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Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › ANIMAL INDUSTRY › Chapter 16-42 - Biological products › Section 16-42-023 - Sale of licensed products

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Veterinary biologics produced in accordance with WAC
				  16-42-015 or
				  16-42-017 may be sold over the
				  counter as well as by persons or firms properly licensed under
				  chapter
				  18.64 RCW and by any
				  veterinarian licensed under
				  chapter
				  18.92 RCW. Persons other
				  than licensed veterinarians or state or federal veterinarians may purchase and
				  administer veterinary biologics to their own animals, except for those
				  veterinary biologics restricted in WAC
				  16-42-026.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 16.36.040 and
					 chapter
					 34.05 RCW. 08-13-103,
					 § 16-42-023, filed 6/18/08, effective 7/19/08. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 16.36.040. 00-17-072, § 16-42-023, filed
					 8/14/00, effective 9/14/00.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › ANIMAL INDUSTRY › Chapter 16-42 - Biological products › Section 16-42-026 - Restricted products

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(1) All
				veterinary biologics now in existence or newly developed to diagnose, prevent,
				or combat the following diseases are declared by the director to be of such a
				nature that their control is necessary to protect animal health:
(a) Avian influenza.
(b) Anthrax.
(c) Bluetongue.
(d) Brucellosis.
(e) Equine infectious anemia.
(f) Equine viral arteritis.
(g) Paratuberculosis.
(h) Pseudorabies.
(i) Rabies.
(j) Tuberculosis.
(k) Foot and mouth.
(l) Vesicular stomatitis.
(m) All conditionally approved
				vaccines.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › ANIMAL INDUSTRY › Chapter 16-42 - Biological products › Section 16-42-035 - Reports

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In the interest of public health and good cooperative disease
				  control it is recommended that any person using any veterinary biologics
				  immediately report to the department any suspected or actual disease outbreak
				  that occurs in connection with use of the veterinary
				  biologic.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 16.36.040 and
					 chapter
					 34.05 RCW. 08-13-103,
					 § 16-42-035, filed 6/18/08, effective 7/19/08. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 16.36.040. 00-17-072, § 16-42-035, filed
					 8/14/00, effective 9/14/00. Statutory Authority:
					 Chapter
					 16.36 RCW. 85-15-024
					 (Order 1866), § 16-42-035, filed 7/10/85; Order 896, Regulation 6,
					 effective 11/24/62.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › ANIMAL INDUSTRY › Chapter 16-54 - Animal importation › GENERAL IMPORTATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 16-54-025 - Transporting livestock - Sanitary requirements

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All trucks, railway cars, and other conveyances used for
					 the transportation of livestock must be maintained in a sanitary condition and
					 cleaned and disinfected when required by the director in order to prevent the
					 spread of disease.
Statutory Authority:
						Chapters
						16.36 and
						34.05 RCW. 07-14-056, §
						16-54-025, filed 6/28/07, effective
						7/29/07.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › ANIMAL INDUSTRY › Chapter 16-54 - Animal importation › GENERAL IMPORTATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 16-54-028 - Testing procedure requirements

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(1) An accredited veterinarian or a
				  veterinary technician under the direct supervision of an accredited
				  veterinarian must collect and submit all test specimens.
(2) All livestock regulatory tests must be
				  performed by an approved laboratory.
(a)
				  Official tuberculosis tests must be conducted by a licensed accredited
				  veterinarian.
(b) Technicians
				  employed and approved by state, federal, or tribal government and directly or
				  indirectly supervised by state, federal, or tribal animal health veterinarians
				  may conduct routine surveillance tests.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › ANIMAL INDUSTRY › Chapter 16-54 - Animal importation › GENERAL IMPORTATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 16-54-030 - Certificate of veterinary inspection, and entry permit requirements

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(1) All animals
				  entering Washington state must comply with the requirements of USDA, APHIS
				  regulations found at Title 9 C.F.R. (January 1, 2014) for movement or
				  importation from foreign countries.
(2)
Certificate of veterinary
				  inspection:
(a) A certificate of
				  veterinary inspection must accompany all animals entering Washington state,
				  except where specifically exempted in this chapter. Certificates of veterinary
				  inspection expire thirty days from the date of issuance.
(b) The certificate of veterinary inspection
				  must show that all livestock listed have been examined and found in compliance
				  with vaccination, testing and identification requirements under Title 9 C.F.R.
				  Part 86 (January 1, 2014).
(c)
				  Livestock entering Washington state for veterinary care or as part of a
				  veterinary research project where there will be constant veterinary care or
				  supervision for the duration of the time spent in Washington state are exempt
				  from import test requirements and certificate of veterinary inspection
				  requirements. An entry permit is required.
(d) Any exemption to the requirement for a
				  certificate of veterinary inspection may be suspended during an emergency
				  disease condition declared by the director.
(e) Unless an emergency rule is in effect, a
				  certificate of veterinary inspection is not required for domestic bovine that
				  will be delivered within twelve hours after entry into Washington state to:
(i) Federally inspected slaughter facilities
				  for immediate slaughter; or
(ii)
				  State-federal approved livestock markets for sale for immediate slaughter only;
				  or
(iii) No more than one approved
				  livestock market where import requirements can be met; or
(iv) Cattle moving interstate from contiguous
				  states on grazing permits, as long as testing and vaccination requirements are
				  met, as required by each state veterinarian.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › ANIMAL INDUSTRY › Chapter 16-54 - Animal importation › GENERAL IMPORTATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 16-54-031 - Physical address requirements

