IDAPA 02.08.01
These rules are for people who own and/or buy and sell sheep and goats within Idaho and across state lines.
This is a verbiage update throughout our rules. These rules govern procedures for the prevention, control and eradication of diseases among sheep and goats, the interstate and intrastate movement of sheep and goats and the assessment of fees on sheep and goats to provide resources to carry out these functions.
This rule implements the following statutes passed by the Idaho Legislature:
Idaho Sheep and Goat Health Board
2118 West Airport Way
Boise, ID 83705
Phone: (208) 803-5084
Email: jade.etelu@isda.idaho.gov
Website: https://agri.idaho.gov/main/animals/sheep-and-goats/
This rule chapter will be reviewed in compliance with Section 67-5292, Idaho Code, and in accordance with the 8-year rule review schedule linked here.
02.08.01 – Sheep and Goat Rules of the Idaho Sheep and Goat Health Board
000. Legal Authority. ... 3
001. Scope. ... 3
002. – 003. (Reserved) ... 3
004. Incorporation By Reference. ... 3
005. – 009. (Reserved) ... 3
010. Definitions. ... 3
011. Abbreviations. ... 4
012. Applicability. ... 5
013. Additional Import Requirements. ... 5
014. – 099. (Reserved) ... 5
100. Sheep And Goat State Entrance Requirements. ... 5
101. Permits. ... 5
102. Scabies. ... 5
103. Animals In Transit. ... 6
104. Dairy Goats. ... 6
105. Importation Of Scrapie Exposed, Suspect And High Risk Animals. ... 6
106. Idaho Origin Sheep Interstate Grazing Permit. ... 6
107. Interstate Shipments. ... 6
108. – 199. (Reserved) ... 7
200. Identification Of Breeding Sheep and Goats. ... 7
201. Quarantine. ... 8
202. Restriction Of High-Risk Animals. ... 8
203. Movement Of Restricted Animals. ... 8
204. – 399. (Reserved) ... 8
400. Condemnation And Destruction Of Diseased Animals Or Flocks. ... 8
401. – 499. (Reserved) ... 9
500. Indemnification. ... 9
501. – 599. (Reserved) ... 9
600. Cleaning And Disinfection. ... 9
601. – 699. (Reserved) ... 9
700. Sheep Assessments. ... 9
701. Goat Assessments. ... 10
702. – 999. (Reserved) ... 10
Sections 25-129(1) and 25-147, Idaho Code.
(7-1-25)
These rules govern procedures for the prevention, control and eradication of diseases among sheep and goats, the interstate and intrastate movement of sheep and goats and the assessment of fees on sheep and goats to provide resources to carry out these functions.
(7-1-25)
Copies of the following documents may be obtained from the Idaho State Department of Agriculture Division of Animal Industries. IDAPA 02.08.01 incorporates by reference:
(3-23-23)
01. Code of Federal Regulations Title 9, Parts 54 January 1, 2024. This document can be viewed online at https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CFR-2024-title9-vol1/pdf/CFR-2024-title9-vol1-part54.pdf.
(7-1-25)
02. Voluntary Scrapie Flock Certification Program Standards, USDA, June 2016. This document can be viewed online at https://www.aphis.usda.gov/sites/default/files/standards_current.pdf.
(7-1-25)
03. Code of Federal Regulations, Title 9, Part 79, January 1, 2024. This document can be viewed online at https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CFR-2024-title9-vol1/pdf/CFR-2024-title9-vol1-part79.pdf.
(7-1-25)
04. Code of Federal Regulations, Title 9, Part 161, January 1, 2024. This document can be viewed online at https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CFR-2024-title9-vol1/pdf/CFR-2024-title9-vol1-part161.pdf.
(7-1-25)
01. Authorized Federal Inspector. An employee of USDA authorized by the Board to perform the functions of the Idaho Sheep and Goat Health Board.
(3-23-23)
02. Authorized State Inspector. An employee of the state of Idaho authorized by the Board to perform the functions of the Idaho Sheep and Goat Health Board.
