Current through December 25, 2024
Authority: IC
15-17-3-21
Affected: IC
15-17-10-13
Sec. 2.
(a) The
following qualify as official certificates of veterinary inspection for
purposes of IC 15-17 and this title:
(1) A
printed or electronic form that meets the following requirements:
(A) The form meets the requirements of IC
15-17 and this rule.
(B) The form
is approved by the state veterinarian. When approving printed and electronic
forms, the state veterinarian may deny a request for approval of a form that
does not:
(i) contain required information;
or
(ii) meet security or
compatibility standards for state electronic information management systems.
The state veterinarian shall publish a list of approved
forms.
(C) The
form is issued and signed by a veterinarian who holds the following
qualifications:
(i) The veterinarian is
accredited by the United States Department of Agriculture under 9 CFR,
Subchapter J.
(ii) The veterinarian
is licensed to practice veterinary medicine in the state.
(2) A printed or electronic form
that is approved by the principal animal health official of another state if
the following requirements are met:
(A) The
state veterinarian determines that the form meets the requirements for a CVI in
IC 15-17 and this title.
(B) The
form is issued and signed by a veterinarian who holds the following
qualifications:
(i) The veterinarian is
accredited by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) under 9 CFR,
Subchapter J.
(ii) The veterinarian
is licensed to practice veterinary medicine in the state of origin.
(3) A printed or
electronic form that is approved by the United States Department of Agriculture
if the following requirements are met:
(A) The
state veterinarian determines that the form meets the requirements for a CVI in
IC 15-17 and this title.
(B) The
form is issued and signed by a veterinarian who holds the following
qualifications:
(i) The veterinarian is
accredited by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) under 9 CFR,
Subchapter J.
(ii) The veterinarian
is licensed to practice veterinary medicine in the state of origin.
(4) A printed or
electronic form that is approved by the principal animal health official of
another country if the following requirements are met:
(A) The state veterinarian determines that
the form meets the requirements for a CVI in IC 15-17 and this title.
(B) The form is recognized by the United
States Department of Agriculture.
(C) The form is issued and signed by a
veterinarian that is recognized by USDA as authorized to prepare official
animal health documents for moving animals into the United States.
(b) A CVI that meets the
requirements of this rule must be used whenever a CVI is required by IC 15-17
or this title. However, if a statute or rule requires a specific form for a
CVI, the more specific requirement shall control over the general requirements
in this rule.
(c) Official
certificates of veterinary inspection must include the following information:
(1) The species of animals covered by the
CVI.
(2) The number of animals
covered by the CVI.
(3) The purpose
for which the animals are to be moved.
(4) The address at which the animals were
loaded for movement.
(5) The
address to which the animals are destined.
(6) The names of the consignor and the
consignee and their addresses if different from the address at which the
animals were loaded or the address to which the animals are destined.
(d) Unless a rule adopted by the
board provides an exception, the CVI must list the official identification
number of each animal or group of animals moved that is required to be
officially identified. Listing of identification numbers may be accomplished
according to the requirements in subsection (f). If animals moving under a GIN
also have individual official identification, only the GIN must be listed on
the CVI. If an animal is identified with an official identification number that
adheres to the AIN system, the AIN number is the only form of identification
that must be recorded.
(e) A CVI
may not be issued for an animal that is not officially identified if official
identification is required. If the animals are not required to be officially
identified under a rule adopted by the board, the CVI must state the exemption
that applies. If the animals are required to be officially identified but the
identification number does not have to be recorded on the CVI, the CVI must
state that all animals to be moved under the CVI are officially
identified.
(f) As an alternative
to typing or writing individual animal identification on a CVI, another
document may be used to provide this information under the following
conditions:
(1) The document must be either a:
(A) state or United States Department of
Agriculture form that requires individual identification of animals;
or
(B) printout of official
identification numbers generated by a computer or other means approved by the
state veterinarian.
(2) A
legible copy of the document must be stapled to the original and each copy of
the CVI.
(3) Each copy of the
document must identify each animal to be moved with the CVI, but any
information pertaining to other animals, and any unused space for recording
animal identification, must be crossed out in ink.
(4) The following information must be written
in ink in the identification column on the original CVI and each copy of the
CVI and must be circled or boxed, also in ink, so that no additional
information can be added:
(A) The name of the
attached document.
(B) Either the
unique serial number on the document or, if the document is not imprinted with
a serial number, both the names of the person who prepared the document and the
date the document was signed.
(g) A veterinarian completing a CVI for
animals located in Indiana must file a copy of the CVI with the board not more
than seven (7) calendar days after the document is completed. However, if a
statute or rule requires a different time frame for submission of documents,
the more specific requirement shall control over the general requirements in
this rule.
(h) An accredited
veterinarian issuing a CVI or other interstate movement document in accordance
with this section must keep a copy of the CVI or alternate documentation. Such
documents must be kept for at least three (3) years, but the retention period
for documents relating to:
(1)
cattle;
(2) bison;
(3) sheep;
(4) goats;
(5) cervids; and
(6) equines; is five (5) years.
