Cattle/Bison (Buffalo)

Certificate of Veterinary Inspection (CVI). All cattle and bison imported into the state must be accompanied by a CVI with an import permit number, except the following:

1. Cattle or bison moving from their farm / ranch of origin in an adjacent state directly to an approved auction market, and
2. Cattle or bison consigned directly to a recognized slaughter establishment

NO import permit required on CVIs issued for cattle using approved electronic systems (GlobalVetLink, VSPS, VetSentry, Sale Time Sytems, and VET CVI).

Import permits are valid for 15 days.

DAIRY CATTLE

Dairy Calves: (2 Months and Under)

1. Certificate of Veterinary Inspection and Permit Number. Import permits are valid for 15 days.
2. Individual official ID (metal ear tag or RFID #'s) is required on all animals:
   1. Sexually Intact Animals: Official ID must be listed on CVI.
   2. Steers and Spayed Heifers: Official ID is not required to be listed on CVI.

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Dairy Calves 2-6 Months Old

1. Certificate of Veterinary Inspection and permit number. Import permits are valid for 15 days.
2. Individual official ID (metal ear tag or RFID #'s) is required on all animals.
   1. Sexually Intact Animals: Official ID must be listed on CVI.
   2. Steers and Spayed Heifers: Official ID is not required to be listed on CVI.
3. Cattle originating from a TB Modified-Accredited State or Zone (Part of MI):
   1. Individual official ID (metal ear tag or RFID #'s) listed on the CVI.
   2. Intact feeding heifers must have a negative TB test within 60 days prior to movement and must be moved only to an approved feedlot.
   3. Dairy calves for breeding purposes must have a negative TB test within 60 days prior to movement and must originate from a herd that was negative to a whole herd official TB test within 1 year prior to the date of movement. Date of herd test must be listed on the CVI.

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Dairy Cattle 6 Months and Older for Feeding Purposes Only

1. Certificate of Veterinary Inspection and permit number. Import permits are valid for 15 days.
2. Individual official ID (metal ear tag or RFID #'s) is required on all animals.
   1. Sexually Intact Animals: Official ID must be listed on CVI.
   2. Steers and Spayed Heifers: Official ID is not required to be listed on CVI.
3. Cattle originating from a TB Modified-Accredited State or Zone (Part of MI):
   1. Individual official ID (metal ear tag or RFID #'s) listed on the CVI.
   2. Negative TB test required within 60 days prior to movement.
   3. Intact feeding heifers must be moved only to an approved feedlot.

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Dairy Bulls and Females 6 Months and Older for Breeding

1. Certificate of Veterinary Inspection and permit number. Import permits are valid for 15 days.
2. Individual official ID (metal ear tag or RFID #'s) listed on the CVI.
3. Cattle originating from a TB Modified-Accredited State or Zone (Part of MI):
   1. Negative TB test required within 60 days prior to movement.
   2. Originate from a herd that was negative to a whole herd official TB test within 1 year prior to the date of movement.
   3. Date of herd test must be listed on CVI.

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Recreational Cattle: Male and Female regardless of Age
(Imported to SD for Rodeo, Roping, Cattle Cutting, Cattle Penning, Steer Wrestling or Training for such Events)

1. Certificate of Veterinary Inspection and permit number. Import permits are valid for 15 days.
2. Individual official ID (metal ear tag #s or RFID tags) listed on CVI.
3. Negative Tuberculosis test within 12 months prior to entry.

BEEF CATTLE and BISON (BUFFALO)

Beef Calves: (2 Months and Under)

1. Certificate of Veterinary Inspection and permit number. Import permits are valid for 15 days.

Beef Feeder Cattle and Bison (2-18 Months of Age)
Suckling Calves Traveling with the cow travel on the Dam's ID and Test information

1. Certificate of Veterinary Inspection and permit number. Import permits are valid for 15 days.
2. Cattle originating from the Greater Yellowstone Area Designated Surveillance Areas of Idaho, Montana and Wyoming.
   1. Individual official ID listed on the CVI for all sexually intact animals
   2. Please write the following statement on the CVI: These animals are quarantined to destination until moved to slaughter.
3. Cattle originating from a TB Modified-Accredited State or Zone (Part of MI):
   
1. Originate from a non-quarantined herd.
2. Negative to an official tuberculin test conducted within 60 days prior to movement.
3. Official identification (metal ear tag #s or RFID tags), regardless of age, must be listed on the CVI.
4. Intact feeder heifers must be moved only to an approved feedlot.

