(803) 788-2260

Mailing Address:

PO BOX 102406, Columbia, SC 29224

Shipping Address:

500 Clemson Road, Columbia, SC 29229

Import Requirements for SC

This is a summary of requirements. For recent updates and/or specific questions, please call us at (803) 788-2260 ext. 223.

Emergency Notices – Additional requirements (updated 4/14/08)

Cattle/Bison

Equine

Caprine/Ovine

Swine

Cervidae

Camellidae

Semen

Elephants

Wildlife/Exotics

Zoo Animals

Canines/Felines

Ferret

Poultry

Pet Birds

Pigeons & Doves

Ratites

Cattle/Bison

• CVI - Certificate of Veterinary Inspection (valid for 30 days)
• Official Individual Identification
• Brucellosis - Free State - Farm to farm, no test. All others, test within 30 days.
• Tuberculosis - Free State - Farm to farm, no test. All others, test within 30 days.
• Certified Accredited Herd - Put herd number and date of last test on CVI.
• Rodeo Bulls - Brucellosis tested once a year unless used for breeding purposes, then they must be tested within 30 days. Also, they must meet above requirements.
• Private Sale or Breed Sale - From farm in a TB and Brucellosis-Free State, no test required by Livestock Poultry Health Division. Sale may require test. We suggest testing within 30 days for it may be required of the state of destination.
• NO TEST REQUIRED ON ANIMALS UNDER 6 MONTHS OF AGE
• CALFHOOD VACCINATION NOT REQUIRED
• Check Emergency Notices for any additional requirements.

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Equine

• CVI - Certificate of Veterinary Inspection (valid for 30 days) Including description, date of negative EIA results, Lab and Accession number.
• Negative EIA test within 12 months, if over 6 months of age
• Under 6 months, weaned, and traveling alone without mare require Negative EIA test (sale barns will require it).
• Check Emergency Notices for any additional requirements.

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Caprine/Ovine (Goats/Sheep)

• CVI - Certificate of Veterinary Inspection (valid for 30 days)
• Non-Dairy - No testing if from Free State. Testing for all others
• Dairy - TB and Brucellosis within 30 days if not from accredited or certified herd.
• Caprine: Official Individual Identification
• Ovine: Official Scrapie Identification
• Statement - "Not infected with, exposed to, or from a flock or area under quarantine for scabies, scrapie, blue tongue, or any other contagious or communicable diseases."
• Check Emergency Notices for any additional requirements.

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Swine

• CVI - Certificate of Veterinary Inspection (valid for 30 days)
• Permit Number
• Official Individual Identification
• Feeder Pigs - Class 5 State, Monitored or Validated Qualified Herd or tested within 30 days.
• Breeding Swine - Q/V herd or Brucellosis - Pseudorabies test within 30 days.
• Pot Belly Pigs - test for Brucellosis and Pseudorabies, Permit too
• VS REQUIREMENTS MUST BE COMPLIED WITH
• Check Emergency Notices for any additional requirements.

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Cervidae (Deer and Elk)

• CVI - Certificate of Veterinary Inspection (valid for 30 days)
• Official Individual Identification
• DNR Permit from Wildlife Department. (803) 734-3886
• Animal Health Permit issued after DNR Permit has been issued
• Exhibition - Two (2) TB tests 90 days apart. Last negative test 90 days before entering the state.
• Farm - Two (2) TB tests 90 days apart. Last negative test 90 days before entry. Re-test 30 days after farm entry.
• Check Emergency Notices for any additional requirements.

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Camellidae

• CVI - Certificate of Veterinary Inspection (valid for 30 days)
• Official Individual Identification
• Brucellosis tested 30 days before entry, unless less than 6 months of age.
• TB tested 30 days before entry. Test if farm is not routinely TB tested, regardless of age. (Axcillary TB test)
• Check Emergency Notices for any additional requirements.

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Semen

• Frozen embryos - Herd of origin must meet requirements for species of animal.
• Check Emergency Notices for any additional requirements.

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Elephants

• TB tested within 30 days - Farm or Exhibition
• Check Emergency Notices for any additional requirements.

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Exotics/Wildlife

• CVI - Certificate of Veterinary Inspection (valid for 30 days)
• Call SC Department of Natural Resources (DNR) for additional requirements (ie. Permits) at 803-734-3886
• Check Emergency Notices for any additional requirements.

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Zoo Animals

• Enter under Zoological Association CVI [Certificate of Veterinary Inspection (valid for 30 days)] and requirements. A Private Park or individual must have Livestock Poultry Health Division and DNR permission, CVI, and requirements for individual animals.
• Check Emergency Notices for any additional requirements.

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Canines/Felines

• CVI - Certificate of Veterinary Inspection (valid for 30 days)
• Rabies vaccination on all animals 4 months of age or older.
• Rabies vaccination within 3 years of entry and rabies certificate on adult (1 year or older) dogs or cats. Vaccinated at 4 months of age with one year booster required on puppies or kittens.
• Not exposed to or from an area under quarantine for Rabies.
• Check Emergency Notices for any additional requirements.

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Ferret

• CVI - Certificate of Veterinary Inspection (valid for 30 days)
• Approved Rabies Vaccination for animals 3 months of age or older.
• Rabies Vaccination within 1 year of entry, accompanied with Rabies Certificate.
• Must be vaccinated yearly.
• Check Emergency Notices for any additional requirements.

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Poultry (Chickens, Turkeys, Peafowl, Pheasants, Partridge, Quail, Grouse, Guineas, & Domesticated Waterfowl)

• Newly hatched babies or hatching eggs:
  • From NPIP Pullorum-Typhoid Clean breeder flock
  • VS Form 9-3 "Report of Sales of Hatching Eggs, Chicks, and Poults"
• Poultry that have been fed and/or watered:
  • Pullorum-Typhoid Clean status or tested negative within 30 days of entry
  • VS Form 9-2 "Flock Selecting &Testing Report", other state NPIP testing form, or CVI Certificate of Veterinary Inspection stating negative Pullorum-Typhoid test
  • Give no live vaccine within the last 30 days.
• Check Emergency Notices for any additional requirements.

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Pet Birds (parrots, cockatiels, love birds, etc.)

• CVI - Certificate of Veterinary Inspection (valid for 30 days)
• Check Emergency Notices for any additional requirements.

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Pigeons & Doves

• CVI - Certificate of Veterinary Inspection (valid for 30 days) stating: "Birds are not showing signs of infections, contagious, or communicable diseases and have not been exposed to infections or contagious diseases including velogenic Newcastle disease for 30 days prior to entry."
• Check Emergency Notices for any additional requirements.

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Ratites (ostrich, emu, rhea, cassowary)

• CVI - Certificate of Veterinary Inspection (valid for 30 days)
• Avian Influenza tested negative within 10 days of entry (noted on CVI)
• Permanent identification number (microchip number, tattoo, ext. noted on CVI)
• South Carolina entry permit number
• Check Emergency Notices for any additional requirements.

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