New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 21 - AGRICULTURE AND RANCHING › Chapter 30 - ANIMALS AND ANIMAL INDUSTRY GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part 4 - EXOTIC PESTS AND FOREIGN ANIMAL DISEASES › Section 21.30.4.10 - NEW MEXICO FOOT AND MOUTH PREVENTION AND RESPONSE PROTOCOL

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
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Preventive procedures:
(1) Cloven-hoofed animals from a known foot and mouth (FMD) country or region shall not be allowed to enter New Mexico until the office of international desepizooties (OIE) and the United States department of agriculture, animal and plant health inspection service, veterinary services (USDA, APHIS, VS) have declared the country or region FMD-free.
(2) Horses from a known FMD country or region may be allowed to enter New Mexico if they have not originated from or been on a known FMD premises and if they meet other requirements for an entry permit issued by the board. A person who wants to bring a horse into New Mexico pursuant to this paragraph shall apply for an entry permit in person at the board's office at 300 San Mateo NE, Suite 1000, Albuquerque, New Mexico or by calling 505-841-6161, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Mountain Time, Monday through Friday. The applicant shall provide the following information with his application for an entry permit:
(a) A copy of the USDA health certification for importation of horses into the United States from the European Union and countries affected with FMD, a copy of the USDA certification of disinfection for tack trunks and containers, and any other certifications required by the state veterinarian;
(b) Evidence satisfactory to the state veterinarian that the horse has been held in quarantine outside the state for a minimum of seven days; and
(c) The state veterinarian may specify other restrictions consistent with the board's duty to protect the health and integrity of the livestock industry in New Mexico, including limiting any destinations of the horse.
(3) Animals other than livestock from a known FMD country or region that originate from rural areas or that have had contact with cloven-hoofed animals from a known FMD country or region and that would be destined for a New Mexico rural location or competition involving cloven-hoofed animals shall not be allowed into New Mexico either by direct or indirect shipment. Those animals other than livestock that originate from an urban area of an FMD country and are destined to a New Mexico urban area may be granted an exception at the discretion of the state veterinarian and allowed to enter the state. An entry permit issued by the board is required on such animals.
(4) Immediately upon arrival at its destination in New Mexico, an animal that has been allowed to enter the state under the exception provided in Paragraph (3) of this subsection shall be treated with a sponge application or heavy misting with a one-to-one vinegar and water solution to the entire body of the animal and then thoroughly bathed. The animal shall be quarantined at the destination premises for a minimum of ten days with no contact with any cloven-hoofed animal during the quarantine period. A follow-up contact shall be made by the board or USDA, APHIS, VS to ensure that the quarantine is maintained.
(5) Livestock and other animals originating from a European Union (EU) country shall not be allowed into New Mexico until the country's FMD status is determined to the satisfaction of the board. EU countries are: the Republic of Ireland, the United Kingdom (Northern Ireland, England, Scotland, Wales and the Isle of Mann), Sweden, Finland, Austria, Denmark, Germany, The Netherlands, Belgium, France, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Luxembourg, and Greece.
(6) Livestock or other animals originating from another state of the United States that has an FMD outbreak shall not be allowed into New Mexico until the state has been declared FMD-free by USDA, APHIS, VS. The board may ban or restrict the entry into New Mexico of livestock or other animals originating from a state other than an FMD state until that state's FMD status has been determined to the satisfaction of the board. The state Veterinarian may issue an entry permit to allow animals other than livestock to enter New Mexico from a state whose FMD status has not been determined under the following conditions:
(a) The animal has been quarantined for a minimum of seven days immediately preceding application for an entry permit;
(b) The decontamination procedures provided in Paragraph (7) of this sub-section have been followed.
(7) Decontamination procedures required to obtain an entry permit pursuant to Paragraph (6) of this subsection are:
(a) The animal shall be groomed to remove dirt and debris and then wiped, sprayed, or sponged down with vinegar or a solution of six and one-half ounces of concentrated glacial acetic acid in one gallon of water and its hooves or feet shall be cleaned and disinfected with a four percent sodium carbonate solution in such a manner as to ensure that the hooves are free of dirt, manure, and debris;
(b) Prior to loading the animal for transport into New Mexico, the crate and transportation vehicle shall be cleaned and disinfected with an approved disinfectant. Any equipment, including leashes, blankets, and sheets, that will accompany the animal into New Mexico must be laundered or cleaned to remove dirt and debris and then disinfected with acetic acid, sodium carbonate, or vikron; and
(c) Prior to entry into New Mexico, personnel accompanying the animal must launder or dry clean their clothing and outerwear; footwear must be cleaned of all dirt and debris and then disinfected as required by the state veterinarian.
(8) If FMD is found in a state of the United States or in Canada or Mexico, the director shall convene the board's emergency response plan state primary core decision group to consider actions to be taken to protect New Mexico's livestock industry from FMD, including the need to request that the governor declare a state of emergency.