For Health Requirement Information:
Illinois Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Animal Health and
Welfare
State Fairgrounds
Phone (217) 782-4944
20011 EXHIBITION LIVESTOCK HEALTH
REQUIREMENTS
COUNTY FAIRS
Exhibitors are required to familiarize
themselves with all rules applicable to their exhibits.
All out-of-state animals shall require
an entry permit. Permits are available
24 hours a day, seven days a week by calling (217)782-4944.
All animals, except as noted, shall be
accompanied by a Certificate of Veterinary Inspection (CVI) which shows that
the animal
meets all health requirements for the
State of
request.
CVI
means a legible record made on an official form from the state of origin which
has been issued, signed and dated by an accredited veterinarian and which shows
the name and address of the animal's owner or exhibitor and the results of all
required tests or vaccinations. A CVI
shall list only one animal identification per line; shall be presented on the
form on which it was initially issued; and shall not be corrected, changed or
altered in any manner.
All animals shall officially
identified. The animal(s) official
identification shall be recorded on the CVI.
If
animals are from tuberculosis accredited, brucellosis certified, pseudorabies
qualified, or brucellosis validated herds, the
identifying
herd number(s) along with the date of the last herd test(s) shall appear on the
CVI.
CVI for out-of-state livestock shall be
void thirty (30) days after issuance.
CVI for Illinois-origin livestock shall
be void ninety (90) days after issuance.
All livestock shall be subject to
examination upon entry to any Illinois Fair or exhibition. Any animal showing evidence of
infectious, contagious or communicable
diseases shall be immediately withdrawn and held in quarantine at the owner's
risk and
expense until properly treated and
recovered, or until the animal is released to return to the owner's premise.
Any
livestock infected with scabies, mange, active lesions of ringworm, soremouth,
or multiple warts which are easily visible without close examination shall not
be permitted to exhibit and are subject to quarantine or removal from the
fairgrounds.
Sheep and goats with caseous lymphadenitis as evidenced by draining
abscesses shall not be exhibited and are subject to
immediate quarantine or removal from the fairgrounds.
Illinois Department of Agriculture
personnel or designee may collect blood, tissue, milk or urine samples from any
animal being
exhibited and/or raced at any Illinois
Fair to test for the presence of illegal
drugs or banned substances. New examination
techniques, such as ultrasound, may
also be used at anytime while the animals are on the grounds of any Illinois
Fair or exhibit.
Illinois
Department of Agriculture personnel may collect urine, blood, tissue or other
test samples from exhibition animals at the
time
of slaughter.
All
exhibitors of animals at any Illinois Fair or exhibition shall comply with the
provision of the Illinois Humane Care for Animals
Act. If violations are observed, the animal(s)
will be excused from exhibition and ordered removed from the grounds with all
awards
being forfeited.
Any practice of deviation from normal, accepted care, including
physical, medical or mechanical application, shall constitute a
violation of show rules and may
result in the animal(s) disqualification and removal from the fairgrounds.
Any
the herd/flock upon return to
Individual identification of each animal shall be either a
fully healed and legible tattoo, official metal ear tag, registration number
(can only be used if the tattoo is recorded on the registration certificate or
for breeds where pictures are acceptable), or individual brands, if brand is
recorded on the registration certificate.
Brucellosis
Tuberculosis
Please note:
Permit
All
out-of-state cattle are to be accompanied by an entry permit.
Permits
are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week by calling (217)782-4944.
Female cattle six (6) months of age and
older and bulls eighteen (18) months of age and older shall be negative to an
official test for brucellosis within thirty (30) days prior to entry, unless exempt
by one (1) of the following:
Originate directly form a certified
brucellosis-free herd.
Official vaccinates of dairy breeds
under twenty (20) months of age or official vaccinates of beef breeds under
twenty-four (24) months of age.
Animal originated from a "Class
Free" state (if entire state is so classified).
Steers and spayed heifers are not
required to be tested for brucellosis.
The negative brucellosis test shall be
conducted at a state or federal laboratory within 30 days prior to exhibition.
Tuberculosis
Accredited Tuberculosis
No tuberculin test required. All
cattle, including steers, originating from an Accredited Tuberculosis Free
State, may enter
for exhibition when accompanied
by a CVI issued by an accredited veterinarian with 30 days.
Non-Accredited Tuberculosis
Cattle must originate from a herd where
a complete herd test was conducted within the past year.
The individual animals entering
Cattle that enter
Identification
Swine shall be identified by an
official ear tag, tattoo or recognized breed ear notch.
Ear notch identification is acceptable
for barrows, crossbred gilts and breeding swine. (Note: Ear notch
identification of crossbred swine does not satisfy USDA identification
requirements for brucellosis and pseudorabies testing,)
Brucellosis
Brucellosis
is not required for
Pseudorabies
All
exhibition swine are required to be tested for pseudorabies as described below.
