Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024
(a) Equine infectious anemia (EIA)
requirements. All horses, mules, asses, ponies, zebras and all other equidae
shall have a certificate of veterinary inspection and proof of a negative EIA
test within the previous 12 months prior to entering Texas, along with unique
and permanent forms of identification, such as electronic identification that
complies with ISO 11784/11785; or non-ISO electronic identification injected in
the equine on or before March 11, 2014; or digital photographs sufficient to
identify the individual equine. The negative test results together with the
name of the laboratory conducting the test must be shown on the certificate of
veterinary inspection. Alternatively, a completed VS Form 10-11 (Equine
Infectious Anemia Laboratory Test) may be attached to the certificate of
veterinary inspection. Only test results from USDA-approved laboratories are
acceptable. Exceptions to these test requirements are:
(1) equidae consigned directly to an approved
slaughtering establishment accompanied by a prior permit issued by the Texas
Animal Health Commission;
(2)
equidae that have been "S" branded and consigned directly to an approved
slaughter establishment accompanied by a VS 1-27 permit;
(3) equidae may enter Texas when consigned
directly to a veterinary hospital or clinic for treatment or for usual
veterinary procedures when accompanied by a permit number issued by the Texas
Animal Health Commission. Following release by the veterinarian, equidae must
be returned immediately to the state of origin by the most direct
route;
(4) equidae may enter Texas
for shows, fairs, exhibitions or assembly purposes when accompanied by a valid
equine interstate passport or equine identification card and a completed VS
form 10-11 showing negative results to an official EIA test within the previous
six months.
(5) equidae entering
for consignment to a livestock market, may first move directly to an EIA
approved lab/vet clinic for testing. The animal must be accompanied by a prior
entry permit issued by the Texas Animal Health Commission.
(6) foals, under eight months of age,
accompanying and nursing a dam with a negative test within the last twelve
months.
(b) Fever tick
requirements: Equidae originating in a fever tick infected area must be
accompanied by a certificate issued by an authorized state or federal inspector
showing them free of fever tick infestation or exposure thereto and dipped in a
recognized dipping solution. Dipping must be under the supervision of a state
or federal inspector immediately prior to shipment, and the equidae must be
transported in clean and disinfected trucks, railroad cars, or other
vehicles.
(c) Equine Viral
Arteritis (EVA):
(1) Owners, shippers or
exporters of EVA carrier stallions, as defined in §
RSA
49.4 of this title (relating to Equine Viral
Arteritis (EVA): Reporting and Handling for Breeding of Infected Equine), which
are to be imported into Texas, shall notify the buyer or receiver of the
stallion, in writing, prior to shipment into the state, that the stallion is an
EVA carrier stallion. The equine shall be accompanied by a certificate
veterinary inspection, on which the carrier status of the stallion is
notated.
(2) Owners of EVA carrier
stallions, who intend to ship semen from the carrier stallion into Texas, shall
notify, in writing, the owners, managers or caretakers of mares to be
inseminated that the semen is from an EVA carrier stallion and that the mare
could become EVA infected through insemination with infective semen.
(3) Any equine that originate from an area
quarantined, excluding a quarantined facility, for EVA, must be accompanied by
a certificate of veterinary inspection which states that the animal does not
exhibit clinical signs of EVA, and that the equine had a rectal temperature of
101° F. or less at the time of examination for entry. EVA carrier stallions
shall also comply with paragraph (1) of this subsection.