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(1) Certificate of veterinary inspection,
				  entry permit, movement permit, and temporary grazing permits shall contain the
				  destination physical address for animals entering Washington state except where
				  specifically exempted in this section. For purposes of this section, a physical
				  address is the actual street location of the destination.
(2) All animals must be transported and
				  delivered directly to the physical address noted on the certificate of
				  veterinary inspection, entry permit, movement permit, or temporary grazing
				  permit.
(a) Animals shall not be diverted to
				  any other physical address except for a temporary destination due to a medical
				  emergency where the immediate health of the animal is in jeopardy. If a
				  physical address destination change is necessary for a medical emergency, the
				  notification requirements listed in subsection (3) of this section shall
				  apply.
(b) Notification
				  requirements listed in subsection (3) of this section will apply to category
				  two restricted holding facilities, as defined in chapter 16-30 WAC, when
				  livestock are not transported and delivered to the destination physical address
				  as permitted on the original entry permit and noted on the certificate of
				  veterinary inspection. Category two restricted holding facilities may only
				  change the destination physical address as permitted on the original permit and
				  certificate of veterinary inspection if the livestock will be transported and
				  delivered to a lot of like status.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › ANIMAL INDUSTRY › Chapter 16-54 - Animal importation › GENERAL IMPORTATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 16-54-032 - Certificate of veterinary inspection-Required information

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(1) A certificate of veterinary inspection
				  must meet the requirements in Title 9 C.F.R Part 86 (January 1, 2014) and
				  contain the following information:
(a) An
				  entry permit number, when required;
(b) Date of inspection;
(c) Names and physical addresses of the
				  consignor and consignee;
(d)
				  Shipment information, including:
(i) Physical
				  addresses of origin and destination of shipment;
(ii) Anticipated shipment date;
(iii) Number of animals in the shipment;
				  and
(iv) Purpose for which the
				  animals are to be moved.
(e) Certification that the animals are free
				  from clinical signs or known exposure to any infectious or communicable
				  disease;
(f) Test or vaccination
				  status, when required;
(g)
				  Description of each animal by:
(i)
				  Identifying species;
(ii)
				  Breed;
(iii) Age;
(iv) Sex of the animal;
(v) Color; and
(vi) Official individual
				  identification.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › ANIMAL INDUSTRY › Chapter 16-54 - Animal importation › GENERAL IMPORTATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 16-54-060 - Quarantine

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Any animal entering Washington state without a required
					 certificate of veterinary inspection, or required entry permit, or that does
					 not meet the requirements of this chapter shall be subject to a quarantine
					 order or a hold order at the owner's expense and subject to any required test,
					 inspection, or vaccination at the owner's expense until released from
					 quarantine by the director.
Statutory Authority:
						Chapters
						16.36 and
						34.05 RCW. 07-14-056, §
						16-54-060, filed 6/28/07, effective 7/29/07; Order 1172, § 16-54-060,
						filed 12/15/70; Order 1024, Regulation 5, filed 7/22/66, effective 8/22/66;
						Order 957, filed 8/31/64; Order 915, filed 4/1/63; Order 856, effective
						7/19/61; Order 837, filed 4/14/61; Order 818, filed 1/20/61; Order 756, filed
						3/22/60.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › ANIMAL INDUSTRY › Chapter 16-54 - Animal importation › IMPORTATION RESTRICTIONS › Section 16-54-065 - Prohibited entries

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(1) Any animal
				  that is infected with or exposed to any infectious or communicable disease is
				  prohibited from entering Washington state.
(2) Livestock susceptible to vesicular
				  stomatitis that have been in contact with any premises within the past thirty
				  days under quarantine or investigation for vesicular stomatitis are prohibited
				  from entering Washington state.
(3)
				  The following animals are prohibited from entering Washington state for any
				  purpose:
(a) Cattle originating from Mexican
				  dairies;
(b) Feral swine;
(c) Domestic swine from herds where
				  brucellosis is known to exist;
(d)
				  Deleterious exotic wildlife, as defined by
				  RCW
				  77.08.010 and designated at WAC
				  232-12-017, except as provided in
				  WAC 232-12-017.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › ANIMAL INDUSTRY › Chapter 16-54 - Animal importation › IMPORTATION RESTRICTIONS › Section 16-54-068 - Restrictions

