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Effective immediately, equids originating from Kleberg County, Texas or any other county in Texas that has confirmed cases of Equine Piroplasmosis, will not be allowed to enter New Mexico.* Furthermore, any equid that has been in Kleberg County, Texas or any other county in Texas that has confirmed cases of Equine Piroplasmosis during the last 21 days will not be allowed entry into New Mexico.
Horses consigned to any sanctioned New Mexico race track from out of state must be accompanied by a Certificate of Veterinary Inspection dated within the preceding 30 days, as well as a negative EIA test and a negative Equine Piroplasmosis (B. equi) test conducted within twelve months prior to entry into New Mexico. EIA and Piroplasmosis test results must be attached to the CVI. In addition, copies of these forms must be mailed or faxed to the NMLB offices at 505-841-6160.
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The attached PDF file contains the following sections:
TRAVELING WITH YOUR HORSE IN NEW MEXICO
INTERSTATE TRAVEL (OUT OF STATE)
INTRASTATE TRAVEL (WITHIN NEW MEXICO)
RECOMMENDED: ANNUAL VACCINATIONS
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IN-STATE EXHIBITORS:
Follow the Fairs and Exhibitions Guide below.
OUT-OF-STATE EXHIBITORS:
You must first obtain entry into the state by following the Import Requirements on this page and then adhere to the Fairs and Exhibitions Guide.
Click here for the guide to Fairs & Exibitions in New Mexico
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We keep the link below updated with the latest known entry requirements as well as those specific to New Mexico-origin cattle as they become known to us:
Click Here for the Latest Updates On States with Specific Requirements for NM-origin cattle and general contact information for all states
Vesicular Stomatitis Invokes Import Restrictions for Horses from Texas and New Mexico Entering Canada
Click Here for Updates on Equine Exports to Canada
DUE TO THE FACT THAT VESICULAR STOMATITIS HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED IN THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO, THE SHIPMENT OF LIVESTOCK OR HORSES FROM NMLB INSPECTION DISTRICT 15 WITHIN THE STATE TO ANY COMPETITIONS OR EXHIBITIONS WHERE THERE WILL BE LIVESTOCK OR HORSES FROM OTHER STATES WILL REQUIRE A CERTIFICATE OF VETERINARY INSPECTION (HEALTH CERTIFICATE) WITH A STATEMENT THAT THE ANIMALS ARE NOT FROM A PREMISE UNDER QUARANTINE FOR VS AND DO NOT HAVE ANY SIGNS OR LESIONS OF VS. DISTRICT 15 ENCOMPASSES MOST OF DE BACA COUNTY, MOST OF GUADALUPE COUNTY AND A SMALL PART OF WESTERN QUAY COUNTY (SEE DISTRICT MAP UNDER "EMPLOYEE DIRECTORY")
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- A Certificate of Veterinary Inspection (CVI, "Health Certificate") issued by an accredited veterinarian within 30 days of entry into New Mexico, and an entry permit issued by the NMLB prior to entry into the State. NOTE: NMLB currently requires that copies of CVI and test records be faxed or otherwise submitted to the Board office for review before entry permits will be issued.
- Upon arrival at destination the NMLB is to be notified to arrange inspection before the animals can be commingled with other cattle or released to pasture. Inspection is to determine if all entry requirements have been met, and that the animals match the description of the animals on the CVI and permit. There will be a charge for this inspection.
- Testing for Brucellosis is required for animals originating from other than Class-Free states. Individual official identification is required. Sexually intact animals >6 months of age must be tested negative within 30 days prior to arrival if from Class-A states, unless they are official calfhood vaccinates <24 months of age (beef heifers) or <20 months of age (dairy heifers). Test charts must accompany the CVI. These requirements do not apply if the cattle are being shipped directly from the premises of origin to an approved slaughter facility, a NM quarantined feedlot or to an approved market where Brucellosis testing will be conducted. Contact the NMLB for requirements for import from less-than-Class-A states.
- All sexually intact dairy cattle >4 months of age, and beef breeding bulls >12 months of age require a negative tuberculin test within 60 days prior to entry into the State. Test charts must accompany the CVI. Animals originating from states or areas with less than Acredited-Free status must meet all USDA requirements for shipment from such states or areas, and the NMLB must be contacted for the most current NM requirements and for prior approval for entry.
