Posted on June 17, 2009 - by Russell

Kentucky Issues Livestock Restrictions due to Texas VS Case

Notice from Kentucky regarding restrictions in place immediately, due to the detection of vesicular stomatitis in Texas.

If you have questions, please feel free to contact the Texas Animal Health Commission at 800-550-8242 or E.S. Rusty Ford at the Kentucky State Veterinarian’s Office at 502-564-3956.

Other states may place similar movement restrictions, so it is essential that you contact the state of destination prior to shipping livestock out of state.

Carla Everett

Information Officer

Texas Animal Health Commission

MEMORANDUM

TO: Dr. Bob Hillman

Texas State Veterinarian

FROM: E.S. Rusty Ford THROUGH: Robert Stout, DVM

Equine Programs Manager State Veterinarian

CC: State Veterinarians

DATE: June 12, 2009

SUBJECT: Vesicular Stomatitis Embargo

Starr County TX

With the notification received late this afternoon of a horse residing on a premise in Starr County,

Texas has been diagnosed with Vesicular Stomatitis (VS), Kentucky’s Administrative Regulation

302 KAR 20:115 now prohibits the entry of all livestock, wild and exotic animals into Kentucky

from the VS Embargoed portions of Texas identified as being Starr County and restricts the entry of livestock, wild and exotic animals from other portions of Texas to those that meet the additional entry requirements outlined below.

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

Embargoed Areas with VS Positive Premises

All Livestock (including equine), wild and exotic animals are currently prohibited entry into

Kentucky from the designated areas defined to include the following counties:

TEXAS: Starr

Non-Embargoed Areas of VS Positive States Allowed Restricted Entry

In addition to the entry requirements found in 302KAR20:040 - Entry into Kentucky, all livestock (including horses), wild and exotic animals originating from the non-embargoed areas of a state having confirmed cases of VS are required to meet the following conditions prior to entering Kentucky.

1. Be tested and found negative to VS using the C-Elisa Test with the sample collected during the ten (10) day period preceding the animal’s entry into Kentucky.

2. Have an entry permit issued by this office recorded on the Certificate of Veterinary Inspection (CVI). Permits will be issued Monday through Friday 8:00am – 4:30pm EDT.

3. Be accompanied by a Certificate of Veterinary Inspection indicating that examination of the animals occurred during the five (5) day period prior to arrival in Kentucky and contain the following statement: “Animals represented on this CVI have not originated from a premise or area under quarantine or on which vesicular stomatitis has been diagnosed in the past thirty (30) days or from an embargoed area restricted from entry into Kentucky.

States Bordering Designated Embargoed Areas

There are currently no bordering states defined by the KY Dept of Agriculture

In addition to the entry requirements found in 302KAR20:040 - Entry into Kentucky, all livestock (including horses), wild and exotic animals originating from a state which has a common border with a VS Embargoed Area are required to meet the following conditions prior to entering Kentucky.

1. Have an Entry Permit issued by this office recorded on the Certificate of Veterinary Inspection. Permits will be issued Monday through Friday 8:00am – 4:30pm EDT.

2. Be examined during the five (5) day period prior to the animal’s arrival in Kentucky with a Certificate of Veterinary Inspection completed by the examining veterinarian. The certificate shall have the following statement included: “Animals represented on this CVI have not originated from a premise or area under quarantine or on which vesicular stomatitis has been diagnosed in the past thirty (30) days or from an embargoed area restricted from entry into Kentucky.

Equine entering Kentucky from a state which has a common border with a VS Embargoed Area shall be accompanied upon their entry into Kentucky with a negative test for VSV (the Complement

Fixation, Virus Neutralization and CELISA tests are accepted). The sampling shall be conducted during the ten (10) day period prior to the animal’s entry into Kentucky.

There are no States currently considered to be bordering a designated VS Affected Area:

Information regarding Kentucky’s embargos can be found on the internet at www.kyagr.comWith the notification received late this afternoon of a horse residing on a premise in Starr County, Texas has been diagnosed with Vesicular Stomatitis (VS), Kentucky’s Administrative Regulation 302 KAR 20:115 now prohibits the entry of all livestock, wild and exotic animals into Kentucky from the VS Embargoed portions of Texas identified as being Starr County and restricts the entry of livestock, wild and exotic animals from other portions of Texas to those that meet the additional entry requirements outlined below.

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

Embargoed Areas with VS Positive Premises

All Livestock (including equine), wild and exotic animals are currently prohibited entry into

Kentucky from the designated areas defined to include the following counties:

TEXAS: Starr

Non-Embargoed Areas of VS Positive States Allowed Restricted Entry

In addition to the entry requirements found in 302KAR20:040 - Entry into Kentucky, all livestock (including horses), wild and exotic animals originating from the non-embargoed areas of a state having confirmed cases of VS are required to meet the following conditions prior to entering Kentucky.

1. Be tested and found negative to VS using the C-Elisa Test with the sample collected during the ten (10) day period preceding the animal’s entry into Kentucky.

2. Have an entry permit issued by this office recorded on the Certificate of Veterinary Inspection (CVI). Permits will be issued Monday through Friday 8:00am – 4:30pm EDT.