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(1) It is a
				  violation to import animals into Washington state that do not comply with the
				  requirements of this chapter or any other Washington state regulation relating
				  to animal health and care, or to the importation and movement of poultry,
				  hatching eggs, and wildlife.
(2)
(a) Livestock entering Washington state from
				  a state where a reportable disease listed in WAC
				  16-70-010 has been diagnosed
				  within the past thirty days must be accompanied by a valid entry permit and a
				  certificate of veterinary inspection.
(b) The certificate of veterinary inspection
				  shall also include written verification that the animals have not been exposed
				  to any reportable disease.
(c) In
				  the case of a state where vesicular stomatitis has been diagnosed, the
				  certificate of veterinary inspection for susceptible livestock must be issued
				  within twenty-four hours of shipment to Washington state and must contain:
(i) The temperature reading of each equine at
				  the time of inspection; and
(ii)
				  The following statement written by an accredited veterinarian:
"All animals identified on this certificate have been
					 examined and found to be free from clinical signs of vesicular stomatitis.
					 During the past thirty days, these animals have not been exposed to vesicular
					 stomatitis."
(d)
				  Cattle entering Washington state from a state or a foreign state or province
				  where vesicular stomatitis has been diagnosed must be held at their destination
				  separate and apart from all other cattle for a period of seven days and
				  reexam-ined by the state veterinarian or designee at the end of that
				  period.
(e) In the case of a state
				  where contagious equine metritis (CEM) has been diagnosed, the certificate of
				  veterinary inspection for equine must contain the following statement: "The
				  equine and equine reproductive products listed in this document have not
				  originated from a premises where
T. equi-genitalis
has been
				  isolated during the sixty days immediately preceding importation to Washington
				  or from a location currently under quarantine or investigation for CEM. No
				  female equine in the shipment has been bred naturally to, or inseminated with,
				  semen from an intact male positive for CEM or from an intact male resident upon
				  positive premises or under quarantine or investigation for CEM. The equine
				  showed no clinical signs of CEM on the day of inspection or semen
				  collection."
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › ANIMAL INDUSTRY › Chapter 16-54 - Animal importation › HORSES, DONKEYS, MULES AND OTHER DOMESTIC EQUINE AND EQUINE REPRODUCTIVE PRODUCTS › Section 16-54-071 - Domestic equine and equine reproductive products - Importation requirements Import health requirements

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(1)
(a) In
				  addition to the other requirements of this chapter, all domestic equine and
				  equine reproductive products entering Washington state must be accompanied by a
				  certificate of veterinary inspection.
(b) Equine vaccinated against equine viral
				  arteritis (EVA) must be accompanied by a vaccination certificate.
(c) Reproductive products from donors that
				  test positive for EVA must be accompanied by an application and entry
				  permit.
(d) Domestic equine from
				  the western states of Oregon, Idaho, California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona,
				  Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, and New Mexico may enter Washington state for
				  shows, rides, or other events either with a certificate of veterinary
				  inspection or with a document similar to the Equine Certificate of Veterinary
				  Inspection and Movement Permit. Individual trips cannot exceed ninety
				  days.
(e) An itinerary of
				  interstate travel must be filed with the department within fourteen days of the
				  expiration of the movement permit.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › ANIMAL INDUSTRY › Chapter 16-54 - Animal importation › CATTLE, BISON, AND OTHER DOMESTIC BOVINE › Section 16-54-082 - Domestic bovine animals-Importation requirements

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Import health requirements.
(1) Domestic bovine entering Washington state
				  must have a certificate of veterinary inspection and an entry permit issued by
				  the office of the state veterinarian prior to entry. Entry permits are required
				  on all cattle entering the state.
(2) All dairy cattle, regardless of age,
				  require official individual identification unless:
(a) Consigned to federally inspected
				  slaughter facilities for immediate slaughter; or
(b) Consigned to state-federal approved
				  livestock markets for sale for immediate slaughter only.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › ANIMAL INDUSTRY › Chapter 16-54 - Animal importation › CATTLE, BISON, AND OTHER DOMESTIC BOVINE › Section 16-54-083 - Domestic and foreign bovine brucellosis requirements

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(1) Female cattle, domestic and foreign, must
				  have an official calfhood brucellosis vaccination and legible vaccination
				  tattoo before entry into Washington state.
(a)
				  Cattle vaccinated with RB-51 strain of vaccine must be permanently identified
				  with a tattoo in the right ear that must bear the USDA registered V shield
				  preceded by the letter R followed by the last digit of the year of
				  vaccination.
(b) Brucellosis
				  vaccinated cattle from foreign countries must present original vaccination
				  certificates. On arrival, the cattle must be tattooed with the USDA V shield
				  and the year indicated on the vaccination certificate.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › ANIMAL INDUSTRY › Chapter 16-54 - Animal importation › CATTLE, BISON, AND OTHER DOMESTIC BOVINE › Section 16-54-085 - Bovine tuberculosis requirements