- All non-virgin bulls are required to have a negative test for Tritrichomonas fetus ("Trich") within 30 days prior to entry. As of 2/26/10 "virgin bull" is defined as a bull less than 12 months of age. A signed affidavit from the owner for the virgin status of bulls 12-24 months of age is no longer applicable. No bull from a known positive T. fetus herd shall enter NM without three consecutive negative tests at least a week apart and within 30 days prior to entry. A post-entry test of such bulls will be required no more than 10 days after entry. The CVI for bulls to enter NM shall contain either a statement that "T. fetus has not been diagnosed in the herd of origin" or that "the bull(s) represented on this CVI have three consecutive negative T. fetus tests at least seven days apart and within 30 days of entry, and there has been no contact with females since the last qualifying test".
- Sexually intact female cattle from a known-positive T. fetus herd may enter the State only if there have been three consecutive negative tests of the entire bull population and they have a calf at side and have had no contact with other than negative bulls since parturition, are at least 120 days pregnant, are known virgin heifers, are heifers exposed to known negative bulls and are not yet 120 days pregnant, or have had at least 120 days of sexual isoation immediately preceding their entry into NM. Statements attesting to the preceeding condition(s) must be written on the CVI and signed by the owner or his agent. Females consigned directly to slaughter or quarantined feedlot are exempt from this requirement. Contact the NMLB for requirements pertaining to commuter herd agreements.
- Cattle originating from high-risk scabies areas, as determined by the NMLB Director and State Veterinarian, are required to be officially treated with a USDA-approved pesticide at origin, enroute or at destination, except for cattle entering the State for slaughter within 7 days of arrival, dairy cattle entering the State for milk production, calves under 3 weeks of age, cattle consigned to a NM livestock auction market for sale and immediate delivery to slaughter, or cattle moving under a completed and approved commuter herd agreement.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS
- Canada - All cattle over 12 months of age imported from Canada must have a negative TB test within 60 days prior to entry with the test results faxed directly to the New Mexico Livestock Board (505) 841-6160.
Letter from State Vet re: Canadian Cattle Imports
- Michigan - Special Regulation
All cattle, beef and dairy, regardless of age must have a negative TB AND must be quarantined upon arrival in New Mexico and will not be released until a negative Tuberculosis test is completed 60 - 90 days after entry.
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***SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS FOR PIROPLASMOSIS ARE CURRENTLY IN PLACE FOR HORSES ENTERING NEW MEXICO FROM TEXAS OR ENTERING A NEW MEXICO RACE TRACK. CLICK LINK BELOW FOR SPECIFIC INFORMATION***
Piroplasmosis
- 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 be faxed (for Stallions only) 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.
- 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. 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.
- 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.
- Breeding stallions are required to have an entry permit. Required paperwork (CVI and EVA test reports) should be faxed to the NMLB office (505) 841-6160 for a permit to be issued prior to entry.
- 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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- Certificate of Veterinary Inspection (CVI, "Health Certificate") issued by an accredited veterinarian within 30 days of entry into the State, and an entry permit issued by the NMLB prior to entry. NOTE: NMLB currently requires that copies of CVI and test records be faxed or otherwise submitted to the Board office for review before entry permits will be issued.
- All sexually-intact animals over 6 months of age must have scrapie identification tags. The tag numbers shall be recorded on the CVI. Sheep moving directly to slaughter are exempt from the requirement for scrapie tag identification.
- The CVI must include a statement by the issuing veterinarian that the animals are free of scabies, contagious ovine ecthyma (soremouth) and foot rot, and that the animals have not been exposed to bluetongue within 30 days of entry. Breeding rams are required to be examined negative for epididymitis. Test charts must accompany the CVI.
- For all breeding sheep entering NM the CVI must contain a statement that "the sheep originate from a flock in which scrapie has not been diagnosed in the last five (5) years and has not been identified as a trace or source flock and there is no evidence of exposure to scrapie". The owner or his agent shall sign his name under the statement. Sheep moving directly to slaughter are exempt from this statement.
