Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024
(a) Swine imported into Texas for feeding,
breeding, or exhibition purposes shall be accompanied by a certificate of
veterinary inspection certifying that:
(1)
swine have not been fed garbage, either raw or cooked;
(2) swine have not been exposed to
pseudorabies;
(3) swine have not
been vaccinated for pseudorabies;
(4) for non-commercial swine entering Texas
for purposes other than immediate slaughter, swine have not originated from a
premises known to be affected by Novel Swine Enteric Coronavirus Disease(s)
(SECD), and have not been exposed to SECD within the last 30 days;
and
(5) swine have been permanently
identified with one of the following:
(A)
official identification eartag approved by the commission or USDA;
(B) ear notching, if the ear notching has
been recorded in the book of record of a purebred registry association;
(C) tattoos on the ear or inner
flank, if the tattoos have been recorded in the book of record of a swine
registry association; or
(D) any
other official identification device or method that is approved by the
commission.
(b) Swine not known to be infected with or
exposed to pseudorabies, and originate from a state not classified as Stage IV
or V, may enter provided they:
(1) are tested
negative within 30 days prior to entry and then held in isolation and under
quarantine on the premise where first unloaded and tested or retested for PRV
in not less than 30 nor more than 60 days after arrival. Feeder swine are
exempt from the retest provided that the swine enter on an entry permit from
the commission and are destined directly to a designated feedlot and remain
restricted to the feedlot until they are sent to slaughter; or
(2) originate from a qualified PRV-negative
herd; or
(3) are shipped directly
from a farm of origin in a Stage IV or free state or area as described in the
National PRV Program; or
(4)
originate from and are sold at an approved feeder-pig market in a Stage IV or
free state or area and enter the state directly from that market.
(c) Additionally, breeding swine
shall have a negative brucellosis test within the previous 30 days or originate
from a validated brucellosis-free herd or state and shall be vaccinated within
the previous 30 days with Leptospirosis vaccine containing the following
strains: Canicola, Hardjo, Icterohaemorrhagiae, Grippotyphosa, and
Pomona.
(d) Exhibition swine
originating in Texas entered in terminal shows are exempt from brucellosis and
pseudorabies requirements.
(e)
Swine imported into Texas for slaughter purposes shall either be consigned
directly to slaughter or to a federally approved livestock market where a VS
1-27 will be issued to accompany them to slaughter following sale.