Beef Breeding Cattle and Bison (over 2 months old) and Intact Feeder Cattle and Bison over 18 Months of Age

1. Certificate of Veterinary Inspection and permit number. Import permits are valid for 15 days.
2. Individual official ID (metal ear tag #s, RFID) listed on the CVI.
3. Cattle originating from a TB Modified-Accredited State or Zone (Part of MI):
   
1. Originate from a non-quarantined herd.
2. All breeding cattle must originate from a herd that was negative to a whole herd official tuberculin test within 1 year prior to the date of movement. Date of test must be listed on the CVI.
3. All animals to be moved must test negative to an official tuberculin test conducted within 60 days prior to movement.
4. Intact feeder heifers must be moved to an approved feedlot.

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TRICHOMONIASIS (CATTLE ONLY)

Bulls

The following statement must be on the Certificate of Veterinary Inspection:

"The bull(s) identified on this certificate have been tested and found to be negative for trichomoniasis by testing conducted by a laboratory accredited by the American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians." The testing must be by methods approved by the board and may be by isolation of the organism or polymerase chain reaction (PCR).

Board approved Trich testing protocols for importation include:

1. One negative PCR test conducted on a preputial scraping sample.
2. Three consecutive negative culture attempts of preputial scraping samples collected with a minimum of seven days between each collection.

Negative TRICH test results are valid until the bull has returned to breeding activity.

Exemptions:Provided such exemption qualifications are stated on the official certificate of veterinary inspection:

1. Virgin Bulls.
2. Bulls imported to South Dakota for confined feeding or slaughter only.
3. Bulls imported for exhibition or rodeo purposes and held in confined facilities to prevent breeding as determined by the board.
4. Bulls imported as part of seasonal grazing operations and not changing ownership as determined by the board, following a risk assessment.
5. Call SDAIB 605.773.3321 for a Risk Assessment.

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Cows

No non-virgin and non-pregnant female cattle may be imported, loaned, leased, nor acquired for breeding purposes in South Dakota. However, non-virgin and non-pregnant female cattle registered with a breed registry, or to be used in confined dairy operations, may be exempt from the provisions of this section as determined by the board. Non-virgin and non-pregnant female cattle, each accompanied by its own offspring and prior to re-breeding are exempt from the provisions of this section.

GRAZING/COMMUTER CATTLE

1. Applies only to cattle imported into SD for temporary grazing purposes (less than 180 days) that come from their herd of origin in IA, MN, ND, MT, WY, or NE.
   
2. Certificate of Veterinary Inspection (CVI) and Permit Number. Import permits are valid for 15 days.
   
3. Physical 911 address, GPS coordinates, or a physical description of the destination in SD.
   
4. Official identification requirements to be listed on the CVI
   1. Individual official identification OR
      
   2. Registered herd brand
      
      1. If cattle are branded with an out-of-state brand, the owner must submit a grazing report to the SD Brand Board (605-773-3324).
         
   3. Calves may travel without official identification as long as they are with their dam.
5. Trich requirements
   
1. Bulls must be virgin or have a negative Trich test prior to breeding (please state on the CVI).
   
2. Cows/heifers must be virgin, confirmed pregnant, or moving with their own calf at side (please state on the CVI).
   
6. Statements to be included on the CVI:
   
1. No change of ownership while in South Dakota.
   
2. No commingling with other livestock while in South Dakota.
   
3. A grazing/commuter permit is valid for up to 180 days.

For questions, please call the SD Animal Industry Board 605-773-3321

RETURN FROM GRAZING/COMMUTE

1. Applies to cattle returning to their SD herd of origin after temporarily grazing in IA, MN, ND, MT, WY, or NE.
   
2. Certificate of Veterinary Inspection and Permit Number. Import permits are valid for 15 days.
   
3. Official identification requirements
1. Individual official identification must be listed on the CVI - OR
   
   1. Reference the prior export CVI by certificate number if individual official identification or the registered herd brand were listed – OR
      
