PURPOSE: This rule sets forth the requirements governing the admission of livestock, poultry and exotic animals into Missouri.

1. (1) Certificate of Veterinary Inspection. All animals entering Missouri must be accompanied by an official Certificate of Veterinary Inspection unless specifically exempted within these rules. The certificate must be signed by an approved, accredited, licensed veterinarian stating that the animals are free of any sign of contagious or infectious disease and are in compliance with the specific requirements set forth in these rules, and is valid for thirty (30) days.
2. (2) Entry Permits. Entry permit numbers may be obtained by contacting the Missouri Department of Agriculture, Division of Animal Health, (573) 751-4359. It is specifically noted within these rules when an entry permit is required. Permits and information regarding Missouri’s import requirements may be obtained at this telephone number from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (Central Standard Time (CST)), Monday through Friday.
3. (3) Relation to Federal Requirements. All animals entering Missouri must be in compliance with the Missouri requirements contained in this rule, in addition to federal regulations.

4. (4) Cattle.

   1. (A) Baby Calves—

      1. 1. Interstate movement of calves under

two (2) months of age to a Missouri livestock market is prohibited unless calves are accompanied by their dams; and

1. 2. Calves under two (2) months of age

not accompanied by their dams may be imported by resident buyers only, directly to a Missosuri farm, and must meet the following requirements:

1. A. Entry permits must be obtained

on all shipments of baby calves. All calves will be quarantined to the receiving farm for sixty (60) days; and

1. B. All calves must be individually

identified by official eartag on the Certificate of Veterinary Inspection.

1. (B) Brucellosis Requirements—All States—

   1. 1. A negative brucellosis test shall con-

sist of one (1) of the following tests: Brucella Buffered Antigen (BBA) Card Test, Buffered Acidified Plate Antigen Presumptive Test or other official tests approved by the state veterinarian. All tests, regardless of method, must be confirmed at a stateor federally-approved laboratory. Any discrepancies in test results must be reported to the state veterinarian’s office;

1. 2. Test-eligible animals include all ani-

mals eighteen (18) months of age and over. Finished-fed heifers under two (2) years of age are exempt from test if consigned directly to an approved slaughter establishment or to an approved market en route to an approved slaughter establishment. Officially calfhood vaccinated (OCV) females are exempt from brucellosis testing if under the age of twenty-four (24) months on beef breeds and twenty (20) months on dairy breeds, provided they are not parturient or post-parturient;

1. 3. All animals that are test-eligible

must be individually identified by official eartag, registration tattoo, registration brand or any other means of permanent identification approved by the state veterinarian on the Certificate of Veterinary Inspection; and

1. 4. The state veterinarian may designate

high incidence areas within certain states that must meet additional import restrictions and retest requirements.

1. (C) Classification of States. Animals that originate directly from officially classified states must meet the requirements that follow:

   1. 1. Class free states—

      1. A. Farm of origin animals may move

to approved livestock markets and slaughter establishments accompanied by a waybill, bill of lading or owner/shipper statement showing origin and destination;

1. B. Other animal movements must be

accompanied by a Certificate of Veterinary Inspection, showing individual identification on all animals that are test-eligible; and 2 CSR 30-2

1. C. No brucellosis test or entry per-

mit is required;

1. 2. Class A states—

   1. A. All animals must be accompanied

by a Certificate of Veterinary Inspection showing individual identification on all animals that are test-eligible. A negative brucellosis test within thirty (30) days prior to shipment is required on all test-eligible animals. Farm of origin animals may move to an approved market or slaughter establishment accompanied by a waybill, bill of lading or owner/shipper statement showing origin and destination;

1. B. Animals from certified brucel-

losis-free herds may enter on herd status without additional testing, provided the certified herd number and current test date is shown on the Certificate of Veterinary Inspection; and

1. C. No entry permit is required;

2. 3. Class B states—

   1. A. All females four (4) months of

age or over must be OCV for brucellosis;

1. B. All animals must be accompanied

by a Certificate of Veterinary Inspection showing individual identification on all animals that are test-eligible. A negative brucellosis test within thirty (30) days prior to shipment is required on all test-eligible animals. Farm of origin animals may move to an approved market or slaughter establishment accompanied by a waybill, bill of lading or owner/shipper statement showing origin and destination;

