Missouri Code of State Regulations
Title 2 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Division 30 - Animal Health
Chapter 6 - Livestock Markets
Section 2 CSR 30-6.020 - Duties and Facilities of the Market/Sale Veterinarian
Universal Citation: 2 MO Code of State Regs 30-6.020
Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, March 15, 2024
PURPOSE: This amendment exempts bison from the Trichomoniasis testing requirements, clarifies acceptable laboratories for Trichomoniasis testing, and provides for the animal(s) to be quarantined at the livestock market or at the farm of destination.
PUBLISHER'S NOTE: The secretary of state has determined that the publication of the entire text of the material which is incorporated by reference as a portion of this rule would be unduly cumbersome or expensive. This material as incorporated by reference in this rule shall be maintained by the agency at its headquarters and shall be made available to the public for inspection and copying at no more than the actual cost of reproduction. This note applies only to the reference material. The entire text of the rule is printed here.
(1) Assignment and Approval of Market/Sale Veterinarians.
(A) All assignments,
replacements, and removals of licensed, accredited veterinarians as market/sale
veterinarians must have prior approval of the state veterinarian.
(B) Upon approval of the state veterinarian,
the market/sale veterinarian must sign a Market/Sale Veterinarian Agreement
form MO 350-0488 provided by the Missouri Department of Agriculture. This form
states the veterinary responsibilities at livestock markets/sales. The licensee
must also sign the form. The market/sale veterinarian shall keep one (1) copy
of the agreement, the licensee one (1) copy and one (1) copy shall be forwarded
to the state veterinarian's office.
(C) Neglect of duty or misconduct by the
market/sale veterinarian shall be cause for removal and replacement.
(D) Failure of the licensee to aid the
market/sale veterinarian in executing all laws and rules governing the sale and
movement of livestock may result in removal of the license to conduct
sales.
(2) Duties and Responsibilities of the Market/Sale Veterinarian. The market/sale veterinarian shall-
(A) Collect required blood samples from
all test-eligible animals consigned to the market/sale and submit those samples
to the Cooperative State and Federal Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory in
Jefferson City for testing required by the Animal Health laws and rules
pertaining to disease control;
(B)
Inspect livestock markets/sales for cleanliness, good repair, and proper
disinfection of certain areas possibly contaminated by diseased
livestock;
(C) Inspect all
livestock visually and, if necessary, perform further diagnostic procedures to
determine the health status. No livestock shall be released from a licensed
Missouri livestock market/sale by the market/sale veterinarian until the
livestock have been officially identified, tested, and treated as required by
Animal Health laws and rules pertaining to the movement of livestock. The
market/sale veterinarian shall forward required information (age, gender,
breed, official eartag and backtag, owner contact information/ticket number) in
an approved format to the state veterinarian; and
(D) The market veterinarian is authorized to
render judgement on any animal determined to be sick or suffering from a
noninfectious or infectious disease upon admittance to the livestock market.
The animal(s) will be-
1. Returned to the farm
of origin with or without a quarantine, depending on the seriousness of the
disease or illness;
2. Condemned,
isolated, and later destroyed or properly disposed of in a timely manner;
or
3. Isolated and, if allowed to
sell, an announcement must be made at the time of sale about the problem the
animal is suffering (for example, bloat, cancer eye, foot rot).
(3) Cattle, Bison, and Exotic Bovids.
(A) Animal Identification. All
animals eighteen (18) months of age and older shall be identified by eartag and
backtag. No person shall remove or tamper with or cause the removal of or
tampering with an official eartag or backtag or other identification devices
required to move animals interstate, intrastate, or through a livestock
market/sale.
1. If color-coded bangle tags are
used to indicate state of pregnancy, they shall be applied as follows:
A. Blue-first trimester-one through three
(1-3) months pregnant;
B.
Red-second trimester-four through six (4-6) months pregnant;
C. Green-third trimester-seven through nine
(7-9) months pregnant;
D.
Yellow-open-not pregnant; and
E.
White-not examined for pregnancy status.