   2. Attach a copy of the prior export CVI if individual official identification or the registered herd brand were listed.
2. Calves may travel without official identification as long as they are with their dam.
4. Trich requirements
   
1. Bulls must have a negative Trich test (please state on CVI) unless exempted after a risk assessment conducted by an agent of the Board.
   
2. Cows/heifers must return to their farm/ranch of origin or enter feeding and slaughter channels (please state on CVI).
   
5. Statements to be included on the CVI
   
1. No change of ownership while in adjacent state.
   
2. No commingling with other cattle while in adjacent state.
6. The cattle returning to SD have been in the adjacent state for 180 days or less.
   

For questions, please call the SD Animal Industry Board 605-773-3321

All Mexican Origin Cattle

1. Certificate of Veterinary Inspection and permit number is required. Import permits are valid for 15 days.
2. All ruminant animals of Mexican origin must be tested negative to tuberculosis by a veterinarian licensed and accredited in the United States within 60 days prior to being imported into the state.
3. MUST have individual official ID (metal ear tag #s or RFID tags) listed on the CVI.

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Cattle and Bison imported from Canada

1. Must meet USDA Import Requirements.
2. Certificate of Veterinary Inspection and telephone permit number. Import permits are valid for 15 days.
3. Individual official ID listed on the CVI.
4. Bison:Legible "CAN" brand is no longer required.
   
   1. If bison are not branded, two corresponding ear tags are required. One tag will be an official radio frequency identification (RFID) tag; the other tag will be an unofficial redundant dangle tag with the corresponding RFID number printed on it. Tags should be placed in opposite ears.
   2. Bison can continue to use the same identification requirements as cattle.
5. Cattle:Permanent, legible “CAN” mark applied with a freeze brand or hot iron, and is easily visible on the live animal, is still required. Alternatively, a tattoo bearing the letters “CAN” applied to the inside of the left ear is also acceptable. The cattle must also have individual identification with an official Canadian ear-tag, applied prior to each animal’s entry into the United States.
6. Statement on Certificate of Veterinary Inspection: "These animals were conceived, born and raised in Canada or the US."

Horses and Other Equidae

1. Certificate of Veterinary Inspection or EECVI. Equines moving interstate to an approved auction market in SD must have a CVI and a negative Coggins test.
2. Negative Coggins or ELISA EIA test within 12 months prior to entry.
   1. EXCEPTION: Native horses from North Dakota.
   2. EXCEPTION: Suckling colts traveling with the mare; can travel on mare's negative test.
3. Horses imported from Canada must have an entry permit number. Import permits are valid for 15 days. Please call 605.773.3321.

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Birds: Domestic and Non-Domestic

Import Permits

May be obtained by the accredited veterinarian issuing the Certificate of Veterinary Inspection and written on the CVI.

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Issued on an annual basis, running from September 1 through August 31, to NPIP participants that have completed the SD AIB permit application for importation of poultry and hatching eggs into SD. The Import Permit number is to be placed on shipping labels or invoices and on NPIP Form VS 9-3.

Poultry:(Domestic & Non-Domestic Live) and Hatching Eggs.

1. Certificate of Veterinary Inspection or VS form 9-3.
2. Import permit number. Import permits are valid for 15 days.
3. Free of infectious, contagious diseases.
4. PULLORUM tested (within 90 days of entry); or Pullorum free flock.

Ratites:(Exotic Fowl with flat Breast-Bone & Small or Non-Existent Wings: Ostrich, Emu, Rheas, Kiwi).