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(1) Dairy cattle (including steers and spayed
				  heifers) twelve months of age or older and originating from a tuberculosis free
				  state must test negative for bovine tuberculosis within sixty days before
				  entering Washington state.
(2) All
				  dairy cattle and beef cattle six months of age or older must have a negative
				  bovine tuberculosis (TB) test within sixty days before entry into Washington
				  state and must be officially individually identified when:
(a) Originating from a state or country where
				  there is an active epidemiological investigation related to bovine infected
				  with tuberculosis within the past twenty-four months;
(b) Originating from a state or country where
				  tuberculosis is endemic or present in wildlife populations; or
(c) Originating from a modified accredited
				  advanced or lower state as defined by USDA, APHIS in
				  Title
				  9 C.F.R. Part 77 (January 1,
				  2014) or a country equivalent in status. Such domestic bovine shall be held
				  separate and apart from native cattle for sixty days and retested negative at
				  least sixty days after entry into Washington state.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › ANIMAL INDUSTRY › Chapter 16-54 - Animal importation › CATTLE, BISON, AND OTHER DOMESTIC BOVINE › Section 16-54-086 - Bovine trichomoniasis requirements

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(1)
Bulls
(except bison) may be
				  imported into the state of Washington if they meet the following requirements:
(a) The bulls originate from a herd wherein
				  all bulls have tested negative for bovine trichomoniasis since they were
				  removed from female cattle; or
(b)
				  The bulls have tested negative to a bovine trichomoniasis quantitative
				  polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) test within sixty days before import and have
				  had no contact with female cattle from the time of the test to the time of
				  import; or
(c) Rodeo bulls for
				  timed events and bucking bulls have tested negative for bovine trichomoniasis
				  within the past twelve months and have a statement on the certificate of
				  veterinary inspection certifying that the bulls have had no female breeding
				  contact; or
(d) If the bulls
				  originate from a herd where one or more bulls or cows have been found infected
				  with bovine trichomoniasis
within the past twelve months,
the
				  bulls must have two negative qPCR tests one week apart. The samples for each
				  test must be collected within thirty days before cattle are imported into
				  Washington state, and an import permit must be obtained from the director and
				  include a certifying statement that the bulls originated from an infected
				  herd.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › ANIMAL INDUSTRY › Chapter 16-54 - Animal importation › CATTLE, BISON, AND OTHER DOMESTIC BOVINE › Section 16-54-088 - Temporary grazing permits

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Cattle moving interstate on grazing permits are exempt from
					 a certificate of veterinary inspection and testing requirements.
(1)
(a)
				  Persons desiring to move cattle into Washington state for temporary grazing
				  purposes must complete a temporary grazing application approved by both states.
				  After approval, a permit number will be issued.
(b) Temporary grazing permits are valid for a
				  period not to exceed six months and are valid only for movement to the
				  destination specified on the permit and return to the location of
				  origin.
(c) A copy of the approved
				  application must accompany any vehicle transporting cattle into Washington
				  state for temporary grazing purposes.
(d) Temporary grazing permits will be issued
				  only for cattle entering from states that share common borders with the state
				  of Washington.
(e) If cattle have
				  been commingled with other herds or additional cattle have been added to the
				  original grazing herd, they must have a certificate of veterinary inspection
				  and entry permit in order to return to Washington.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › ANIMAL INDUSTRY › Chapter 16-54 - Animal importation › GOATS › Section 16-54-090 - Goats-Importation and testing requirements

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Import health requirements.
(1) All goats entering Washington state must
				  be accompanied by a certificate of veterinary inspection. The certificate of
				  veterinary inspection must state that the goats are free from clinical signs or
				  known exposure to any infectious or communicable disease including, but not
				  limited to, footrot, sore mouth, and caseous lymphadenitis.
(2) Female dairy goats six months of age or
				  older must test negative for brucellosis and tuberculosis within thirty days
				  before they enter Washington state.
(3) Sexually intact goats must have official
				  individual identification.
Exemption to import health
					 requirements.
(4)
				  Dairy goats entering Washington for show or exhibition purposes and returning
				  to their home state are exempt from testing requirements. A certificate of
				  veterinary inspection is required.
(5) Goats entering Washington state for
				  immediate slaughter at a USDA inspected slaughter facility are exempt from the
				  certificate of veterinary inspection and testing requirements.
Statutory Authority:
						Chapters
						16.36 and
						34.05 RCW. 10-13-153, §
						16-54-090, filed 6/23/10, effective 7/24/10; 07-14-056, § 16-54-090, filed
						6/28/07, effective 7/29/07. Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						16.36.040 and
						16.36.096. 92-21-039, §
						16-54-090, filed 10/15/92, effective 11/15/92; Order 1172, § 16-54-090,
						filed 12/15/70; Order 1024, Regulation 9, filed 7/22/66, effective 8/22/66;
						Order 957, filed 8/31/64; Order 915, filed 4/1/63; Order 856, effective
						7/19/61; Order 837, filed 4/14/61; Order 818, filed 1/20/61; Order 756, filed
						3/22/60.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › ANIMAL INDUSTRY › Chapter 16-54 - Animal importation › SHEEP › Section 16-54-101 - Sheep - Importation and testing requirements Import health requirements

