1. (a) Valid certificate of veterinary inspection.

2. (b) Brucellosis requirements.

   1. (1) Heifers that were born on or after January 1, 1985, that are over twelve (12) months of age and are not official calfhood vaccinates will not be allowed to show unless they are from a brucellosis-certified free herd or a class-free state.
   2. (2) All females and bulls eighteen (18) months of age and over must have a negative brucellosis test conducted at a state or federal laboratory within thirty (30) days prior to exhibition.

   3. (3) Those exempt from testing requirements are as follows:

      1. (A) Animals originating out of class-free states; or
      2. (B) Animals originating out of certified free herds provided that the certified free herd number and test date is recorded on the certificate of veterinary inspection.
   4. (4) Rodeo bulls participating in a recognized and organized performance group may enter with a negative test for brucellosis within twelve (12) months if they are individually identified and accompanied by an entry permit regardless of state or area status.

3. (c) Tuberculosis requirements.

   1. (1) All sexually intact dairy cattle six (6) months of age and older for interstate entry into Arkansas will be required to have a negative tuberculosis (TB) test within sixty (60) days prior to entry.
   2. (2) These same dairy cattle will also be required to have an entry permit and a certificate of veterinary inspection prior to entry, as well as the negative test and must be officially identified.
   3. (3) Sexually intact dairy cattle under six (6) months of age can be permitted under a hold order direct to a premise or designated facility and held there until they are tested negative at six (6) months of age, at owner's expense.

   4. (4)

      1. (A) The new rule exempts dairy cattle that originate from accredited free TB herds (but not free states).
      2. (B) Neutered dairy feeder cattle, and dairy cattle delivered direct to slaughter, or delivered to a market for sale direct to slaughter.

4. (d) Rodeo stock.

   1. (1)

      1. (A) All rodeo bulls twelve (12) months of age and older must have a tuberculosis test annually (twelve (12) months) before entry into Arkansas for a rodeo.
      2. (B) This requirement applies to all rodeo bulls regardless of their origin state or area status, and even rodeo bulls from Arkansas.
      3. (C) All bulls must be individually identified with some type of United States Department of Agriculture official ID.
      4. (D) Out-of-state rodeo bulls are required to have a thirty day CVI and an entry permit.

   2. (2)

      1. (A) All roping and dogging steers and heifers must have an annual tuberculosis test (every twelve (12) months) before entry into Arkansas for a rodeo.
      2. (B) This requirement applies to all steers and heifers regardless of the origin, state or area status, and even steers and heifers from Arkansas.
      3. (C) All steers and heifers must be individually identified with some type of United States Department of Agriculture official ID.
      4. (D) All tie-down and roping calves are exempt from this part.
      5. (E) In addition, M-branded (Mexican) steers and heifers must have two (2) negative annual tests for TB or one (1) negative yearly test plus a sixty-day negative TB test.
      6. (F) Out-of-state steers and heifers are required to have a thirty day CVI and an entry permit.

5. (e) All breeding beef cattle twelve (12) months of age and older entering Arkansas must meet one (1) of the following requirements:

   1. (1) Originate from a tuberculosis-free state;

   2. (2)

      1. (A) Originate from a tuberculosis-free herd.
      2. (B) The herd number and current herd test date must be shown on the certificate of veterinary inspection;

   3. (3)

      1. (A) Test negative within sixty (60) days of shipment.
      2. (B) These same beef cattle will also be required to have a certificate of veterinary inspection and will be required to have a permit if entering from a state that has lost its tuberculosis-free status;
   4. (4) Originate from a state having a reciprocal agreement with Arkansas;

   5. (5) All sexually intact cattle and bison, from any foreign country or part thereof with no recognized tuberculosis status comparable to the Uniform Methods and Rules standards of the United States Bovine Tuberculosis Eradication Program, imported for reasons other than immediate slaughter or feeding for slaughter must meet the following criteria:

      1. (A) Obtain a permit issued by the Arkansas Board of Animal Health prior to entry; and
      2. (B)

6. (i) Be quarantined to the Arkansas premises approved in the entry permit pending two (2) consecutive negative tuberculosis tests.

   1. (ii) The first test to be conducted not less than ninety (90) nor more than one hundred twenty (120) days after arrival and the second test to be not less than two hundred ten (210) days nor more than two hundred forty (240) days after arrival in Arkansas; or

   2. (6) Importation of steers and spayed heifers from Mexico.

      1. (A) Steers and spayed heifers from Mexican states that have been determined by the State Veterinarian of Arkansas, based on the recommendations of the Binational Commission, to have fully implemented the control/preparatory of the Mexican Tuberculosis Eradication Program may enter Arkansas provided they have been tested negative for tuberculosis in accordance with the Norma Official Mexicana within sixty (60) days prior to entry into the United States and obtain an entry permit prior to entering Arkansas.

      2. (B)

         1. (i) Steers and spayed heifers from Mexican states that have been determined by the State Veterinarian of Arkansas, based on the recommendations of the Binational Commission, to have fully implemented the Eradication Phase of the Mexican Tuberculosis Eradication Program by March 1, 1997, may enter Arkansas provided they have been tested negative for tuberculosis in accordance with the Norma Official Mexicana within sixty (60) days prior to entry into the United States.
         2. (ii) Steers and spayed heifers from herds equal to United States-accredited TB-free herds may enter Arkansas without testing provided they are moved directly from the herd of origin across the border as a single group and not commingled with other cattle prior to arriving at the border and obtain an entry permit prior to entering Arkansas.
      3. (C) Steers and spayed heifers from Mexican states that have been determined by the State Veterinarian, based on the recommendation of the Binational Commission, to have achieved accredited free status may enter Arkansas without testing provided they are moved as a single group and not commingled with cattle of a different status prior to arriving at the border and obtain an entry permit prior to entering Arkansas.
      4. (D) Holstein and Holstein-cross steers and spayed heifers from Mexico are prohibited from entering Arkansas regardless of test history.

      5. (E)

         1. (i) Rodeo stock from Mexico must be tested negative for tuberculosis within sixty (60) days prior to their utilization as rodeo or roping stock under the supervision of a Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service port veterinarian or a United States-accredited veterinarian, retested for tuberculosis every twelve (12) months thereafter, and obtain an entry permit prior to entering Arkansas.
         2. (ii) No sexually intact rodeo stock from Mexico will be permitted into Arkansas.
      6. (F) Rodeo stock from any state that has lost its tuberculosis (TB) accreditation must be tested negative for tuberculosis within sixty (60) days prior to their utilization as rodeo or roping stock and retested for tuberculosis every twelve (12) months thereafter.
7. (f) The State Veterinarian may designate high incidence areas within certain states that must meet additional import restrictions and retest requirements.

Codification Notes: "CVI" means certificate of veterinary inspection.