LAC 7:XXI.521 – General Requirements Governing the Admission of Equine (Formerly §501)

A. All equine imported into the state shall meet the general requirements of §501 and the following specific requirements.
1. 1. All equine moving into Louisiana for any purpose other than consignment to an approved Louisiana livestock auction market or an approved slaughter establishment for immediate slaughter shall be accompanied by a record of a negative official test for equine infectious anemia (EIA) conducted within the past 12 months. The official test shall be conducted by an approved laboratory. The name of the laboratory, the case number and the date of the official test shall appear on the health certificate as required in §523.

Authority Note

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 3:2053.

Historical Note

HISTORICAL NOTE: Promulgated by the Department of Agriculture and Forestry, Office of Animal Health Services, Livestock Sanitary Board, LR 11:242 (March 1985), amended LR 11:615 (June 1985), LR 14:222 (April 1988), LR 20:405 (April 1994), repromulgated by the Department of Agriculture and Forestry, Office of Animal Health and Food Safety and the Board of Animal Health, LR 40:945 (May 2014), LR 43:1272 (July 2017).