New Mexico has experienced an outbreak of VS in 2012, which has led to an emergency rule being passed, and more restrictive movement requirements. We have created a page for this to keep this information in one place.

Visit http://www.nmlbonline.com/vs at any time for the latest.

Requirements modified as of November 26, 2012. Please click the link below.

• GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR HORSES ENTERING NEW MEXICO:
  1. Certificate of Veterinary Inspection (CVI, "Health Certificate") issued by an accredited veterinarian within 30 days of entry into New Mexico. It is a requirement that the rectal temperature of equine be noted on the CVI. NOTE: NMLB currently requires that copies of CVI and EVA test records (for Stallions only)  be faxed or otherwise submitted to the Board office for review before entry permits will be issued. Coggin's test results do not have to be faxed. Coggin's results may be indicated on the CVI with proper lab information and accession numbers.
      
  2. Negative Coggins (AGID) or enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) test for Equine Infectious Anemia (EIA) dated within 12 months of entry into New Mexico for any animals 6 months of age and older. PLEASE NOTE: "Pending" Coggins tests or Coggins testing "upon arrival" are NOT acceptable. Negative EIA test dated within 12 months is also required for horses moving within the State for competitions and exhibitions, to sale barns and at change of ownership.
      
  3. Breeding stallions are required to have a negative serum neutralization (SN) test for Equine Viral Arteritis (EVA) within 30 days of entering New Mexico, OR be vaccinated for EVA with a negative SN test dated no more than 10 days before the date of initial EVA vaccination.
      
  4. Breeding stallions are required to have an ENTRY PERMIT NUMBER issued by the NMLB and recorded on the CVI. Required paperwork (CVI and EVA test reports) should be faxed to the NMLB office (505) 841-6160 for a permit number to be issued prior to entry.
      
  5. Fresh, cooled or frozen stallion semen requires an entry permit issued by the NMLB prior to the initial shipment into the State for the current breeding season. Further shipments to the same destination premise do not require additional permits. If semen is imported to premises other than the initial premise on the permit the NMLB is to be notified. The shipped semen must be from a documented EVA sero-negative or EVA vaccinated stallion, or the semen itself must be culture (virus isolation)-negative or polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-negative for EVA within 180 days of import.
  
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