Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 38, September 20, 2024
a) Feeder swine, except feral swine, may
enter Illinois provided they are identified by an ear tag or site tattoo in the
right ear showing state of origin and accompanied by a permit from the
Department and an official health certificate.
b) The official health certificate shall:
1) Be issued by an accredited veterinarian of
the state of origin or a veterinarian in the employ of the United States
Department of Agriculture;
2) Be
approved by the Animal Health Official of state of origin;
3) Show that the feeder swine are free from
visible evidence of any contagious, infectious, or communicable disease or
exposure thereto;
4) Show that the
feeder swine are not from a quarantined herd and/or area;
5) List number and description of the feeder
swine, site tattoos, ear tag series or location of ear tag records when pigs
originate from cooperative feeder pig sales; and
6) Show that the swine originate from a herd
in which a representative sample of the herd has been tested and found negative
for pseudorabies (8 Ill. Adm. Code
115.80
), originate from a qualified pseudorabies negative or pseudorabies negative
gene-altered vaccinated herd that is conducting monthly monitoring tests, or
originate from a state that has been classified as Stage IV or V under the
Pseudorabies Eradication State-Federal-Industry Program Standards. If there are
multiple pseudorabies classifications within a state, the lowest classification
shall be recognized by the Department as the classification for that entire
state.
c) Permits:
1) Permits to import feeder swine shall only
be issued to:
A) An Illinois licensed feeder
swine dealer; and
B) A person
importing pigs to feed on his or her own premises and not for resale other than
to slaughter.
2)
Applicant for permit shall furnish the following information to the Department:
A) Name and complete mailing address of
Illinois destination.
B) Name and
address of consignor.
C) Number of
swine in shipment.
D) Pseudorabies
vaccination status of swine.
3) Grounds for refusal to issue a permit are:
A) Violation of the Act or this
Part.
B) If a person should be
licensed under the Illinois Feeder Swine Dealer Licensing Act [225 ILCS 620 ]
and his or her license is not in good standing with the Department.
C) Presence of a disease that might endanger
the Illinois swine industry.
d) Imported isowean or feeder swine from
Stage I or II states shall be quarantined to the Illinois premises until a
95/10 random sample test has been performed on the imported animals 21 to 60
days post-importation.
e) Feeder
swine entering Illinois in accordance with the provisions governing the
interstate movement of swine within a production system ( 9 CFR 71 and 9 CFR
85(2015)) are exempt from the certificate of veterinary inspection, individual
identification and permit requirements.
