Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 6, September 18, 2024
(1)
General requirements.
All animals, poultry and birds intended for any exhibition will be considered
under quarantine and not eligible for showing until the owner or agent presents
an official Certificate of Veterinary Inspection. The certificate must be
issued by an accredited veterinarian within 30 days (14 days for sheep) prior
to the date of entry; and must indicate that the veterinarian has inspected the
animals, poultry or birds and any nurse stock that accompany them, and that
they are apparently free from symptoms of any infectious disease (including
warts, ringworm, footrot, draining abscesses and pinkeye) or any communicable
disease. Individual Certificates of Veterinary Inspection will not be required
in certain classes, if the division superintendent for the exhibition has made
prior arrangements with the official fair veterinarian to have all animals and
birds inspected on arrival.
(2)
Breeding cattle.
a.
Tuberculosis. Cattle originating from a USDA accredited-free state or
zone may be exhibited without other testing requirements when accompanied by a
Certificate of Veterinary Inspection that lists individual official
identification. Cattle from a herd or area under quarantine for tuberculosis
may not be exhibited. Cattle from a state or zone which is not a USDA
accredited-free state or zone must meet the following requirements:
(1) Have had an individual animal test
conducted within 60 days of the exhibition; or
(2) Originate from a tuberculosis
accredited-free herd, with the accredited herd number and date of last test
listed on the Certificate of Veterinary Inspection; and
(3) Have been issued a preentry permit from
the state veterinarian's office.
b.
Brucellosis.
(1) Native Iowa cattle originating from a
herd not under quarantine may be exhibited when accompanied by a Certificate of
Veterinary Inspection that lists individual official identification.
(2) Cattle originating outside the state must
meet one of the following requirements:
1.
Originate from brucellosis class "free" states, accompanied by a Certificate of
Veterinary Inspection that lists individual official identification;
or
2. Be beef heifers under 24
months of age and dairy heifers under 20 months of age which are official
brucellosis vaccinates, accompanied by a Certificate of Veterinary Inspection
that lists the official calfhood vaccination tattoo and individual official
identification; or
3. Be animals of
any age that originate from a herd not under quarantine, accompanied by a
Certificate of Veterinary Inspection that lists a report of a negative
brucellosis test conducted within 30 days prior to opening date of exhibition
and individual official identification; or
4. Originate from a certified
brucellosis-free herd, accompanied by a Certificate of Veterinary Inspection
that lists individual official identification, herd number, and date of last
test; or
5. Be calves under six
months of age, accompanied by a Certificate of Veterinary Inspection that lists
individual official identification.
(3) All brucellosis tests must have been
confirmed by a state-federal laboratory. All nurse cows which accompany calves
to be exhibited must meet the health requirements set forth in
64.34(2)"b. "
(4)
All cattle originating from states not classified as "free" for brucellosis
must have been issued a preentry permit from the state veterinarian's
office.
(3)
Market beef cattle. Steers and beef-type heifers exhibited in
market classes must be accompanied by a Certificate of Veterinary Inspection,
showing individual official identification for each animal, and must originate
from a herd not under quarantine.
(4)
Swine. All swine must
originate from a herd or area not under quarantine and must be individually
identified on a Certificate of Veterinary Inspection. Plastic tags issued by
4-H officials may be substituted for an official metal test tag, when an
additional identification (ear notch) is also recorded on the test chart and
Certificate of Veterinary Inspection. All identification is to be recorded on
the pseudorabies test chart and the Certificate of Veterinary Inspection.
a.
Brucellosis. All
breeding swine six months of age and older must:
(1) Originate from a brucellosis class "free"
state; or
(2) Originate from a
brucellosis validated herd with herd certification number and date of last test
listed on the Certificate of Veterinary Inspection; or
(3) Have a negative brucellosis test
conducted within 60 days prior to show and confirmed by a state-federal
laboratory.
b.
Aujeszky's Disease (pseudorabies) -
all swine.
(1) Native Iowa swine. Exhibitors of native
Iowa swine that originate from a Stage IV or lower-status county must present a
test record and Certificate of Veterinary Inspection that indicate that each
swine has had a negative test for pseudorabies within 30 days prior to the show
(individual show regulations may have more restrictive time restrictions),
regardless of the status of the herd, and that show individual official
identification. Exhibitors of native Iowa swine that originate from a Stage V
county must present a Certificate of Veterinary Inspection that lists
individual official identification. No pseudorabies testing requirements will
be necessary for native Iowa swine that originate from Stage V counties.
Electronic identification will not be considered official identification for
exhibition purposes.
(2) Swine
originating outside Iowa. All exhibitors must present a test record and
Certificate of Veterinary Inspection that indicate that each swine has had a
negative test for pseudorabies within 3 0 days prior to the show (individual
show regulations may have more restrictive time restrictions), regardless of
the status of the herd, and that show individual official identification.
Electronic identification will not be considered official identification for
exhibition purposes.
(5)
Sheep and goats. All
sheep and goats must be individually identified and a record of the
identification noted on the Certificate of Veterinary Inspection and must
originate from a herd or flock not under quarantine. Any evidence of club lamb
fungus, draining abscesses, ringworm, footrot, sore mouth or any other
contagious disease shall eliminate the animal from the show. The Certificate of
Veterinary Inspection for sheep shall require clinical inspection by an
accredited veterinarian within 14 days (30 days for goats) prior to date of
entry to exhibition grounds.
a.
