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Alabama |
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All sheep and goats require an official ear tag prior to moving off the premises of origin. Complete information is available at www.agi.alabama.gov/infectious_disease/scrapie-detail-info or by contacting: |
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Dr. Anthony Frazier, SV |
USDA/APHIS/VS Office |
Alaska |
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Federal requirements apply. Click here to view Federal Requirements. Complete information is available at www.dec.state.ak.us/eh/vet/index.htm or by contacting: |
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Dr. Robert Gerlach VMD, SV |
USDA/APHIS/VS Office |
Arizona |
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All sheep and goats require an official ear tag prior to moving off the premises of origin. Complete information is available by contacting: |
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Dr. Richard D. Willer, SV |
USDA/APHIS/VS Office |
Arkansas |
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All sheep and goats imported or exhibited within the state of Arkansas must be identified by an official USDA tag, legible official goat registry tattoo if accompanied by a registration certificate or other approved device that contains a premises identification issued by the state of origin in combination with a unique animal number. Animals for movement to slaughter and meat goats under 18 months are exempt. Complete information is available at www.arlpc.org or by contacting: |
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Dr. G. Pat Badley, SV |
USDA/APHIS/VS Office |
California |
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All sheep and goats require an official ear tag except 1) lambs or kids less than 18 months of age in slaughter channels that have not lambed, kidded, aborted or are pregnant; 2) low-risk goats; and 3) castrated animals less than 18 months of age that are not for exhibition. Specific scrapie identification requirements regarding interstate movement is available at www.cdfa.ca.gov/ahfss/Animal_Health/Permits.html. California Department of Food and Agriculture Permits may be obtained at 916-854-3900 or by contacting: |
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Dr. Charles Palmer, SE |
USDA/APHIS/VS Office |
Colorado |
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All sheep and goats require official ear tag prior to moving off the premises of origin. No additional state requirements. Federal requirements apply. Click here to view Federal Requirements. Complete information is available by contacting: |
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Dr. Ed Kline Jonathan Hernandez, Animal Health Program Assistant |
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Connecticut |
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All sheep and goats require an official ear tag prior to moving off the premises of origin. Complete information is available by contacting: |
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Dr. Mary Lis, SV |
USDA/APHIS/VS Office |
Delaware |
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All sheep and goats require an official ear tag prior to moving off the premises of origin. Complete information is available by contacting: |
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Dr. Sara Busch, SV |
USDA/APHIS/VS Office |
Florida |
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FDOACS Stakeholder Letter Regarding Intrastate Movement Requirements for Sheep & Goats. All sheep and goats—except those less than 18 months of age moving directly to slaughter—must have official individual identification. All goats and sheep entered for exhibition purposes must have an official individual identification. Complete information is available at www.doacs.state.fl.us/ai/main/rules.shtml or by contacting: |
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Dr. Tom Holt, SV |
USDA/APHIS/VS Office |
Georgia |
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In addition to Federal requirements, Georgia requires official individual identification of all high-risk goats (those in contact with sheep) as well as official ear tags on all sheep going to a livestock market. Complete information is available by contacting: |
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Dr. Carter Black, SV Dr. Stan Crane |
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Hawaii |
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All sheep and goats require official identification except lambs or kids less than 18 months of age in slaughter channels that have not lambed, kidded, aborted or are pregnant. Complete information is available by contacting: |
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Dr. Jim Foppoli, SV |
USDA/APHIS/VS Office |
Idaho |
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All sheep and goats except exempt animals must carry an official ear tag. Exemptions: 1) neutered animals under 18 months of age; 2) breeding animals under 18 months of age shipped directly to an approved slaughter establishment or shipped directly to a feedlot for finish feeding for slaughter only; 3) castrated or low-risk commercial goats; and 4) registered sheep and goats accompanied by registration papers or a certificate of veterinary inspection with legible unique registrations tattoos. Goats registered with a National Goat Registry that allows for electronic implant identification, as recorded on a registration certificate, may be identified with an electronic implant. Complete information is available by contacting: |
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Dr. Greg Ledbetter, SV |
USDA/APHIS/VS Office |
Illinois |
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All sheep and goats moving within Illinois must be officially identified to their herd/flock of birth. If flock or herd of birth is not known, then they must still be officially identified to the flock or origin by that producer or by a livestock dealer and then move directly to slaughter.Complete information is available at www.agr.state.il.us or by contacting: |
