WAC 16-54-068
Restrictions. (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) All animals entering Washington state must comply
with the requirements of USDA, APHIS regulations found at
Title 9 CFR for movement or importation from foreign
countries.
(3)(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
reexamined 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. equigenitalis 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."
(4) Dogs, cats, and ferrets must be accompanied by an
entry permit and proof of current rabies vaccination if they
originate from a rabies quarantined area.
[Statutory Authority: Chapters 16.36 and 34.05 RCW. 10-20-092, § 16-54-068, filed 9/30/10, effective 10/31/10;
07-14-056, § 16-54-068, filed 6/28/07, effective 7/29/07.]