Authority: IC 15-17-3-21

Affected: IC 15-17-3-13

Sec. 1. (a) A person moving sheep or goats into the state must meet the animal identification requirements in 345 IAC 5- 4.

(b) A person moving sheep or goats into the state shall procure the services of a licensed and accredited veterinarian to prepare a certificate of veterinary inspection under the requirements of 345 IAC 1-1.5 for all of the animals that are to be moved. The certification of veterinary inspection must be issued within the thirty (30) days immediately prior to the date of movement. The completed certificate must accompany the animals while being moved.

(c) A person may move sheep or goats that are not scrapie-positive, scrapie-suspect, or high-risk animals into the state without a certificate of veterinary inspection otherwise required under this section under the following circumstances:

1. (1) The animals are moved directly through the state en route to another state.
2. (2) The animals are moved directly to slaughter in the state.

3. (3) The animals are moved in slaughter channels to slaughter. A person moving animals in slaughter channels must do the following:

   1. (A) Deliver to the recipient of the animals at the first point of concentration an owner statement.
   2. (B) Consign the animals for slaughter only or otherwise designate to the recipient that the animals are slaughter only animals.
4. (4) The animals are moved directly to an approved livestock facility.
5. (5) The state veterinarian may allow a person to move into the state an animal without a certificate of veterinary inspection in order to facilitate the diagnosis, prevention, or control of disease.

(d) The following animals must be moved directly to a slaughter establishment or directly to a market where they are sold as slaughter only animals:

1. (1) An animal sold as a slaughter animal.

2. (2) An animal that is identified as a slaughter animal by the following:

   1. (A) Tag or other identification.
   2. (B) Slaughter only official paperwork.

3. (3) An animal that is marked a slaughter animal on its:

   1. (A) bill of sale;
   2. (B) certificate of veterinary inspection; or
   3. (C) shipping manifest.

(e) Moving scrapie-positive or scrapie-suspect sheep and goats into the state is prohibited.

(f) Sexually intact high-risk animals and sexually intact animals from an infected or source flock that are not scrapie-positive or suspect animals must be moved directly to:

1. (1) slaughter; or
2. (2) a terminal feedlot.

(g) Sexually intact exposed animals that are not scrapie-positive, suspect, or high-risk animals and are not animals from an infected or source flock that are pregnant or have a visible vaginal discharge may only be moved directly to slaughter or a terminal feedlot.

(Indiana State Board of Animal Health; 345 IAC 5-5-1; filed Jan 5, 2006, 8:00 a.m.: 29 IR 1548; readopted filed Aug 16, 2012, 8:27 a.m.: 20120912-IR-345120197RFA; filed Aug 22, 2014, 4:04 p.m.: 20140917-IR-345140057FRA; readopted filed Jul 14, 2020, 1:42 p.m.: 20200812-IR-345200230RFA)