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(1) A certificate
				  of veterinary inspection must accompany all sheep entering Washington state.
				  The certificate of veterinary inspection must state that the sheep:
(a) Are clinically free from the signs of
				  infectious diseases, including footrot, sore mouth, and caseous lymphadenitis;
				  and
(b) Originated from a flock in
				  which scrapie has not been diagnosed in the past five years or are from a flock
				  enrolled in the USDA Voluntary Scrapie Flock Certification Program described in
				  Title 9 C.F.R. Part 54 (January 1, 2014);
(c) Are officially identified with official
				  individual identification. Sheep required to be officially individually
				  identified include:
(i) All breeding
				  sheep;
(ii) All sexually intact
				  sheep imported for exhibition;
(iii) All sheep over eighteen months of age.
Import test requirements.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › ANIMAL INDUSTRY › Chapter 16-54 - Animal importation › LLAMAS AND ALPACAS › Section 16-54-105 - Llamas and alpacas

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Import health requirements.
All llamas and alpacas imported into Washington state shall
					 be accompanied by a health certificate stating that the animals are free from
					 signs of or exposure to infectious or communicable disease.
Statutory Authority:
						Chapters
						16.36 and
						34.05 RCW. 07-14-056, §
						16-54-105, filed 6/28/07, effective
						7/29/07.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › ANIMAL INDUSTRY › Chapter 16-54 - Animal importation › SWINE › Section 16-54-111 - Swine-Importation and testing requirements

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Import health requirements.
(1) All swine entering Washington state must
				  be accompanied by an entry permit, a certificate of veterinary inspection, and
				  official individual identification.
(2) The certificate of veterinary inspection
				  must contain the following certification: "To the best of my knowledge, swine
				  represented on this certificate have not originated from a premises known to be
				  affected by Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea virus (PEDv), and have not been exposed
				  to PEDv within the last 30 days."
(3) Feral swine are prohibited in Washington
				  state.
Import test requirements.
(4)
Brucellosis.
All intact male
				  and intact female swine more than six months of age must be tested negative for
				  brucellosis within thirty days before entering Washington state or must
				  originate from a USDA validated brucellosis free herd or state (Swine
				  Brucellosis Control/Eradication State-Federal-Industry Uniform Methods and
				  Rules, April 1998).
(5)
Pseudorabies.
No test is required from states recognized as Stage
				  IV or Stage V by Pseudorabies Eradication State-Federal-Industry Program
				  Standards, November 1, 2003.
(6) A
				  negative pseudorabies test within thirty days before entry is required for
				  swine from any state or area that loses Stage IV or Stage V status.
Exemptions to import test requirements.
(7) Swine shipped directly to a federally
				  inspected slaughter facility for immediate slaughter are exempt from testing
				  requirements.
Swine semen and embryos.
(8)
(a)
				  Swine semen and swine embryos entering Washington state for insemination of
				  swine or implantation into swine shall be accompanied by a certificate of
				  veterinary inspection issued by an accredited veterinarian stating that the
				  donor swine are not known to be infected with or exposed to pseudorabies, were
				  negative to an official pseudorabies serologic test within thirty days prior to
				  the collection of the semen or embryos or were members of a qualified
				  pseudorabies negative herd, and had not been exposed to pseudorabies within
				  thirty days prior to the collection of the semen or embryos.
(b) Brucellosis testing is not required on
				  donor swine from brucellosis validated free states.
(c) Pseudorabies testing is not required on
				  donor swine from pseudorabies Stage IV or Stage V states.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › ANIMAL INDUSTRY › Chapter 16-54 - Animal importation › AVIAN SPECIES › Section 16-54-145 - Poultry and game birds, including ratites-Importation and testing requirements

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Import health requirements.
(1) All poultry, excluding doves and pigeons,
				  imported into Washington state must be accompanied by a:
(a) Certificate of veterinary inspection;
				  or
(b) USDA NPIP VS form 9-3
				  (Report of Sales of Hatching Eggs, Chicks, and Poults); or
(c) USDA VS form 17-6 (Certificate for
				  Poultry or Hatching Eggs for Export).
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › ANIMAL INDUSTRY › Chapter 16-54 - Animal importation › AVIAN SPECIES › Section 16-54-160 - Birds other than poultry, including psittacine birds-Importation and testing requirements