2. Proper procedure for determining the age
of cattle is-
A. Eighteen (18) months-absence
of the central deciduous (baby) incisors;
B. Two (2) years-the presence of the first
pair of fully erupted permanent incisor teeth;
C. Two and one-half (2 1/2) years-the
appearance of the second pair of permanent incisor teeth;
D. Eruption, spread, and wear of incisor
teeth may be used to determine age; and
E. The age of the animal will be shown on the
official bangle tag or displayed on the animal in a manner easily visible to
the buyer.
(B) Brucellosis Requirements.
1. An official bangle tag may serve as
identification for a health certificate for intrastate movement, provided the
following information is shown on the tag:
A.
Date of test;
B. Complete official
eartag number;
C. Age of the
animal; and
D. State code letters
of the testing veterinarian.
(C) Tuberculosis Requirements.
1. All test-eligible (those animals over two
(2) months of age) animals must be individually identified by official eartag
as defined by Title 9, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 71,
published annually in January, herein incorporated by reference and made a part
of this rule, as published by the United States Superintendent of Documents,
732 N Capital Street NW, Washington, DC 20402-0001, phone: toll free (866)
512-1800, DC area (202) 512-1800, website:
http://bookstore.gpo.gov ,
individual brand, registration tattoo, or any other means approved by the state
veterinarian and listed on the Certificate of Veterinary Inspection. This rule
does not incorporate any subsequent amendments or additions.
2. Beef cattle.
A. All classes of beef cattle (including
exotic bovids and bison) two (2) months of age and older, both breeding and
feeding, entering Missouri to a licensed market from a state having a
tuberculosis-free status may enter without additional testing requirements,
entry permit, or Certificate of Veterinary Inspection.
B. All classes of beef cattle two (2) months
of age and older, both breeding and feeding, prior to entering Missouri to a
licensed livestock market from a state having a tuberculosis status less than
free must meet the following requirements:
(I)
Must obtain an entry permit; and
(II) Must have a negative tuberculosis test
within sixty (60) days of shipment, test date must be listed on the Certificate
of Veterinary Inspection; or
(III)
Move from an accredited tuberculosis-free herd (herd number and current herd
test date must be listed on the Certificate of Veterinary Inspection);
or
(IV) Move directly from a herd
of origin that has one (1) complete negative herd test within one (1) year
(date of test must be listed on the Certificate of Veterinary
Inspection).
3. Dairy cattle.
A. All classes of dairy cattle two (2) months
of age and older, both breeding and feeding, prior to entering Missouri to a
licensed market must meet the following requirements:
(I) Must obtain an entry permit;
and
(II) Must have a negative
tuberculosis test within sixty (60) days of shipment, test date must be listed
on the Certificate of Veterinary Inspection; or
(III) Move from an accredited
tuberculosis-free herd (herd number and current herd test date must be listed
on the Certificate of Veterinary Inspection); or
(IV) Move directly from a herd of origin that
has one (1) complete negative herd test within one (1) year (date of test must
be listed on the Certificate of Veterinary Inspection).
(D) Trichomoniasis
Requirements.
1. All breeding bulls
(excluding bison and exotic bovines) prior to entering a licensed livestock
market/sale shall be-
A. Virgin bulls not
more than twenty-four (24) months of age as determined by the presence of both
permanent central incisor teeth in wear or by breed registry papers;
or
B. Tested negative for
Trichomoniasis with an official culture test or official Polymerase Chain
Reaction (PCR) test by an official laboratory within sixty (60) days prior to
entry into the state.
(I) Bulls shall be
tested three (3) times not less than one (1) week apart by an official culture
test or one (1) time by official PCR test prior to entering Missouri.
(II) Bulls that have had contact with female
cattle subsequent to testing must be retested prior to entry.
(III) Bulls tested at the market must be
quarantined at the farm of destination or livestock market pending negative
test results. If test results are positive, the positive animals and cohorts
will be quarantined.