1. Certificate of Veterinary Inspection and permit number. Import permits are valid for 15 days.
2. Permanent ID (tattoo or microchip) listed on the CVI.
3. Free of infectious, contagious diseases.
4. PULLORUM tested (within 90 days of entry); or Pullorum free flock.
5. AVIAN INFLUENZA: Negative test within 10 days prior to entry.

Psittacine Birds:(Parrots, pet birds, etc.) OR Birds of Prey:(Falcons, Owls, etc.)

1. Certificate of Veterinary Inspection and permit number. Import permits are valid for 15 days.
2. Permanent ID (tattoo, leg band, or microchip) listed on the CVI.
3. Free of infectious, contagious diseases.
4. PULLORUM tested (within 90 days of entry); or Pullorum free flock.

Camels, Llamas and Alpacas

1. Certificate of Veterinary Inspection and permit number issued by an Animal Industry Board veterinarian. NO import permit required on CVIs issued for camelids using approved electronic systems (GlobalVetLink, VSPS, VetSentry, Sale Time Systems, and VET CVI). Import permits are valid for 15 days.
2. Individual official ID (metal ear tag #s, RFID tag, or microchip) listed on the CVI

Non-Domestic Ruminant Type Animals

(Exotic Antelope, Sheep, Goats, Etc...not to include Cervidae)

1. Certificate of Veterinary Inspection and permit number issued by an Animal Industry Board veterinarian. Import permits are valid for 15 days.
2. Individual official ID (metal ear tag #s, RFID tag, or microchip) listed on the CVI.
3. BRUCELLOSIS: Negative test within 30 days prior to entry.
4. TUBERCULOSIS: Negative test within 60 days prior to entry.

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Dogs and Cats

1. Certificate of Veterinary Inspection. (Dogs and Cats entering South Dakota with their owners and staying in the state for 30 days or less are exempt from the CVI requirement, provided they do not originate from a rabies quarantined premises).
2. Rabies vaccination: All animals 3 months or older MUST have a current rabies vaccination.
3. Must be free from any signs of communicable, infectious, contagious diseases.

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Sheep and Goats

Certificate of Veterinary Inspection (CVI). All sheep and goats imported into the state must be accompanied by a CVI, except the following:

1. Sheep and goats moving from their farm / ranch of origin in an adjacent state directly to an approved auction market, and
2. Sheep and goats consigned directly to a recognized slaughter establishment

NO import permit required on CVIs issued for sheep and goats using approved electronic systems (GlobalVetLink, VSPS, VetSentry, Sale Time Systems, and VET CVI).

SHEEP:

1. Certificate of Veterinary Inspection and permit number. Import permits are valid for 15 days.
2. All breeding animals must be officially identified. (Scrapie Identification tags or breed registration tattoo) Individual Scrapie tags or flock number must be listed on the CVI.
3. Rams 6 months of age and older, MUST be tested NEGATIVE for RAM EPIDIDYMITIS (BRUCELLA OVIS) by the ELISA test within 30 days prior to entry or originate from a Brucella ovis free flock with a test record within the past year.

GOATS:

1. Certificate of Veterinary Inspection and permit number. Import permits are valid for 15 days.
2. All breeding animals must be officially identified. (Scrapie Identification tags or breed registration tattoo) Individual Scrapie tags or flock number must be listed on the CVI.

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Elk and Deer

Cervidae (All Elk, Deer, Caribou, Hybrids, etc...)

INTERSTATE Movement of Cervidae to South Dakota

1. Certificate of Veterinary Inspection and permit number issued by an Animal Industry Board veterinarian (NO exception for electronic CVIs). Import permits are valid for 15 days.
2. Individual official ID (ear tag #s or microchip) AND a plastic ear tag # listed on the CVI.
3. TUBERCULOSIS: Negative TB test of herd of origin within one year prior to entry AND Negative single-cervical test or Dual Path Platform (DPP) test of individual animals within 90 days prior to entry.
   1. DPP test is approved only for elk, red deer, white-tailed deer, fallow deer, and reindeer.
   2. Negative TB test exception: Animals coming from an Accredited Tuberculosis Free herd with a current test date.
4. CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE: The following statements MUST appear on the CVI:


1. "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." and;



2. All certificates of veterinary inspection also must have the following statement with the signature of the cervid owner attesting validity. "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."



