Movement Regulations when moving Cattle from New York to Pennsylvania


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Please read the regulations listed below:

Special conditions:

Vesicular stomatitis

An accredited veterinarian shall determine whether the animals are free from VS, and shall be accompanied by a CVI with the following statement signed by the accredited veterinarian: “All animals identified on this certificate of veterinary inspection have been examined and found to be free from VS. During the past 90 days, these animals were not located within 10 miles of a site where VS has been diagnosed.”

Restriction of Movement and Pre-Movement Influenza Testing of Dairy Cattle

Movement restrictions. Dairy cattle from a premises where Influenza A Virus has been confirmed in dairy cattle, or where the premises meets the USDA case definition, may not be imported into the Commonwealth until the premises has been declared free of disease by the respective State Animal Health Official.

Testing Requirements. Except as proved in subsection xii., dairy cattle from a State, Commonwealth, foreign nation, province or territory where Influenza A Virus has been confirmed in dairy cattle within the past 30 days may not be imported into, stopped off in, or unloaded in Pennsylvania without meeting the testing requirements for influenza A Virus. Information on testing can be found on the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture website.

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.

Official eartags for cattle:

  1. NUES 9 tags

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

  2. AIN tags - visible or RFID

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

For more information visit the Pennsylvania Office of Animal Health & Diagnostic Services.

Question Your answer

To what type of facility are the cattle moving?
Type of facility:
  • General movements

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

What is the age?
Age:
  • Under 18 months of age

Are the cattle intact?
Intact:
  • The cattle ARE intact
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