1. C. Animals from certified brucel-

losis-free herds may enter on herd status without additional testing, provided the certified herd number and current test date is shown on the Certificate of Veterinary Inspection;

1. D. Entry permits are required on all

test-eligible animals (except slaughter animals). All animals entering on permit will be quarantined and retested sixty to one hundred twenty (60–120) days after arrival. Animals from certified herds are exempt from the quarantine and retest requirement;

1. E. Animals other than farm of origin

animals consigned to approved slaughter establishments must—

1. (I) Be tested negative for brucel-

losis within thirty (30) days prior to shipment and accompanied by a Certificate of Veterinary Inspection showing individual identification of animals;

1. (II) Be “S”- or “B”-branded and

consigned to slaughter on a VS 1-27 shipping permit; or

1. (III) Move in an officially sealed

vehicle accompanied by a VS 1-27 shipping permit; and

1. 4. Class C states—

   1. A. Entry permit is required on all

animals entering Missouri from a Class C state;

1. B. Animals must be accompanied by

a Certificate of Veterinary Inspection showing individual identification of all animals (except steers); and

1. C. Only the following classes of ani-

mals are eligible for entry into Missouri from a Class C state:

1. (I) Steers;
2. (II) Spayed heifers (“spade” brand

and identification required);

1. (III) Animals from certified bru-

cellosis-free herds may enter Missouri with a negative brucellosis test within thirty (30) days prior to shipment, in addition to the certified herd number and current herd test date shown on the Certificate of Veterinary Inspection. All test-eligible animals entering on permit will be quarantined and retested sixty to one hundred twenty (60–120) days after arrival; and

1. (IV) All other animals must be

“S”- or “B”-branded, accompanied by a VS 1-27 shipping permit consigned to an approved slaughter establishment.

1. (D) Tuberculosis.

   1. 1. All breeding cattle eight (8) months

of age or over entering Missouri must meet one (1) of the following requirements:

1. A. Originate from a tuberculosis-free

state;

1. B. Originate from a tuberculosis-

accredited free herd. The herd number and current herd test date must be shown on the Certificate of Veterinary Inspection;

1. C. Test negative within thirty (30)

days of shipment;

1. D. Originate from a state having a

reciprocal agreement with Missouri;

1. E. 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 U.S. Bovine Tuberculosis Eradication Program, imported for reasons other than immediate slaughter or feeding for slaughter must meet the following criteria:

1. (I) Obtain a permit issued by the

Missouri Department of Agriculture prior to entry; and

1. (II) Be quarantined to the Missouri

premises approved in the entry permit pending two (2) consecutive negative tuberculosis tests. 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 Missouri; or

1. F. Importation of steers and spayed

heifers from Mexico.

1. (I) Steers and spayed heifers from

Mexican states that have been determined by the state veterinarian of Missouri, based on the recommendation of the Bi-National Committee, to have fully implemented the Control/Preparatory Phase of the Mexican Tuberculosis Eradication Program may enter Missouri provided they have been tested negative for tuberculosis in accordance with the Norma Official Mexicana (NOM) within sixty (60) days prior to entry into the United States and obtain an entry permit prior to entering Missouri.

1. (II) Steers and spayed heifers from

Mexican states that have been determined by the state veterinarian of Missouri, based on the recommendation of the Bi-National Committee, to have fully implemented the Eradication Phase of the Mexican Tuberculosis Eradication Program by March 1, 1997, may enter Missouri provided they have been tested negative for tuberculosis in accordance with the Norma Official Mexicana (NOM) within sixty (60) days prior to entry into the United States. Steers and spayed heifers from these same Mexican states that originate from herds equal to U.S. Accredited TB-Free herds may enter Missouri 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 Missouri.

1. (III) Steers and spayed heifers from

Mexican states that have been determined by the state veterinarian of Missouri, based on the recommendation of the Bi-National Committee, to have achieved Accredited Free status may enter Missouri without testing provided they are moved as a single group and not commingled with cattle of a different status prior to arriving to the border and obtain an entry permit prior to entering Missouri.

1. (IV) Holstein and Holstein-cross

steers and spayed heifers from Mexico are prohibited from entering Missouri regardless of test history.

