Equine Piroplasmosis and Vesicular Stomatitis
There are import and export requirements for US states that have quarantine in place due to Equine Piroplasmosis and Vesicular Stomatitis. If you are planning to take your horse to Arizona, Colorado, Texas, or New Mexico or are already there with your horse please see the information below or contact our clinic at (604) 856-3351 or for details on export/import regulations.
Here is a link to list of US State Vet’s to call to check their state requirements before movement:
http://www.usaha.org/Portals/6/StateAnimalHealthOfficials.pdf
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Information to apply for Import Permit.
Each scenario requires an import permit. To obtain an import permit go to:
1. www.inspection.gc.ca
2. Click on Animals then Terrestrial Animals
3. Scroll down to imports then click on it (do not click on live animals)
4. Scroll down to additional import information
5. Click on Application for Permit to Import
6. At the top click on Application for Permit to Import (CFIA/ACIA 5083)- PDF
Importer Information: Home address in BC Exporter Information: The address were you are going to in Arizona, Texas and or New Mexico Producer Information: click same address as Exporter above Importation Details:
* Must have Point of Entry (Port of Entry into Canada)
* Type of Entry: Single
* Must have arrival date at border (approximate)
* Country of Origin: Canada
* Routing: Ground Transport
* Legal Land Description of your British Columbia address
* Destination click same as importers address above
* Description: The number of horses, each horses’ colour and breed
Page 2: Signatures
Page 3: Method of Payment: Each permit is $35 (All of your horses can go on one permit) Permits are valid for 90 days. APPLY FOR YOUR PERMIT AT LEAST THREE WEEKS PRIOR TO YOUR DEPARTURE DATE
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Equine Piroplasmosis:
For horses from Texas or New Mexico for all end uses (including Canadian horses returning to Canada): the following import conditions will be required:
1) Import permit and
2) Additional US certification stating
· The horse(s) were inspected by a veterinarian within fifteen (15) days preceding the date of importation;
· The horses were inspected for ticks and treated for ticks, if necessary, at the time of the inspection;
· The horse(s) have not been on a premises where equine piroplasmosis (clinical or serology) has occurred during the 60 days immediately preceding exportation to Canada, nor has this disease occurred on any adjoining premises during the same period of time; and
· They must have tested negative to equine piroplasmosis using a cELISA test, during the fifteen (15) days prior to the date of importation into Canada.
B) For horses for all end uses from other states (including Canadian horses returning to Canada), the following requirement still applies:
· The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has also been asked to provide supplementary certification for horses and other equines from other states as follows: “During the previous twenty-one (21) days, the animal(s) in this shipment has/have not been in the State of Texas.”
Vesicular Stomatitis in the state of Arizona.
For horses returning to Canada from a state with Vesicular Stomatitis see the link below to information regarding VS on the Canadian Food Inspection Agency website: http://www.inspection.gc.ca/animals/terrestrial-animals/diseases/reportable/vesicularstomatitis/fact-sheet/eng/1306640102681/1306848592941
If you are planning on traveling to Arizona, or currently have horses in Arizona, the following regulations apply:
· For Canadian horses (horses that have been in the US for less than 60days) returning from Arizona:
· Horses will need to have a new export certificate issued from an accredited USDA vet within 15 days preceding importation to Canada. They will need their previous export papers to prove they are Canadian horses returning
· Horses will need a negative vesicular stomatitis test within the 15 days preceding importation to Canadian
· Owners will need to apply for an import permit from CFIA.
You can obtain the application for the permit at the following link: http://www.inspection.gc.ca/animals/terrestrialanimals/imports/permit-application/eng/1374511671189/1374511696513
· Once completed, return your application to
· Permits generally take 10-14 business days to be returned to you so please make sure to apply for your permit in plenty of time before you leave
· Your horses and paperwork will need to be examined at the border on the Canadian side on the way back into Canada by the border veterinarian
For US horses (horses that have been in the US for over 60 days) returning from Arizona:
US horses are not permitted to return directly from Arizona. The horses have to be moved out of Arizona to an unaffected state and quarantined for 21 days. Currently affected states are Arizona and Colorado. They then need to have new export certificate issued by a USDA vet preceding importation to Canada
If you chose not to follow this recommendation, before endorsement of the health certificate, the CFIA veterinarian will advise you that you CANNOT bring your animals back to Canada from Colorado, Nebraska or Arizona on the original Canadian export certificate. Instead, it will be necessary that you bring their animals back to Canada with an import permit and a U.S. health certificate which must contain the supplementary certification related to VS OR move their animals to *alternate states and establish residency in that state for at least 21 days prior to export to Canada.
In that case, the animals will be returning to Canada on a US health certificate that includes a statement for non residency Colorado, Nebraska or Arizona during the last 21 days prior to export to Canada (i.e. "During the previous twenty-one (21) days, the animal(s) in this shipment has/have not been in the state of Colorado, Nebraska or Arizona ").
*Various U.S. states may also prohibit movement into state without permit/certification/testing/post-entry testing. The Canadian horse/ swine/ruminant owner should check state requirements before movement.