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Dr. Mark Ernst, SV |
USDA/APHIS/VS Office |
Indiana |
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Federal requirements apply. Click here to view Federal Requirements. Complete information is available by contacting: |
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Dr. Bret D. Marsh, SV |
USDA/APHIS/VS Office |
Iowa |
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The following sheep and goats must be identified with an official ear tag: 1) All sheep more than 18 months of age; 2) All sexually intact sheep of any age sold, leased or moved for the purpose of breeding or exhibition; and 3) All sexually intact goats used for breeding/milking or exhibition and those that reside with sheep. Complete information is available at www.iowaagriculture.gov/animalIndustry/scrapieProgram.asp or by contacting: |
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Dr. David Schmitt, State Veterinarian |
USDA/APHIS/VS Office Dr. Sharon Fairchild |
Kansas |
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Kansas follows Federal requirements for intrastate movement for sheep and goats with one exception: Goats must be identified even if they have not commingled with sheep. Goats moving directly to slaughter in Kansas that are maintained and slaughtered as a group so that the premises of origin can be identified do not require individual identification. All other goats, except wethers under 18 months of age, are required to be identified by a registered tattoo or by an official scrapie tag. Click here to view Federal Requirements. Complete information is available by contacting: |
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George Teagarden, SV |
USDA/APHIS/VS Office |
Kentucky |
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All sheep and goats of any age or sex must carry an official ear tag on change of ownership and prior to moving off the premises of origin. Breed registration tattoos are acceptable for identification purposes if producers have registration papers and if the market or sale chooses to read and check the tattoos. Complete entry requirements and requirements for interstate and intrastate movement may be accessed at www.kyagr.com/statevet/sheepandgoat/index.htm or by contacting: |
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Dr. Robert Stout, SV |
USDA/APHIS/VS Office |
Louisiana |
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All sheep and goats require official identification except low-risk sheep and goats as defined by USDA. Complete information is available by contacting: |
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Dr. Henry Moreau., acting SV |
USDA/APHIS/VS Office |
Maine |
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Maine is a scrapie-consistent state and follows Federal requirements. All sexually intact animals must be officially identified on change of ownership for movement within the state, except for those animals less than 18 months of age moving direct to slaughter or those animals less than 18 months of age moving in slaughter channels. Click here to view Federal Requirements. Complete information is available at www.maine.gov/sos/cec/rules/01/001/001c202.doc or by contacting: |
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Dr. Don Hoenig, SV |
USDA/APHIS/VS Office |
Maryland |
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Federal requirements apply. Click here to view Federal Requirements. Complete information is available by contacting: |
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Dr. Guy Hohenhaus, SV |
USDA/APHIS/VS Office |
Massachusetts |
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All sheep and goats must have an official ear tag at the change of ownership or at age of 18 months whichever occurs first. Complete information is available by contacting: |
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Dr. Lorraine O’Connor, SV |
USDA/APHIS/VS Office |
Michigan |
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All sheep and goats, regardless of age or reproductive capability, must have an official ear tag prior to moving off the premises of origin. Complete information is available at www.michigan.gov or by contacting: |
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Dr. Steve Halstead, SV |
USDA/APHIS/VS Office Dr. Jean Ray, SE |
Minnesota |
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All sheep and goats—except animals entering slaughter channels or going to a terminal feedlot—must have an official ear tag upon movement from the flock to another location and before being commingled with sheep and goats from other flocks. Complete information is available by contacting: |
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Dr William L. Hartmann, SV |
USDA/APHIS/VS Office Dr. Kristine Petrini |
Mississippi |
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Federal requirements apply. Click here to view Federal Requirements. Complete information is available by contacting: |
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Dr. James A. Watson, SV |
USDA/APHIS/VS Office |
Missouri |
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All breeding sheep 18 months of age or older must have official identification. All goats except low-risk commercial goats must have an official identification. All exhibition sheep and goats regardless of age must have an official approved identification. Identification regulations are in the process of changing, with the most current regulations available at www.sos.mo.gov/adrules/csr/current/2csr/2c30-2.pdf or by contacting: |
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Dr. Taylor Woods, Acting SV |
USDA/APHIS/VS Office Dr. Virginia Shannon Dr. Larry Forgey |
Montana |
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Federal requirements apply. Click here to view Federal Requirements. Complete information is available by contacting: |