Swine of all ages shall be negative to
an official test for pseudorabies conducted within 90 days prior to exhibition;
or swine shall originate immediately and directly from a qualified pseudorabies
negative herd.
Barrows and females in market classes
must meet the same requirements as breeding swine.
Swine consigned to terminal market
classes must meet the same test requirements as exhibition swine if these
classes are held in conjunction with "exhibits not intended for
slaughter".
When terminal classes are held on a day
when no other livestock are present, these animals are exempt from all test
requirements and do not need a CVI. All
swine terminal classes must be identified by a site tattoo prior to movement to
slaughter.
Swine from pseudorabies-quarantined
herds are not allowed to exhibit regardless of whether or not the show is
terminal or non-terminal.
The
Permit
All out-of-state swine are to be
accompanied by an entry permit.
Permits are available 24 hours a day,
seven days a week by calling (217) 782-4944.
Identification
Individually identified by an official
ear tag, tattoo or recognized breed ear notch.
Ear notch identification is not acceptable for crossbred
animals.
Brucellosis
Breeding swine 4 months of age and
older shall be negative to an official test for brucellosis within 30 days
prior to exhibition unless exempt by one (1) of the following:
Originate immediately and directly from
a brucellosis-free herd.
Originate directly from a validated
brucellosis-free state.
Swine brucellosis tests for exhibition
shall be conducted at a state or federal laboratory.
Pseudorabies
All exhibition swine are required to be
tested for pseudorabies as described below.
Swine shall be negative to an official
test for pseudorabies conducted within the past thirty (30) days prior to entry
or originate immediately and directly from a qualified pseudorabies negative
herd.
Barrows and females in market classes
must meet the same requirements as breeding swine.
The
Individual identification of each animal shall be by an ear
tattoo or official metal or plastic tag.
A microchip ID is
acceptable if the owner provides the reader.
Ear
tattoos may be used when a registration certificate, listing the tattoo number,
accompanies the animal.
When
using ear tags, the tag must indicate the premises ID and state of origin. The
tag number must be assigned by a
state or APHIS representative and recorded in
the Scrapie Record Database.
All wethers must be slick shorn (show ring ready)
before weigh-in so that show lamb fungus can be identified.
Sheep
originating from a flock that has previously been classified as either an
infected or source flock can be exhibited
in
For
any animal born after
All
out-of-state sheep are to be accompanied by an entry permit. Permits are available 24 hours a day, seven
days a week by calling (217)782-4944.
Sheep
originating from a flock that has previously been classified as either an
infected or source flock can be exhibited in
For
any animal born after
GOATS
Individual
identification of each animal shall be by an ear tattoo or official metal or
plastic tag. A microchip ID is
acceptable if the owner provides the reader.
Tattoos may be used when a
registration certificate, listing the tattoo number, accompanies the animal.
When using ear tags, the tag
must indicate the premises ID and state of origin. The tag number must be assigned by a
state or APHIS representative and recorded in
the Scrapie Record Database.
Ears should be used for
tattooing when possible. If there is no
space in the ear, the flank or tail fold may be used.
Goats
originating from a herd that has previously been classified as either an
infected or source herd can be exhibited in
For
any animal born after
All
out-of-state goats are to be accompanied by an entry permit. Permits are available 24 hours a day, seven
days a week by calling (217)782-4944.
Goats
originating from a herd that has previously been classified as either an
infected or source herd can be exhibited in
Tuberculosis-Goats
from areas or states that are not Accredited Bovine Tuberculosis Free, must be
accompanied by a CVI indicating that the goats originated from a herd where a
complete negative herd test has been conducted within
the past twelve (12) months and the individual animals are negative to a
tuberculin test conducted within thirty (30) days prior to entry. For any animal born after 1/1/2002, the CVI
must include the flock of birth and the flock of origin, if different.
HORSES,
PONIES, MULES AND OTHER EQUIDAE
All
horses and other equidae, twelve (12) months of age and older attending an
advertised equine event, shall be accompanied by a negative test for equine
infectious anemia (EIA) conducted within the last twelve (12) months. A copy of this test shall accompany the
animal.
AGID
(Coggins) or ELISA tests are accepted.
An
advertised equine event means a show, rodeo, sale, auction, exhibition, trail
ride, or horse fair that is posted or media promoted.
A
CVI is not required for
All
out of state equine are to accompanied by an entry permit. Permits are available 24 hours a day, seven
days a week by calling (217)782-4944.
All
horses and other equidae entering
negative
test for equine infectious anemia (EIA) conducted within the last twelve (12)
months. A copy of this test shall
accompany the animal.
AGID
(Coggins) or ELISA tests are accepted.
