Section 345IAC1-3-11. Moving swine into Indiana

   (a) Except as provided in subsection (c), a person moving swine into the state must officially identify the swine under the requirements in 345 IAC 1-2.6-4.

  (b) A person moving swine into the state must identify the swine at the earliest of the following:

(1) The point of first commingling the swine with swine from any other source.

(2) Upon unloading the swine at a livestock market.

(3) Before transfer of ownership.

(4) Before arrival at the animal's final destination.

  (c) A person may move swine into the state without individually and uniquely identifying each animal if one (1) of the following sets of procedures are followed:

(1) Using the procedures in section 16.5 of this rule.

(2) The swine are kept as a group during movement to their final destination and the following requirements are met:

(A) The animals were born on the same premises.

(B) The animals were raised on the same premises.

(C) They are moved directly to a slaughter establishment from the place where they were raised.

(D) They are not commingled with swine from any other premises prior to arriving at the slaughter establishment.

(E) Approved identification is applied to the swine at the slaughter establishment or the animals are slaughtered one after another as a group and not mixed with other swine at slaughter.

  (d) Except as provided in subsection (e), swine transported into Indiana must be accompanied by the following documentation:

(1) A permit must be obtained from the state veterinarian. The permit number shall be recorded on the certificate of veterinary inspection associated with the permitted animals or, if a certificate of veterinary inspection is not required, the owner shipper statement accompanying the shipment. The certificate of veterinary inspection or owner shipper statement with the correct permit number must be in possession of the person in charge of the animals during movement.

(2) A CVI must be prepared for the animal that meets the requirements of 345 IAC 1-1.5-2. A CVI issued under this section must be issued within the thirty (30) days immediately prior to the date of movement. An animal may be moved with another form of documentation, such as an owner shipper statement, when authorized by the state veterinarian to facilitate disease control.

  (e) The following types of movements of swine are exempt from the documentation requirements in subsection (d):

(1) Swine moving within a production system under the requirements in section 16.5 of this rule.

(2) Swine moving direct to slaughter, or to a licensed livestock market for resale as direct to slaughter, under the requirements in section 10 of this rule.

(3) Swine that are moved directly to an approved livestock facility and accompanied by an owner shipper statement, unless the information that is required to be present on the statement is obtained by the facility upon arrival.

(4) Swine moving directly through the state en route to another state.

  (f) Swine moving into Indiana must be in compliance with the following disease control requirements:

(1) Brucellosis control in 345 IAC 3-4.

(2) Pseudorabies control in 345 IAC 3-5.1.

  (g) A person may not transport any of the following swine into the state:

(1) Swine that originate from a herd that has been fed garbage as defined in 345 IAC 1-2.1-1.

(2) Feral swine.

(Indiana State Board of Animal Health; Reg 76-1, Title IV,Sec 1; filed Aug 10, 1976, 10:29 a.m.: Rules and Regs. 1977, p. 133; filed May 2, 1983, 10:02 a.m.: 6 IR 1043; filed Sep 1, 2000, 2:03 p.m.: 24 IR 6; readopted filed May 2, 2001, 1:45 p.m.: 24 IR 2895; filed Dec 19, 2002, 12:05 p.m.: 26 IR 1524; readopted filed Feb 9, 2007, 9:42 a.m.: 20070307-IR-345060512RFA; readopted filed Aug 7, 2013, 8:32 a.m.: 20130904-IR-345130236RFA; filed Aug 22, 2014, 4:04 p.m.: 20140917-IR-345140057FRA)