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(1)
				  All birds other than poultry entering Washington state require a certificate of
				  veterinary inspection that contains the following statement:
"To the best of my knowledge, the birds listed on this
					 certificate are not infected with exotic Newcastle disease, psittacosis, or
					 avian influenza and have been free from clinical signs of or known exposure to
					 infectious or communicable disease during the past thirty days."
(2) All birds must be individually
				  identified with a numbered leg band or in a manner appropriate to the
				  species.
Statutory Authority:
						Chapters
						16.36 and
						34.05 RCW. 10-13-153, §
						16-54-160, filed 6/23/10, effective 7/24/10. Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						16.36.040 and
						chapter
						34.05 RCW. 08-14-057,
						§ 16-54-160, filed 6/25/08, effective 7/26/08. Statutory Authority:
						Chapters
						16.36 and
						34.05 RCW. 07-14-056, §
						16-54-160, filed 6/28/07, effective
						7/29/07.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › ANIMAL INDUSTRY › Chapter 16-54 - Animal importation › SMALL ANIMALS › Section 16-54-170 - Dogs, cats, and ferrets-Importation and testing requirements

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(1) Dogs, cats, or
				  ferrets entering Washington state require a certificate of veterinary
				  inspection.
(2) The certificate of
				  veterinary inspection for dogs, cats, or ferrets must identify each animal and
				  certify that each animal at the time of entry is current on rabies vaccination
				  according to the manufacturer's label, and does not originate from an area
				  under quarantine for rabies.
(3)
				  Dogs six months of age or older must be tested negative for heartworm or are
				  currently on a heartworm preventative.
Exemptions to import health
					 requirements.
(4) Dogs, cats,
				  or ferrets less than ninety days of age do not require a rabies
				  vaccination.
(5) Dogs, cats, or
				  ferrets that are family pets and have current rabies vaccination certificates
				  and are traveling with their owners with no sale, trade, or other change of
				  ownership intended are exempt from a certificate of veterinary
				  inspection.
Exemptions to import test requirements.
(6) Dogs that have been owned by the same
				  owner for more than one month prior to entering the state, and are not going to
				  be sold or have a change of ownership, and are traveling with their owner are
				  exempt from the heartworm test requirement.
Statutory Authority:
						Chapters
						16.36 and
						34.05 RCW. 07-14-056, §
						16-54-170, filed 6/28/07, effective
						7/29/07.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › ANIMAL INDUSTRY › Chapter 16-59 - Avian diseases in Washington state › Section 16-59-005 - Definitions

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"Department" means the Washington state department of
				  agriculture.
"Director" means the director of the Washington state
				  department of agriculture or the director's authorized representative.
"Game birds" means fowl such as pheasants, partridge,
				  chukars, quail, and grouse that are raised in confinement.
"Hatching eggs" means fertile eggs that have the potential to
				  hatch poultry.
"NPIP" means USDA National Poultry Improvement Plan, a
				  cooperative industry-state-federal program to eliminate egg-transmitted and
				  hatchery-disseminated diseases.
				  Title
				  9, Code of Federal Regulations,
				  Parts 145 and 147, are the plan standards and contain the requirements for this
				  voluntary program.
"Person" means a person, persons, firm or corporation.
"Poultry" means chickens, turkeys, ratites, waterfowl, game
				  birds, pigeons, doves and other domestic fowl designated by statute. "Poultry"
				  does not mean free ranging birds defined as wildlife in
				  Title
				  77 RCW.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 16.36.010,
					 16.36.040, and
					 chapter
					 34.05 RCW. 08-03-010,
					 § 16-59-005, filed 1/4/08, effective 2/4/08. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 16.36.040. 99-09-024, § 16-59-005, filed
					 4/15/99, effective 5/16/99.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › ANIMAL INDUSTRY › Chapter 16-59 - Avian diseases in Washington state › Section 16-59-020 - Wrongful sale

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It is unlawful for any person to exchange, sell, or otherwise
				  distribute poultry or hatching eggs affected with or originating from flocks
				  affected with pullorum-typhoid or other contagious, infectious, or communicable
				  disease. The director has the authority to issue a permit for movement of such
				  poultry when satisfied that the movement will not affect the health of flocks
				  in the state.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 16.36.010,
					 16.36.040, and
					 chapter
					 34.05 RCW. 08-03-010,
					 § 16-59-020, filed 1/4/08, effective 2/4/08. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 16.36.040. 99-09-024, § 16-59-020, filed
					 4/15/99, effective 5/16/99; Order 997, Regulation 2, filed
					 1/21/66.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › ANIMAL INDUSTRY › Chapter 16-59 - Avian diseases in Washington state › Section 16-59-030 - Testing requirements for poultry entering public exhibition

