Mo. Code Regs. Ann. tit. 2, § 30-2.010
PURPOSE: This rule sets forth the requirements governing the admission of livestock, poultry and exotic animals into Missouri.
PUBLISHER’S NOTE: The secretary of state has determined that the publication of the entire text of the material which is incorporated by reference as a portion of this rule would be unduly cumbersome or expensive. Therefore, the material which is so incorporated is on file with the agency who filed this rule, and with the Office of the Secretary of State. Any interested person may view this material at either agency’s headquarters or the same will be made available at the Office of the Secretary of State at a cost not to exceed actual cost of copy reproduction. The entire text of the rule is printed here. This note refers only to the incorporated by reference material. The publication for Bovine Tuberculosis Eradication Uniform Methods and Rules, Effective January 22, 1999, can be accessed at www.aphis.usda.gov/vs/disease_eradication.htm and Brucellosis in Cervidae: Uniform Methods and Rules, Effective September 30, 1998, can be accessed at the USDA government website at www:aphis.usda.gov/oa/pubs/umr.html.
(4) Cattle.
(A) Baby Calves—
two (2) months of age to a Missouri livestock market is prohibited unless calves are accompanied by their dams; and
not accompanied by their dams may be imported by resident buyers only, directly to a Missouri farm, and must meet the following requirements:
all shipments of baby calves. All calves will be quarantined to the receiving farm for sixty (60) days; and
identified by official eartag on the Certificate of Veterinary Inspection.
(B) Brucellosis Requirements—All States—
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;
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;
be individually identified by official eartag, 2 CSR 30-2
registration tattoo, registration brand or any other means of permanent identification approved by the state veterinarian on the Certificate of Veterinary Inspection; and
high incidence areas within certain states that must meet additional import restrictions and retest requirements.
(C) Classification of States. Animals that originate directly from officially classified states must meet the requirements that follow:
1. Class free states—
to approved livestock markets and slaughter establishments accompanied by a waybill, bill of lading or owner/shipper statement showing origin and destination;
accompanied by a Certificate of Veterinary Inspection, showing individual identification on all animals that are test-eligible; and
is required;
2. Class A states—
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;
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
3. Class B states—
or over must be OCV for brucellosis;
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;
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;
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;
animals consigned to approved slaughter establishments must—
losis within thirty (30) days prior to shipment and accompanied by a Certificate of Veterinary Inspection showing individual identification of animals;
consigned to slaughter on a VS 1-27 shipping permit; or
vehicle accompanied by a VS 1-27 shipping permit; and
4. Class C states—
mals entering Missouri from a Class C state;
Certificate of Veterinary Inspection showing individual identification of all animals (except steers); and
mals are eligible for entry into Missouri from a Class C state:
and identification required);
losis-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
“S”- or “B”-branded, accompanied by a VS 1-27 shipping permit consigned to an approved slaughter establishment.
(D) Tuberculosis.
of age or over entering Missouri must meet one (1) of the following requirements:
state;
accredited free herd. The herd number and current herd test date must be shown on the Certificate of Veterinary Inspection;
days of shipment;
reciprocal agreement with Missouri;
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:
Missouri Department of Agriculture prior to entry; and
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
heifers from Mexico.
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.
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.
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.
steers and spayed heifers from Mexico are prohibited from entering Missouri regardless of test history.
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.
high incidence areas within certain states that must meet additional import restrictions and retest requirements.
(5) Equidae.
(A) All equidae (except nursing foals accompanied by their dams) must be accompanied by:
revision) or any officially recognized state EIA test chart showing the graphic description of all markings needed for identification; and
Inspection (health certificate) showing:
each and every equidae listed on the health certificate; and
Equine Infectious Anemia (EIA) test, showing test date within twelve (12) months prior to entry, the name of the EIA accredited testing laboratory, and the test accession number assigned by the laboratory.
(B) A certified photocopy or certified facsimile of the VS Form 10-11 (or later revision) or any officially recognized state EIA test chart may be accepted for the purpose of travel or exhibition, but not for change of ownership (including leasing or gifting):
from the testing veterinarian or accredited testing laboratory bearing seal or signature in the lower right hand corner along with the date of certification in some ink color other than black.
only from the testing veterinarian or accredited testing laboratory and must bear the facsimile imprint of the originating facility clearly across the top of the page. It must also bear the date of the facsimile either along the top or in the lower right hand corner.
