Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 6, September 16, 2024
(a) All sheep
and goats imported into North Carolina, regardless of age, must be officially
identified prior to leaving the farm of origin (see "official scrapie
identification" in Subparagraph (c)(2) of this Rule), except:
(1) Sheep and goats less than 12 months of
age moving directly to slaughter;
(2) Sheep and goat wethers.
(b) Sheep and goats consigned for
the purpose of immediate slaughter to a livestock market licensed under G.S.
106, Article 35, or to a slaughtering establishment with state or federal
inspection may be imported without a health certificate. A waybill or
certificate marked for immediate slaughter must accompany such shipments. No
sheep or goats consigned for immediate slaughter may be removed from slaughter
channels.
(c) Sheep and goats not
consigned for the purpose of immediate slaughter must be accompanied by an
official health certificate from the state of origin signed by a veterinarian
accredited in that state as follows:
(1) The
health certificate covering the importation of sheep and goats shall include a
report of inspection indicating the sheep and goats are not under quarantine
and are free from signs of any infectious or communicable disease.
(2) The health certificate shall contain a
statement that the flock of origin has not had scrapie diagnosed within the
past 42 months. The health certificate shall include United States Department
of Agriculture-approved scrapie identification, age, sex, breed and markings
for each animal. Official scrapie identification shall consist of one of the
following:
(A) Official ear tags which are
approved by the United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service for use in the Scrapie Eradication Program or the
Scrapie Flock Certification Program;
(B) Electronic implants which are approved
for use in animals participating in a scrapie flock certification program and
accompanied by a certificate of veterinary inspection or owner statement that
includes the implant numbers and name of the chip manufacturer; or which are
used in animals registered with a national registry association and the implant
number is recorded by the registry on the registration certificate accompanying
the animal. The animal shall be accompanied by an implant reader which can read
the implant in the animal;
(C)
Legible official registry tattoos that have been recorded in the record of a
sheep or goat registry association when the animal is accompanied by either a
registration certificate or certificate of veterinary inspection upon which the
tattoo number is recorded.
(3) Sheep and goats not consigned for the
purpose of immediate slaughter that originate from United States Department of
Agriculture-certified and accredited free states are exempt from brucellosis
and tuberculosis testing requirements. Sheep and goats that do not originate
from a United States Department of Agriculture-certified and accredited free
state shall have a negative brucellosis test within 30 days prior to import and
shall have a negative tuberculosis test within 60 days prior to import unless
they originate from a United States Department of Agriculture-certified and
accredited free herd.
(4) Dairy
goats and sheep over six months of age and sexually intact imported from
out-of-state shall have a negative brucellosis test within 30 days prior to
import and shall have a negative tuberculosis test within 60 days prior to
import unless they originate from a United States Department of
Agriculture-certified and accredited free herd.
(5) The brucellosis and tuberculosis testing
requirements of this Rule does not apply to sheep and goats entering the state
for only exhibition purposes, coming from states or herds that are United
States Department of Agriculture-certified and accredited free, when
accompanied by an official health certificate which includes a United States
Department of Agriculture-approved scrapie identification. Such animals shall
remain in the state for exhibition purposes for no more than 30 days from the
date of issuance of the health certificate.
Authority
G.S.
106-307.5;
106-348;
106-396;
Eff. April
1, 1984;
Amended Eff. April 1, 2008; January 1, 2005; April 1,
2001; May 1, 1992; December 1, 1989;
Pursuant to
G.S.
150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
substantive public interest Eff. March 26,
2017.