(3-23-23)
03. Board. The Idaho Sheep and Goat Health Board or its designee.
(3-23-23)
04. Breeding Stock. Intact male or female sheep or goats of any age.
(3-23-23)
05. Brucellosis. An infectious disease of animals and humans caused by bacteria of the genus Brucella.
(3-23-23)
06. Brucella Ovis Test Positive. An animal that tests in the positive range on an approved Brucella Ovis ELISA test.
(3-23-23)
07. Brucella Ovis Test Suspect. An animal that tests in the suspect range on an approved Brucella Ovis ELISA test.
(3-23-23)
08. Brucella Ovis Test Negative. An animal that tests in the negative range on an approved Brucella Ovis ELISA test.
(3-23-23)
09. Commercial Low-Risk Goats. Intact or castrated goats, raised for fiber or meat, that are not registered or exhibited, that are not scrapie positive, suspect, high risk, or exposed animals and that have not been exposed to sheep or are not from a state that has scrapie in goats.
(3-23-23)
10. Contemporary Lambing Group. The time from the first birth to sixty (60) days post birthing of the entire group in a given lambing season.
(3-23-23)
11. Exposed. Animals that have had direct contact with other animals, herds, or materials that have
been determined to be infected with or affected by any infectious, contagious, or communicable disease. (3-23-23)
12. Federal Animal Health Official. An employee of USDA/APHIS/VS who has been authorized to perform animal health activities. (3-23-23)
13. Goats Requiring Premises/Flock Identification Number. Sexually intact goats or goats that have resided on the same premises as sheep or any other goats not defined in Subsection 010.13. (3-23-23)
14. Idaho Premises/Flock Identification Number. A unique identification number or alphanumeric designation approved by APHIS, and assigned by the Board to each premises/flock of breeding sheep or goats, as defined in Subsection 010.21, in the state of Idaho. (3-23-23)
15. Low Risk Commercial Sheep. Commercial whiteface, white-faced cross, or commercial hair sheep from a flock with no known risk factors for scrapie, including any exposure to female black-faced sheep, that are identified with a permanent brand or ear notch pattern registered with an official brand registry and that are not scrapie-positive, suspect, high-risk, or exposed animals and are not animals from an infected, source, or exposed flock. (3-23-23)
16. Negative. Animals are classified as negative when they have been subjected to official tests for a disease, and the tests performed have failed to disclose evidence of the disease. (3-23-23)
17. Official Individual Identification. The unique identification of individual animals with an alpha numeric number applied as a tag, a legible tattoo, electronic device, or any other device approved by APHIS. The Idaho Premises/Flock Identification number can serve as the official individual identification number if it contains a unique individual animal number in addition to the Idaho premises/flock identification number. (3-23-23)
18. Premises. The ground, area, buildings and equipment utilized to raise, propagate or control sheep and goats. (3-23-23)
19. Quarantine. A written order, executed by the Board or the Administrator of Animal Industries, to confine or hold animals on a premises or any other location, where found, and prevent movement of animals from a premises or any other location. (3-23-23)
20. Scrapie. A transmissible spongiform encephalopathy that is a nonfebrile, transmissible, insidious, degenerative disease affecting the central nervous system of sheep and goats. (3-23-23)
21. State Animal Health Official. The Administrator, or his designee, responsible for disease control and eradication programs. (3-23-23)
22. State Scrapie Certification Board. The State Scrapie Certification Board will consist of APHIS-AVIC, the State animal health official, animal producers and accredited veterinarians. Animal producers and accredited veterinarians will be appointed by the AVIC and the State animal health official. (3-23-23)
23. Trace. All actions required to identify the flock of origin or destination of an animal. (3-23-23)
01. APHIS. Animal Plant Health Inspection Service. (3-23-23)
02. AVIC. Area Veterinarian in Charge. (3-23-23)
03. CFR. Code of Federal Regulations. (3-23-23)
04. PEMMP. Post Exposure Monitoring and Management Plan. (3-23-23)
05. USDA. United States Department of Agriculture. (3-23-23)
06. VS. Veterinary Services. (3-23-23)
These rules apply to all domestic sheep and goats located in, imported into, exported from, or transported through the state of Idaho. (3-23-23)
The Board may impose additional or more restrictive import requirements than the requirements in this chapter by issuing a written order stating the additional requirements and the reasons for the requirements. (3-23-23)
014. – 099. (RESERVED)