2. If the breeding bulls are virgin bulls,
less than twenty-four (24) months of age, they shall be-
A. Individually identified by official
identification; and
B. Accompanied
by a breeder's certificate or statement of virgin status signed by the breeder
or his representative attesting that they are virgin bulls.
C. The official identification number shall
be written on the breeder's certificate.
3. Non-virgin or bulls twenty-four (24)
months of age or older must be Trichomoniasis tested with three (3) official
cultures or one (1) official PCR test. Bulls may be quarantined at farm pending
test results. If test results are positive, the positive animal and cohorts
will be placed under quarantine.
4.
A Certificate of Veterinary Inspection listing official identification and test
performed, date of test, results, and laboratory, if testing is
required.
5. Bulls going directly
to slaughter are exempt from Trichomoniasis testing.
(4) Swine.
(A) Swine that arrive at a licensed Missouri
market/sale are classified as follows:
1.
Commercial swine-swine that are continuously managed and have adequate
facilities and practices to prevent exposure to feral swine;
2. Feral swine-swine that are free roaming or
Russian and/or Eurasian that are confined. This includes javelenas and
peccaries; and
3. Transitional
swine-swine raised on dirt or that have reasonable opportunities to be exposed
to feral swine.
(B) All
swine (except slaughter swine) presented to a licensed Missouri livestock
market/sale must be individually identified by official eartag as defined by
Title 9, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 71, published
annually in January, herein incorporated by reference and made a part of this
rule, as published by the United States Superintendent of Documents, 732 N
Capital Street NW, Washington, DC 20402-0001, phone: toll free (866) 512-1800,
DC area (202) 512-1800, website: http://bookstore.gpo.gov , tattooed,
back-tagged, or identified by any other means of permanent identification
approved by the state veterinarian, veterinarian inspected for signs of
infectious or contagious disease, and must be identified to the farm of origin.
This rule does not incorporate any subsequent amendments or additions. The
market/sale must keep these records for one (1) year. All sows and boars sold
for slaughter are to be individually identified (official eartag, tattooed, or
backtagged, or identified by any other means of permanent identification
approved by the state veterinarian), at the first point of
concentration.
(C) Market-to-market
movement of swine into and within Missouri is prohibited, except to
slaughter-swine-only markets/sales.
(D) All commercial swine bought at a
market/sale consigned to a farm or premises will be quarantined to the point of
destination for a minimum of thirty (30) days.
(E) Swine offered for sale that fail to pass
veterinary inspection due to sickness or signs of infection with a contagious,
infectious, or communicable disease shall either-
1. Return to the farm of origin under
quarantine. Quarantined animals not amenable to treatment shall remain under
quarantine until released for slaughter; or
2. Go directly to slaughter. Animals sold for
slaughter must be identified and shipped on a VS Form 1-27 shipping
permit.
(F) All breeding
swine (regardless of age) that arrive at a licensed Missouri livestock
market/sale must originate from a validated brucellosis-free state or validated
brucellosis-free herd and a state classified as stage V in the National
Pseudorabies (PRV) Eradication Plan or from a qualified negative
pseudorabies-free herd.
(G)
Movement Other than Commercial Swine.
1. Feral
(including Eurasian, Russian, javalenas, and peccaries) swine may only move
from a farm of origin directly to an approved slaughter or to an approved
slaughter-only market.
2.
Transitional swine may move only to a licensed market/sale or to slaughter.
A. Feeder pigs from transitional swine herds
may move from farm of origin to a market to be inspected and officially
identified by official eartag and then moved from the market under quarantine
to be finished for slaughter.
(5) Equidae (Including Exotic Equine, Donkeys, Asses, Burros, and Zebras).
(A) Veterinary inspection is required on all
equidae before sale.
(B) All equidae presented at
any licensed market/sale for the purpose of change of ownership, not having
proof of an official negative Equine Infectious Anemia (EIA) test within the
previous twelve (12) months, shall have blood samples for EIA testing collected
before the sale at the seller's expense.
