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Related to Importing Equines

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Import Notices

Date Revised Notice

06/07/2021

Disposal of Foreign Origin Waste Accompanying Live Horses

(146.18 KB)

01/14/2021 Update to Equine Testing Procedures (179.2 KB)

10/28/2020

Import Permits for All Equine from Contagious Equine

Metritis (CEM) affected regions (150.05 KB)

08/13/2020 08/22/2022

Equine Import Requirements for Horses Residing in Multiple

European Union (EU) Member States During the 60 Days

Prior to Export to the United States (222.31 KB)

07/21/2020 05/08/2023 Live Animal Import and Transit Permits

06/18/2020 02/25/2021

Fractious Animals and Additional Accommodations (327.94

KB)

12/04/2019 12/01/2022

Import Requirements for U.S. Returning horses from CEM

Affected Regions (195.1 KB)

11/22/2019 Equine Quarantine Facility Operators (144.84 KB)

08/08/2019 Quarantine and Fees (150.58 KB)

08/08/2019 Equine Imports and Transits (142.45 KB)
Veterinary Services Guidance Documents

Procedures for the Import of Equines into the United States and Approved

Quarantine Facilities (265.07 KB) (VS Guidance 13424.1)

Procedures for Submitting Equine Serum Samples to the United States (147.19

KB) (VS Guidance 14001.2)

Approval of Permanent Privately Owned Horse Quarantine Facilities in the

United States (314.4 KB) (VS Guidance 13402.1)

Testing of Equids During Import Quarantine (703.85 KB) (VSG 13407.3)

Equine Testing Info Sheet (152.24 KB)

Treatment of Animals for Ticks with Coumaphos (Co-Ral®) (122.62 KB) (VS

Guidance 7003.1)

Veterinary Services Policy for the Quarantine and Testing of Horses Imported

into the United States for Special Events (VS 591.59)

Importation of Horses from Mexico Using APHIS-Approved Quarantine Facilities

at Land Border Ports (238.75 KB) (VS Guidance 13405.3) 

CEM Testing of Imported Horses at Approved Quarantine Facilities (351.84 KB) (

VS Guidance 13406.3)

Approval of Labs to Conduct CEM Tests (224.8 KB) (VS Guidance 15202.2)

Veterinary Services Memoranda

Review Procedures for Animal Import Center Activities including Veterinary

Services Operations at Associated Air and Ocean Ports and Privately Owned

Animal Quarantine Facilities (967.64 KB) (VS Memo 515.2)

Tick Surveillance, Collection, and Submission of Suspected Exotic Ticks (148.97

KB) (VS Memo 556.13)

Compliance Agreements

Permanent Privately Owned Horse Quarantine Facility Checklist and Compliance

Agreement Template (374.61 KB)

For approval of Special Event Temporary CEM Isolation Facility MOU Template

(253.54 KB)
Standard Operating Procedures for Monitoring Imported CEM Waiver Equine

(216.33 KB)

For the Approval of a Temporary Privately-Owned Equine Import Quarantine

Facility (69.94 KB)

Equine Supplemental Information

Supplemental Document for the Temporary Exportation of horses from the U.S.

to a CEM Affected Country (156.37 KB)

Model supplemental certification for intact horses from countries APHIS

recognizes as unaffected with CEM that transit countries recognized as affected

with CEM via air (666.12 KB)

Model supplemental certification for intact horses from countries APHIS

recognizes as unaffected with CEM that transit countries recognized as affected

with CEM via land (738.72 KB)