- In addition to the preceding requirements hair sheep breeds (e.g. Mouflon, Barbados) >6 months of age are required to have been tested negative for tuberculosis, Brucellosis and malignant catarrhal fever (MCF) within 30 days of entry. Test charts must accompany the CVI.
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- Transporting feral swine into New Mexico is unlawful, and shall be punished by a fine of up to $1,000 and/or imprisonment for up to 1 year. Click Here to read the details of House Bill 594 which spells this out.
- A Certificate of Veterinary Inspection (CVI) issued within 30 days of entry and showing individual animal identification. The herd and area of origin must not be under quarantine. A statement that the animals have not been fed raw garbage must be entered on the CVI and signed by the owner. Additionally, a statement that the animals show no signs of illness must also be entered on the CVI. An entry permit must be obtained from the NMLB office prior to entry. NOTE: NMLB currently requires that copies of CVI and test records be faxed or otherwise submitted to the Board office for review before entry permits will be issued.
- All swine, regardless of age, must originate from a Swine Brucellosis-free state, or have a negative official test for brucellosis within 30 days of entry into the State, or originate from a brucellosis "Validated Brucellosis Free Herd", in which case the date of the last herd test and official herd certificate number must be entered on the CVI.
- All swine, regardless of age, originating from any area or state not pseudorabies-free must have a negative official test for pseudorabies, or originate from a "Qualified Pseudorabies Free Herd", in which case the date of the last herd test and official herd certificate number must be entered on the CVI.
- All swine must be identified with an official ear notch (1-3-9-27-81 system), or a USDA metal or plastic tag. Swine consigned directly to an approved slaughter facility or an approved feeding facility are exempt from the requirement for individual identification.
- Swine entering the State for exhibition purposes have the following additional requirements:
- Ear notch identification, regardless of other identification.
- A bill of sale indicating the name and complete address of seller, name and complete address of buyer, date of sale, and all notches, marks, tags and brands indicating individual identification found on the animal.
- Originate from a Stage V pseudorabies state, or originate from a Stage IV pseudorabies state and have two negative tests for pseudorabies 30-45 days apart. The first of these tests must be run before June 1 of the show year. Swine from Stage I, II, or III states may not be exhibited in New Mexico unless they have originated from herds declared "Qualified Free of Pseudorabies" and "Validated Free of Swine Brucellosis". In cases where the swine originate from "Qualified Free of Pseudorabies" and "Validated Free of Swine Brucellosis" herds, the qualification/validation must have been in force at the time of the animal's birth, and must be currently in effect. If the herd qualification/validation has been lost after removal of the exhibition swine from the herd, the exhibition animal may still be allowed to show based on the results of appropriate tests for any disease as determined and directed by the New Mexico Livestock Board.
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- All breeding age bison must have a Certificate of Veterinary Inspection (CVI, "Health Certificate") issued by an accredited veterinarian within 30 days of entry and an entry permit issued prior to entry. NOTE: NMLB currently requires that copies of CVI and test records be faxed or otherwise submitted to the Board office for review before entry permits will be issued.
- Breeding age sexually-intact bison must have a negative tuberculosis test within 60 days of entry. The TB test charts must accompany the CVI.
- Breeding age sexually-intact bison must have a negative test for brucellosis test with 30 days of entry. The brucellosis test charts must accompany the CVI.
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- Certificate of Veterinary Inspection (CVI, "Health Certificate") issued within 30 days of entry, and an entry permit issued prior to entry. NOTE: NMLB currently requires that copies of CVI and test records be faxed or otherwise submitted to the Board office for review before entry permits will be issued.
- All sexually intact animals 12 months of age and older must have a negative test for Brucellosis within thirty (30) days prior to entry.
- All animals 12 months of age and older must have a negative test for TB within 60 days prior to entry.
- Entry Permit and CVI must accompany shipments.
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- Captive cervids imported into New Mexico are regulated by the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish and the NMLB. NMLB must approve all imports of captive cervids and does require that the animals imported must be free of external parasites, and either test-negative or certified-free of bovine tuberculosis, test-negative or certified-free of Brucellosis, and come from herds surveilled for chronic wasting disease. Further they must have a CVI issued by an accredited veterinarian within 30 days of importation, and have an entry permit issued by the NMLB office prior to entry.
The NM Game & Fish import requirements may be found via the following links:
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