1. In
a licensed livestock market/sale where the veterinarian has an approved EIA
testing laboratory, EIA tests will be run prior to the sale. Test positive
suspect equids will be identified by microchip and returned to the owner's
premises under quarantine and isolated at least two hundred (200) yards from
any other equidae pending test confirmation, or the owner may
sell that animal directly to slaughter accompanied by a VS Form 1-27 shipping
permit.
2. In markets where on-site
EIA testing is not available, the equids will sell test-pending, identified as
such by a red hip tag (furnished by the Missouri Department of Agriculture)
recorded on an Equine Sales & Test Record form (MO 350-1138) and sold under
quarantine to the buyer. This quarantine restricts the buyer from taking the
equids out of Missouri and from another change of ownership until the test
results are received.
(C)
Equidae presented with
current, negative EIA test chart (VS Form 10-11 or any officially recognized
federal/state EIA test chart) will be sold with a white hip tag (furnished by
the Missouri Department of Agriculture) and recorded on an Equine Sales &
Test Record form (MO 350-1138). The seller must present an original EIA test
chart; no photocopies or facsimiles will be accepted. The EIA test must have
been done within the previous twelve (12) months, and the VS Form 10-11 or any
officially recognized federal/state EIA test chart must be accurately
completed, showing graphic descriptions of all markings needed for
identification or imprinted photograph on any officially recognized
federal/state EIA test chart. Verification of each animal to the EIA test chart
shall be the responsibility of the market veterinarian. If in the opinion of
the market veterinarian the information shown on the EIA test chart does not
match the animal presented or the test chart has been altered, the market
veterinarian shall confiscate the form, mark the document "invalid," and the
animal(s) will be tested at the seller's expense prior to the sale.
(D) No equidae will be
released from any licensed market/sale without a current, negative EIA test; a
test-pending quarantine, or released on a VS Form 1-27 shipping permit
returning to the seller's premises. One copy of all quarantines and Equine
Sales & Test Record forms (MO 350-1138) completed for each sale will be
sent to the state veterinarian's office in a format approved by the state
veterinarian.
(E) All EIA positive
animals presented for sale to slaughter at a licensed market/sale must be
accompanied by a VS Form 1-27 shipping permit signed by state or federal
regulatory personnel authorizing the move. All EIA positive animals shall be
segregated at least two hundred (200) yards from any other
equidae and not sold in the auction ring. The market
veterinarian shall verify the animals' permanent identification (freeze-brand
or electronic microchip) shown on the form and issue a new VS Form 1-27
consigning the animal to a federally approved slaughter facility. No EIA
positive animal shall be moved from a licensed livestock market/sale without
being permanently identified and consigned to slaughter on a VS Form
1-27.
(F) Alteration or
substitution of any information on any VS Form 10-11 or certificate of
veterinary inspection shall cause the document to be invalid and in violations
of sections
267.010 to
267.730,
RSMo and may result in civil penalties not to exceed ten thousand dollars
($10,000) per violation.
(6) Sheep and Goats (Including Exotic Sheep, Goats, and Antelopes).
(A) Veterinary
inspection is required on all sheep and goats prior to sale.
(B) Sheep and goats (including exotic sheep,
goats, and antelopes) regardless of age or gender must be
individually identified by an official scrapie eartag as defined in Title 9,
Code of Federal Regulations, Part 79, published annually in
January, herein incorporated by reference and made a part of this rule, as
published by the United States Superintendent of Documents, 732 N Capital
Street N W, Washington, DC 20402-0001, phone: toll free (866) 512-1800, DC area
(202) 512-1800, website: http://bookstore.gpo.gov for sheep and
goats or electronic implant for goats only identifying them to the flock or
herd of origin or any other means of permanent identification approved by the
state veterinarian. This rule does not incorporate any subsequent amendments or
additions.
(C) Sheep and goats that
come into the market without official identification must have official
identification applied at the market prior to commingling with other animals,
and prior to sale.