01. Entrance Requirements. All breeding sheep and goat stock entering the state of Idaho except as provided in Sections 103, 105, and 107 of these rules will be accompanied by a permit or approved eCVI issued by the Board together with a certificate of veterinary inspection certifying that such sheep or goats are free from scrapie, scabies, foot rot, brucella or symptoms of any communicable disease and are not known to have been exposed to scrapie for at least seventy-two (72) months prior to the date of inspection, scabies for a period of at least six (6) months immediately prior to date of inspection and are not known to have been exposed to any communicable disease for at least thirty (30) days immediately prior to date of inspection. All breeding sheep and goats with the exception of low-risk commercial goats imported into the state of Idaho must be individually identified with an official premises/flock identification number, or legible tattoo or other form of individual identification approved by the Board. The premises/flock identification number must be listed on the certificate of veterinary inspection. The original or true copy of the permit and certificate of veterinary inspection required by this rule will be attached to the waybill covering such shipments. No sheep will be shipped, trailed, or in any manner moved into the state of Idaho for any purpose if they originate in a state or area where sheep scabies is known to exist until the Board has been notified by the APHIS that such state or area where sheep scabies is known to exist has been classified by the APHIS as a sheep scabies eradication area. (7-1-25)
02. Brucella Ovis. Intact male sheep six (6) months of age or older must test negative for Brucella Ovis within thirty (30) days prior to entry. Rams entering for exhibition only and returning to the state of origin are exempt from testing. Rams imported from a state certified Brucella Ovis free flock are also exempt. (3-23-23)
01. Request for Permits. Request for permits to import sheep and goats, when applicable, into the state of Idaho shall be directed to the Division of Animal Industries online Import Permit System at https://www.isda.idaho.gov/AnimalImport/ or by telephone (208) 803-5084. (7-1-25)
02. Certificates of Veterinary Inspection to Be Furnished. Copies of the certificates of veterinary inspection from the point of origin must accompany the shipment and include a copy of the permit or the permit number written on the face of the certificate of veterinary inspection and will be shown to a representative of the Board or any law enforcement officer of the state, county, or municipality of the state of Idaho upon request, and a copy forwarded to the Idaho Department of Agriculture, Division of Animal Industries, c/o Idaho Sheep and Goat Health Board, P.O. Box 7249, Boise, Idaho 83707, immediately after issuance for sheep and goats entering the state of Idaho. (3-23-23)
03. Inspection Fees. An inspection fee of one hundred dollars ($100) per incidence, plus mileage, will be paid on all sheep and goats exported from or imported into Idaho in violation of these rules. Such incidences require an inspection of animals, certificates of veterinary inspection and permit. (3-23-23)
04. Examination and Treatment Fees. The Board may assess a fee on sheep and goat producers who receive services from the Board or its representatives, such as examination and treatment of animals for diseases or parasites. The fees assessed are not to exceed the actual costs for the services rendered. (3-23-23)
All sheep and goats, including rams and bucks, entering Idaho and which have originated in an area or areas in which scabies is known to exist within the past six (6) months must be treated with a product approved by the APHIS under the supervision of an authorized state or federal inspector or accredited veterinarian. At the time of shipment, such sheep or goats must be accompanied by a permit from the Board and a certificate of veterinary inspection from the state of origin and also a treatment certificate showing that such sheep or goats have been treated at point of origin as herein required. Any and all shipments of sheep and goats entering Idaho, and which have originated in states where scabies is known to exist, are subject to a thirty (30) to sixty (60) day quarantine and inspection at the time of arrival at destination, and a second inspection at the time of quarantine release, or as often as it may be deemed necessary by the Board. (3-23-23)
Sheep and goats in course of transit through the state of Idaho, in trucks, or other vehicles from a point outside the state of Idaho to another state or country, are not to be unloaded in Idaho except in pens designated by APHIS for purpose of feed, water and rest for a period of time not to exceed ten (10) days, need not comply with Section 100, provided waybills or other documents accompanying the sheep or goats show origin and destination of such sheep and goats. Failure to have such waybills or other documents with the sheep or goats constitutes a violation of these rules. The Board, however, may prohibit the transportation of any sheep or goats through the state it feels represents a threat to the general health and welfare of the Idaho sheep industry. (3-23-23)
