| Description |
This regulation provides the recordkeeping requirements that Virginia’s livestock dealers must comply with as well as the rules for the operation of Virginia's livestock marketing facilities. These requirements are necessary to effectively trace livestock for the purposes of minimizing and controlling significant livestock disease outbreaks.
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| State Authority |
Sections 3.2-6001
, 3.2-6002.
3.2-6012
and 3.2-6016
of the Code of Virginia
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| Federal Authority |
9 CFR Part 86 requires that breeding cattle and certain other livestock moving interstate be officially identified and accompanied by an interstate certificate of veterinary inspection or other documentation, with some exemptions.
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| Text of Regulation |
Link to Virginia Administrative Code |
| Goals of Regulation |
The goal of the regulation is to provide comprehensible requirements concerning animal disease traceability and to ensure that state regulations comply with related federal regulations issued by the United States Department of Agriculture. The regulation will provide for timely and accurate tracing of animal disease outbreaks to intrastate and out-of-state sources and will maintain and strengthen Virginia’s reputation as a reliable source of animals for both domestic and international markets.
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| Meetings |
See all meetings (2) relating to this chapter.
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