(C) For purpose of travel and exhibition, Missouri will accept six (6)-month passports from states with which there is a reciprocal agreement. These passports must meet the following criteria:
thirty (30) days of the date of application of the passport;
horse by means of registered brand, legible tattoo or electronic identification (microchip); to be recorded on the passport and the VS Form 10-11 (or later revision) or any official recognized state EIA test chart, along with other identifying characteristics;
ian; and
stomatitis in any of the states with which reciprocal agreements exist, use of the six (6) month passports will be suspended by the state veterinarian of Missouri.
(6) Swine.
(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.
(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 brucellosisfree 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.
imported breeding swine that do not originate from a USDA-classified swine brucellosisand pseudorabies-free state or country.
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.
(E) Swine entering Missouri for feeding purposes must be quarantined upon arrival and must originate from either—
V in the National Pseudorabies (PRV) Eradication Plan; or
state classified as Stage II in the National Pseudorabies (PRV) Eradication Plan.
ments. No tests are required on goats entering Missouri.
(9) Dogs and Cats.
(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.
(10) Poultry.
(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.
(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).
(D) Captive cervids, prior to entering Missouri, must have an entry permit issued by the state veterinarian’s office and a Certificate of Veterinary Inspection. Captive cervids that enter Missouri must be in compliance with the guidelines as incorporated by reference to the Bovine Tuberculosis Eradication Uniform Methods and Rules, Effective January 22, 1999 and Brucellosis in Cervidae: Uniform Methods and Rules, Effective September 30, 1998.
months of age or older, not under quarantine and not affected with brucellosis, must test negative for brucellosis within thirty (30) days prior to movement, except:
cervids originating from certified brucellosisfree 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;
sexually intact animals six (6) months of age or older must test negative for brucellosis within ninety (90) days prior to interstate movement.
affected with or exposed to tuberculosis and not in a status herd, as defined in the Bovine Tuberculosis Eradication Uniform Methods and Rules, Effective January 22, 1999, must have two (2) negative tuberculosis tests, not less than ninety (90) days apart, using the single cervical method. The second test must be within ninety (90) days prior to movement. Both negative test dates must be listed on the Certificate of Veterinary Inspection. Animals must have been isolated from other captive cervids during the testing period.
3. Movement from status herds.
originating from accredited tuberculosis-free cervid herd as defined by the Bovine Tuberculosis Eradication Uniform Methods and Rules, Effective January 22, 1999, may enter on herd status without additional testing provided the accredited herd number and current test date is shown on the Certificate of Veterinary Inspection.
originating from a qualified herd as defined by the Bovine Tuberculosis Eradication Uniform Methods and Rules, Effective January 22, 1999, must have one (1) negative tuberculosis test, using the single cervical method, within ninety (90) days prior to the date of movement.
originating from a monitored herd as defined by the Bovine Tuberculosis Eradication Uniform Methods and Rules, Effective January 22, 1999, must have one (1) negative tuberculosis test, using the single cervical method, within ninety (90) days prior to the date of movement.
(12) months of age that originate from and were born in qualified or monitored herds may be moved without further tuberculosis testing, provided that they are accompanied by a certificate stating that such captive cervids originated from such herds and have not been exposed to captive cervids from a lower status herd.
been reported as a chronic wasting disease (CWD) endemic area or any cervid that has been in an endemic area in the last five (5) years will not be allowed to enter Missouri.
and mule deer from all states must have participated in a surveillance program for at least three (3) years prior to entering Missouri. Other captive cervids must have participated in a surveillance program recognized by the state of origin prior to entering Missouri.
AUTHORITY: section 267.645, RSMo 2000.* 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. Emergency amendment filed Nov. 2, 2001, effective Nov. 12, 2001, expired May 10, 2002. Amended: Filed April 10, 2002, effective Sept. 30, 2002. Amended: Filed May 14, 2002, effective Dec. 30, 2002. Amended: Filed Jan. 30, 2003, effective July 30, 2003.
*Original authority: 267.645, RSMo 1959, amended 1993.