1. (V) 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 USDA/APHIS port veterinarian or by a U.S. accredited veterinarian, retested for tuberculosis every twelve (12) months thereafter, and obtain an entry permit prior to entering Missouri. No sexually intact rodeo stock from Mexico will be permitted into Missouri.

1. 2. The state veterinarian may designate

high incidence areas within certain states that must meet additional import restrictions and retest requirements.

1. (5) Equidae.

   1. (A) All equidae (except nursing foals accompanied by their dams) must be accompanied by a current VS Form 10-11 (or later revision), showing the graphic description of all markings needed for identification and an official Certificate of Veterinary Inspection showing—

      1. 1. Identification and description of all

equidae listed on the certificate; and

1. 2. An official negative Equine

Infectious Anemia (EIA) test within twelve (12) months prior to entry, the name of the state/federal approved laboratory, and the test accession number assigned by the laboratory.

1. (B) Photocopies or facsimile copies of the VS Form 10-11 may be accepted if they are legible and bear certification by the testing veterinarian or testing laboratory that it is an official copy.
2. (C) All managed or sponsored events, such as trail rides, rodeos or competitions must require an official negative EIA test within twelve (12) months prior to the event. The manager or sponsor of each assembly or event is responsible for insuring that each animal admitted or participating is accompanied by an official Certificate of Veterinary Inspection and a VS Form 10-11 (or later revision) showing proof of a negative EIA test, and shall not admit or allow participation of animals not so certified. Such animals cannot congregate with other equidae. The owner of each animal is also responsible to comply with these requirements under sections 267.010 to 267.730, RSMo, and may be assessed civil penalties not to exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000) for each violation.
3. (D) Equidae entering Missouri moving directly from a farm-of-origin (defined as maintained on premises for at least one hundred twenty (120) days) to a licensed livestock market/sale must be accompanied by a waybill or owner/shipper statement showing origin and destination.
4. (D) All equidae consigned to a licensed Missouri market/sale must have proof of a negative EIA test within twelve (12) months prior to sale or have blood samples for EIA testing collected at the market prior to sale at the seller’s expense. The animal will sell test-pending with an announcement made at the time of sale that the animal is under quarantine to the buyer until negative test results are received.
5. (E) Alteration or substitution of any information on any VS Form 10-11 or Certificate of Veterinary Inspection shall cause the document to be invalid and in violation of sections 267.010 to 267.730, RSMo, and may result in civil penalties not to exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000) per violation.
6. (F) Venezuelan Equine Encephalomyelitis (VEE) vaccination within fourteen

1. (14) days of entry on equidae originating from states in which VEE has been diagnosed within the preceding twelve (12) months. An entry permit is also required on equine from those states.

2. (6) Swine.

   1. (A) An interstate permit and Certificate of Veterinary Inspection is required on all feeding, breeding and feral swine entering Missouri, except farm of origin swine consigned to an approved market or slaughter establishment.
   2. (B) Swine must be individually identified by eartag, ear notch, tattoo or other approved device except farm of origin swine consigned to an approved market or slaughter establishment. (Swine for slaughter only may be identified by backtag, tattoo or other approved device.)
   3. (C) Swine not under quarantine must originate from herds that have had no clinical symptoms of pseudorabies for the past twelve (12) months. Swine not under quarantine that have been pseudorabies vaccinated are not allowed to enter Missouri, except by special permission of the state veterinarian.

   4. (D) All breeding swine, regardless of age, must be tested negative for brucellosis and pseudorabies within thirty (30) days prior to entry or originate from a validated brucellosis-free herd or validated swine brucellosis-free state and a qualified negative pseudorabies herd (herd numbers and current herd test dates must be shown on the Certificate of Veterinary Inspection) or from a stage IV or V state. Imported breeding swine shall be quarantined until a negative retest for brucellosis and pseudorabies is obtained. This retest shall not be less than thirty (30) nor more than sixty (60) days after entry.

      1. 1. A retest must be completed on all

imported breeding swine that do not originate from a USDA-classified swine brucellosisand pseudorabies-free state or country.

1. 2. Breeding swine originating from

USDA-classified swine brucellosisand pseudorabies-free states or countries must be tested as follows: in shipments of one to nine (1–9) head, a retest is required of all animals; in shipments of ten to thirty-five (10–35) head from the same herd of origin, retest is required of ten (10) animals; and in shipments over thirty-five (35) head from the same herd of origin, retest is required of thirty percent (30%), up to a maximum of thirty (30) animals.

