Out of State Animals Health Requirements

OUT-OF-STATE LIVESTOCK HEALTH PAPER CHECK-IN:

ALL Rules below are for out-of-state animals

1. All livestock not housed in Kansas must be inspected by a veterinarian and have certificates of veterinary inspection (CVIs/ health papers) issued prior to arrival at the Fairgrounds.
2. Out-of-state exhibitors will be allowed to email CVI prior to arrival to jenn.galloway@ks.gov and unload animals when they arrive. OR unload animals and staff or KDAH vets will be notified for CVI's to be reviewed and approved. If a current CVI is not presented, the animals will be quarantined or removed from grounds.
3. The KDAH reserves the right to inspect or test any animals on the Fairgrounds if necessary.

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR OUT-OF-STATE ANIMALS:

1. All out-of-state livestock entering Kansas should follow all KDAH import requirements. The import requirement list is available at www.agriculture.ks.gov/divisions-programs/division... or by calling KDAH at (785) 564-6601.
2. The CVI must list the Kansas State Fair as the consignee (destination), with the physical address listed as 2000 N Poplar St, Hutchinson KS 67502.
3. All out-of-state livestock must be individually identified by official USDA-approved ear tag, breed registration tattoo or tag, or breed association ear notch for swine. All identification numbers must be individually listed on the accompanying CVI. If registration tattoos are used, the registration papers must be available for inspection, and both the FULL breed registration number and tattoo number must be written in full on the CVI.
4. Animals with lesions of ringworm, warts or infested with mange as determined by officials of the KDAH or exhibition staff will not be permitted to exhibit.
5. All required tests must be conducted by a state-approved laboratory.
6. All animals are subject to examination by officials of the KDAH or those designated by the exhibition staff, and shall be free of clinical signs of infectious or contagious disease.

IN ADDITION SEE SPEICIES BELOW:

CATTLE AND BISON

1. All cattle and bison entering Kansas should follow all KDAH import requirements. The import requirement list is available at www.agriculture.ks.gov/animalhealth or by calling KDAH at (785) 564-6601.

SWINE

1. All animals must be individually identified by official USDA-approved breed association ear notch. All identification numbers must be individually listed on the accompanying CVI. The registration papers must be available for inspection, and both the FULL breed registration number and ear notch must be written in full on the CVI.
2. All swine entering Kansas should follow all KDAH import requirements. The import requirement list is available at www.agriculture.ks.gov/animalhealth or by calling KDAH at (785) 564-6601.

NOTE: SWINE VACCINATED FOR PSEUDORABIES SHALL NOT BE ALLOWED INTO KANSAS FOR EXHIBITION OR ANY OTHER PURPOSES.

SHEEP

1. All sheep must be identified with an official USDA Premises ID (scrapie) tag. Lambs under 8 weeks of age, accompanying their dams, are exempt from tagging requirements.
2. All sheep must be free of any signs of sore mouth.
3. All sheep must be free of signs of active fungal (ringworm) infection, including club lamb fungus. Sheep may be examined by KDAH officials.
4. All sheep entering Kansas should follow all KDAH import requirements. The import requirement list is available at www.agriculture.ks.gov/animalhealth or by calling KDAH at (785) 564-6601.

GOATS

1. All goats must be identified with a registered tattoo or an official USDA Premises ID (scrapie) tag. Goats identified with registration tattoos must have registration papers for these animals available for inspection. Kids under 8 weeks of age, accompanying their dams, are exempt from tagging requirements.
2. All goats must be free of signs of active fungal (ringworm) infection, including sore mouth.
3. All goats entering Kansas should follow all KDAH import requirements. The import requirement list is available at www.agriculture.ks.gov/animalhealth or by calling KDAH at (785) 564-6601.

HORSES

1. All horses must be accompanied by a Certificate of Veterinary Inspection (CVI/ health paper) issued within 30 days before exhibit, and the CVI must be available, upon request, to the officials of the KDAH or exhibition staff. Identification must be individually listed on the CVI.
2. Evidence of a negative equine infectious anemia (EIA/ Coggins) test conducted within 12 months before exhibition must accompany the CVI. Test results must be shown on a VS 10-11 form or equivalent form (copies will not be accepted unless verified in writing by testing veterinarian). Foals, six months of age and younger, accompanying their EIA-negative dams, are exempt from EIA test requirements.
3. Coggins and CVI will be checked at stalls. Stalling office will notify vets for inspection.
4. All horses entering Kansas should follow all KDAH import requirements. The import requirement list is available at www.agriculture.ks.gov/animalhealth or by calling KDAH at (785) 564-6601.

POULTRY

All poultry, except waterfowl, must show proof that they are Pullorum - Typhoid clean by one of the following methods:

1. Originate from a NPIP certified U.S. Pullorum-Typhoid clean flock as evidenced by an official VS Form 9-3, certifying all adult poultry in the flock have had a negative test for Pullorum-Typhoid within the past year. (Adult poultry are any turkeys over 12 weeks of age and any other poultry over 16 weeks of age).
2. Be accompanied by an official VS Form 9-3 signed by the official NPIP representative in the state of origin or by a CVI that has been issued within the previous 90 days.
3. In addition to the VS9-3 or CVI, out-of-state poultry must have a "Permit to Ship Poultry or Hatching Eggs" issued by the KDAH within the previous year, or a permit number issued by the KDAH office within the previous 15 days.
4. All poultry entering Kansas should follow all KDAH import requirements. The import requirement list is available at www.agriculture.ks.gov/animalhealth or by calling KDAH at (785) 564-6601.

Llamas and Alpacas

1. All animals must be individually identified by official USDA-approved ear tag, or breed registration tattoo or tag. All identification numbers must be individually listed on the accompanying CVI. If registration tattoos are used, the registration papers must be available for inspection, and both the FULL breed registration number and tattoo number must be written in full on the CVI.
2. All llamas and alpacas entering Kansas should follow all KDAH import requirements. The import requirement list is available at www.agriculture.ks.gov/animalhealth or by calling KDAH at (785) 564-6601.