Movement Regulations when moving Cattle from Montana to South Dakota


Regulations were verified by South Dakota on 06/25/2020
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Please read the regulations listed below:

Special conditions:

Import Requirement Notice for Sexually Intact Female Dairy Cattle:

* Permit requirement on certificates of veterinary inspection (CVI’s) issued for ALL breeding age dairy 18 months of age and older moving into SD.

* Breeding age dairy moving into SD from a known HPAI affected herd will be subject to a risk assessment.

* Dairy cows moving to slaughter on a CVI do not need an import permit.

APPLICABLE REGULATIONS FOR THIS MOVE

  1. Official identification required.

  2. Certificate of Veterinary Inspection (CVI) issued by an accredited veterinarian 30 days or less prior to entry, with official ID numbers recorded on the CVI.

  3. Import permit required and must be recorded on the CVI. Import permits can be obtained by calling the South Dakota Animal Industry Board Monday through Friday between the hours of 8AM and 5PM CST at 605-773-3321. After hours permits are handled by an answering machine at (605) 773-3321. Leave the information requested and a permit number will be issued.

Effective 6/22/2020: NO import permit required on CVIs issued for domestic livestock using approved electronic systems, EXCEPT veterinarians assigned a permanent permit number must continue to include the permanent permit on all CVIs.

Approved electronic CVIs can be found on the SDAIB web site.

Official eartags for cattle:

  1. NUES 9 tags

    • silver 'brite' tags
    • OCV/Bangs tags (orange)

  2. AIN tags

    • '840' prefix
    • '900' prefix (only for tags manufactured before March 11, 2014 and applied before March 11, 2015)

For more information visit the South Dakota Animal Industry Board

Question Your answer

Do the cattle originate from the Greater Yellowstone Brucellosis Surveillance Zone?
GYA
  • The cattle DO NOT originate from the Greater Yellowstone Brucellosis Surveillance Zone

To what type of facility are the cattle moving?
Type of facility:
  • Approved market/tagging site

Do the cattle originate from a farm or ranch of origin in Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska, North Dakota, Wyoming (not from the DSA) or Montana (not from the DSA)?

If the cattle do originate from the Brucellosis Designated Surveillance Area of WY or MT please contact the South Dakota Animal Industry Board at 605-773-3321 for current entry regulations.
No:
  • The cattle DO NOT originate from Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska, North Dakota, Wyoming (not from the DSA) or Montana (not from the DSA)

What type of cattle are moving?
Type of cattle:
  • Beef

What is the sex?
Sex:
  • Male

Are the cattle sexually intact?
Yes:
  • The cattle ARE sexually intact
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