Authority: IC 15-17-3-21

Affected: IC 15

Sec. 4. (a) This section applies to any movement of a domestic animal into Indiana that is not subject to the movement requirements contained in another section of this rule.

(b) Except as provided in subsection (e), a person moving a domestic animal, into Indiana, except for an aquatic animal that may be the subject of aquaculture, must have with the animal an official certificate of veterinary inspection for the animal.

(c) Except as provided in subsection (e), a person transporting into Indiana a wild animal of the family:

1. (1) bovidae;
2. (2) camelidae;
3. (3) cervidae;
4. (4) equidae; or
5. (5) suidae;

must have with the animal a certificate of veterinary inspection for the animal.

(d) A certificate of veterinary inspection issued under this section must be issued within thirty (30) days before importation.

(e) The following animals may be transported into Indiana without a certificate of veterinary inspection:

1. (1) The animals are consigned for immediate slaughter.
2. (2) The animals are moved directly to an approved livestock facility.
3. (3) The state veterinarian has approved the movement to occur with another form of documentation or no documentation in order to facilitate the diagnosis, prevention, or control of disease.

(f) The following requirements apply to animals subject to the movement requirements of this section:

1. (1) The accompanying certificate of veterinary inspection must contain a physical description sufficient to identify the individual animal.
2. (2) If identification is present, it must be listed on the certificate of veterinary inspection.

(g) The state veterinarian may set specific restrictions, prerequisites, and other requirements for the transportation of diseased or experimental animals into Indiana. Each official certificate of veterinary inspection or other approved movement documentation, such as an owner shipper statement, must note any restrictions imposed.

(Indiana State Board of Animal Health; Reg 76-1, Title I, Sec 3; filed Aug 10, 1976, 10:29 a.m.: Rules and Regs. 1977, p. 128; filed May 2, 1983, 10:02 a.m.: 6 IR 1039; filed Jan 8, 1986, 2:52 p.m.: 9 IR 992; filed May 24, 1988, 9:40 a.m.: 11 IR 3535; filed May 1, 1990, 10:25 a.m.: 13 IR 1700; filed Dec 2, 1994, 3:52 p.m.: 18 IR 857; filed Jan 6, 1999, 4:22 p.m.: 22 IR 1478; errata filed Mar 31, 1999, 9:36 a.m.: 22 IR 2534; filed Jan 4, 2001, 1:59 p.m.: 24 IR 1337; readopted filed May 2, 2001, 1:45 p.m.: 24 IR 2895; filed Dec 19, 2002, 12:05 p.m.: 26 IR 1524; filed Sep 29, 2006, 8:56 a.m.: 20061025-IR-345050315FRA; readopted filed Feb 9, 2007, 9:42 a.m.: 20070307-IR-345060512RFA; filed Nov 3, 2009, 3:28 p.m.: 20091202-IR-345090491FRA; readopted filed Aug 7, 2013, 8:32 a.m.: 20130904-IR-345130236RFA; filed Aug 22, 2014, 4:04 p.m.: 20140917-IR-345140057FRA; readopted filed Jul 14, 2020, 1:42 p.m.: 20200812-IR-345200230RFA; readopted filed Oct 15, 2025, 3:08 p.m.: 20251105-IR-345240625RFA)