1. (a) Entry from nonquarantined herd, flock, or area. All livestock or poultry entering Texas from any state, territory, or foreign country shall be from a herd, flock, or area not under quarantine except as provided in subsection (c) of this section.

2. (b) Certificate of veterinary inspection.

   1. (1) All nonquarantined livestock or poultry entering Texas from any state, territory, or foreign country shall have a certificate of veterinary inspection, except:

      1. (A) cattle 18 months of age and over delivered directly from the farm of origin to slaughter or a USDA specifically approved livestock market by the owner or consigned there and accompanied by a waybill;
      2. (B) cattle 18 months of age and over entering from other than a farm-of-origin may be moved to slaughter, to a designated pen, or to a quarantined feedlot when accompanied by an "S" permit on which each animal is individually identified. Brucellosis test data shall be written on the "S" permit and include test date and results of that test;
      3. (C) steers, spayed heifers, cattle under 18 months of age, sheep, goats, and equine delivered to slaughter or livestock market by the owner or consigned there and accompanied by a waybill;
      4. (D) swine and poultry delivered to slaughter by the owner or consigned there and accompanied by a waybill;
      5. (E) baby poultry which have not been fed or watered if from a national poultry improvement plan (NPIP) or equivalent hatchery, and accompanied by NPIP Form 9-3 or Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) Form 17-6; and
      6. (F) steers, spayed heifers, and cattle under 18 months of age originating in New Mexico which are accompanied by a New Mexico official certificate of livestock inspection along with proof of brucellosis vaccination of heifers which are required to be vaccinated.

   2. (2) The certificate of veterinary inspection shall state that:

      1. (A) the veterinarian found the animals to be free of symptoms or evidence of communicable diseases determined by the commission to be dangerous to Texas animals; and
      2. (B) the animals were subjected to tests, immunizations, and treatment required by rule of the commission. Animals that have been vaccinated or tested for any disease as required by the commission shall be individually identified on the certificate of veterinary inspection except that brucellosis vaccinated heifers under 18 months of age with tattoos and vaccination tags require only a statement by the veterinarian that they are vaccinated and individually identified.

3. (c) Livestock or poultry entering from quarantined herds, flocks, or areas.

   1. (1) Animals, poultry, or birds originating in a state or area under quarantine as a result of action taken during a meeting of the commission shall not be moved into Texas except as specified in the quarantine notice.

   2. (2) Animals, poultry, or birds affected with or recently exposed to infectious, contagious, or communicable disease and not in an area or state under the commission's quarantine or that originate in quarantined herds or flocks shall not be moved into Texas unless:

      1. (A) they are consigned to slaughter or quarantined feedlot and accompanied by a VS Form 1-27 permit issued by an accredited veterinarian or regularly employed veterinarians or inspectors of the state of origin or of the United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Veterinary Services; or
      2. (B) upon written permission by the executive director of the commission for each consignment.

4. (d) Entering Shows, Fairs, Exhibitions, and Assemblies.

   1. (1) Out-of-state or area origin. Livestock and poultry entering for exhibition and sale shall be accompanied by a certificate of veterinary inspection and a permit for entry. Livestock and poultry entering only for exhibition purposes are required to be accompanied by a certificate of veterinary inspection. Vaccination for brucellosis is not required for cattle. Equine may enter shows, fairs, exhibitions or assemblies without a certificate of veterinary inspection when accompanied by a valid equine interstate passport or equine identification card and a completed VS Form 10-11 showing negative results to an official EIA test within the previous six months. Horses entering a pari-mutuel track must have a negative EIA test within the past 12 months and a Certificate of Veterinary Inspection.

   2. (2) In-state origin.

      1. (A) Equine. Must have had a negative EIA test within the past 12 months if entering a show, fair, exhibition, or assembly. Horses entering a pari-mutuel track must have a negative EIA test within the past 12 months and a Certificate of Veterinary Inspection. Foals less than eight months of age, as evidenced by the lack of the eruption of the third pair of upper incisors, nursing a negative dam are exempt from testing.
      2. (B) Breeding rams. May enter shows, fairs, and exhibitions without a test for Brucella ovis if they originate in Texas.

      3. (C) Other livestock and poultry. Shall meet the same requirements as for those entering from out-of-state and be accompanied by a certificate of veterinary inspection when entering shows, fairs, and exhibitions that are determined to be interstate. Livestock entered in all intrastate shows, fairs, and exhibitions are exempt from the certificate of veterinary inspection and testing requirements except poultry shall originate from flocks or hatcheries free of pullorum disease and fowl typhoid or have a negative pullorum-typhoid test within 30 days before exhibition. Poultry entering from out-of-state are not required to have a certificate of veterinary inspection if:

         1. (i) they are entered in a show, fair, or exhibition of less than 10 days duration with immediate return to the state of origin;
         2. (ii) accompanied by a VS 9-2 or NPIP 3B blood testing report or a current state testing report form;
         3. (iii) originate from a state that is classified as United States Pullorum-Typhoid clean; and
         4. (iv) the state of origin has no flock under federal quarantine for any infectious disease of poultry.

5. (e) Entry permits.

   1. (1) All livestock or poultry entering Texas from any state, territory, or foreign country shall have an entry permit unless exempt by regulations governing entry by species or disease.
   2. (2) Entry permit requests shall be directed to the commission by either writing to Texas Animal Health Commission c/o Permits P.O. Box 12966, Austin, Texas 78711-2966; or by telephoning (512) 719-0777.

Source Note:The provisions of this §51.2 adopted to be effective October 15, 1987, 12 TexReg 3549; amended to be effective September 20, 1989, 14 TexReg 4471; amended to be effective December 31, 1989, 14 TexReg 6549; amended to be effective February 25, 1991, 16 TexReg 771; amended to be effective May 20, 1991, 16 TexReg 2471; amended to be effective March 15, 1992, 17 TexReg 1536; amended to be effective July 20, 1992, 17 TexReg 4750; amended to be effective October 9, 1992, 17 TexReg 6444; amended to be effective January 1, 1997, 21 TexReg 5688; amended to be effective February 5, 1998, 23 TexReg 740; amended to be effective September 6, 1998, 23 TexReg 8830; amended to be effective October17, 1999, 24 TexReg 8738.