Nebraska Statutes 54-2947. Pre-entry certificate of veterinary inspection; required; exceptions; permits, required when; prohibited acts; department powers
(1) All animals brought into this state shall be accompanied by a pre-entry certificate of veterinary inspection, except:
Terms Used In Nebraska Statutes 54-2947
- Animal: means all vertebrate members of the animal kingdom except humans or wild animals at large. See Nebraska Statutes 54-2906
- Approved laboratory: means an animal disease diagnostic laboratory accredited by the American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians to conduct animal disease testing. See Nebraska Statutes 54-2907
- Cattle: means all domestic bovine animals, including beef cattle, dairy cattle, and bison. See Nebraska Statutes 54-2908
- Certificate of veterinary inspection: means a legible document, paper, or electronic submission, issued by an accredited veterinarian at the point of origin of an animal movement which meets federal and state requirements for interstate or intrastate movement of animals. See Nebraska Statutes 54-2909
- Dangerous disease: means an infectious, contagious, or otherwise transmissible disease, infestation, or exposure which has the potential for rapid spread, serious economic impact, or serious threat to livestock health, and is of major importance in the trade of livestock and livestock products. See Nebraska Statutes 54-2911
- Department: means the Department of Agriculture. See Nebraska Statutes 54-2912
- Domestic: when applied to corporations shall mean all those created by authority of this state. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
- Person: means any individual, governmental entity, corporation, society, firm, association, partnership, limited liability company, joint-stock company, association, or any other corporate body or legal entity. See Nebraska Statutes 54-2925
- Poultry: means domesticated birds that serve as a source of eggs or meat and includes, but is not limited to, chickens, turkeys, ducks, and geese. See Nebraska Statutes 54-2926
- Premises: means land, buildings, vehicles, equipment, pens, holding facilities, and grounds upon which an animal, herd, or flock is or was, housed, kept, located, grazed, or transported. See Nebraska Statutes 54-2927
- State: when applied to different states of the United States shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories organized by Congress. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
- State Veterinarian: means the veterinarian appointed pursuant to section Nebraska Statutes 54-2936
- Venue: The geographical location in which a case is tried.
(a) Animals brought directly to slaughter as defined in 9 C.F.R. § 86.1 to a recognized slaughtering establishment as defined in 9 C.F.R. § 78.1, as such regulations existed on January 1, 2020;
(b) Cattle, swine, horses, sheep, and goats brought from the farm or ranch of origin directly to an establishment approved under 9 C.F.R. § 71.20, as such regulation existed on January 1, 2020;
(c) Poultry under eight weeks of age accompanied by a VS Form 9-3, Report of Sales of Hatching Eggs, Chicks, and Poults, and classified prior to movement into Nebraska as pullorum and typhoid clean or equivalent status pursuant to 9 C.F.R. part 145, the National Poultry Improvement Plan, as such plan existed on January 1, 2020; and
(d) Animals moving directly to a veterinary clinic or approved laboratory for diagnosis, treatment, or health examination, except that live animals without a pre-entry certificate of veterinary inspection shall not stay in Nebraska longer than the duration of such diagnosis, treatment, or health examination and during such stay shall be separated from other animals.
(2) The department may require that a prior entry permit be obtained for animals if it deems such permit is necessary for the protection of the health of domestic animals in the state.
(3) Except as provided in the Animal Health and Disease Control Act or the Exotic Animal Auction or Exchange Venue Act, no person shall move from a premises any animal which is affected or suspected of being affected with any dangerous disease without first having obtained a permit from the department.
(4) It shall be unlawful for any person to cause any animal to be diverted from the destination stated on the certificate of veterinary inspection except by written permission of the State Veterinarian.
(5) Any animal which does not qualify for entry into Nebraska pursuant to department rules and regulations may, at the discretion of the State Veterinarian, be subject to the department powers outlined in section 54-2940.