Current through all regulations passed and filed through September 16, 2024
(A) Cattle or bison imported into Ohio for
purposes of feeding and grazing shall:
(1)
Remain in slaughter channels until they move to slaughter;
(2) Be less than twenty months of age (as
evidenced by the lack of the first pair of permanent incisor teeth);
(3) Not be pregnant; and
(4) The following animals shall be officially
identified:
(a) All sexually intact cattle and
bison over eighteen months of age; and
(b) All dairy cattle of any age, including
steers and spayed heifers.
(5) Be accompanied by either of the following
movement documents:
(a) A certificate of
veterinary inspection issued within thirty days prior to entry; or
(b) An owner/shipper statement issued within
thirty days prior to entry and a copy of which shall be immediately forwarded
to the Ohio department of agriculture within seven days. If the animals are
consigned to a USDA approved livestock market licensed under Chapter 943. of
the Revised Code a copy of the owner/shipper statement does not need to be
forwarded to the department.
(6) Include the following information to be
listed on their movement documents:
(a) The
date of the shipment shall be listed on the
owner/shipper statement or the date of examination shall be listed on the
certificate of veterinary inspection;
(b) The number of cattle within the
shipment;
(c) The sex of the cattle
within the shipment;
(d)
Designation of whether the animals are dairy or beef cattle;
(e) The average weight per head of the cattle
within the shipment;
(f) The name
and address of the owner prior to shipment;
(g) The name and address of the destination;
and
(h) The official identification number of all
cattle, except for the following animals:
(i)
All sexually intact beef cattle under eighteen months of age; and
(ii)
Steers and spayed heifers, of any breed.
(7) Meet the following tuberculosis
requirements:
(a) Originate from an accredited
herd; or
(b) Originate from an
accredited free state or zone; or
(c) Originate from a modified accredited
advanced state or zone and be
identified with official individual identification; or
(d) Originate from a modified accredited
state or zone, have a negative
tuberculosis test within sixty days prior to entry and be identified with
official individual identification; or
(e) If the animal seeking to be imported into
the state of Ohio originated from an
accreditation preparatory state or zone or a non-accredited state or zone, it
will be prohibited from entering Ohio for the purposes of feeding or
grazing.
(B)
Official identification for cattle or bison as required by this rule shall mean
that the cattle or bison are marked as with an official ear tag bearing the
U.S. shield which includes either of the following:
(1) An animal identification number (AIN);
or
(2) A national uniform ear tag system number
(NUES).
(C) Cattle or
bison which are designated for feeding and grazing and are not in compliance
with paragraph (A) of this rule must meet the requirements
of rule
901:1-17-03
of the Administrative Code (import requirements for breeding cattle).
(D) Cattle or bison originally imported into
Ohio for the purposes of feeding and grazing may later be utilized for breeding
purposes with a permit from the
department which may stipulate additional
test requirements.