All
horses and other equidae shall be accompanied by a CVI issued within thirty
(30) days prior to entry.
POULTRY
All
entries (except waterfowl, i.e. domesticated fowl that normally swim, such as
ducks and geese) in a show or exhibition shall have originated from a U. S. Pullorum-Typhoid
Clean or equivalent hatchery or flock OR have a negative pullorum-typhoid test
within 90 days prior to exhibition.
Exhibitor shall show proper information as to name and address of owner
or exhibitor, name and address of the authorized testing agent, date of the
testing and the number, breed, and species of those tested.
Prior
to being used to transport poultry to a show, all crates, boxes, containers and
vehicles shall be thoroughly cleaned and disinfected.
Any
poultry vaccinations must be performed at least 4 weeks prior to delivery to
the show.
Upon
admission to a show, all entries shall be examined by the official county fair
veterinarian or qualified state personnel who shall also receive and examine
all certificates necessary for admission of birds to a show. Birds not in show condition will be excused
from exhibition and removed from the premises.
Any fowl showing signs of illness during the fair will be removed from
the exhibition grounds.
All
out-of-state turkeys must originate from flocks that are officially classified
as U.S. Mycoplasma Gallisepticum Clean in accordance with the provisions of the
National Poultry Improvement Plan or be negative to a test for Mycoplasma
Gallisepticum within 30 days prior to entry.
A
permit is also required for out-of-state poultry. A permit may be obtained by calling
(217)782-4944.
Please
note: These poultry exhibition requirements do not apply to 4-H and FFA 1-day
poultry shows where the entries are taken to the show and returned home the
same day. However, a permit is required
for out-of-state poultry.
(Deer,
Elk, Reindeer, Caribou, Moose,
All animals shall be
individually identified with an approved tag, microchip or tattoo. Elk are required to have two
official/approved unique identifiers.
Chronic Wasting
Disease
For cervidae changing
ownership or moving within the State, the owner must obtain a permit issued by
the Department prior to movement and the cervid must originate from a herd that
is enrolled in the Certified Monitored Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) Program or
the Contained Monitored Chronic Wasting Disease Program. The permit shall be obtained no more than 72
hours in advance of the movement of the cervids by providing the following
information:
Name
and complete mailing address of person exhibiting the cervids;
Certified Monitored Chronic Wasting
Disease or Contained Monitored Chronic Wasting Disease Herd number;
Name and complete mailing address of
location where the animals will be exhibited;
Number of animals and unique
identification of the animals.
All
cervidae entering
All
cervidae entering
Of
Veterinary Inspection that:
has been issued by an accredited veterinarian
of the state of origin or a veterinarian in the employ of the United States
Department of Agriculture;
is approved by the Animal Health Official of
the state of origin;
shows that the cervidae are free from visible
evidence of any contagious, infectious or communicable disease or exposure
thereto, do not originate from a CWD endemic area (any county and surrounding
counties where CWD has been diagnosed in the past five years);
shows that the cervidae are not originating
from a herd under quarantine for any contagious, infectious or communicable
disease;
shows that the animals originate from a herd
that has been monitored for at least 5 years under a state-approved CWD
certification program.
A
permit number can be obtained by calling (217) 782-4944. Applicant for permit shall furnish the
following information to the Department:
Name and post office mailing address of
Name and post office mailing address of the
consignor and/or source herds;
Name and post office mailing address of the
herd veterinarian;
Number and unique identification of cervidae
in shipment.
Cervidae six (6)
months of age and older must have a negative brucellosis card or PCFIA test
within sixty (60) days prior
to entry.
Accredited Tuberculosis
All cervidae twelve (12)
months of age and over shall be negative to two (2) single cervical test for
bovine TB no less than
ninety (90) days apart with the second test
conducted within ninety (90) days prior to entry. These animals shall be
isolated from all other members
of the herd during the testing period unless they originate from an accredited,
qualified or
monitored herd.
Cervidae
from an accredited herd may be moved into
Cervidae
originating from qualified or monitored herds may enter with a negative test
within ninety (90) days prior to entry and a certificate stating that the animals
originate from a monitored herd.
Non-Accredited Tuberculosis Free Areas or
States (Not TB Free)
All
cervidae shall originate from a herd where a complete herd test was conducted within
the past year.
The
individual animals entering
RATITES
(Ostriches, Emus, Rheas, Cassowaries and Kiwis)
There are no
requirements governing the movement of ratites within
Must
be accompanied by a CVI and permit number.
Individual
identified by leg band or microchip.
Negative
test for Avian Influenza within 10 days prior to entry.
PIGEON
There
are no requirements governing the movements of pigeons within or into
There
are no requirements governing the movements of rabbits within or into
There
are no requirements governing the movement of Ilamas within or into