North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 02 - AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 52 - VETERINARY › Subchapter B - ANIMAL DISEASE › Section .0200 - ADMISSION OF LIVESTOCK TO NORTH CAROLINA › Section 52B .0207 - IMPORTATION REQUIREMENTS: SWINE

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
(a) All swine
				  imported into the State, except by an interstate commercial swine movement
				  agreement or for immediate slaughter, shall be accompanied by an interstate
				  certificate of veterinary inspection issued by a state, federal, or accredited
				  veterinarian stating that they are free from any signs of an infectious or
				  communicable disease and are not known to have been exposed to same. The
				  interstate certificate of veterinary inspection shall contain the ear tag or
				  tattoo number of each animal. The interstate certificate of veterinary
				  inspection must show the pseudorabies status of both the herd and state or area
				  of origin. Swine imported for feeding or breeding purposes shall be moved in
				  clean and disinfected trucks or other conveyances to prevent the spread of
				  infection to other swine. "Accredited veterinarian" means a veterinarian
				  accredited pursuant to 9 CFR Part 161, which is hereby incorporated by
				  reference, including any amendments or subsequent editions.
(b) Breeding swine and all other swine being
				  shipped to a breeding swine premise shall originate from a "Validated
				  Brucellosis-Free" herd or a "Validated Brucellosis-Free" state and shall
				  originate from a "Qualified Pseudorabies-Negative" herd, Qualified-Negative
				  Gene-Altered Vaccinated Herd (QNV), or Pseudorabies Stage IV or V (Free) state.
				  Breeding swine and all other swine being shipped to a breeding swine premise
				  originating from Stage II, II/III or III areas or states must also be isolated
				  and test negative to a statistical 95/5 sample test using a pseudorabies
				  serological test approved pursuant to 9 CFR Part 85.1, which is hereby
				  incorporated by reference, including any amendments or subsequent editions,
				  between 30 and 60 days after arrival and before being added to the
				  herd.
(c) All feeder swine imported
				  into the State from a Pseudorabies Stage II, II/III, or III state or area, as
				  set forth under the USDA Pseudorabies Eradication State-Federal-Industry
				  Program Standards, the definitions of which are incorporated by reference,
				  including amendments and subsequent editions, and can be accessed at no cost at
https://www.aphis.usda.gov/animal_health/animal_dis_spec/swine/downloads/prv_program_standards.pdf
,
				  shall be accompanied by a permit for entry issued by the State Veterinarian
				  within 30 days prior to entry. The permit number and the date of issuance shall
				  be shown on the interstate certificate of veterinary inspection. The feeder
				  swine in the shipment must have been vaccinated for pseudorabies using a
				  USDA-licensed pseudorabies vaccine with gI deletion and must have tested
				  negative on a statistical (95/2) test within 30 days prior to shipment, and
				  they shall be isolated and quarantined until slaughtered. In addition, the
				  swine must be tested on statistical (95/2) test between 30 and 45 days after
				  arrival. The swine must originate from a qualified negative pseudorabies or a
				  pseudorabies monitored herd that has tested negative on a statistical (95/10)
				  test within 30 days prior to shipment. Feeder swine from a pseudorabies-free
				  state or area may be imported in accordance with Paragraph (a) of this
				  Rule.
(d) Healthy swine for feeding
				  purposes may move directly from a farm of origin in a contiguous state where
				  they have been located for not less than 30 days to a livestock market or
				  stockyard in North Carolina that has been state-federal approved for handling
				  feeder swine, without the interstate certificate of veterinary inspection
				  required herein, provided such swine are accompanied by proof of the
				  pseudorabies status of the herd of origin. The swine shall be inspected by a
				  state or federal inspector or approved accredited veterinarian prior to sale at
				  the market.
(e) Healthy swine may
				  be shipped into the State for immediate slaughter without an interstate
				  certificate of veterinary inspection provided they go directly to a
				  slaughtering establishment under State or federal inspection, or to a
				  state-federal approved livestock market or stockyard for sale to a slaughtering
				  establishment under State or federal inspection for immediate slaughter
				  only.
(f) Swine from a
				  pseudorabies-quarantined herd or swine that have been in contact with
				  pseudorabies-quarantined swine may be imported into the State for immediate
				  slaughter only under the following conditions:
(1) the swine must be accompanied by a
				  shipping permit (Veterinary Services Form 1-27) issued by an accredited
				  veterinarian or a state or federal animal health employee, consigning the swine
				  only to a slaughtering establishment under State or federal
				  inspection;
(2) the vehicle
				  transporting the swine must be sealed after loading with an official USDA or
				  state of origin seal. The seal number must be recorded on the Veterinary
				  Services Form 1-27. The seal can be broken or removed only by an NCDA&CS or
				  a USDA employee or other individual authorized by the State Veterinarian;
				  and
(3) the vehicle used to
				  transport the swine must be cleaned, including any animal waste, and
				  disinfected to prevent the spread of disease immediately after unloading the
				  swine and prior to using the vehicle to transport other livestock.