Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 38, September 20, 2024
Swine of any age entering Illinois for exhibition purposes
other than through show/pig sales must comply with the following:
a) Exhibition swine may enter Illinois
provided they are identified with an approved official identifier (see
9 CFR
86.1(2015)) and accompanied
by a permit from the Department and an official health certificate.
b) 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 exhibition swine are free
from visible evidence of any contagious, infectious or communicable disease or
exposure to those diseases;
4) Show
that the exhibition swine are not from a quarantined herd and/or
area;
5) Show that the swine
originated from a Stage IV or V state (no test is required); or that the swine
originated from a Stage III state and are negative to an official test for
pseudorabies conducted within the 30 days prior to entry; or that the swine
originated from a qualified pseudorabies negative herd in a Stage III state,
and the qualified pseudorabies negative herd number and date of last
qualification test is listed on the health certificate; or that the swine
originated from a Stage I or II state and are negative to an official test for
pseudorabies conducted within the 10 days prior to entry; and
6) Show breeding swine, four months of age
and over, to be negative to an official test for brucellosis within 30 days
prior to exhibition; or that the swine originated from a validated
brucellosis-free herd with the herd number and date of last validation test
listed on the health certification; or the swine originated from a validated
brucellosis-free state or area.
c) Permits:
1) 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; and
D) Pseudorabies vaccination status of
swine.
2) Grounds for
refusal to issue a permit are:
A) Violation of
the Act or this Part; and
B)
Presence of a disease that might endanger the Illinois swine
industry.
d)
Swine consigned to terminal market classes must meet the same test requirements
as exhibition swine if these classes are held with "exhibits not intended for
slaughter". When terminal classes are held on a day when no other livestock are
present, these animals are exempt from all test requirements and do not need a
health certificate and permit, unless the animals are originating from Stage I
or Stage II states, when the health certificate and permit is still required.
All swine in terminal classes must be identified by a site tattoo. Swine from
pseudorabies quarantined herds are not allowed to exhibit regardless of whether
the show is terminal or non-terminal.
