Current through all regulations passed and filed through September 16, 2024
(A) Each equine
animal which is imported into Ohio shall:
(1)
Be accompanied by a certificate of veterinary inspection issued at the point of
origin immediately prior to entering Ohio, certifying that they have been given
a careful, clinical inspection and been found to be free of symptoms of any
dangerously infectious or contagious or communicable disease or known exposure
thereto. Rectal temperature at the time of examination must be recorded on the
certificate of veterinary inspection, and
(2) If twelve months of age or older, be
accompanied by evidence that the identified animal was negative to an official
test for the disease equine infectious anemia conducted at a
state or federally approved laboratory
. This test must have been conducted within the twelvemonth
period preceding the date of importation.
(B) Owners of equine may substitute an
owner/shipper statement in place of the certificate of veterinary inspection,
if the equine are consigned to a livestock market licensed under Chapter 943.
of the Revised Code with an approved veterinary inspector present. All equine
meeting this requirement shall be exempt from paragraph (A) of this rule.
The following information will be included on the owner shipper
statement:
(1) Date of shipment
shall be listed on the owner/shipper statement or the
date of examination shall be listed on the certificate of veterinary
inspection;
(2) The number of
horses in the shipment;
(3) The
sex, age, breed of the animal(s) in the shipment;
(4) The name and address of the owner prior
to shipment;
(5) The name and
address of the destination; and
(6) Official individual identification.
(C) Horses and other equine species that are
required to be officially individually identified
under this part must be identified by one of the following methods:
(1) A description sufficient to identify the
individual equine including, but not limited to, name, age, breed, color,
gender, distinctive markings, and unique and permanent forms of identification
when present (e.g., brands, tattoos, scars, cowlicks, blemishes or biometric
measurements). When the identity of the equine is in question at the receiving
destination, the state or tribal animal health official in the state or tribe
of destination or APHIS representative may determine if the description
provided is sufficient;
(2)
Electronic identification that complies with ISO 11784/11785;
(3)
Non-ISO
electronic identification injected to the animal on or before March 11,
2014;
(4) Digital photographs sufficient to identify the
individual equine; or
(5) For equines being
commercially transported to slaughter, a device or method authorized by
9 C.F.R. Part
88.4(2011).
(D)
Upon request by an authorized representative of the department , the person responsible for each equine animal must make
available a chronological list of dates, places, and events this animal has
attended within the thirty days prior to entry.
