Utah Admin. Code R58-1-6 - Horses, Mules, Donkeys, and Other Equidae
(1) Equidae may be imported into Utah when
accompanied by an official Certificate of Veterinary Inspection or an
electronic Extended Equine Certificate of Veterinary Inspection created by a
platform approved by the department.
(2) Equines shall be accompanied by a brand
inspection or proof of ownership and be officially identified by 9 CFR
86.
(3) Equines shall be tested for
Equine Infectious Anemia (EIA) via AGID or ELISA test within one year before
entry to Utah. A nursing foal less than six months old accompanied by its EIA
negative dam is exempt from the test requirements.
(4) Utah horses returning to Utah as part of
a commuter livestock shipment are exempted from the Certificate of Veterinary
Inspection requirements; however, a brand inspection or valid Utah horse travel
permit as outlined under Section
4-24-405 or Section
4-24-406 and a negative EIA test
within one year are required.
(5)
Any stallions used for breeding that enter Utah or stallions whose semen will
be shipped to Utah shall be tested for Equine Viral Arteritis (EVA) by an
accredited veterinarian within 30 days before entry.
(a) Stallions that have proof of negative E
VA status before vaccination and evidence of subsequent annual vaccination are
exempt from this requirement.
(b)
The E VA test or vaccination status shall be recorded on the Certificate of
Veterinary Inspection.
(c) No E VA
carrier stallion used for breeding purposes or semen from an E VA carrier
stallion shall be permitted to enter Utah without an import permit from the
State Veterinarian.
(d) E VA
Carrier Stallions imported for breeding purposes into Utah shall be taken
directly to an approved facility and shall remain in the facility until
permission from the State Veterinarian is obtained to move the animal to
another approved facility.
(e)
Semen from an E VA Carrier Stallion imported into Utah shall be shipped
directly to an approved facility and shall remain in the facility until
inseminated, transported to another approved facility, or disposed
of.
(6) Any quarter
horses imported for racing purposes shall be tested for piroplasmosis within 30
days before entry.
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