Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 13, September 23, 2024
Subpart 1.
Requirement for
official identification.
Goats or sheep imported into Minnesota must be
identified with official identification except as provided in items A
to D:
A. goats or sheep less
than 18 months of age that are going directly to slaughter at a
slaughtering establishment having federal inspection;
B. restricted-movement feeder
animals that are moved to a state-federal approved livestock market
that restricts the sale of sheep and goats without official
identification to slaughter channels in a manner approved by the
board;
C.
restricted-movement feeder animals that are moved to a terminal
feedlot when accompanied by a board-issued permit; or
D. goats or sheep moved for grazing
or similar management reasons if the goats or sheep are moved from a
premises owned or leased by the owner of the goats or sheep to
another premises owned or leased by the owner of the goats or sheep
and the goats or sheep are not commingled with goats or sheep from
other flocks.
Subp.
2.
Requirement for certificate of veterinary
inspection.
Goats or sheep imported into the state must be
accompanied by a certificate of veterinary inspection issued by an
accredited veterinarian except as provided in items A and B:
A. goats or sheep going directly to
slaughter at a slaughtering establishment having federal inspection;
or
B. goats or sheep
originating from a farm of origin in an adjacent state and consigned
to a state-federal approved livestock market.
Subp. 3.
Contents of
certificate of veterinary inspection.
If official identification is required, the
certificate of veterinary inspection must show the individual
official identification number of each animal except:
A. officially identified goats and
sheep moving directly to slaughter if the certificate indicates the
animals are scrapie-tagged and for slaughter only; or
B. officially identified feeder
animals that are being moved to a terminal feedlot if the certificate
indicates the animals are scrapie-tagged and that the animals are for
feeding purposes only.
Subp. 4.
Requirement for
import permit.
A permit must be obtained prior to importation of
the following:
A. a
restricted-movement feeder animal that is being moved to a terminal
feedlot as described in subpart
1, item
C;
B. goats or sheep from
a flock that is currently under quarantine; or
C. goats or sheep from a flock that
is currently designated as an exposed flock, as defined in Code of
Federal Regulations, title 9, part 79.1.
Subp. 5.
Prohibited
imports.
No goat or sheep that is currently designated as a
scrapie-positive, suspect, or high-risk animal as defined in Code of
Federal Regulations, title 9, part 79.1, or that is from a
noncompliant flock as defined in Code of Federal Regulations, title
9, part 79.1, may be imported into the state.
Statutory Authority: MS s
35.03