(D) Any official
identification that is applied by the market veterinarian or market personnel
must maintain the following records:
1. The
date tagged;
2. The number of sheep
and goats identified (including exotic sheep, goats, and antelopes);
3. The serial numbers applied;
4. The name and address of the owner of the
flock of origin;
5. If the person
who currently owns the animals is different from the owner of the flock or herd
of origin or birth, the current owner's name and address and the owner of the
flock or herd of origin, if known;
6. If the owner of the flock of birth is
different from the owner of the flock of origin, and if the animals were born
after January 1, 2002, the name and address of the owner of the flock of birth,
if known; and
7. All records of
official identification must be maintained for five (5) years.
(7) Poultry and Waterfowl.
(A) Out-of-state live poultry
(except those consigned directly to slaughter) shall be accompanied by an
official Certificate of Veterinary Inspection or a VS Form 9-3 (see
2 CSR
30-2.040 ). If a VS Form 9-3 is used, a signed and
dated owner/shipper statement must be included stating that, to his/her best
knowledge, the birds are healthy. Poultry known to be infected with pullorum or
typhoid that are consigned directly to slaughter must be identified as such by
the consignor.
(B) Out-of-state
live poultry entering Missouri must be tested negative for pullorum-typhoid
within the past ninety (90) days or originate from a flock approved by the
National Poultry Improvement Plan (NPIP) or an equivalent program which has
been tested within the past twelve (12) months with no change of
ownership.
(C) All hatching eggs
must be accompanied by an official Certificate of Veterinary Inspection
certifying the eggs to be from pullorum-free flocks or by a VS Form
9-3.
(D) Out-of-state poultry and
hatching eggs moving through a Missouri livestock market/sale require an entry
permit prior to shipment. Annual entry permits shall be issued by the
department to participants in the NPIP or an equivalent program. Producers not
approved by NPIP or an equivalent program must request a permit with each
shipment.
(8) Captive Cervids.
(A) Captive cervids, including but
not limited to, elk, elk-hybrids, red deer, roe deer, white-tailed deer, mule
deer, sika deer, moose, reindeer, mutjac, and fallow deer, that are bartered,
exchanged, gifted, leased, or sold that arrive at any licensed Missouri
livestock market/sale must meet the following requirements:
1. Captive or farm cervids, regardless of
age, must be veterinary inspected, individually identified by official eartag
as defined in Title 9, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 71,
published annually in January, herein incorporated by reference and made a part
of this rule, as published by the United States Superintendent of Documents,
732 N Capital Street NW, Washington, DC 20402-0001, phone: toll free (866)
512-1800, DC area (202) 512-1800, website:
http://bookstore.gpo.gov , or
other means of permanent identification approved by the state veterinarian.
This rule does not incorporate any subsequent amendments or
additions.
2. An entry permit is
required.
(B)
Brucellosis Requirements.
1. All sexually
intact animals six (6) months of age and over not in a status herd or under
quarantine for brucellosis must test negative for brucellosis within ninety
(90) days prior to arrival at a Missouri livestock market/sale except-
A. Brucellosis-free herd-captive cervids
originating from certified brucellosis-free herds may move through a Missouri
livestock market/sale on herd status without additional testing provided the
certified herd number and current herd test date is listed on the Certificate
of Veterinary Inspection;
B.
Brucellosis-monitored herd-all sexually intact animals six (6) months of age
and older must test negative for burcellosis within ninety (90) days prior to
arrival at a Missouri livestock market/sale.
(C) Tuberculosis Requirements.
1. Captive cervids less than six (6) months
of age, not known to be affected with or exposed to tuberculosis and not in a
status herd, must have one (1) negative tuberculosis test, not less than ninety
(90) days prior to arrival at a livestock market/sale in Missouri, using the
single cervical method. The negative test date must be listed on the
Certificate of Veterinary Inspection. Captive cervids must have been isolated
from other captive cervids during the testing period.
2. Captive cervids, six (6) months of age and
older, not known to be affected with or exposed to tuberculosis and not in a
status herd, must have two (2) negative tuberculosis tests, not less than
ninety (90) days apart, using the single cervical method. The second test must
be within ninety (90) days prior to arrival at a Missouri livestock
market/sale. Both negative test dates must be listed on the Certificate of
Veterinary Inspection. Captive cervids must have been isolated from other
captive cervids during the testing period.