5. Owner must also sign the Certificate of Veterinary Inspection verifying the statements are true and accurate.

INTRASTATE Movement of Cervidae in South Dakota

1. Certificate of Veterinary Inspection signed by a licensed, accredited veterinarian and shall have the following information:
   1. Consignor's name, address and AIB possession permit number.
   2. Consignee's name, address and AIB possession permit number.
2. CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE: One of the following statements MUST appear on the CVI:
   
   
   1. "All cervidae identified on this certificate of veterinary inspection originate from a certified CWD cervid herd."; or
   
   
   
   2. "All cervidae identified on this certificate of veterinary inspection originate from a herd with the stated monitored status"; or
   
   
   
   3. "All cervidae identified on this certificate of veterinary inspection are offspring from or originate from a herd in which all cervidae have been kept for at least one year or into which they were born. There has been no exposure to or additions from any other source in the past year. There have been no diagnosis, signs, or epidemiologic evidence of CWD in this herd for the past year. Records and causes of death for the past year in this herd of origin are available to the state veterinarian."
   
   
   
3. Permit number issued by an Animal Industry Board veterinarian (NO exception for electronic CVIs). Import permits are valid for 15 days.
4. Individual official ID (ear tag #s or microchip) AND a plastic ear tag # listed on the CVI.
5. Owner must also sign the Certificate of Veterinary Inspection verifying all statements are true and accurate.
6. Statement by Veterinarian: “I have read all ID tags on the animals in the shipment and verify they are all accurately listed.”

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Swine

Certificate of Veterinary Inspection (CVI). All swine imported into the state must be accompanied by a CVI, except the following:

1. Swine moving from their farm of origin in an adjacent state directly to an approved auction market, and
2. Swine consigned directly to a recognized slaughter establishment

NO import permit required on CVIs issued for swine using approved electronic systems (GlobalVetLink, VSPS, VetSentry, Sale Time Systems, and VET CVI).

SWINE:

1. Import Permit. Import permits are valid for 15 days.
2. Individual official ID or approved ID listed on the CVI.
   1. Individual ID:
      1. NUES tag
      2. AIN tag
      3. State-assigned premises ID tag with individual herd number
      4. USDA-approved premises ID tag with individual herd number
   2. Group ID:
      1. State-assigned premises tattoo or tag is acceptable is ALL animals originate from that premises, or
      2. USDA-approved premises ID tattoo or tag is acceptable if ALL animals originate from that premises

Pseudorabies vaccinated swine are not eligible for entry into South Dakota

Non-domestic swine may be imported and possessed in South Dakota only by captive non-domestic mammal possession permit. Contact AIB staff veterinarians at 605.773.3321 for more information.

CANADIAN SWINE:

1. Certificate of Veterinary Inspection
2. Import Permit. Import permits are valid for 15 days.
3. Breeding Swine: Individual official ID (official ear tag #'s) must be listed on the CVI
4. Feeding Swine: Individual official ID (official ear tag #'s) or herd mark (premises #) must be listed on the CVI. A provincial government-assigned herd mark (premises #tattoo or tag) is acceptable if ALL animals originate from that premises

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Semen and Frozen Embryos

See General Requirements:call 605.773.3321 for specific requirements.

1. Certificate of Veterinary Inspection - all species
   1. Equine: Negative EIA test on the donor stallion or donor mare within 12 months prior to shipping.

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Other

RABBITS

1. Certificate of Veterinary Inspection

ZOO, FUR-BEARING AND OTHER WILD ANIMALS

See General Requirements:call 605.773.3321 for specific requirements.
Note: Certain Captive Non-domestic mammals require a permit for possession

BIOLOGICS, MICROORGANISMS AND PARASITES

See General Requirements:call 605.773.3321 for specific requirements.

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EMERGENCY PROVISIONS

See General Requirements:call 605.773.3321 for specific requirements.