New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 21 - AGRICULTURE AND RANCHING
Chapter 32 - BRANDS, OWNERSHIP, AND TRANSPORTATION OF ANIMALS
Part 4 - IMPORT REQUIREMENTS (TRANSPORTATION OF LIVESTOCK INTO NEW MEXICO)
Section 21.32.4.11 - TUBERCULOSIS REQUIREMENTS FOR INTERNATIONAL IMPORTS

A. All sexually intact cattle, from any foreign country or part thereof, with no recognized comparable tuberculosis status that are to be held for purposes other than immediate slaughter or feeding for slaughter in a quarantined feedlot, shall be under quarantine on the first premises of destination in New Mexico pending a negative tuberculosis test no earlier than 120 days and no later than 180 days after arrival and that test shall be performed at the owner's expense.

B. All sexually intact cattle, from any foreign country or part thereof, with no recognized comparable tuberculosis status that are destined for immediate slaughter or feeding for slaughter in a quarantined feedlot, shall be tested at the port-of-entry into New Mexico under the supervision of the port veterinarian and these cattle shall be moved to the slaughter facility or quarantined feedlot only in sealed trucks with a permit issued by the New Mexico livestock board or USDA personnel and, if destined to a quarantined feedlot, shall be "S" branded upon arrival at the feedlot.

C. Steers and spayed heifers from Mexico may enter from Mexican states that have been determined by the New Mexico livestock board, acting on the recommendation of the joint United States and Mexico (bi-national) tuberculosis committee, to have fully implemented the "control/preparatory" phase of the Mexican tuberculosis eradication program by September 1, 1995, after having been tested negative for tuberculosis in accordance with the Norma Official Mexicana (NOM) within sixty (60) days prior to entry into the United States and may then move without further restriction within New Mexico.

D. Steers and spayed heifers may not be imported into New Mexico from Mexican states that have not implemented the "control/preparatory" phase of the Mexican tuberculosis eradication program by September 1, 1995.

E. Steers and spayed heifers from Mexico may enter from Mexican states that have been determined by the New Mexico livestock board, acting on the recommendation of the joint United States and Mexico (bi-national) tuberculosis committee, to have fully implemented the "eradication" phase of the Mexican tuberculosis eradication program by March 1, 1997, after having been tested negative for tuberculosis in accordance with the Norma Official Mexicana (NOM) within sixty (60) days prior to entry into the United States or that originate from herds within those states that are equal to United States accredited TB-free herds and that are moved directly from the herd of origin across the border as a single group and not co-mingled with other cattle prior to arriving at the border and then may move within New Mexico without further restriction.

F. Steers and spayed heifers from Mexico may enter from Mexican states that have been determined by the New Mexico livestock board, acting on the recommendation of the joint United States and Mexico (bi-national) tuberculosis committee, to have achieved accredited TB-free status and move directly into New Mexico without further testing or restriction provided they are moved as single group and not co-mingled with other cattle prior to arriving at the border.

G. Holstein and Holstein cross steers and Holstein and Holstein cross spayed heifers from Mexico are prohibited from entering New Mexico, regardless of test history.

H. Cattle entering from Mexico for the purpose of feeding and return to Mexico or slaughter, under the federal (United States) in-bond program, are exempt from the requirements above in Subsections A through G of 21.32.4.11 NMAC.

I. Rodeo stock from Mexico shall be tested for tuberculosis by a United States accredited veterinarian or under the supervision of a USDA-APHIS port veterinarian, within twelve (12) months prior to their utilization as rodeo or roping stock and retested for tuberculosis every twelve (12) months thereafter.

J. The provisions of this section are intended solely for cattle born and raised in Mexico or within the United States or Canada and which were exported to Mexico, in accordance with appropriate rules and regulations.