La. Admin. Code tit. 7 § XXI-541
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024
Section XXI-541 - Health Requirements Governing Admission of Livestock (Formerly Section 901)A. General Swine Requirements 1. All swine imported into Louisiana must meet the general requirements of §501 and the specific requirements of this Section.2. No swine originating from an out-of-state livestock auction market, feeder pig sale or concentration point are eligible to move to a Louisiana livestock auction market, feeder pig sale or concentration point.3. All swine consigned to Louisiana for feeding or breeding purposes or for exhibition must be permanently identified to the herd of origin by ear tag or tattoo (unless prohibited by federal regulation). Ear notch identification will be accepted in lieu of tag or tattoo on registered, purebred animals.4. Feeding and/or breeding swine moving into Louisiana from an out-of-state specifically approved livestock auction market, feeder pig sale or concentration point, shall move to a Louisiana farm.5. All eligible swine moving into Louisiana for slaughter purposes must be consigned to a specifically approved slaughter establishment maintaining state or federal meat inspection or livestock auction market specifically approved to handle slaughter hogs from out-of-state.B.Brucellosis. In addition to the general requirements of §121 and the swine requirements of this Section, all swine for breeding purposes must show an official, negative test for Brucellosis in the 1:25 dilution or a negative swine Brucellosis card test within 30 days prior to date of shipment. Each animal must be individually identified to herd of origin by ear tag or tattoo unless prohibited by federal regulations (ear notch identification will be accepted in lieu of tag or tattoo on registered, purebred animals), and this identification must be recorded on the health certificate. An exception to this Section are swine from a validated Brucellosis free herd. The validated herd number and individual identification of each animal must appear on the health certificate.C. Pseudorabies Requirements 1. All swine moving into Louisiana must originate from herds not known to be infected with pseudorabies. A permit is required for all swine entering the state for breeding or feeding purposes. The permit number is valid for 15 days and must be recorded on the health certificate. All breeding swine, entering the state on a permit, will be quarantined at destination, to be retested in 30 to 60 days at the owner's expense.2. Swine moving into Louisiana for breeding or exhibition must:a. originate from herds not known to be infected with pseudorabies, and are negative to an official test for pseudorabies within 30 days of movement; orb. originate from a qualified pseudorabies herd. The qualified herd number must be recorded on the health certificate; orc. be shipped directly from the farm of origin in a State IV or Free State.3. Swine moving into Louisiana for feeding purposes, must meet one or more of the following requirements: a. pass a negative official pseudorabies serologic test within 30 days prior to interstate shipment; orb. originate in a pseudorabies qualified negative herd; orc. originate in a pseudorabies monitored feeder pig herd; ord. be shipped directly from the farm of origin in a state III, IV, or free state; ore. be sold at an approved all class market or approved slaughter market and imported for feeding in a quarantined feedlot; orf. be sold at an approved feeder pig market and imported for feeding without restrictions.4. Slaughter hogs moving into Louisiana, in addition to a waybill, must move: a. directly to a recognized slaughter establishment; orb. directly to an approved slaughter market or approved all class market, and then directly to another approved slaughter market, or to a recognized slaughter establishment or quarantined feedlot; orc. directly to an approved slaughter market and then to a quarantined feedlot.La. Admin. Code tit. 7, § XXI-541
Promulgated by the Department of Agriculture and Forestry, Livestock Sanitary Board, LR 11:244 (March 1985), amended LR 11:615 (June 1985), LR 16:391 (May 1990), repromulgated by the Department of Agriculture and Forestry, Office of Animal Health and Food Safety and the Board of Animal Health, LR 40:947 (May 2014).AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 3:2093.