California Code of Regulations › Title 3 - Food and Agriculture › Division 2 - Animal Industry › Chapter 2 - Livestock Disease Control › Article 14 - Animal Disease Traceability › Section 831 - Special Entry Permits for Cattle and Bison

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a)
				  Commuter Herds. The Department may authorize the movement of commuter herds
				  between California and another state using a Special Entry Permit when the
				  requirements specified for the type of movement are met as follows:
(1) Pasture to Pasture Permit. The owner of a
				  beef breeding herd may be issued a Pasture to Pasture Permit for a single
				  seasonal movement (to and return within eight (8) consecutive months) between
				  pastures under the control of the same owner in California and a Minimal Risk
				  State following certification by the state of origin and approval of the
				  owner's written application by California.
(A) Owners of beef breeding herds requesting
				  permission to move their herd to another state for pasture and to return to
				  California after out of state pasture must utilize the Pasture to Pasture
				  Permit, AHB Form 76-074, as provided by the Department and available on the
				  Department's Internet website,
www.cdfa.ca.gov
, or by contacting the
				  Animal Health Branch, for the movement. Requests for Pasture to Pasture Permit
				  movements must be submitted to the Animal Health Branch at least 30 calendar
				  days prior to the move.
(B) The
				  Pasture to Pasture Permit form shall include a permit number, as furnished by
				  either the destination state or origin state, or both. Signatures from both
				  origin and destination state animal health officials are required for approval.
				  A copy of the approved permit will be sent to the applicant upon approval. The
				  approved Pasture to Pasture Permit expires eight (8) months after approval by
				  the destination state animal health official.
(C) The applicant shall furnish the following
				  information: state of origin and destination; date leaving and date returning;
				  number of animals by age groups (females over two (2) years old, heifers
				  between six (6) months and 24 months old, adult bulls, steers, calves under six
				  (6) months old); brand description and location; accurate description of origin
				  and destination premises (ranch) by: premises name; premises identification
				  number, if established; physical location; mailing address including the city,
				  state, and zip code; name and telephone number of the cattle owner; name and
				  telephone number of the premises owner and/or manager and any other contact
				  information available; name and telephone number of veterinarian(s) servicing
				  the herd; disease testing information; number of years the herd has moved to
				  described premises; fenced premises (Yes/No); commingling with cattle owned by
				  others (Yes/No) and names of owners of the commingling cattle.
(D) The applicant must acknowledge that the
				  Pasture to Pasture Permit is for one (1) pasture season for the described
				  cattle, time period, and premises, and that no diversion of cattle from the
				  described premises will be allowed without prior permission of the State
				  Veterinarian's office where cattle are on pasture, and then, only due to an
				  environmental emergency.
(E) The
				  applicant must certify:
1. The cattle
				  entering under the permit are from a beef breeding herd established more than
				  six (6) months in the Minimal Risk State of origin;
2. If the cattle are branded, the adult
				  cattle brands are healed (i.e., appear to have been applied at least four (4)
				  months prior to movement) and have been certified by a Brand Inspection
				  Certificate, or Certificate of Veterinary Inspection when a state of origin
				  does not have a Brand Inspection program, obtained within the 30 calendar days
				  prior to a load or part of a shipment entering or returning to
				  California;
3. No trader or
				  recently assembled cattle are in the origin herd or the animals moving;
				  and
4. All sexually intact cattle
				  18 months of age and older must have individual official identification in
				  accordance with section
				  831.3 of this article.
(F) Before California can approve
				  entry of cattle from another state with a Pasture to Pasture Permit, an animal
				  health official of the state of origin must certify that the herd needing
				  permission to enter California for pasture is an established beef breeding herd
				  and is not known to be affected with or exposed to diseases that may put
				  California livestock at risk. After receiving this certification, the
				  Department will evaluate the entries on the permit request. If it appears that
				  there will be no danger of disease introduction to California animals and that
				  the applicant will implement the permit requirements, the permit may be
				  approved by a representative of the Animal Health Branch.
(G) A Brand Inspection Certificate, or
				  Certificate of Veterinary Inspection when a state of origin does not have a
				  Brand Inspection program, is required to be obtained for all cattle within the
				  30 calendar days prior to entering California. Copies of the Brand Inspection
				  Certificate or Certificate of Veterinary Inspection, and the approved Pasture
				  to Pasture Permit, including test result charts when required, must accompany
				  each load or part of a shipment of cattle entering California.
(H) The purchase or addition of native cattle
				  originating in the Minimal Risk destination state will be allowed when:
1. The purchased or added cattle are native
				  to the destination state, and
2.
				  The owner maintains records for five (5) years pursuant to section
				  837 of this article accounting for
				  any purchased or added cattle including but not limited to the Brand Inspection
				  Certificate, bill of sale or change of ownership documentation that can be used
				  to trace livestock.
(I)
				  Cattle moving with an approved Pasture to Pasture Permit are exempt from
				  disease testing requirements in Title 3, California Code of Regulations,
				  section 753.1(d) and
				  section 758(b) as long as
				  the owner remains in compliance with the current approved Pasture to Pasture
				  Permit and there is no suspicion of disease infection in the herd.
(J) Bulls entering California with a Pasture
				  to Pasture Permit require trichomonosis testing as specified in Title 3,
				  California Code of Regulations, section
				  820.3(c), and
				  trichomonosis affected or exposed herds must comply with the trichomonosis
				  testing requirements as specified in Title 3, California Code of Regulations,
				  section 820.7(a)(4).
(K) The Department may modify the
				  requirements for obtaining and maintaining a Pasture to Pasture Permit to
				  prevent the threat, introduction or spread of disease to California livestock
				  or to provide additional movement and disease traceability data.
(L) Failure to comply with the provisions of
				  this agreement may result in the revocation of this permit and/or the refusal
				  to accept any future requests for permission to move cattle on a Pasture to
				  Pasture Permit by the Department or animal health officials in the origin or
				  destination state.