All dairy type goats, including bucks, entering the state of Idaho must be accompanied by a permit issued by the Board, together with a certificate of veterinary inspection issued at point of origin by an authorized veterinarian. All dairy type goats, including bucks, aged six (6) months or older must have been tested negative for Brucella Melitensis within thirty (30) days of the date of entry into the state of Idaho accompanied by the negative test chart signed by the person in charge of the laboratory where the test was made and approved by the state animal health official of the state of origin and attached to the certificate of veterinary inspection. Goats entering Idaho on a short-term temporary basis for show or other temporary purposes may be exempted from having a negative test for Brucella Melitensis completed, with permission from the Board. (3-23-23)
Sheep and goats that are scrapie suspect, exposed, or high risk animals or from scrapie infected, source, or exposed flocks, as defined Title 9, Parts 54.1 and 79.1, Code of Federal Regulations, are not allowed entry into Idaho except as follows: (3-23-23)
01. Valid Permit. Scrapie suspect, exposed or high-risk animals and animals from infected, source or exposed flocks may be imported directly to scrapie research facilities, or to approved slaughter establishments for immediate slaughter, or other destinations approved by the Administrator, if accompanied by a permit issued by the Board or its representative; and (3-23-23)
02. Officially Identified. The animals are individually identified by official identification tattoos, tags, or devices on a VS 1-27 or other approved movement document. (3-23-23)
Idaho origin, low-risk commercial sheep breeding stock with no history of scrapie exposure returning to Idaho from seasonal grazing in other states may return to Idaho without a certificate of veterinary inspection if they are accompanied by an Idaho Origin Sheep Interstate Grazing Permit and a waybill. The Idaho Origin Sheep Interstate Grazing Permit is to be obtained from the Board. (3-23-23)
01. Waybill Requirement. All sheep and goats leaving the state of Idaho by any common carrier, by private conveyance, or any kind of transportation must be accompanied by a waybill, stating the owner's name and indicating destination of sheep or goats, or be accompanied by a certificate of veterinary inspection issued by an inspector appointed by the Board or a representative of the APHIS or accredited veterinarian; said certificates of veterinary inspection to be dated not more than thirty (30) days prior to date of movement, and comply with the rules for the state of destination. (3-23-23)
02. Waybill Violation. Failure to have such waybills or other documents accompanying the sheep or goats constitutes a violation of these rules and is punishable as provided in Section 900. (3-23-23)
03. Carriers. No common or contract carrier or owner or caretaker will unload any breeding sheep, breeding goats, or dairy goats within the state of Idaho from other states or country, other than as provided in Sections 103, 105, 106, and 107, of these rules, unless such shipments be accompanied by an Idaho Origin Sheep Interstate Grazing Permit issued by the Board or other permit issued by the Board, and the official certificate as provided herein. The original or true copy of each certificate with permit must be attached to the waybill covering such shipments or be in possession of the owner or caretaker of shipment. (3-23-23)
04. Who May Inspect? Authorized state or federal inspectors and accredited veterinarians may inspect sheep and goats. (3-23-23)
108. – 199. (RESERVED)
01. Assignment of APHIS Approved Idaho Premises/Flock Identification Numbers. The Board or its designee will assign APHIS-approved Idaho premises/flock identification numbers with unique individual animal identification numbers to Idaho sheep and goat flocks/herds. (3-23-23)
02. Responsibility for Identification. Owners and possessors of breeding sheep and goats bear the cost and responsibility of obtaining the identification devices and placing the device in or on the animal. (3-23-23)
03. Time of Identification. All owners or possessors of breeding sheep and goats in Idaho will identify all breeding stock in the flock of any age with a premises/flock identification number before transfer of ownership or possession, show, sale, or other movement unless the animals are under eighteen (18) months of age and are in slaughter channels. (3-23-23)
04. Importation Identification. Breeding sheep or goats imported into the state must be identified with a premises/flock identification number before entry into the state. (3-23-23)
