Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 40 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 40-13 - ANIMAL HEALTH DIVISION › Subject 40-13-2 - INTERSTATE MOVEMENT HEALTH REQUIREMENTS › Rule 40-13-2-.04 - Bovine General Health

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) Cattle entering Georgia must be
				accompanied by an official Certificate of Veterinary Inspection identifying
				each animal with a USDA approved metal eartag, registry brand, or registry
				tattoo. Required test results, test dates, and permit number must be recorded
				on the Certificate of Veterinary Inspection. Such animals shall originate from
				herds free of any contagious or infectious disease and shall not have been
				exposed to any contagious or infectious disease before or during
				shipment.
(2) Cattle originating
				from states designated by the USDA as Brucellosis Class Free for at least two
				(2) years may enter Georgia without a brucellosis test or prior
				permit.
(3) Cattle moved directly
				to a state or federally approved slaughter establishment must be individually
				identified on a Certificate of Veterinary Inspection or waybill and are not
				allowed to come in contact with any other cattle in Georgia until arrival at
				such slaughtering establishment.
(4) Cattle intended to be imported into
				Georgia from areas where babesiosis is endemic must be isolated from all other
				cattle for a period of thirty (30) days and then tested negative to an official
				test for babesiosis by a test approved by the State Veterinarian's Office. If
				positives are disclosed, the positive cattle must be removed and the remainder
				of the group must be retested negative at least thirty (30) days after removal
				of all positive cattle. All cattle must be dipped for ticks and tested within
				thirty (30) days prior to shipment. Once imported into Georgia, these cattle
				will be quarantined and retested for babesiosis forty-five (45) to sixty (60)
				days following importation. The owner is responsible for any laboratory user
				fees incurred.
(5) All cattle semen
				imported into Georgia must originate from bulls that have been sufficiently
				tested to meet Georgia import requirements. All bulls from which semen is
				collected must be tested for and found free of vibriosis and trichomoniasis. An
				official Certificate of Veterinary Inspection must accompany the semen
				shipment.
(6) All cattle embryos
				imported into Georgia must originate from cows that have been sufficiently
				tested to meet Georgia import requirements. An official Certificate of
				Veterinary Inspection must accompany the embryo shipment.
(7) Cattle suffering from the disease known
				as "cancer eye" (epithelioma) may be shipped into Georgia provided they are
				accompanied by a USDA Form VS 1-27 permit. Such animals must be consigned
				directly to a state or federally approved slaughter establishment.
(8) All out-of-state rodeo cattle require a
				Certificate of Veterinary Inspection issued within thirty (30) days of
				exhibition. All rodeo bulls must test negative for brucellosis and tuberculosis
				within twelve (12) months prior to exhibition.
O.C.G.A. Secs.
				  4-4-1,
				  4-4-64 to
				  4-4-66,
				  4-4-70, 4-4-95.01,
				  26-2-61.