. This document must
disclose:
(a) The name and address of the
consignor;
(b) The name and address
of the consignee;
(c) The physical
address of the point of origin;
(d)
The physical address of the point of destination;
(e) The number of animals covered by the
statement;
(f) A description of the
animals and Official Individual Identification as required by subsection
5C-3.002(1),
F.A.C., or other identification sufficient to identify them for any and all
purposes; and
(g) A Prior
Permission Number, if required by this chapter.
(3) Prior Permission Number. A Prior
Permission Number is required for:
(a) All
farmed or captive Cervids;
(b) All
hoofed animals from VS-Affected States;
(c) Equines from Contagious Equine Metritis
(CEM) affected countries;
(d)
Equines consigned directly to a veterinary medical treatment facility for
emergency medical care which do not have appropriate documentation for
interstate movement;
(e) Poultry
and Poultry Products requiring a Prior Permission Number in accordance with
paragraphs 5C-3.012(2)(a)
-(f), F.A.C.;
(f) Animals exposed
to or infected with a contagious, infectious, communicable, or dangerous
transmissible disease;
(g) Cattle
or bison from states with less than Accredited Tuberculosis-Free or Brucellosis
Class-Free status; pursuant to 9 CFR §§77 and 78.
(i) Equines Imported from U.S. possessions
where Equine Piroplasmosis (EP) is endemic.
(4) Restricted Animals. All Restricted
Animals must be accompanied by a Permit for Movement of Restricted Animals, VS
Form 1-27 (JUN 89) as adopted by reference in rule
5C-3.001, F.A.C., permit, have a
Prior Permission Number, and the Prior Permission Number must be written on the
Permit for Movement of Restricted Animals, VS Form 1-27 (JUN 89) for
Importation into Florida or to be transported within Florida.
(5) Vesicular Stomatitis.
(a) Certification for Vesicular Stomatitis
(VS).
1. All hoofed animals, including horses,
ruminants, swine, exotic, and wild hoofed animals, not originating from a
Premises within ten (10) miles of an affected Premises in a VS-Affected State
must be accompanied by an OCVI, dated within five (5) days of entry or reentry
into Florida. The OCVI must be signed by an Accredited Veterinarian.
2. The following statement must be written on
the OCVI by the examining Accredited Veterinarian: "All animals susceptible to
Vesicular Stomatitis (VS) identified and included in this OCVI for shipment
have been examined and found to be free from clinical signs and vectors of VS,
have not been in contact with VS-affected animals, and have not been within ten
(10) miles of a VS-affected Premises within the last thirty (30)
days."
(b) Prior
Permission Number. Animals originating from non-affected Premises in a
VS-affected state will require a Prior Permission Number. The Prior Permission
Number must be written on the OCVI.
(6) Violations. Violators of this rule
chapter will be penalized in accordance with rule
5C-30.003,
F.A.C.
Rulemaking Authority 570.07(23), 585.002(4), 585.08(2)(a)
FS. Law Implemented 570.07(15),
570.36(2),
585.11(1),
585.145(1),
(2),
585.16
FS.
New 6-29-62, Amended 2-5-85, Formerly 5C-3.02, Amended
9-6-89, 3-23-94, 6-4-95, 12-12-04, 5-24-10,
8-19-19.