05. Loss of Identification. Breeding sheep or goats sold within the state retain the original premises/flock identification number. In the event an animal loses a premises/flock identification device, the owner of the animal will re-identify the animal with his or her flock identification number and maintain records to document the original and new flock identification numbers. (3-23-23)
06. Acceptable Identification. Acceptable devices for application of the premises/flock identification number to breeding sheep and goats include: APHIS-approved ear tags bearing the premises/flock identification number, legible tattoos bearing the premises/flock identification number, approved Scrapie Flock Certification Program identification devices, except electronic identification, and other identification devices approved by APHIS except electronic identification. (3-23-23)
07. Identification Exemption. Animals exempt from the requirement for identification with a premises/flock identification number include: (3-23-23)
a. Neutered animals under eighteen (18) months of age. (3-23-23)
b. Sexually intact market lambs under eighteen (18) months of age shipped directly to an approved slaughter establishment or shipped directly to a feedlot for finish feeding for slaughter only. (3-23-23)
c. Animals which have not been removed from their premises of origin and/or transferred ownership with the exception of white-face low-risk range sheep as defined in the 9 CFR Part 79 which are moved for grazing or other management purposes and do not change ownership. (3-23-23)
d. Castrated or low-risk commercial goats. (3-23-23)
e. Registered sheep and goats accompanied by registration papers or a certificate of veterinary inspection with legible unique registration tattoos. (3-23-23)
f. Goats registered with a National Goat Registry that allows for electronic implant identification, as recorded on a registration certificate, may be identified with an electronic implant. (3-23-23)
Infected and source flocks or flocks that have received high-risk animals will be placed and held under quarantine until the infected or high-risk animals have been slaughtered or depopulated, an approved Flock Plan has been completed and the flock is participating in a Post Exposure Monitoring Program. Flocks that do not participate in a Post Exposure Monitoring Program remain under quarantine until the entire flock has been depopulated. Flocks which are removed from the Post Exposure Monitoring Program before the agreed time will be re-quarantined. (3-23-23)
High-risk animals will be placed under a quarantine when the flock or animals are determined to be exposed. An epidemiological investigation will be conducted on the flock or animals to determine the risk of infection with scrapie. The flock or animals will be maintained under quarantine until the flock is in compliance with the Scrapie Uniform Methods and Rules in effect or until the scrapie epidemiologist has determined that the flock or animals do not pose a substantial risk to other flocks. (3-23-23)
Animals from infected and source flocks and high-risk animals may be moved from quarantined premises only under the following conditions: (3-23-23)
01. Individually Identified on Approved Document. The animals are individually identified on a VS 1-27 form or other approved document, by official ear tags, tattoos or devices; or (3-23-23)
02. Indelibly Marked. The animals are indelibly marked with an “S” at least one (1) inch high on the left jaw; and (3-23-23)
03. Consigned Directly to Approved Destination. The animals are consigned directly to an approved slaughter facility for immediate slaughter or to a terminal feedlot for finish feeding for slaughter only; or (3-23-23)
a. The animals are consigned directly to an approved livestock market for sale directly to an approved slaughter facility for immediate slaughter or to a feedlot for finish feeding for slaughter only. The animals must be individually identified on a VS 1-27 form or other approved document for movement from the approved livestock market to final destination; or (3-23-23)
b. The Board or its representative may, by written permission, allow the animals to be moved, under quarantine, to other pre-approved locations. The animals may be moved in sealed vehicles or be accompanied in transit by representatives of the Board in lieu of individual identification. Animals so moved will be retained under quarantine at the new location. (3-23-23)
01. Animals or Flocks Infected. Animals or flocks determined by representatives of the Board or APHIS to be infected with scrapie or other contagious, infectious, or communicable diseases which have been identified by the Board to be diseases of concern to human health or the livestock industry of the state may be condemned by order of the Board. (3-23-23)
02. Animals or Flocks Condemned. Animals or flocks condemned by order of the Board will be destroyed or otherwise disposed of as directed by order of the Board and under the conditions set by the Board. (3-23-23)
401. – 499. (RESERVED)
