Section 16-54-068 - Restrictions(1) It is a violation to import animals into Washington state that do not comply with the requirements of this chapter or any other Washington state regulation relating to animal health and care, or to the importation and movement of poultry, hatching eggs, and wildlife.(2)(a) Livestock entering Washington state from a state where a reportable disease listed in WAC 16-70-010 has been diagnosed within the past thirty days must be accompanied by a valid entry permit and a certificate of veterinary inspection.(b) The certificate of veterinary inspection shall also include written verification that the animals have not been exposed to any reportable disease.(c) In the case of a state where vesicular stomatitis has been diagnosed, the certificate of veterinary inspection for susceptible livestock must be issued within twenty-four hours of shipment to Washington state and must contain: (i) The temperature reading of each equine at the time of inspection; and(ii) The following statement written by an accredited veterinarian: "All animals identified on this certificate have been examined and found to be free from clinical signs of vesicular stomatitis. During the past thirty days, these animals have not been exposed to vesicular stomatitis."
(d) Cattle entering Washington state from a state or a foreign state or province where vesicular stomatitis has been diagnosed must be held at their destination separate and apart from all other cattle for a period of seven days and reexam-ined by the state veterinarian or designee at the end of that period.(e) In the case of a state where contagious equine metritis (CEM) has been diagnosed, the certificate of veterinary inspection for equine must contain the following statement: "The equine and equine reproductive products listed in this document have not originated from a premises where T. equi-genitalis has been isolated during the sixty days immediately preceding importation to Washington or from a location currently under quarantine or investigation for CEM. No female equine in the shipment has been bred naturally to, or inseminated with, semen from an intact male positive for CEM or from an intact male resident upon positive premises or under quarantine or investigation for CEM. The equine showed no clinical signs of CEM on the day of inspection or semen collection."Wash. Admin. Code § 16-54-068
Amended by WSR 15-02-025, Filed 12/30/2014, effective 1/30/2015Statutory Authority: Chapters 16.36 and 34.05 RCW. 10-20-092, § 16-54-068, filed 9/30/10, effective 10/31/10; 07-14-056, § 16-54-068, filed 6/28/07, effective 7/29/07.