1. (a) Out-of-state or area origin.

   1. (1) Animals 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.
   2. (2) For poultry the certificate shall also state that they have passed a negative test for pullorum typhoid within 30 days prior to shipment or that they originate from flocks which have met the pullorum-typhoid requirements of the Texas Pullorum-Typhoid Program and/or the National Poultry Improvement Plan. 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.
   3. (3) Cattle. Vaccination for brucellosis is not required for cattle from Class Free States.
   4. (4) 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. (b) In-state origin.

   1. (1) 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. (2) Breeding rams. May enter shows, fairs, and exhibitions without a test for Brucella ovis if they originate in Texas. (See: §51.12 of this title (relating to Entry Requirements for Sheep ).
   3. (3) 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.
   4. (4) Exhibition swine originating in Texas. These swine entered in terminal shows are exempt from brucellosis, leptospirosis, and pseudorabies testing and vaccination requirements.

Source Note:The provisions of this §51.4 adopted to be effective June 3, 2002, 27 TexReg 5182; amended to be effective November 3, 2002, 27 TexReg 10009.