Current through September 21, 2024
(a) An ICVI and an
Import Permit are required on all Sheep and Goats entering Wyoming unless
excepted in Section
7(a)(i), (ii) or (iii). The
certificate shall include the statement, "All animals in this shipment are free
from Foot Rot and Ring Worm (Club Lamb Fungus) and originate from a flock/herd
that has not had Scrapie in the past five years."
(b) All Sheep and Goats imported for breeding
or exhibition regardless of age and all Sheep and Goats over eighteen (18)
months of age shall be identified as per USDA APHIS Scrapie
requirements.
(c)
Brucella
melitensis requirements:
(i) Sheep
or Goats exposed to a known or suspected Brucella melitensis
positive Animal or Premise are prohibited from importation into
Wyoming.
(ii) Sheep or Goats
originating from a nation that is not free of Brucella
melitensis shall be tested negative for Brucella
melitensis within thirty (30) days prior to
importation.
(d)
Brucella ovis requirements for Sheep:
(i) Sexually intact male Sheep, six (6)
months of age and older, shall test negative for Brucella ovis
using the enzyme linked immunoassay or other test approved by the Wyoming State
Veterinarian within thirty (30) days prior to importation, except those
imported from a state certified Brucella ovis free Flock. The
certified flock number must be recorded on the ICVI.
(e) Scrapie requirements:
(i) Sexually intact Sheep or Goats exposed to
any known or suspected Scrapie positive Animal or Premise are prohibited from
importation into Wyoming, except:
(A) Sheep
and Goats enrolled in a Scrapie Post Exposure Management and Monitoring Plan
approved by APHIS, the state veterinarian from the state of origin, and the
Wyoming State Veterinarian, may be imported with the prior written approval of
the Wyoming State Veterinarian.
(ii) All sexually intact Black-faced Sheep as
defined in this rule imported for reproductive purposes shall be tested "RR" or
"QR" by an approved genetic susceptibility test for Scrapie prior to
importation, except:
(A) Sheep originating
from an Export Certified Flock as defined in the Scrapie UM&R may have this
testing requirement waived or modified with the prior written approval of the
Wyoming State Veterinarian;
(B)
Sheep fourteen (14) months of age or older, susceptible to Scrapie on the
genetics test (QQ) may be imported, if they are found negative to a Scrapie
Live Animal Test prior to importation;
(C) Sheep less than fourteen (14) months of
age, susceptible to Scrapie on the genetics test (QQ) may be imported under
Quarantine to be tested with a Scrapie Live Animal Test immediately upon
reaching fourteen (14) months of age.
(f) Show Lamb Fungus requirements for Sheep:
(i) All Sheep imported as show market Sheep
(club lambs) shall be examined prior to importation and found free of Show Lamb
Fungus.
