N.M. Admin. Code § 21.30.6.8

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 17, September 10, 2024

Section 21.30.6.8 - IMPORT REQUIREMENTS

A.Breeding bull.

(1) All non-virgin bulls entering New Mexico must be accompanied by a certificate of veterinary inspection (CVI) and an import permit. All non-virgin bulls, except as noted in Paragraph (7) of this subsection (below), shall be accompanied by a certificate of veterinary inspection (CVI), import permit and a negative official T. foetus test within 60 days prior to entry and no sexual contact between testing and entry.

(2) If the pre-entry test is not an official T. foetus test and is not conducted at a laboratory approved by the American association of veterinary laboratory diagnosticians or the New Mexico state veterinarian, an in-state, post-entry test shall be required within 10 days of entry into New Mexico.

(3) No bull which has ever previously tested positive for T. foetus shall enter New Mexico unless the bull is consigned directly to slaughter and is individually identified for movement by a NMLB approved method.

(4) Each CVI issued for bulls covered under this rule shall bear one of the following statements:

(a) "T. foetus has not been diagnosed in the herd of origin"; or

(b) "The bull(s) represented on this CVI have had a negative official T. foetus bull test within 60 days prior to entry and there has been no female contact since the last qualifying test."

(5) The veterinarian issuing the CVI shall forward a copy of all official negative T. foetus tests for the bull(s) represented on the CVI to the New Mexico state veterinarian's office.

(6) No bull from a known positive T. foetus herd shall enter New Mexico unless the bull has three consecutive negative official T. foetus bull tests at least a week apart within 60 days prior to entry. The post-entry official test is also required. Bulls must be isolated from all females until the in-state test results are known. Identification procedures are listed below.

(7) Exceptions to the importation testing and slaughter surveillance requirements are:

(a) transient rodeo or exhibition (show) bulls, which shall have no sexual contact with a female bovine and are held in a secure facility to prevent such contact (does not include pasture) while in New Mexico;

(b) bulls consigned direct to slaughter; or

(c) bulls consigned to confined feeding; or

(d) bulls originating from a certified trichomoniasis-free herd, in a state with requirements equivalent to those New Mexico has in place for such a herd designation, as determined by the New Mexico state veterinarian. This exemption requires documentation of current trichomoniasis-free certification in the state of origin and a copy of the program requirements for certification.

B.Reproductive bovine female.

(1) No female bovine originating from a known positive T. foetus herd will be allowed to enter New Mexico. Exceptions include the following:

(a) on the premises of origin, there were three consecutive official negative T. foetus tests of the entire bull population and the only allowed females are those which:

(i) have a calf at side and no exposure to other than known negative bulls since parturition; or

(ii) are at least 120 days pregnant; or

(iii) are known virgin heifers; or

(iv) are heifers exposed only to known negative bulls and not yet 120 days pregnant; or

(v) are documented to have had at least 120 days of sexual isolation; and

(vi) no other female will be allowed entry into New Mexico for breeding purposes from such herds;

(b) consigned directly to slaughter or to a quarantined feedlot.

(2) Bovine breeding females must have the following statement placed on the CVI and signed by the owner/manager of the herd of origin:

(a) "the cows listed on this CVI did not originate from a known positive T. foetus herd"; or

(b) "the cows listed on this CVI are at least 120 days pregnant"; or

(c) "the cows listed on this CVI originated from a positive T. foetus herd and are consigned for slaughter"; or

(d) "the heifers listed on this CVI were exposed for their first breeding only to a known negative T. foetus bull or artificially inseminated and are not yet 120 days pregnant"; or

(e) "the females listed on this CVI have had at least 120 days of sexual isolation immediately preceding the date of their movement into New Mexico."

C.Commuter permitted cattle.

(1) All bulls must be negative to an official T. foetus test within 60 days prior to entry. There shall be no commingling between testing and entry. All purchased bulls added to herd shall comply with test provisions.

(2) In any herd, should a bull be a positive T. foetus bull, he shall be identified and sold to slaughter only.

(a) All remaining bulls must test negative on three consecutive official tests at least one week apart.

(b) Only females which have a calf at side and no exposure to other than known negative T. foetus bulls since parturition, are at least 120 days pregnant, are known virgin heifers or are heifers exposed only to known negative bulls and not yet 120 days pregnant shall be allowed to accompany the commuting herd. Other open cows shall be sold to slaughter, moved under quarantine to be fed for slaughter or artificial insemination or held in sexual isolation for a 120 day period.

D.Import permit.

(1) All cattle must obtain an import permit, which will be recorded on the CVI.

(2) All cows originating from a premises where T. foetus has been diagnosed within the last year must obtain an import permit, and prior approval for entry from the New Mexico state veterinarian, which will be recorded on the CVI.

E.Public livestock sales (auctions).

(1) All out-of-state bulls must be accompanied by an import permit.

(2) All non-virgin bulls (imported) shall be accompanied by an official laboratory negative T. foetus test, conducted within 60 days prior to sale with no exposure to bovine females from the time of sample collection until sold. Any bull without a test will be placed under quarantine and tested at the livestock sale premises within 10 days of sale or will be sold for slaughter purposes only. Bulls shall be isolated from all females until the in-state test results are known. Identification procedures are listed below.

(3) All bulls not qualifying as above will be announced in the sale ring as having "unknown T. foetus status" and shall be so designated on the buyer's documents. Such bulls shall be identified with a back tag designating them as having no T. foetus test prior to being offered for sale.

(4) Untested bulls may be sold for confined feeding. To be removed from confined feeding, bulls must go directly to slaughter or have a negative official T. foetus bull test or have been castrated.

(5) Bovine breeding females shall be accompanied by one of the following statements signed by the owner/manager of the herd of origin on the CVI or other suitable document. In the absence of one of these statements, any female bovine over the age of 12 months shall be consigned and sold to slaughter (or quarantined feed for slaughter) only:

(a) "The cows listed on this document did not originate from a known positive T. foetus herd."

(b) "The heifers on this document have been exposed to only known negative T. foetus bulls and are not yet 120 days pregnant."

(c) "The cows listed on this document are at least 120 days pregnant." or

(d) "The cows listed on this document originate from a positive T. foetus herd and are consigned for slaughter."

N.M. Admin. Code § 21.30.6.8

21.30.6.8 NMAC - N, 7/15/05; A, 2/26/10; A, 07/15/13; A, 07/15/14, Amended by New Mexico Register, Volume XXXI, Issue 02, January 28, 2020, eff. 2/1/2020