Iowa Admin. Code r. 21-64.155

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 24, May 15, 2024

Rule 21-64.155 - Certificates of inspection

The following certificates shall be used as outlined. All are provided by the department. All require inspection by a licensed accredited veterinarian.

(1) Iowa origin Interstate Certificates of Veterinary Inspection shall be used for exporting breeding swine or feeder swine out of the state.

(2) Intrastate Certificates of Veterinary Inspection shall be used for the following movements:

a. The intrastate movement of feeder swine, with a change of ownership, originating from noninfected herds requires approved identification and noninfected herd identification number, showing the date of last test on a Certificate of Veterinary Inspection. The feeder swine shall be quarantined for 30 days.

b. The intrastate movement, with a change of ownership, of breeding swine from nonquarantined herds requires approved identification and noninfected herd number, or individual test results and dates tested included on a Certificate of Veterinary Inspection only. The breeding swine shall be quarantined for 30 days.

c. The concentration points to farm movement of feeder swine originating from noninfected herds requires approved identification and herd identification number and date tested included on a Certificate of Veterinary Inspection. The feeder swine shall be quarantined for 30 days.

d. The concentration point to farm intrastate movement of noninfected breeding swine from nonquarantined herds requires approved identification and noninfected herd number or individual test results and dates tested included on a Certificate of Veterinary Inspection. The breeding swine shall be quarantined for 30 days.

e. The farm to an approved premises or from a concentration point to an approved premises movement of feeder swine requires approved identification and approved premises number to be included on a Certificate of Veterinary Inspection. A statement, "Quarantined until slaughter," shall be included on a Certificate of Veterinary Inspection.

f. Movement of exhibition swine to an exhibition when a certificate is required must be with a Certificate of Veterinary Inspection.

(3) QLSM certificate. A QLSM certificate shall be used when moving swine under restricted movement and quarantined until moved to slaughter The certificate shall be used for the following movements:

a. Movement of feeder swine from quarantined herds to approved premises. Approved identification and approved premises number shall be included on the certificate. The swine are quarantined to slaughter or can be moved to another approved premises on a certificate of inspection.

b. Movement of feeder swine from herds of unknown status, feeder pig cooperator herd plans, or herd cleanup plans. Approved identification shall be included on the certificate. This certificate is used for farm-to-farm or concentration point to farm movements.

(4) A Farm-to-Farm Certificate of Veterinary Inspection or an Intrastate Certificate of Veterinary Inspection shall be used for moving identification-exempt native Iowa feeder pigs farm-to-farm according to 64.154(4) "b." Feeder swine purchased for resale by a pig dealer must be identified and acCornpanied by a Certificate of Inspection.

(5) Import Interstate Certificates from out-of-state origins shall acCornpany shipments of breeding swine and feeder swine into Iowa.

a. Feeder swine: If a state of origin does not issue a monitored herd number, then the certificate shall include the statement, "These pigs are from a noninfected herd and the date of last test was _____________," or "These pigs are from a monitored herd tested within the last 12 months. Date of last test was_____________." The certificate shall include the following statement: "These feeder pigs are quarantined until moved to slaughter."

b. Breeding swine: Individual test results and date tested or noninfected herd number and date of last test shall be included on the certificate.

c. Feeder swine from low incidence state/area of origin. The certificate shall include the following statements, "These pigs were born and raised in the state/area of_____________," (state/area name) and "These feeder pigs are quarantined until moved to slaughter"

d. Beginning January 1, 1998, all imported feeder swine, except those from qualified negative herds entering qualified negative herds, must be vaccinated for pseudorabies with a Gl deleted vaccine within 45 days of arrival if imported into a county with a pseudorabies prevalence greater than 3 percent. This requirement must be stated on the import interstate certificate. Imported swine consigned directly to slaughter are exempt from vaccination requirements.

(6) Slaughter affidavits shall acCornpany all shipments of feeder swine or finished swine from concentration points moving direct to slaughter

(7) Transportation certificate. This certificate involves shipments of swine from farm or approved premises moving direct to slaughter as detailed in Iowa Code chapter 172B. Veterinary inspection not required.

(8) Rescinded lAB 10/22/97, effective 10/1/97.

Iowa Admin. Code r. 21-64.155