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| Animal import requirements |
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Canadian cattle import requirements
To enter Oregon, most vertebrate animals must have:
- a Certificate of Veterinary Inspection (abbreviated CVI, sometimes incorrectly called a ´health certificate´) issued less than 30 days prior to entry (less than 15 days for swine) - and -
- an import permit issued by this office. For a permit, call 503-986-4680. Staff is available Monday through Friday, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, Pacific time. After hours an automated system answers the permit line, records minimal information about the shipment, and issues a shipping permit number. Clinic staff must call the next regular working day to complete the import permit
- tests or vaccinations may be required.
Entry requirements by species
Animal Health & Identification, Oregon Department of Agriculture, is issuing this reminder about importation requirements for animals coming into Oregon (or animals returning to Oregon) from states where vesicular stomatitis has occurred within the past 30 days. Oregon requires the following:
In addition to the requirements of OAR 603-011-0255 and all other import requirements, equidae, cattle, sheep, goats, bison, New World Camelids, swine or privately owned cervidae which are shipped from any state or area with confirmed cases of vesicular stomatitis shall not be imported into Oregon unless:
(a) An Oregon Permit for import is obtained from the Department prior to movement, including animals moving to an approved livestock market in Oregon; and
(b) The animals showed no clinical signs of vesicular stomatitis on the day of shipment; and
(c) The animals have not originated from a premises or within 10 miles of a premises under quarantine or under investigation for vesicular stomatitis; and
(d) An official certificate of veterinary inspection issued within 24 hours of movement must accompany animals; and
(e) The following statement must be included by the accredited veterinarian on any official certificate of veterinary inspection for importation listed animals into Oregon:
“I have examined the animals represented on this certificate and have found no clinical signs of vesicular stomatitis. To the best of my knowledge, these animals have not been exposed to vesicular stomatitis within the previous 30 days, nor have they been vaccinated with a vesicular stomatitis vaccine.”
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| Pasture Permit |
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Pasture Permit program exists for cattle shipped to another state for grazing purposes. All cattle moved on the Pasture to Pasture permit must be returned to the state of origin after the grazing season without a change of ownership
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| Status of program diseases |
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Oregon participates in cooperative state/federal programs to eradicate specific diseases in food animals. Our official status in these programs is:
- Bovine brucellosis = CLASS FREE since January 14, 1993
- Bovine tuberculosis = ACCREDITED FREE since January 13, 1989
- Swine brucellosis = VALIDATED FREE since September 1, 1987
- Swine pseudorabies = QUALIFIED FREE since May 5, 1994
- Salmonella pullorum - typhoid = FREE since October of 1994
(National Poultry Improvement Plan)
- Sheep/Goat scrapie = CONSISTENT STATE STATUS
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| Veterinarians and clinic staff |
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Information for veterinarians and clinic staff in Oregon
Information for veterinarians and clinic staff in other states
Legibility counts on official documents. It is important to print or type both the veterinarian's name and the full clinic name & address on all official documents: CVIs, test charts, vaccination reports, etc. If there's a question or problem and the clinic information is incomplete and we can't decipher the doctor's highly stylized signature, we don't know who to contact. A rubber stamp is OK for clinic information, but not for signatures
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| Veterinary products |
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Manufacturers, Wholesalers, and Retailers of Veterinary Products
In addition to disease control efforts, the Animal Health Section maintains a registry of Veterinary Products sold or offered for sale in Oregon
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