New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 21 - AGRICULTURE AND RANCHING
Chapter 30 - ANIMALS AND ANIMAL INDUSTRY GENERAL PROVISIONS
Part 4 - EXOTIC PESTS AND FOREIGN ANIMAL DISEASES
Section 21.30.4.10 - NEW MEXICO FOOT AND MOUTH PREVENTION AND RESPONSE PROTOCOL

(1) Cloven-hoofed animals from a known foot and mouth (FMD) country or region shall not be allowed to enter New Mexico until the office of international desepizooties (OIE) and the United States department of agriculture, animal and plant health inspection service, veterinary services (USDA, APHIS, VS) have declared the country or region FMD-free.

(2) Horses from a known FMD country or region may be allowed to enter New Mexico if they have not originated from or been on a known FMD premises and if they meet other requirements for an entry permit issued by the board. A person who wants to bring a horse into New Mexico pursuant to this paragraph shall apply for an entry permit in person at the board's office at 300 San Mateo NE, Suite 1000, Albuquerque, New Mexico or by calling 505-841-6161, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Mountain Time, Monday through Friday. The applicant shall provide the following information with his application for an entry permit:

(3) Animals other than livestock from a known FMD country or region that originate from rural areas or that have had contact with cloven-hoofed animals from a known FMD country or region and that would be destined for a New Mexico rural location or competition involving cloven-hoofed animals shall not be allowed into New Mexico either by direct or indirect shipment. Those animals other than livestock that originate from an urban area of an FMD country and are destined to a New Mexico urban area may be granted an exception at the discretion of the state veterinarian and allowed to enter the state. An entry permit issued by the board is required on such animals.

(4) Immediately upon arrival at its destination in New Mexico, an animal that has been allowed to enter the state under the exception provided in Paragraph (3) of this subsection shall be treated with a sponge application or heavy misting with a one-to-one vinegar and water solution to the entire body of the animal and then thoroughly bathed. The animal shall be quarantined at the destination premises for a minimum of ten days with no contact with any cloven-hoofed animal during the quarantine period. A follow-up contact shall be made by the board or USDA, APHIS, VS to ensure that the quarantine is maintained.

(5) Livestock and other animals originating from a European Union (EU) country shall not be allowed into New Mexico until the country's FMD status is determined to the satisfaction of the board. EU countries are: the Republic of Ireland, the United Kingdom (Northern Ireland, England, Scotland, Wales and the Isle of Mann), Sweden, Finland, Austria, Denmark, Germany, The Netherlands, Belgium, France, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Luxembourg, and Greece.

(6) Livestock or other animals originating from another state of the United States that has an FMD outbreak shall not be allowed into New Mexico until the state has been declared FMD-free by USDA, APHIS, VS. The board may ban or restrict the entry into New Mexico of livestock or other animals originating from a state other than an FMD state until that state's FMD status has been determined to the satisfaction of the board. The state Veterinarian may issue an entry permit to allow animals other than livestock to enter New Mexico from a state whose FMD status has not been determined under the following conditions:

(7) Decontamination procedures required to obtain an entry permit pursuant to Paragraph (6) of this subsection are:

(8) If FMD is found in a state of the United States or in Canada or Mexico, the director shall convene the board's emergency response plan state primary core decision group to consider actions to be taken to protect New Mexico's livestock industry from FMD, including the need to request that the governor declare a state of emergency.

(1) Vesicular diseases in cloven-hoofed animals shall be handled as FMD unless vesicular stomatitis (VS) has been recently diagnosed in horses during the current season for VS. The New Mexico VS protocol shall be followed in these cases unless the board directs otherwise.

(2) A cloven-hoofed animal suspected of a vesicular disease shall be given the highest priority for examination. A foreign animal disease diagnostician (FADD) shall collect appropriate specimens. The FADD or other designated courier shall personally escort the specimens to Plum Island, NY.

(3) If the disease is not FMD, the case shall be handled as appropriate for the diagnosis.

(1) If a vesicular disease is present and the VS protocol does not apply, the premises, and all animals on the premises shall be quarantined. A five-mile "high risk zone" shall be established around the suspect premises, and a fifteen-mile "buffer zone" shall be established around the high risk zone. Animals in the high risk zone shall not be moved until the suspect case has been diagnosed and movement is allowed by the board. Animals in the buffer zone shall be under a hold order and shall be moved by permit only. Livestock operators and other animal owners within the high risk, and buffer zones shall be advised immediately about the suspect case and the rules governing quarantine, and movement of animals.

(2) The board shall provide biosecurity information to the operators and owners whose premises and animals have been quarantined within the high risk, and buffer zones.

(3) All area slaughter facilities and livestock markets shall be closed until the board releases the quarantine. If FMD is confirmed, the slaughter facilities and livestock markets shall remain closed to control the movement of livestock. The board shall determine when it is safe to re-open slaughter facilities, and livestock markets and any limitations that may apply.

(4) The board shall notify veterinarians, cooperative extension agents, livestock owners, and operators, and other interested persons about the quarantine, the establishment of quarantine zones, and any hold orders on animals.

(5) An FMD diagnosis shall result in the continued quarantine of the high risk zone. The animals within the buffer zone shall be on a hold order and vaccinated with appropriate FMD strain vaccine, if it is available.

(6) Upon notification of an FMD diagnosis, the board shall initiate an immediate epidemiological investigation. The epidemiological efforts shall be in concert with USDA, APHIS, VS.

(7) The board may request that USDA, APHIS, VS, regional emergency animal disease eradication organization (READEO) be in charge of all FMD operations and procedures with state animal health officials assisting READEO in its efforts.

(8) The director of the board shall immediately advise the director of the New Mexico department of agriculture of the FMD diagnosis. The director of the board shall contact the governor for an emergency declaration. National guard personnel, New Mexico state police, and appropriate county sheriffs shall be requested to aid in enforcement of the quarantine, and zone integrity to stop movement of animals and to minimize human movement into or out of the FMD zone.

(9) FMD vaccination is the preferred action over destruction of livestock. In the case of destruction, incineration sites shall be selected by the board.

(10) Indemnity for destroyed livestock shall be sought from the United States secretary of agriculture. Records of destroyed livestock shall include the owner's name, address and phone number, and the number of destroyed livestock, and their species, class, sex, age, and brands.

(1) USDA, APHIS, vs emergency programs, and import/export staff in Riverdale, MD;

(2) New Mexico veterinarians:

(3) New Mexico board of veterinary medicine;

(4) New Mexico veterinary medical association;

(5) New Mexico livestock industry organizations;

(6) local and national plant protection quarantine (PPQ) staff;

(7) airline companies with flights originating from an FMD country or region;

(8) New Mexico public livestock markets; and

(9) New Mexico state university, department of agriculture and cooperative extension service.