9 C.F.R. § 85.5

Current through November 30, 2024
Section 85.5 - Interstate movement of infected swine or exposed swine

Infected swine or exposed swine, other than swine described in § 85.4(a) or (b) , shall only be moved interstate in accordance with the following provisions:

(a)Movement of infected or exposed swine for slaughter. Infected or exposed swine shall be moved interstate for slaughter only if:
(1) The swine are moved directly to a recognized slaughtering establishment or directly through one or more slaughter markets and then directly to a recognized slaughtering establishment;
(2) The swine are accompanied by a permit or owner-shipper statement and such permit or owner-shipper statement is delivered to the consignee;
(3) The permit, in addition to the information in § 85.1 , or the owner-shipper statement, in addition to the information in § 85.1 , lists the identification of the swine as required by § 71.19 of this chapter; except if the swine are moved interstate and the identity of the farm of origin of each swine is maintained, the permit or the owner-shipper statement need not list the identification required by § 71.19 of this chapter, if such swine are identified to the farm of origin at the recognized slaughtering establishment or the first slaughter market; and
(4) The swine are moved to destination in one continuous movement without unloading enroute.
(b)Movement of exposed swine to a quarantined herd or a quarantined feedlot. Exposed swine shall be moved interstate directly to a quarantined herd or quarantined feedlot only if:
(1) The swine are negative to an official pseudorabies serologic test 21 days or more after last being exposed to any livestock showing clinical evidence of pseudorabies;
(2) The swine are officially vaccinated for pseudorabies within 15 days after the negative test;
(3) The swine are moved interstate within 30 days after the negative test;
(4) The swine are accompanied by a permit and such permit is delivered to the consignee; and
(5) The permit, in addition to the information described in § 85.1 , states:
(i) The present pseudorabies quarantine status of the farm of origin;
(ii) the identification of the swine as required by § 71.19 of this chapter;
(iii) the date of the official pseudorabies serologic test and the name of the laboratory where the test was conducted;
(iv) the date of the official vaccination for pseudorabies; and
(v) that approval for the interstate movement has been issued by the State animal health official of the State of destination prior to the interstate movement of the swine.

9 C.F.R. §85.5

44 FR 10309, Feb. 16, 1979, as amended at 48 FR 57472, Dec. 30, 1983; 50 FR 47352, Nov. 15, 1985; 53 FR 40387, Oct. 14, 1988; 59 FR 67133, Dec. 29, 1994

Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number 0579-0051