500. INDEMNIFICATION.
01. Owners, Individuals, Partnerships, Corporations or Other Legal Entities. Owners, individuals, partnerships, corporations or other legal entities whose animals or flocks have been destroyed or otherwise disposed of by order of the Board may be eligible for indemnification in the form of cash payment from the Sheep and Goat Disease Indemnity Fund for all or part of the value of the animals destroyed or otherwise disposed of and for the actual cost for burial or disposal of animal carcasses. (3-23-23)
02. Indemnity Payments Paid. Indemnity payments are paid only to an owner of sheep or goats that were born in the state of Idaho or were imported into the state in compliance with existing Idaho statutes and rules promulgated thereunder. (3-23-23)
03. Amount of Indemnity to Be Paid for Each Animal. The amount of indemnity to be paid for each animal is determined by the Board and does not exceed the difference between the appraised price, less federal indemnity, and the salvage value of the animal. In the event federal indemnity is not available the amount of indemnity will not exceed the difference between the appraised price and salvage value. (3-23-23)
04. Appraisals. Appraisals are to be performed by a team comprised of an Animal Health representative, the owner, and a person with experience in sheep or goat marketing. (3-23-23)
05. Maximum Amount of Indemnity. The maximum amount of indemnity for each animal will not exceed: (3-23-23)
a. Ewes or does one (1) year of age or older - two hundred dollars ($200) per head. (3-23-23) b. Rams or bucks one (1) year of age or older - four hundred dollars ($400) per head. (3-23-23) c. Lambs or kids under one (1) year of age - current market price per pound with a maximum of one hundred dollars ($100) per head. (3-23-23)
06. Indemnity Payment upon Approval of Appraisal. Upon approval of the appraisal by the Board, one-half (1/2) of the indemnity payment will be paid at that time. The other one-half (1/2) of the indemnity payment, or the prorated portion thereof, will be paid at the end of the fiscal year. Indemnity payments are paid in their entirety in a single fiscal year and do not exceed the amount in the fund. (3-23-23)
501. – 599. (RESERVED)
600. CLEANING AND DISINFECTION.
Barns, sheds, stockyards, trucks, aircraft, ferryboats and other vehicles, feed yards, stables, pens, corrals, lanes and premises that have been used in confining, trailing, or transporting any sheep or goats affected or infected with any contagious, infectious or communicable diseases, will be cleaned and disinfected under state or federal supervision as directed by the Board, or an authorized representative of the Board, and the owner of such premises, conveyances, or carrier are responsible for such cleaning and disinfecting. (3-23-23)
601. – 699. (RESERVED)
700. SHEEP ASSESSMENTS.
The following rules apply to all sheep. (3-23-23)
01. Payment of Assessment. The owner of sheep on July 1st of the assessment year is responsible for the payment of the assessment levied by the Boards as provided for in Section 25-130 and 25-131, Idaho Code. The rate of assessment is eight cents ($.08) per pound on all wool, in the grease basis, except tags, crutchings, and dead wool. (3-23-23)
02. Assessment as Resident Sheep. The assessment is levied and assessed to the producer at the time
of the first sale of wool and is deducted by the first purchaser from the price paid to the producer at the time of such sale. (3-23-23)
03. Migratory Sheep. In the event that a sheep, which produces wool subject to this assessment, is located outside the state of Idaho during a part of the assessment year, the amount of the assessment is reduced on a prorated basis. A grower will be required to request a prorated adjustment in writing to the Board. (3-23-23)
04. Costs of Collection. All costs of collection of delinquent assessments are borne as an additional charge against the delinquent assessee first purchaser. (3-23-23)
The following rules apply to all goats. (3-23-23)
01. Payment of Assessment. The owner of goat(s) is responsible for the payment of the assessment levied by the Board as provided for in Sections 25-130 and 25-131, Idaho Code. The rate of assessment is eighty cents ($.80) per head. (3-23-23)
02. Assessment as Resident Goats. The assessment is levied and assessed to the producer at the time of the sale of said goat(s). (3-23-23)
a. Auction Yards: Auction yards will deduct the assessment from the price paid to the producer at the time of sale. All goat assessments will be sent to the Idaho Sheep and Goat Health Board (ISGHB) from the auction yards after each sale, but no later than thirty (30) days after the sale. Assessments will be accompanied by a board approved form that includes a list of the producers (sellers) name, address, and number of head sold. (3-23-23)
b. Private Sales: The producer will handle assessment on private sales. The producer will send at minimum an annual assessment to the ISGHB on all private sales no later than the end of December of the current year. (3-23-23)
03. Costs of Collection. All costs of collection of delinquent assessments are borne as an additional charge against the delinquent assessee. (3-23-23)
702. – 999. (RESERVED)