| State Regulations for Louisiana | ||
Maxwell Lea, Jr., D.V.M. Phone: (225) 925-3980
*** GENERAL REQUIREMENTS *** Section 11705.General Health Requirements Governing Admission of Livestock and Poultry. All livestock brought into the State shall be accompanied by an official health certificate stating that the animals are healthy, free from signs of infectious or contagious diseases and signs of internal and/or external parasites, and meet the specific requirements stated in this regulation. Health certificates are valid for 30 days only. Livestock consigned to an approved slaughter establishment or an approved livestock auction market are exempt from this requirement. No livestock affected with, or carrying the contagion of, screwworms shall be moved into Louisiana for any purpose. *** CATTLE *** All cattle entering the State must meet the general requirements of LAC 7:XXI.11705 and the above specific requirements: A. Tuberculosis requirements. All cattle over one year of age must show a negative test for tuberculosis within 30 days prior to entry. The date and results of the test and the individual identification of each animal must be recorded on the health certificate. The following are exempt from this requirement:
B. Brucellosis
All horses, mules, and asses imported into the State must meet the general requirements of LAC 7:XXI.11705 and the following specific requirements: All horses moving into Louisiana are to be accompanied by a record of a negative official test for Equine Infectious Anemia conducted at an approved laboratory within the past 12 months. The laboratory name, case number, the results, and the date of the test must appear on the health certificate. *** HOGS *** A. General Swine Requirements
B. Brucellosis In addition to the general requirements of LAC 7:XXI.11705 and the swine requirements of this section, all swine for breeding purposes must show an official, negative test for brucellosis in the 1:25 dilution or a negative swine brucellosis card test within 30 days prior to the date of shipment. Each animal must be individually identified to herd of origin by an official ear tag or tattoo unless prohibited by federal regulations (ear notch identification will be accepted in lieu of tag or tattoo on registered, purebred animals), and this identification must be recorded on the health certificate. An exception of this Section are swine from a validated brucellosis free herd. The validated herd number and individual identification of each animal must appear on the health certificate. C. Pseudorabies Requirements
All sheep entering the State must meet the general requirements of LAC 7:XXI.11705. In addition, all sheep entering Louisiana from a state in which scabies is known to exist must be dipped within 15 days prior to shipment in a dip preparation approved for this purpose by the United States Department of Agriculture. The date and name of the dip must be recorded on the health certificate covering this movement. *** GOATS ***All goats imported into the state must meet the general requirements of LAC 7:XXI.11705. In addition, dairy goats must meet the brucellosis and tuberculosis requirements stipulated for cattle. *** DOGS ***All dogs imported into Louisiana for any purpose must meet the general requirements of LAC 7:XXI.11705 and must be accompanied by an official health certificate, issued by an accredited veterinarian, showing they have been immunized against rabies within 12 months prior to entry. Exceptions to this Section are dogs three months of age or younger which are exempt from the rabies vaccination requirement. *** CATS *** All cats imported into Louisiana for any purpose must meet the general requirements of LAC 7:XXI.11705 and must be accompanied by an official health certificate, issued by an accredited veterinarian, showing they have been immunized against rabies within 12 months prior to entry. Exceptions to this Section are cats three months of age or younger which are exempt from the rabies vaccination requirement. ** POULTRY and HATCHING EGGS *** All poultry entering the state must meet the general requirements of LAC 7:XXI.11703 and the following specific requirements: A. All poultry or poultry eggs for hatching shall not be imported into Louisiana unless they originate in negative tested flocks under the supervision of the National Poultry Improvement Plan or in flocks that have passed a negative blood test for pullorum disease, under the supervision of the proper State Livestock Sanitary Board official, within 30 days prior to entry. B. Poultry consigned to a recognized slaughter establishment may enter the state on a waybill, which must include the name and address of the consignee, the number of birds, and the name and address of the slaughter establishment. If, in the opinion of an authorized agent of the Livestock Sanitary Board, poultry consigned to a recognized slaughter establishment is of questionable health, the entire shipment will be quarantined immediately and consigned to a poultry establishment maintaining federal inspection for wholesomeness or be returned to the state of origin. C. The State veterinarian may prohibit the entry of birds, eggs, or poultry by-products into Louisiana from any state which has an area under quarantine due to a contagious and/or infectious disease in the state which, in his opinion, may seriously threaten the health of