Utah Administrative Code
Topic - Agriculture and Food
Title R58 - Animal Industry
Rule R58-1 - Admission, Identification, and Inspection of Livestock, Poultry, and Other Animals
Section R58-1-7 - Swine
Universal Citation: UT Admin Code R 58-1-7
Current through Bulletin 2024-06, March 15, 2024
(1) Swine may be shipped into the state if the following requirements are met:
(a) Swine shall be accompanied by an approved
Certificate of Veterinary Inspection stating they have not been fed raw
garbage.
(b) Swine shall have
individual official identification such as an RFID or NUES tag. Ear notches or
tattoos are only allowed if registered with a purebred association.
(c) Breeding and exhibition swine over the
age of three months shipped into Utah that do not originate from a swine
Brucellosis free state shall be tested negative for Brucellosis within 30 days
before movement into the state.
(i) Swine from
states with serious disease occurrences or known populations of feral or wild
hogs may be required to be tested for Brucellosis before entry to
Utah.
(d) Breeding,
feeding, and exhibition swine shall be tested negative for Pseudorabies within
30 days unless they originate from a recognized qualified Pseudorabies free
herd or Pseudorabies Stage V state.
(i) Swine
vaccinated with any Pseudorabies vaccine shall not enter the state.
(ii) Swine infected or exposed to
Pseudorabies may not enter the state, except swine consigned to a
slaughterhouse for immediate slaughter that shall be moved in compliance with
9 CFR
71, which is incorporated by
reference.
(2) Prohibition of Non-domestic and Non-native Suidae and Tayassuidae and their hybrids.
(a) Javelina or peccary, and feral or wild
hogs such as Eurasian or Russian wild hogs (sus scrofa) are considered invasive
species in Utah, capable of establishing wild reservoirs of diseases such as
Brucellosis and Pseudorabies.
(b)
These animals and their hybrids are prohibited from entry to Utah except when
approved by the State Veterinarian and only for purposes of exhibition and
after meeting the testing requirements listed in this rule.
(c) Any person who imports javelina, peccary,
or feral or wild hogs such as Eurasian or Russian wild hogs (sus scrofa) into
Utah without prior approval by the department shall be subject to citation and
fines as prescribed by the department or may be called to appear before an
administrative proceeding by the department.
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