Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 209 - Arkansas Agriculture Department › Division 01 - Livestock And Poultry Commission › Rule 209.01.11-001 - Entry Regs for Livestock, Poultry, and Exotic Animals

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
TB risk: Timed event cattle that are long lived (steer roping,
				team roping, and dogging: and bucking bulls) have become a risk for the
				introduction of bovine tuberculosis (TB) in the state of Arkansas because of
				continued use of Mexican cattle in rodeos.
Page 2: The permit exception is stricken because a permit is
				required in the tuberculosis section.
Page 4: Other states (i.e. Oklahoma) require individual ID's so
				this puts our regulations in line with the surrounding states. We were already
				requiring a yearly brucellosis test and a permit on rodeo bulls.
Page 5: The test date for tuberculosis was changed from 30 days
				to 60 days because that is the current national standard.
Page 6: The annual tuberculosis requirement for twelve month
				old and older bulls and all roping and dogging steers and heifers was added
				because of the tuberculosis risk for this class of cattle. Tie-down roping
				calves are exempt because they do not pose a risk. The M branded regulations
				are already in the entry regulations on another page, but are also being placed
				in this section for clarification. The test date for tuberculosis was changed
				from 30 days to 60 days because that is the current national standard (see page
				5).
Page 8: The word area was added because the USDA is changing
				from state to area status in some cases.
Page 12: This section was stricken because new federal
				regulations make this obsolete.
Page 13: The exemption age for rabies vaccinations in dogs and
				cats was changed from three months to four months of age, which is the national
				standard. The section recognizing the three (3) year rabies vaccine was added
				because the Health Department rabies rules now recognize the three year vaccine
				in Arkansas.
Page 15: The cervidae regulation was stricken because of
				confusion from other states. The regulations for importing cervidae lies with
				the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission.
ARKANSAS HEALTH REQUIREMENTS
GOVERNING THE ENTRY OF
LIVESTOCK, POULTRY, AND EXOTIC ANIMALS
General Requirements
No animal, including poultry or birds of any species, that is
				affected with or that has been recently exposed to any infectious, contagious
				or communicable disease or that originates from a quarantined area, or area of
				lesser disease status, shall be shipped or in any manner transported or moved
				into Arkansas until written permission for such entry is first obtained from
				the State Veterinarian, except those animals affected with such diseases or
				conditions which are approved for interstate shipment by USD A-APHIS,
				Veterinary Services for immediate slaughter.
Livestock and poultry moving into Arkansas found to be in
				non-compliance with Arkansas laws and regulations shall be quarantined to
				nearest facility until all requirements are met on said animals to meet
				specifications. Expenses for all costs, including feed, hauling, rent, death
				loss, etc. shall be born by the owner, shipper or responsible person involved,
				before animals may be released.
All classes of livestock entering the State of Arkansas must be
				shipped in accordance with the requirements outlined in the Code of Federal
				Regulations, (those sections relating to interstate movement).
Specific requirements for exhibition livestock and poultry are
				covered in the Arkansas Livestock Exhibition Regulations.
Permits
1. Permits are required on all swine, zoo,
			 fur-bearing and other wild and/or exotic animals, ratites, camelids, cervids,
			 passerine birds, psittacine birds, and all other avian except poultry entering
			 the State of Arkansas. Rodeo bulls are required to have an entry permit.
			 Permits are also required on all cattle entering Arkansas from any state that
			 is not a tuberculosis free state, unless that state has a reciprocal agreement
			 with Arkansas.
2. Requests for all
			 permits, when required shall be directed to the Arkansas Livestock and Poultry
			 Commission, P.O. Box 8505, #1 Natural Resources Drive, Little Rock, AR 72215,
			 and shall contain the following information:
a. Number and kind of animals
b. Origin of shipment
c. Proposed date of shipment
d. Destination of shipment (complete
			 address)
e. Name and address of
			 consignor and consignee
f. Method
			 of transportation