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Pullorum-typhoid:
(1) All poultry that are going to public
				exhibition, including exhibition, exotic, and game birds, but excluding
				waterfowl, doves, and pigeons must:
(a) Come
				from U.S. Pullorum-Typhoid Clean or equivalent flocks, as defined in the
				National Poultry Improvement Plan and Auxiliary Provisions,
				Title
				9 C.F.R., Section 145.53;
				or
(b) Have had a negative
				pullorum-typhoid test within ninety days before going to public
				exhibition.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › ANIMAL INDUSTRY › Chapter 16-59 - Avian diseases in Washington state › Section 16-59-060 - Shipping equipment

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(1) In
				order to prevent the spread of disease, all poultry must be moved only in
				containers that are maintained in a sanitary condition and cleaned and
				disinfected when required by the director.
(2) All common carriers and any other
				conveyances used in transporting live poultry to or from the receiving station
				or destination must be free from poultry droppings, feathers, and other
				debris.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 16.36.010,
					 16.36.040, and
					 chapter
					 34.05 RCW. 08-03-010,
					 § 16-59-060, filed 1/4/08, effective 2/4/08. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 16.36.040. 99-09-024, § 16-59-060, filed
					 4/15/99, effective 5/16/99; Order 997, Regulation 6, filed
					 1/21/66.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › ANIMAL INDUSTRY › Chapter 16-70 - Animal diseases-Reporting › Section 16-70-005 - Definitions

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For the purpose of this chapter:
"Animal" means any animal species except fish and insects
				  including all those so classified as wild, captive wild, exotic wild,
				  alternative livestock, semidomesticated, domestic or farm.
"Case" means a mammalian species including piscine or apian,
				  alive or dead, with a diagnosis or suspected diagnosis of a disease.
"New, emerging, or unusual animal diseases" means diseases in
				  animals that have never or rarely been observed in Washington state (new or
				  emerging); or appear in a new species; or show evidence of higher
				  pathogenicity; or appear in a higher than expected number of animals clustered
				  in time or space. Any of these diseases may or may not be of potential public
				  health significance.
"Reportable disease list" means the list of diseases
				  identified in Table 1 of WAC
				  16-70-020.
"Veterinary laboratory" means a private or state-funded place
				  equipped for performing diagnostic or investigative procedures on submitted
				  specimens from animals and fish by personnel who conduct such procedures for,
				  and report to, Washington state licensed veterinarians or sample
				  submitter.
"WOAH notifiable disease list" means the diseases listed by
				  the WOAH in the
Terrestrial Animal Health Code
(2022). The
				  WOAH notifiable disease list may be found at
https://www.woah.org/en/what-we-do/animal-health-and-welfare/animal-diseases/
.
"WOAH" means World Organisation of Animal Health, founded as
				  OIE (Office International des Epizooties).
"Zoonotic" means a disease that can be transmitted between
				  animals and humans.
Statutory Authority:
					 Chapters
					 16.36 and
					 34.05 RCW. 07-10-087, §
					 16-70-005, filed 5/1/07, effective 6/1/07. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 16.36.010(1), [16.36.]040
					 and[16.36.]080 (4). 00-06-064, § 16-70-005, filed 3/1/00, effective
					 4/1/00. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 16.36.096 and
					 16.36.040. 93-19-127 (Order 5011),
					 § 16-70-005, filed 9/21/93, effective
					 10/22/93.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › ANIMAL INDUSTRY › Chapter 16-70 - Animal diseases-Reporting › Section 16-70-015 - Reporting requirements for veterinary laboratories

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(1) All veterinary laboratories must notify
				the state veterinarian of preliminary and final positive test results of
				diseases identified in WAC
				16-70-010(1)(a) and
				(b) as follows:
(a) Immediately when a disease agent listed
				in Table 1 in WAC
				16-70-020 is identified:
(i) By culture, isolation, PCR, or
				sequencing; or
(ii) By single serum
				titer and paired with clinical signs of disease; or
(iii) By paired serology (acute and
				convalescent) and paired with clinical signs of disease.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › ANIMAL INDUSTRY › Chapter 16-70 - Animal diseases-Reporting › Section 16-70-010 - Reporting requirements for veterinarians

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(1) All licensed veterinarians must
				immediately notify the state veterinarian of:
(a) Any case of a reportable disease,
				including any new, emerging, or unusual animal diseases listed in Table 1 in
				WAC 16-70-020.
(b) Any higher than expected mortality or
				morbidity event.
(c) Any highly
				unusual clinical signs such as: Mouth or muzzle lesions, especially if
				accompanied by foot, udder, vulva, or skin lesions resembling blisters or
				vesicles.
(d) Encephalitis
				conditions in all animals and avians.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › ANIMAL INDUSTRY › Chapter 16-71 - Equine diseases in Washington state › Section 16-71-010 - Definitions

