<html> <head> <title>Rule 12:68:25:17 Import requirements.</title> <META NAME="Keywords" Content="Administrative Rules 12:68:25:17"> <META NAME="Description" Content="Administrative Rules 12:68:25:17 Import requirements."> <meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=windows-1252"> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 15 (filtered)"> <style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:"Cambria Math"; panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif; color:black;} a:link, span.MsoHyperlink {color:blue; text-decoration:underline;} a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed {color:#954F72; text-decoration:underline;} .MsoChpDefault {font-size:10.0pt; color:black;} @page WordSection1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;} div.WordSection1 {page:WordSection1;} --> </style> </head> <body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink="#954F72"> <div class=WordSection1> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>12:68:25:17.&nbsp;&nbsp;Import requirements.</b> All cervidae entering South Dakota must be accompanied by a certificate of veterinary inspection and an entry permit number requested by the licensed, accredited veterinarian signing the certificate of veterinary inspection and issued by the state veterinarian before movement. One of the following statements must appear on the certificate of veterinary inspection:</p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>&nbsp;</p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;All cervidae identified on this certificate of veterinary inspection originate from a herd in which all cervidae have been kept for at least three years or into which they were born. There have been no exposure to or additions from any other source in the past three years. There have been no diagnosis, signs, or epidemiologic evidence of CWD in this herd for the past three years. Records and causes of death for the past three years in this herd of origin are available to the animal health official of the state of origin&quot;; or</p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>&nbsp;</p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (2)&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;All cervidae identified on this certificate of veterinary inspection originate from a herd which has been determined to have the stated monitored status by the animal health official of the State of South Dakota&quot;; or</p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>&nbsp;</p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (3)&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;All cervidae identified on this certificate of veterinary inspection originate from a herd which has been determined to have certified CWD cervid herd status by the animal health official of the State of South Dakota.&quot;</p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>&nbsp;</p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; All certificates of veterinary inspection also must have the following statement with the signature of the cervid owner attesting validity. &quot;No animal has ever originated from, or been a member of a herd, where CWD has been diagnosed, or been a member of a CWD traceback or traceforward herd in the past five years.&quot;</p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>&nbsp;</p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Source:</b> SL 1998, ch 250, &#167;&nbsp;2, effective February 5, 1998; 29 SDR 29, effective September 4, 2002; 34 SDR 100, effective October 22, 2007; 38 SDR 214, effective June 21, 2012; 43 SDR 41, effective September 26, 2016.</p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>General Authority:</b> SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=40-5-8.6">40-5-8.6.</A></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Law Implemented:</b> SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=40-5-8.6">40-5-8.6.</A></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>&nbsp;</p> </div> </body> </html>