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Dr. Martin Zaluski, SV |
USDA/APHIS/VS Office |
Nebraska |
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Federal requirements apply. Click here to view Federal Requirements. Complete information is available by contacting: |
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Dr. Dennis Hughes, SV |
USDA/APHIS/VS Office Dr. Thomas J. Schomer |
Nevada |
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In addition to Federal requirements, Nevada requires all sheep and goats have official scrapie identification ear tags when they go to fairs and exhibitions. Click here to view Federal Requirements. Complete information is available by contacting: |
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Dr. Keith Forbes, Nevada Scrapie Coordinator |
Sandie Foley, Livestock Permits |
New Hampshire |
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Federal requirements apply. Click here to view Federal Requirements. Complete information is available at www.gencourt.state.nh.us/rsa/html/NHTOC/NHTOC-XL-436.htm or by contacting: |
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Dr. Stephen K. Crawford, SV |
USDA/APHIS/VS Office |
New Jersey |
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Federal requirements apply. Click here to view Federal Requirements. Complete information is available by contacting: |
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Dr. Nancy E. Halpern DVM, SV |
USDA/APHIS/VS Office |
New Mexico |
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All sheep and goats require official identification except slaughter animals, unless sexually intact, and wethers for exhibition.Complete information is available at www.newmexicolivestockboard.com or by contacting: |
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Dr. Dave Fly, Acting SV |
USDA/APHIS/VS Office |
New York |
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The following sheep and goats must have an official ear tag: 1) animals handled by a dealer; 2) animals being exhibited at a county or state fair; 3) animals more than 18 months of age; 4) animals changing ownership unless in slaughter channels; and 5) sexually intact animals being sold or moved except those sold directly to slaughter plants. Goats and commercial white-faced sheep are not exempt. Complete information is available by contacting: |
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Dr. John P. Huntley, SV |
USDA/APHIS/VS Office |
North Carolina |
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All sheep and goats must have an official ear tag except wethers and animals less than 12 months of age that are moving directly to slaughter. Complete information is available by contacting: |
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Dr. David T. Marshall, SV |
USDA/APHIS/VS Office |
North Dakota |
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All sheep and goats require official identification except sheep under 18 months in slaughter channels; goats in slaughter channels; wethers for exhibition; low-risk commercial goats; animals moved for grazing or similar management purposes without change of ownership; and animals shipped directly to an approved slaughter facility or approved market when all the animals in a section of a truck are from the same premises of origin and are accompanied by an owner’s statement. Complete information is available by contacting: |
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Dr. Susan J. Keller, SV |
Dr. Beth Carlson |
Ohio |
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Sheep and goats—except sheep less than 18 months of age moving into a slaughter channel and goats of any age moving into a slaughter channel—must have an official ear tag, an approved electronic implant or approved tattoo. Complete information is available at http://codes.ohio.gov/oac/901%3A1-13 or by contacting: |
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Dr. T. Forshey, Acting SV |
USDA/APHIS/VS Office Dr. Susan Skorupski |
Oklahoma |
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All sheep and goats must have an official ear tag prior to moving into a market chain or upon change of ownership. Complete information is available by contacting: |
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Dr. Becky Brewer, SV |
USDA/APHIS/VS Office |
Oregon |
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Federal requirements apply. Click here to view Federal Requirements. Complete information is available at www.oregon.gov/ODA/AHID/animal_health/import_sheep_goats.shtml or by contacting: |
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Dr. Donald E. Hansen, SV |
USDA/APHIS/VS Office |
Pennsylvania |
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All sheep and goats imported into the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania must have a Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture-approved individual identification. Sheep and goats shipped through the state to another destination and temporarily unloaded from the vehicle or conveyance must have individual identification. All sheep and goats born within the state and transported live from their premises of birth must have individual identification. Complete information is available by contacting the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture or: |
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Dr. Paul Knepley., SV |
USDA/APHIS/VS Office |
Rhode Island |
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All sheep and goats—except those in the slaughter channel—must have an official ear tag when changing ownership or location. Animals entered the state from out of state require unique identification. Sheep and goats need not be identified if they are in a slaughter channel. Complete information is available by contacting: |
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Dr. Scott Marshall, SV |
USDA/APHIS/VS Office |
South Carolina |