Louisiana poultry. D. Psittacine birds and mynah birds may be imported into Louisiana under permit by the state veterinarian. All birds imported into Louisiana will be quarantined at destination for 90 days. E. No permits will be issued for importation into Louisiana of psittacine birds or mynah birds that have been vaccinated for newcastle disease. F. Birds determined to be infected with, or exposed to, exotic newcastle disease, shall be destroyed without compensation to the owner. G. All poultry brought into Louisiana shall be accompanied by a VS Form 9-2, indicating that the flock of origin is under the National Poultry Improvement Plan and is free of salmonella pullorum (pullorum) and salmonella gallinarum (typhoid). If the flock of origin is not under the National Poultry Improvement Plan, the birds must be accompanied by a test report from an approved laboratory indicating the birds were tested negative for salmonella pullorum/typhoid within 30 days prior to entry into Louisiana . *** PSITTACINE BIRDS *** *** BISON *** All bison over 18 months of age from a Class A state must be tested negative for brucellosis within 30 days of shipment. *** LLAMAS *** *** ELK *** *** RABBITS *** *** ZOO, FUR-BEARING, and OTHER WILD ANIMALS *** Wild or semi-wild animals under domestication or in custody may be imported into the State of Louisiana provided that these animals meet the general requirements of LA 7:XXI.11705 and that a report of the number of animals to be imported is made to the State Veterinarian of Louisiana within 10 days of the date of shipment and immediate opportunity for examination is afforded a representative of the Livestock Sanitary Board to determine the health status of such animals. *** SEMEN and FROZEN EMBRYOS *** *** BIOLOGICS, MICROORGANISMS, and PARASITES *** A. No person, firm, association, or corporation shall manufacture, sell or distribute any animal vaccine within the State of Louisiana unless such person, firm, association, or corporation can prove to the board that he is currently the holder of a valid federal license to manufacture, sell, or distribute such animal vaccine, except as provided hereinafter. B. The board shall authorize the intrastate manufacture, sale, or distribution of animal vaccines on an individual basis to meet emergency situations within the State of Louisiana under special permit of the State Veterinarian, provided that no special permit for the intrastate manufacture, sale, or distribution of animal vaccines shall be issued by the State Veterinarian except under the authorization of the board. C. The board reserves the right to prohibit the intrastate manufacture, sale or distribution of animal vaccines which, in the judgement of the board, would be detrimental to any phase of the livestock and/or animal health industries of the state. D. The board shall distribute through the State Veterinarian on an annual basis, no later than December 31 of each year, a complete list of all vaccines which are prohibited for use within Louisiana, and such list shall be available to any interested person who makes request therefore. ***AQUATIC SPECIES/AQUACULTURE**** TURTLES: If you would like to view the regulations for turtles, please visit the following website at: http://www.state.la.us/osr/lac/07v01/07v01.pdf , scroll down to Chapter 23 on page 194.
Or you may contact: Phone: 225-925-3980
Or you may contact: FISH HATCHERIES: Public and private fish hatcheries must follow department animal health
policy and guidelines to prevent the spread of diseases between water bodies
and river basins. Game fish fingerling producers are regulated under state
statues (La. Revised Statues56:327 (A) (1)(b)(iv): Tilapia Producers are regulated under administrative
regulations (LA Administrative Code Title 76, Part VII, 159 – Tilapia available
at: http://www.state.la.us/osr.lac76v01/76v01.pdf (select part VII) Or you may contact: ALLIGATORS: The Louisiana Dept. of Wildlife and Fisheries has the
authority and is responsible for regulating the wild harvest of alligators and
commercial alligator farming operations within the state, as per the Louisiana
revised statutes , Title 56:251-265: http://www.legis.state.la.us/lss/lss.asp?doc=105080,
then click on “next section” at the top pf page to move to next section) and
title 76, Part V., Chapter 7 – Alligators: (http://www.state.la.us/osr/lac/76v01/76v01.pdf,
select Part V). Extensive regulations
are in place relative to initial licensing of holding facilities, maintenance
of captive stock (spacing, feeding, temperature requirements, etc) and
reporting requirements. Multiple other
agencies have some regulatory involvement with portions of the alligator
industry, such as meat processing (Department of Health and Hospitals) waste
water discharge (Department of Environmental Quality and meat inspection
(Department of Agriculture and Forestry). The LDWF works closely with the Louisiana State University School of Veterinary Medicine should questions of disease arise. Contact: REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS: Reptile and amphibian collections and sales are regulated by
the department of Wildlife and Fisheries and managed by riulkes under La. Administrative Code title 76, Part http://www.state.la.us/osr/lac/76v01/76v01.pdf,
(Select Part XV) Contact: *** EMERGENCY PROVISIONS *** |
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