1. (a) Swine imported into Texas for feeding, breeding, or exhibition purposes shall be accompanied by a certificate of veterinary inspection certifying that:

   1. (1) swine have not been fed garbage, either raw or cooked;
   2. (2) swine have not be exposed to hog cholera or pseudorabies;
   3. (3) swine have not been vaccinated for pseudorabies; and
   4. (4) swine have been permanently identified (eartag, earnotched, or number tattoo).

2. (b) Breeding swine not known to be infected with or exposed to pseudorabies may enter under the following conditions:

   1. (1) they are moved in a direct shipment from a farm of origin in a Stage IV or Free State; or
   2. (2) they are moved directly from a Qualified Pseudorabies Negative Herd in a Stage III state; or
   3. (3) they are moved directly from a Qualified Pseudorabies Negative Herd in a Stage I or II state, and held in isolation and under quarantine on the premise of destination, and tested or retested for pseudorabies in not less than 30 nor more than 60 days after arrival; or
   4. (4) they were tested negative for pseudorabies within 30 days prior to entry, and held in isolation and under quarantine on the premise of destination, and tested and retested for pseudorabies in not less than 30 nor more than 60 days after arrival.

3. (c) Feeder swine entering for feeding for show, fair, or exhibition and not known to be infected with or exposed to pseudorabies may enter under the following conditions:

   1. (1) they are tested negative for pseudorabies within 30 days prior to entry; or they originated from a qualified PRV-negative herd; or they were moved directly from a farm of origin in a Stage IV or free state as described in the National PRV Program; or they were moved directly from a PRV-monitored feeder pig herd in a Stage III, IV, or V state; and
   2. (2) they are held in isolation and under quarantine on the premise where first unloaded and tested or retested for PRV in not less than 30 nor more than 60 days after arrival; or they are to be fed for show purposes and enter directly from a Stage V state or directly from a qualified herd in a Stage IV state.

4. (d) Feeder swine not known to be infected with or exposed to pseudorabies may enter provided they:

   1. (1) are tested negative within 30 days prior to entry;
   2. (2) originate from a qualified PRV-negative herd;
   3. (3) are shipped directly from a farm of origin in a Stage III, IV or free state as described in the National PRV Program;
   4. (4) are sold at an approved feeder-pig market in a Stage III, IV or free state and enter the state directly from that market; or
   5. (5) originate from a PRV monitored feeder pig herd in a Stage II state and held under quarantine until shipped to slaughter or held a minimum of 30 days and tested negative. Feeder swine imported from monitored feeder pig herds shall not be placed on a premise where breeding swine are present. Persons owning swine on premises adjacent to feeder swine imported from a monitored feeder pig herd shall be notified of the presence of these quarantined swine.
5. (e) Additionally, breeding swine shall have a negative brucellosis test within the previous 30 days or originate from a validated brucellosis-free herd or state and shall be vaccinated within the previous 30 days with Leptospirosis vaccine containing the following strains: Bratislava, Canicola, Hardjo, Icterohaemorrhagiae, Grippotyphosa, and Pomona.
6. (f) Exhibition swine originating in Texas entered in terminal shows are exempt from brucellosis, leptospirosis, and pseudorabies requirements.
7. (g) Swine imported into Texas for slaughter purposes shall either be consigned directly to slaughter or to a federally approved livestock market where a VS 1-27 will be issued to accompany them to slaughter following sale.
8. (h) Entry permits are not required for swine consigned from out-of-state directly to slaughter or from an out-of-state premise of origin to a Texas livestock market specifically approved under the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 76.
9. (i) Entry permits are not required for swine that originate from an approved Swine Commuter Herd.

Source Note:The provisions of this §55.6 adopted to be effective October 15, 1987, 12 TexReg 3549; amended to be effective April 14, 1989, 14 TexReg 1581; amended to be effective July 1, 1990, 15 TexReg 3088; amended to be effective October 9, 1992, 17 TexReg 6444; amended to be effective January 5, 1994, 18 TexReg 9845; amended to be effective July 16, 1997, 22 TexReg 6734; amended to be effective September 6, 1998, 23 TexReg 8831.