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Federal requirements apply. Click here to view Federal Requirements. Complete information is available by contacting: |
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Dr. John Caver, SV |
USDA/APHIS/VS Office |
South Dakota |
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Federal requirements apply. Click here to view Federal Requirements. Complete information is available at www.state.sd.us/aib or by contacting: |
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Dr. Sam D. Holland, SV |
USDA/APHIS/VS Office |
Tennessee |
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All sheep that move outside the state must have an official ear tag. All sheep that move within the state—except wethers under the age of 18 months produced for slaughter only—must have an official ear tag. This includes change of ownership, shows, fairs, expositions, or slaughter. All registered breeding goats, goats commingled with sheep, goats for exhibition and dairy goats moving off the premises of origin must have an official ear tag. This includes change of ownership, shows, fairs, expositions, or slaughter. Complete information is available at http://tennessee.gov/sos/rules/0080/0080-02/0080-02-01.pdf or by contacting: |
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Dr. Ronald B. Wilson, SV |
USDA/APHIS/VS Office |
Texas |
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The following sheep must be officially identified with an official ear tag: 1) All breeding sheep regardless of age; 2) All sheep 18 months of age or older; and 3) All sexually intact show or exhibition sheep. All breeding or exhibition goats must be identified with an official ear tag, except registered goats with a registration tattoo and accompanied by registration papers. All goats in slaughter channels must be officially identified, except goats that have not commingled with sheep. Federal requirements apply to intrastate movement. Click here to view Federal Requirements. Complete information is available at www.tahc.state.tx.us or by contacting: |
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Dr. Bob Hillman, SV |
USDA/APHIS/VS Office Dr. Brian Bohl Dr. Robert Scott Dr. Gary Hart Dr. Andrew Schwartz |
Utah |
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Federal requirements apply. Click here to view Federal Requirements. Complete information is available at www.rules.utah.gov/publicat/code/r058/r058-001.htm#T8 or by contacting: |
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Dr. Earl Rogers, SV |
USDA/APHIS/VS Office |
Vermont |
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In addition to animals covered by federal requirements, all sheep and goats exhibited within the state must have an official ear tag. Click here to view Federal Requirements. Complete information is available by contacting: |
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Dr. Kerry Rood, SV |
USDA/APHIS/VS Office |
Virginia |
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Virginia follows Federal requirements. In addition, Virginia allows livestock markets and sale/show managers to require all animals be identified with official ear tags. Click here to view Federal Requirements. Complete information is available by contacting: |
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Dr. Richard L. Wilkes, SV |
USDA/APHIS/VS Office |
Washington |
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Every sheep and goat—unless otherwise exempted—must be identified with a state or federal flock identification number and an identification upon change of ownership, possession, intrastate transport or interstate transport. Animals over 18 months of age as evidenced by eruption of their second incisor in slaughter channels must be identified such that the animal may be traced to its flock of birth. Ewes that have lambed or are pregnant in slaughter channels must be so identified regardless of age. All goats The following sheep must be officially identified with official USDA scrapie program identification: 1) All breeding sheep; 2) All sexually intact sheep imported for exhibition; and 3) All sheep over 18 months of age. Complete information is available by contacting: |
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Dr. Leonard E. Eldridge, Acting SV |
USDA/APHIS/VS Office Dr. Ben Smith |
West Virginia |
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All sheep and goats must have an official ear tag prior to moving from the premises of origin. Complete information is available at www.wvagriculture.org or by contacting: |
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Dr. L. Joe Starcher, SV |
USDA/APHIS/VS Office |
Wisconsin |
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Federal requirements apply. Click here to view Federal Requirements. Complete information is available by contacting: |
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Dr. Robert Ehlenfeldt, SV |
USDA/APHIS/VS Office |
Wyoming |
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All sheep imported into Wyoming must have official individual identification. All goats imported for reproductive purposes or recreational events must have official individual identification. Complete information is available at http://wlsb.state.wy.us/animalhealth.htm or by contacting: |
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Dr. Walter Cook, Assistant SV |
USDA/APHIS/VS Office |
Federal Requirements |
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In accordance with the National Accelerated Scrapie Eradication Program, Federal requirements mandate these groups of sheep and goats need an official scrapie USDA-approved eartag or other official identification before being moved from an owner’s premises regardless if they are being shipped in-state or out-of-state:
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National Institute for Animal Agriculture
13570 Meadowgrass Drive, Suite 201 • Colorado Springs, CO 80921
Phone: 719-538-8843 • Fax: 719-538-8847
Email: scrapie@animalagriculture.org