3. Movement from tuberculosis status herds.
A. Accredited herd-captive cervids
originating from accredited tuberculosis-free cervid herd may move through a
market/sale on herd status without additional testing provided the accredited
herd number and original anniversary date is listed on the Certificate of
Veterinary Inspection.
B. Qualified
herd-captive cervids originating from a qualified herd must have one (1)
negative tuberculosis test, using the single cervical method, within ninety
(90) days prior to arrival at the market/sale.
C. Monitored herd-captive cervids originating
from a monitored herd must have one (1) negative tuberculosis test, using the
single cervical method, within ninety (90) days prior to arrival at the
market/sale.
D. Captive cervids
less than twelve (12) months of age that originate from and were born in
qualified or monitored herds may move through a market/sale without further
tuberculosis testing, provided that they are accompanied by a Certificate of
Veterinary Inspection showing official individual identification (official
eartag or any other means of permanent identification approved by the state
veterinarian) stating that such captive cervids originated from such herds and
have not been exposed to captive cervids from a lower status herd.
(D) Chronic Wasting
Disease.
1. Captive cervids will not be
allowed to move through a livestock market/sale if, within the last five (5)
years, the animals-
A. Originate from an area
or has been in an area that has been reported as a Chronic Wasting Disease
(CWD) endemic area; or
B. Originate
from a CWD positive captive herd.
2. Elk, elk-hybrids, red deer, roe deer, sika
deer, white-tailed deer, mule deer, and moose twelve (12) months of age must be
enrolled in a CWD program for at least five (5) years prior to moving through a
Missouri livestock market/sale. Other cervids, including but not limited to
reindeer, mutjac, and fallow deer, must have participated in a surveillance
program recognized by the state-of-origin prior to arrival at a Missouri
livestock market/sale. Original anniversary date must be listed on the
Certificate of Veterinary Inspection.
3. Captive cervids moving between
publicly-owned Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA)-accredited zoos must
meet the CWD surveillance program requirements.
(9) Camelids, Alpacas, Camels, and Llamas.
Alpacas, camels, llamas, and others of that group exchanged, bartered, sold,
leased, or relinquished at a licensed livestock market/sale in Missouri must be
veterinarian inspected, accompanied by a Certificate of Veterinary Inspection
showing an individual listing of the common and scientific name(s) of the
animal(s) and appropriate description of animal(s) such as sex, age, weight,
and coloration, and must be individually identified by an official eartag as
defined in Title 9, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 71 ,
published annually in January, herein incorporated by reference and made a part
of this rule, as published by the United States Superintendent of Documents,
732 N Capital Street N W, Washington, DC 20402-0001, phone: toll free (866)
512-1800, DC area (202) 512-1800, website
(10) Ratites (Including But Not Limited to Ostrich, Rheas, and Emus). All ratites must be veterinarian inspected, individually identified by official identification (leg band, microchip, wing band, legible tattoo, or any other means of permanent identification approved by the state veterinarian), and listed on a Certificate of Veterinary Inspection. In addition, ratites entering Missouri for sale at a licensed livestock/market must obtain an entry permit.
(11) Miscellaneous and Exotic Animals. All exotic animals presented for exchange, barter, lease, or sale at a licensed livestock market/sale must be veterinarian inspected, individually identified by official identification (official eartag, brand, tattoo, or any other means of permanent identification approved by the state veterinarian), and accompanied by an official Certificate of Veterinary Inspection showing an individual listing of the common and scientific name(s) of the animal(s) and appropriate descriptions of animal(s) such as sex, age, weight, and coloration.
(A) Elephants (Asiatic, African) must be
tested negative for tuberculosis within one (1) year prior to movement; test
results must be noted on the Certificate of Veterinary Inspection.
(B) Importation of skunks and raccoons into
Missouri is prohibited by the Missouri Wildlife Code (3 CSR
10-9).
*Original authority: 277.160, RSMo 1989, amended 1993, 1995.
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