1. (E) Swine entering Missouri for feeding purposes must be quarantined upon arrival and must originate from either—

   1. 1. A state classified as Stage III, IV, or

V in the National Pseudorabies (PRV) Eradication Plan; or

1. 2. A pseudorabies monitored herd in a

state classified as Stage II in the National Pseudorabies (PRV) Eradication Plan.

1. (7) Sheep. Sheep must be accompanied by a Certificate of Veterinary Inspection, except farm of origin sheep consigned directly to approved markets or slaughter establishments. Official dipping or treatment is required within ten (10) days prior to entry on sheep originating from scabies infected areas or eradication areas.
2. (8) Goats. Goats must be accompanied by a Certificate of Veterinary Inspection, except farm of origin goats consigned directly to approved markets or slaughter establishments. No tests are required on goats entering Missouri.

3. (9) Dogs and Cats.

   1. (A) Dogs and cats must be accompanied by a health certificate. Dogs and cats over four (4) months of age must be vaccinated for rabies by one (1) of the methods and within the time period published in the current Compendium of Animal Rabies Vaccines prepared by the National Association of State Public Health Veterinarians, Inc.
   2. (B) These requirements do not apply to performing dogs or cats or those brought in for exhibition or breeding purposes if kept on a leash while in Missouri, exemption not to exceed thirty (30) days.

4. (10) Poultry.

   1. (A) Live poultry (except those consigned directly to slaughter) shall be accompanied by an official Certificate of Veterinary Inspection or a VS Form 9-3 (see 2 CSR 30- 2.040). If a VS Form 9-3 is used, a signed 2 CSR 30-2

and dated owner/shipper statement must be included stating that to his/her best knowledge, the birds are healthy. Poultry known to be infected with pullorum or typhoid that are consigned directly to slaughter must be identified as such by the consignor.

1. (B) Live poultry entering Missouri must be tested negative for pullorum-typhoid within the past ninety (90) days or originate from a flock approved by the National Poultry Improvement Plan (NPIP) or an equivalent program which has been tested within the past twelve (12) months with no change of ownership.
2. (C) Hatching eggs must be accompanied by an official Certificate of Veterinary Inspection certifying the eggs to be from pullorum-free flocks or by a VS Form 9-3.
3. (D) All poultry and hatching eggs imported into Missouri require an entry permit prior to shipment. Annual entry permits shall be issued by the department to participants in the NPIP or an equivalent program. Producers not approved by NPIP or an equivalent program must request a permit with each shipment.

1. (11) Psittacine birds, except budgerigar, must have a certificate of veterinary inspection to enter Missouri.
2. (12) Ratites (Including, but not Limited to, Ostrich and Emu). A certificate of veterinary inspection is required on all ratites entering Missouri, except farm of origin ratites consigned to an approved slaughter establishment. Ratites must be individually identified by a means approved by the Missouri state veterinarian on the Certificate of Veterinary Inspection.

3. (13) Miscellaneous and Exotic Animals. All exotic animals must be accompanied by an official Certificate of Veterinary Inspection showing an individual listing of the common and scientific name(s) of the animal(s) and appropriate descriptions of animal(s) such as sex, age, weight, coloration and the permanent tag number, brand or tattoo identification.

   1. (A) Exotic bovids eight (8) months of age and over must have a negative brucellosis test and a negative tuberculosis test within thirty

4. (30) days prior to shipment. Exotic bovids include Bos gaurus (Indian bison, Gaur), Bos javanicus (Banteng), Bos sauveli (Kouprey), Bos grunniens (domesticated yak), Bubalus bubalis (water buffalo), Bubalus mindorensis (Tamarau), Bubalus quarlesi (Mountain Anoa), Bubalus depressicornis (Lowland Anoa) and Snycerus caffer (buffalo group).

