Section 345IAC1-3-11.5. Moving swine within Indiana

  5. (a) The following requirements apply to a person moving swine within the state:

(1) A person may move feeder pigs as follows:

(A) Feeder pigs may be moved from a premises to another premises without moving through a livestock market if a record of the movement is kept for not less than twelve (12) months.

(B) Feeder pigs may be moved through a livestock market if the animals are individually identified using an official eartag or an official swine tattoo if the tattoo is approved by the state veterinarian.

(2) A person may move breeding swine as follows:

(A) Breeding swine may be moved from a premises to another premises without moving through a livestock market if the following requirements are met:

(i) A certificate of veterinary inspection for the animals to be moved is obtained from a licensed and accredited veterinarian prior to movement. The certificate of veterinary inspection must accompany the animals during transportation and a copy of the certificate must be given to the recipient of the swine. The certificate of veterinary inspection must be issued within the thirty (30) days immediately prior to the date of movement.

(ii) Each animal is individually identified with an official eartag or an ear notch that has been recorded in the book of record of a swine registry association.

(B) Breeding swine moved to a livestock market shall be consigned for sale for slaughter only. Any breeding swine in a livestock market shall be considered a slaughter animal for the purposes of this rule and 345 IAC 7-3.5. Breeding swine may move from a livestock market only in slaughter channels.

(3) Slaughter swine must be moved under the requirements in section 10 of this rule.

(4) Swine moved to an exhibition must be officially identified under 345 IAC 1-2.6-4 prior to the movement.

  (b) The requirements to move feeder pigs and breeding animals in subsection (a)(1)(A) and (a)(2)(A) do not apply to the movement of swine intrastate within a production system under common ownership or management. (Indiana State Board of Animal Health; 345 IAC 1-3-11.5; filed Aug 22, 2014, 4:04 p.m.: 20140917-IR-345140057FRA)