N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 1 § 53.2

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 50, December 11, 2024

Section 53.2 - General requirements

(a) No person shall import or move cattle into the State or within the State except in compliance with this Part.

(b)Documentation.

(1) No person shall import or move cattle into this State unless the shipping copy of the interstate certificate of veterinary inspection or an owner-shipper statement as required by this Part is in his or her possession at the time of entry and a copy of any required interstate certificate of veterinary inspection has been sent to the Department of Agriculture of the state or country of origin or by the U.S.D.A to be forwarded to the department.

(2) No consignee shall accept a shipment of cattle unless they are accompanied by the shipping copy of the interstate certificate of veterinary inspection or owner shipper statement as required by this Part. The consignee shall retain the documents for at least five years and make them available for examination upon the request of any representative of the department or the U.S.D.A.

(c) Persons importing or moving cattle into the State shall transport them from the point of entry to the destination named in the interstate certificate of veterinary inspection or owner-shipper statement by the most direct practical route and shall not unload them at any other premises, unless otherwise directed by an authorized representative of the commissioner.

(d) No person shall import or move cattle into the State that are known to be infected with or exposed to communicable diseases except with the prior approval of the commissioner or an authorized representative.

(e) Any person having imported cattle in his or her possession shall submit, confine, restrain and make them available for such tests and examinations as the commissioner may deem necessary.

(f) Cattle which do not qualify for entry into the State pursuant to the provisions of this Part shall, at the discretion of the commissioner, be returned to the state or country of origin, declared slaughter cattle or be placed under quarantine in isolation at the expense of the consignee. The consignee must, at his or her own expense, test quarantined cattle within 120 days of the commissioner's order to determine if they are eligible for entry into the State for any purpose other than immediate slaughter or feeding for slaughter. Test results must be forwarded to the commissioner immediately. Based on the results, the commissioner may modify the quarantine order.

N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 1 § 53.2

Amended, New York State Register September 10, 2014/Volume XXXVI, Issue 36, eff. 9/10/2014