3. Be accompanied by a Certificate of Veterinary Inspection indicating that examination of the animals occurred during the five (5) day period prior to arrival in Kentucky and contain the following statement: “Animals represented on this CVI have not originated from a premise or area under quarantine or on which vesicular stomatitis has been diagnosed in the past thirty (30) days or from an embargoed area restricted from entry into Kentucky.

States Bordering Designated Embargoed Areas

There are currently no bordering states defined by the KY Dept of Agriculture

In addition to the entry requirements found in 302KAR20:040 - Entry into Kentucky, all livestock (including horses), wild and exotic animals originating from a state which has a common border with a VS Embargoed Area are required to meet the following conditions prior to entering Kentucky.

1. Have an Entry Permit issued by this office recorded on the Certificate of Veterinary Inspection. Permits will be issued Monday through Friday 8:00am – 4:30pm EDT.

2. Be examined during the five (5) day period prior to the animal’s arrival in Kentucky with a Certificate of Veterinary Inspection completed by the examining veterinarian. The certificate shall have the following statement included: “Animals represented on this CVI have not originated from a premise or area under quarantine or on which vesicular stomatitis has been diagnosed in the past thirty (30) days or from an embargoed area restricted from entry into Kentucky.

Equine entering Kentucky from a state which has a common border with a VS Embargoed Area shall be accompanied upon their entry into Kentucky with a negative test for VSV (the Complement Fixation, Virus Neutralization and CELISA tests are accepted). The sampling shall be conducted during the ten (10) day period prior to the animal’s entry into Kentucky. There are no States currently considered to be bordering a designated VS Affected Area: Information regarding Kentucky’s embargos can be found on the internet at www.kyagr.comWith the notification received late this afternoon of a horse residing on a premise in Starr County, Texas has been diagnosed with Vesicular Stomatitis (VS), Kentucky’s Administrative Regulation 302 KAR 20:115 now prohibits the entry of all livestock, wild and exotic animals into Kentucky from the VS Embargoed portions of Texas identified as being Starr County and restricts the entry of livestock, wild and exotic animals from other portions of Texas to those that meet the additional entry requirements outlined below.

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

Embargoed Areas with VS Positive Premises

All Livestock (including equine), wild and exotic animals are currently prohibited entry into

Kentucky from the designated areas defined to include the following counties:

TEXAS: Starr

Non-Embargoed Areas of VS Positive States Allowed Restricted Entry

In addition to the entry requirements found in 302KAR20:040 - Entry into Kentucky, all livestock (including horses), wild and exotic animals originating from the non-embargoed areas of a state having confirmed cases of VS are required to meet the following conditions prior to entering Kentucky.

1. Be tested and found negative to VS using the C-Elisa Test with the sample collected during the ten (10) day period preceding the animal’s entry into Kentucky.

2. Have an entry permit issued by this office recorded on the Certificate of Veterinary Inspection (CVI). Permits will be issued Monday through Friday 8:00am – 4:30pm EDT.

3. Be accompanied by a Certificate of Veterinary Inspection indicating that examination of the animals occurred during the five (5) day period prior to arrival in Kentucky and contain the following statement: “Animals represented on this CVI have not originated from a premise or area under quarantine or on which vesicular stomatitis has been diagnosed in the past thirty (30) days or from an embargoed area restricted from entry into Kentucky.

States Bordering Designated Embargoed Areas

There are currently no bordering states defined by the KY Dept of Agriculture

In addition to the entry requirements found in 302KAR20:040 - Entry into Kentucky, all livestock (including horses), wild and exotic animals originating from a state which has a common border with a VS Embargoed Area are required to meet the following conditions prior to entering Kentucky.

1. Have an Entry Permit issued by this office recorded on the Certificate of Veterinary Inspection. Permits will be issued Monday through Friday 8:00am – 4:30pm EDT.

2. Be examined during the five (5) day period prior to the animal’s arrival in Kentucky with a Certificate of Veterinary Inspection completed by the examining veterinarian. The certificate shall have the following statement included: “Animals represented on this CVI have not originated from a premise or area under quarantine or on which vesicular stomatitis has been diagnosed in the past thirty (30) days or from an embargoed area restricted from entry into Kentucky.

Equine entering Kentucky from a state which has a common border with a VS Embargoed Area shall be accompanied upon their entry into Kentucky with a negative test for VSV (the Complement

Fixation, Virus Neutralization and CELISA tests are accepted). The sampling shall be conducted

during the ten (10) day period prior to the animal’s entry into Kentucky.

There are no States currently considered to be bordering a designated VS Affected Area:

Information regarding Kentucky’s embargos can be found on the internet at www.kyagr.com

Area Status    Species    CVI/Statements    Test Required                   Entry Permit      KY Entry

VS Embargo   No livestock, wild or exotic animals permitted entry into Kentucky

VS Non-Embargo

                        Equine        Yes – 5 Day           Yes –CELISA 10 Day             YES              YES

                        Other           Yes – 5 Day           Yes – CELISA 10 Day            YES             YES

VS Bordering

                        Equine         Yes – 5 Day           Yes – Official Test 10 Day     YES               YES

                        Other           Yes – 5 Day            No Testing Required              YES               YES