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"Certificate of veterinary inspection (CVI)" means a legible
				  veterinary health inspection certificate on an official form (electronic or
				  paper) from the state of origin or by the United States Department of
				  Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS). This
				  certificate must be executed by a licensed and accredited veterinarian or a
				  veterinarian approved by USDA APHIS. The certificate of veterinary inspection
				  is also known as an "official health certificate."
"Department" means the Washington state department of
				  agriculture.
"Director" means the director of the Washington state
				  department of agriculture or his or her authorized representative.
"Equine" means horses, donkeys, mules, ponies, zebras, and
				  others in the Equidae family.
"Herd plan" means a written management agreement between the
				  animal owner and the state veterinarian, with possible input from a private
				  accredited veterinarian designated by the owner and the United States
				  Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
				  (APHIS) veterinary services area veterinarian-in-charge, in which each
				  participant agrees to undertake actions specified in the herd plan to control
				  the spread of infectious, contagious, or communicable disease within and from
				  an infected herd and to work toward eradicating the disease in the infected
				  herd.
"Official test" means a laboratory test by USDA-approved
				  laboratories or by people authorized by the state of origin's animal health
				  officials to conduct the tests.
"VS form 1-27" means a United States department of
				  agriculture permit form for the movement of restricted or quarantined
				  livestock.
Statutory Authority:
					 Chapters
					 16.36 and
					 34.05 RCW. 10-13-056, §
					 16-71-010, filed 6/10/10, effective 7/11/10. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 16.36.040. 00-14-059, § 16-71-010, filed
					 7/3/00, effective 8/3/00; Order 1330, § 16-71-010, filed
					 12/21/73.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › ANIMAL INDUSTRY › Chapter 16-71 - Equine diseases in Washington state › Section 16-71-015 - Forms used in this chapter

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Forms used in this chapter may be obtained from the
				  department at:
Animal Services Division
Washington State Department of Agriculture
1111 Washington St. S.E.
Olympia, WA 98504-2560
E-mail: ahealth@agr.wa.gov
Phone: 360-902-1878.
Statutory Authority:
					 Chapters
					 16.36 and
					 34.05 RCW. 10-13-056, §
					 16-71-015, filed 6/10/10, effective
					 7/11/10.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › ANIMAL INDUSTRY › Chapter 16-71 - Equine diseases in Washington state › EQUINE INFECTIOUS ANEMIA › Section 16-71-022 - Equine infectious anemia procedures

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(1) Equine infectious anemia (EIA) is an
				  infection by the equine infectious anemia lentivirus that affects both sexes,
				  all ages, all breeds, and all species of equine. Infected equine remain
				  carriers for life, constituting a potential source for spread of the infection.
				  There is no known cure or treatment.
(2)
(a)
				  Positive diagnosis of EIA is made with the agar gel immunodiffusion test (AGID
				  or Coggins test), competitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (cELISA test)
				  or other official test. A supplementary AGID will be conducted to confirm
				  positives detected with other official tests.
(b) Blood samples for EIA testing will be
				  collected by licensed, accredited veterinarians at the owners' request and
				  expense. At sample collection, the veterinarian will make an accurate, detailed
				  identification of the equine on an official test request form. Positive test
				  results are to be reported to state and federal animal health
				  authorities.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › ANIMAL INDUSTRY › Chapter 16-71 - Equine diseases in Washington state › EQUINE INFECTIOUS ANEMIA › Section 16-71-030 - EIA quarantine

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(1)
(a) EIA positive equine will be quarantined
				  to the location of origin or other location approved by the director, as
				  provided for in
				  RCW
				  16.36.010.
(b) The quarantine will be released only upon
				  the positive equine's death or if the animal is legally moved from the
				  quarantine location by permit on a VS form 1-27.
(c) All equine exposed to EIA positive equine
				  will be quarantined. The quarantine will be removed on these exposed equine and
				  movement allowed only after a negative, official EIA test at least ninety days
				  after the positive equine have been removed from the quarantine
				  premises.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › ANIMAL INDUSTRY › Chapter 16-71 - Equine diseases in Washington state › EQUINE INFECTIOUS ANEMIA › Section 16-71-035 - Identification of EIA positive equine

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Confirmed EIA positive equine will be permanently
					 identified by lip tattooing or branding with a hot iron, chemical brand, or
					 freeze brand. A lip tattoo is applied to the inside surface of the upper lip
					 and consists of the numbers 91 followed by the letter A, with each character
					 being at least one inch high and three-fourths of an inch wide. A brand is
					 applied on the left side of the neck or left shoulder and consists of the
					 numbers 91 followed by the letter A, with each character being at least two
					 inches high. Permanent identification will be applied by state or federal
					 animal health authorities.
Statutory Authority:
						Chapters
						16.36 and
						34.05 RCW. 10-13-056, §
						16-71-035, filed 6/10/10, effective 7/11/10. Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						16.36.040. 00-14-059, § 16-71-035, filed
						7/3/00, effective 8/3/00.