Sheep
and goats -
scrapie. All sexually intact sheep must be
identified with an individual scrapie flock of origin identification tag, and
this number must be listed on the Certificate of Veterinary Inspection.
All sexually intact goats must be identified with an individual
scrapie flock of origin identification tag or by an official registered tattoo,
and one of these numbers must be listed on the Certificate of Veterinary
Inspection. The Certificate of Veterinary Inspection must also include a
statement certifying the herd's participation in the scrapie program.
b.
Goats
-brucellosis and tuberculosis. Goats must be from a state
certified brucellosis-free herd or have a record of a negative brucellosis test
performed within 90 days of the exhibition. In addition, they must originate
from a herd having a negative tuberculosis test within the last 12 months or
have a record of a negative tuberculosis test performed within 90 days of
exhibition.
(6)
Horses and mules. Native Iowa horses and mules can be
exhibited when accompanied by an individual Certificate of Veterinary
Inspection listing individual identification or a description of the individual
animals.
All equine, six months of age or older, originating from
outside the state shall be accompanied by an official Certificate of Veterinary
Inspection listing individual identification or a description of the individual
animals; and indicating that each animal in the shipment has had a negative
official equine infectious anemia test within 12 months of importation. The
testing laboratory, laboratory accession number and date of test must appear on
the certificate.
(7)
Poultry and birds. All poultry exhibited must come from U.S.
pullorum-typhoid clean or equivalent flocks; or have had a negative
pullorum-typhoid test performed within 90 days of the
exhibition by an authorized tester. An approved certificate
verifying this status shall accompany the exhibit.
(8)
Dogs and cats. Dogs and
cats exhibited must have current, official rabies vaccination
certificates.
(9)
Removal
from fair or exhibition. The veterinary inspector in charge shall
order that any livestock, poultry or birds found to be infected with any
contagious or infectious disease be removed from the fair or
exhibition.
(10)
Cervidae. For the purposes of this subrule, "Cervidae" means
all animals belonging to the Cervidae family, and "CWD susceptible Cervidae"
means whitetail deer, blacktail deer, mule deer, red deer, and elk.
a.
Native Iowa Cervidae.
Native Iowa Cervidae from a herd not under quarantine may be exhibited without
additional testing for brucellosis or tuberculosis. CWD susceptible Cervidae
intended for exhibition must originate from a herd that has completed at least
one year in the CWD monitoring program. Native Iowa Cervidae may be exhibited
without other testing requirements when the Cervidae are accompanied by a
Certificate of Veterinary Inspection that lists individual official
identification and the monitored CWD cervid herd number or certified CWD herd
number for CWD susceptible Cervidae, including the status level and anniversary
date, and contains the following statement:
"All Cervidae listed on this certificate have been part of the
herd of origin for at least one year or were natural additions to the herd.
There has been no diagnosis, sign, or epidemiological evidence of chronic
wasting disease in this herd for the past year."
b.
Cervidae originating outside
Iowa. Cervidae that originate outside Iowa must obtain an entry permit
from the state veterinarian's office prior to import into Iowa. Cervidae that
originate outside Iowa which are six months of age or older must originate from
a herd not under quarantine and have been tested negative for Tuberculosis (TB)
by the Single Cervical Tuberculin (SCT) test (Cervidae) or by the Cervid TB
Stat-Pak test within 90 days of exhibition, or originate from an Accredited
Herd (Cervidae), or originate from a Qualified Herd (Cervidae), with test dates
shown on the Certificate of Veterinary Inspection. Herd status and SCT test are
according to USDA Tuberculosis Eradication in Cervidae Uniform Methods and
Rules, effective January 22, 1999.
Cervidae that originate outside Iowa which are six months of
age or older must also have been tested negative for brucellosis within 90 days
of exhibition, or originate from a certified brucellosis-free cervid herd, or a
cervid class-free status state (brucellosis). This negative test result must be
determined by brucellosis tests approved for cattle and bison, and the test
must have been conducted in a cooperative state-federal laboratory.
(1) All CWD susceptible Cervidae must have
originated from a monitored or certified CWD cervid herd in which the animals
have been kept for at least one year or to which the animals were natural
additions. The originating herd must have achieved a CWD status equal to
completion of three years in an approved CWD monitoring program, and the CWD
herd number and enrollment date must be listed on the Certificate of Veterinary
Inspection. Cervidae originating from a herd with a diagnosis, sign, or
epidemiological evidence of CWD or from an area under quarantine for chronic
wasting disease shall not be exhibited. The following statement must appear on
the Certificate of Veterinary Inspection:
"All Cervidae listed on this certificate originate from a
chronic wasting disease monitored or certified herd in which these animals have
been kept for at least one year or to which the animals were natural additions.
There has been no diagnosis, sign, or epidemiological evidence of chronic
wasting disease in this herd for the past year."
(2) Other Cervidae. For all other Cervidae,
the following statement must appear on the Certificate of Veterinary
Inspection:
"All Cervidae listed on this certificate have been part of the
herd of origin for at least one year or were natural additions to this herd.
There has been no diagnosis, sign, or epidemiological evidence of chronic
wasting disease in this herd for the past year."
This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code sections 163.1 and
163.14.