   1. (B) Exotic cattle must meet the same brucellosis entry requirements as domestic cattle. These animals eight (8) months of age and over must be tested for tuberculosis within thirty (30) days prior to shipment.
   2. (C) Camels, llamas, alpaca and other of that group must have a health certificate showing individual identification. Registration papers, accompanied by registry photographs of the animal are acceptable identification.
   3. (D) Elk and deer may enter Missouri in compliance with the Cervidae Uniform Methods and Rules for Brucellosis and the Cervidae Uniform Methods and Rules for Tuberculosis. Elk, red deer, reindeer, fallow deer and sika deer six (6) months of age and over must have one (1) approved negative brucellosis test within thirty (30) days prior to shipment. Cervidae originating from certified brucellosis-free herds may enter on the current herd number and test date. All cervidae six (6) months of age and over must have a negative tuberculosis test using the single cervical method or BTB test within ninety

5. (90) days prior to shipment. Cervidae originating from accredited TB cervidae herds may enter on the current herd number and test date.

   1. (E) Exotic equine, donkeys, asses, burros and zebras must meet domestic equine requirements.
   2. (F) Exotic goats, sheep and antelope. No tests are required on these animals.
   3. (G) Feral swine, javalena, and peccaries must be in compliance with domestic swine requirements.
   4. (H) Elephants (Asiatic, African) must be tested negative for tuberculosis within one (1) year prior to entry.
   5. (I) Importation of skunks and raccoons into Missouri is prohibited by the Missouri Wildlife Code, 3 CSR 10-9.
   6. (J) Animals moving between publicly-owned American Association of Zoological Parks and Aquariums (AAZPA)-accredited zoos are exempt from section (13).

AUTHORITY: section 267.645, RSMo 1994.* This version of rule filed Jan. 24, 1975, effective Feb. 3, 1975. Amended: Filed Aug. 15, 1975, effective Aug. 25, 1975. Amended: Filed Dec. 19, 1975, effective Dec. 29, 1975. Amended: Filed Dec. 14, 1976, effective April 11, 1977. Amended: Filed Oct. 13, 1978, effective Jan. 13, 1979. Amended: Filed Aug. 8, 1980, effective Nov. 14, 1980. Amended: Filed May 12, 1981, effective Sept. 1, 1981. Amended: Filed Dec. 10, 1981, effective April 11, 1982. Amended: Filed Feb. 16, 1983, effective June 12, 1983. Emergency amendment filed Feb. 16, 1984, effective Feb. 26, 1984, expired June 25, 1984. Amended: Filed Jan. 26, 1984, effective June 12, 1984. Amended: Filed Dec. 2, 1985, effective March 14, 1986. Emergency amendment filed Feb. 14, 1986, effective Feb. 24, 1986, expired June 14, 1986. Emergency amendment filed May 1, 1987, effective May 11, 1987, expired Sept. 11, 1987. Rescinded and readopted: Filed Dec. 14, 1987, effective March 25, 1988. Amended: Filed Nov. 15, 1988, effective March 26, 1989. Amended: Filed Dec. 13, 1989, effective April 27, 1990. Emergency amendment filed July 25, 1990, effective Aug. 3, 1990, expired Nov. 22, 1990. Amended: Filed Sept. 17, 1990, effective March 14, 1991. Emergency amendment filed April 11, 1991, effective April 21, 1991, expired Aug. 9, 1991. Amended: Filed April 16, 1991, effective Aug. 30, 1991. Amended: Filed July 15, 1991, effective Dec. 9, 1991. Emergency amendment filed Jan. 23, 1992, effective Feb. 2, 1992, expired May 30, 1992. Amended: Filed Feb. 4, 1992, effective June 25, 1992. Emergency amendment filed June 5, 1992, effective June 15, 1992, expired Oct. 12, 1992. Emergency amendment filed July 30, 1992, effective Aug. 9, 1992, expired Dec. 6, 1992. Amended: Filed March 3, 1992, effective Sept. 6, 1992. Emergency amendment filed Aug. 20, 1993, effective Aug. 30, 1993, expired Dec. 27, 1993. Amended: Filed Aug. 27, 1993, effective Jan. 31, 1994. Emergency amendment filed April 4, 1994, effective April 14, 1994, expired Aug. 11, 1994. Amended: Filed April 4, 1994, effective Sept. 30, 1994. Amended: Filed Jan. 31, 1995, effective July 30, 1995. Amended: Filed: July 31, 1996, effective March 30, 1997. Amended: Filed Jan. 4, 1999, effective July 30, 1999.

*Original authority 1959, amended 1993.