HEALTH REGULATIONS FOR CATTLE EXHIBITION State Veterinarian NC Department of Agriculture, Raleigh, NC HEALTH CERTIFICATES MUST BE CHECKED FOR ALL OUT OF STATE ANIMALS BEFORE UNLOADING FROM TRAILER - NO EXCEPTIONS!!!
HEALTH CERTIFICATE ARE NOT REQUIRED FOR CATTLE NATIVE TO NORTH CAROLINA DAIRY CATTLE AND BEEF CATTLE
All OUT OF STATE cattle must be accompanied by an official health certificate signed by an accredited Veterinarian or an approved State or Federally employed Veterinarian issued within 60 days of entry. A copy of the approved health certificate should be mailed to the State Veterinarian of North Carolina, Box 26026, Raleigh, NC 27611, at least three weeks prior to Carolina Classic Fair opening date. The health certificate should contain the following: 1. Name and address of exhibitor. 2. Description of each animal including breed, age, sex, and registration, tattoo, or ear tag numbers. 3. A statement by the Veterinarian signing the health certificate that the cattle listed are not infected with, or have been recently exposed to, any communicable disease to the best of his knowledge. 4. Information relating to brucellosis: A. Those cattle which are native to North Carolina need not be tested. (Native mean - ing those cattle which were born in North Carolina or which have met North Carolina import requirements.) B. Cattle originating from any certified brucellosis free herd, regardless of the state of origin, may enter North Carolina, provided that the following information is recorded on the official health certificate: (1) the individual identification of each animal (2) the herd certification number (3) the date of the last herd test (4) a permit when otherwise required in the rule C. Cattle imported from a Class Free State shall originate from a herd not under quar - antine and need not be tested. D. Cattle imported from a Class A State shall originate from a herd not under quaran - tine and pass a negative official blood test within 60 days of entry into North Carolina. States that are Class A are Georgia, Mississippi, Kentucky, Iowa, Tennessee, Missouri, Alabama, California, South Dakota, Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Arkansas and Florida. E. Notwithstanding any other provision of this rule, a brucellosis test is not required for steers or spayed females and no test prior to entry into the state is required of: (1) cattle under eight months of age (2) dairy heifers under 20 months of age officially vaccinated against brucellosis; and (3) heifers of the beef breed less than 24 months of age and officially vaccinated against brucellosis. 5. Information relating to tuberculosis (cattle): A. A test for tuberculosis is not required for cattle which are native to North Carolina or for those being imported into North Carolina from other states.
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