New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 1 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND MARKETS › Chapter II - Animal Industry › Subchapter A - Diseases of Domestic Animals; Garbage Feeding › Part 64 - Movement And Transfer Of Horses And Other Equidae › Section 64.12 - New york equine interstate passport

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
(a) A
				  New York Equine Interstate Passport will be issued to certify the existence of
				  an official negative EIA test within the previous 12 months and a valid New
				  York Equine Certificate of Veterinary Inspection (Equine) within the previous 6
				  months, for a specifically identified New York origin horse provided that:
(1) the purpose of the Equine Interstate
				  Passport is solely to allow routine interstate movement, between New York and
				  the other states that have mutually agreed to recognize such Equine Interstate
				  Passport or the equivalent, for the purpose of participation in certain equine
				  events for which the passport or the equivalent has been approved by the state
				  of destination;
(2) the application
				  for the New York Equine Interstate Passport shall include:
(i) an electronic copy of digital photographs
				  including full views of both sides and a front view of the head of the horse;
				  and
(ii) a New York State Origin
				  Certificate of Veterinary Inspection that includes the following:
(a) the horse owner's name, complete address
				  and telephone number;
(b) the date
				  of qualifying veterinary examination, name. address and federally assigned
				  premises number of the premiseswhere the veterinary examination
				  occurred;
(c) the name,
				  accreditation number, and signature of the veterinarian doing the qualifying
				  examination;
(d) a complete
				  description of the horse including name, breed, color, age. sex and, if
				  present, microchip, tattoo, brand or other manmade identification numbers;
				  and
(e) for the qualifying EIA
				  test, the date of the test, test results, laboratory name and accession
				  number;
(3)
				  the New York Equine Interstate Passport shall be valid for 6 months following
				  the date of examination appearing on the permit or 12 months after the date of
				  the negative equine infectious anemia test, whichever is earlier;
(4) the owner or owner's agent must maintain
				  a log of all interstate movements of the horse during the duration of the
				  Equine Interstate Passport, including the name and complete address of the
				  premises, and the arrival and departure dates. This interstate log shall be
				  available for examination by any agent of the New York State Department of
				  Agriculture and Markets or the United States Department of Agriculture. This
				  interstate log shall be sent to the New York State Department of Agriculture
				  and Markets within 30 days of the expiration of the Equine Interstate
				  Passport;
(5) in the event there is
				  a change in the ownership of a horse or other equidae for which a New York
				  Equine Interstate Passport has been issued, the passport shall no longer be
				  valid and the previous owner in whose name the passport was issued shall,
				  within 48 hours, notify the department of such change in ownership and send the
				  passport, together with the interstate log, to the department;
(6) failure to submit required information,
				  falsification of required information or the failure to produce the interstate
				  log when requested will result in the cancellation of the Equine Interstate
				  Passport;
(7) the commissioner or
				  his or her authorized agent may decline to issue an Equine Interstate Passport
				  for an ownerI owner's agent, or horse which has been the subject of the
				  cancellation of an Equine Interstate Passport, or the equivalent;
(8) an Equine Interstate Passport or the
				  equivalent does not supersede or replace State or local laws or regulations
				  governing specific equine events;
(9) information regarding applying for an
				  Equine Passport may be obtained from the Division of Animal Industry, New York
				  State Department of Agriculture and Markets, 10B Airline Drive, Albany, New
				  York 12235-0001.