Animal Health Requirements for Admission to Fairs - Part 351 - Rabies Vaccination, CVI, Animal ID and BVD-PI Testing
Premium Book Rules & Regulations, Standards for Conduct of Fairs and Animal Health Requirements (AHR)
[Rules & Regulations]
[Standards for Conduct of Fairs]
[AHR - Prohibitions and General Requirements]
[AHR - CVI, Rabies Vaccination, Animal ID and BVD-PI Testing]
[AHR - Animal Specific Requirements]
[PDF File]
[Adobe Acrobat Download]
Page Menu
[Certificates of Veterinary Inspection (CVI)]
[New York Origin Livestock]
[Out of State Origin Livestock]
[Animal Identification]
[Rabies Vaccination]
[Acceptable Proof of Rabies Vaccination]
[Cattle BVD-PI Testing]
[Llama, Aplaca, Guanaco, Vicuna Testing]
Certificates of Veterinary Inspection (CVI)
- Cattle, sheep, goats, swine, llamas, deer, monkeys, misc. ruminants, camels and elephants require a valid CVI to enter the fairgrounds.
- The CVI must be issued by an accredited veterinarian.
- All animals must be uniquely identified. All manmade ID must be recorded. Refer to Animal Identification section below for more information.
- The type and duration of certificate required depends on the origin of the livestock.
New York Origin Livestock
- A valid intrastate CVI (AI 61) is required.
- Each animal must be individually identified on the CVI.
- The CVI must be issued on or after May 1 of the current year.
Out of State Origin Livestock
- All animals entering New York State must satisfy import health and test requirements for that species and be accompanied by a valid interstate CVI.
- The interstate CVI is valid for 30 days from the date of issuance. During the fair season (July 1 through Labor Day) valid CVI’s can be used multiple times for entrance into fairs. The initial entrance into a fair must be within 30 days of issuance. In order for the CVI to be used for a later fair, it must be dated and initialed by a state official noting the location of the initial fair. A change in health status or eligibility of an animal necessitates the generation of a new CVI.
- Questions regarding import requirements should be directed to the Division of Animal Industry at 518-457-3971 or at the division's import/export homepage: www.agmkt.state.ny.us.
Go to Top
Animal Identification
- Animals requiring a CVI must be uniquely identified. Acceptable forms of unique identification include official eartag, registration tattoo, electronic identification or a sketch or photograph signed and dated by an accredited veterinarian who has inspected the individual animal.
- An eartag with a handwritten or printed number that is not unique is not acceptable.
- If electronic ID is utilized as the sole form of identification, the exhibitor is
responsible for supplying a working electronic reader. If electronic ID cannot be read entry will be denied.
- Acceptable identification allows positive matching of the animal to all accompanying documents including papers with laboratory test results and vaccination statements.
- Horse sketches and descriptions should reference color pattern, hair whorls, chestnuts, scars and other markers.
- Llama and alpaca drawings must positively identify the individual animal.
- A name or a statement of color without additional distinguishing features or man made identification is not acceptable identification.
- USDA approved scrapie identification is required for all sheep and goats.
Rabies Vaccination
- Current rabies vaccination is required for all species for which there is a USDA licensed vaccine available (cattle, horses, sheep, dog, cat, ferret) and that are 105 days or older on the date of admission to the fair.
- An animal is currently vaccinated beginning 14 days following primary (initial) vaccination continuing for the period stated in the manufacturer’s instructions.
- Rabies vaccine label instructions allow vaccination as early as 84 days of age. This allows a one week window between 84 and 91 days of age (105 minus 14 days) where vaccine can be administered to meet the 105 day requirement.
- If an animal reaches the minimum age for rabies vaccination during the fair season, the vaccination requirement must be met even if the animal was previously admitted to a fair when too young to vaccinate.
- Note: Individual fairs can require animals for which there is no approved
rabies vaccine to be currently vaccinated for rabies. The requirements outlined above would apply. The fair is responsible for notifying exhibitors. The New York State Fair requires rabies vaccination for all livestock species entering the grounds as well as all other mammalian species that have direct contact with the public.
Acceptable Proof of Rabies Vaccination
- Acceptable proof of rabies vaccination must include a signed written statement from the attending veterinarian or a valid certificate of veterinary inspection that has the vaccination listed and is signed by the attending veterinarian.
- Acceptable proof of vaccination must include the name of the product used, the date of administration and the duration of immunity if longer than one year.
- If the statement of rabies vaccination is included on an EIA test record, it must be signed separately in addition to the required EIA test record signature.
- NOTE: Rabies titers are not acceptable proof of rabies protection and
cannot be used to meet entry requirements.
- Acceptable proof of vaccination for dogs is a valid vaccination certificate or a copy of the dog license that contains the rabies vaccination information.
BVD-PI Testing
- All cattle and new world camelids (llamas, alpacas, guanacos and vicunas) exhibited at NY county fairs or the State Fair must be negative to an approved test appropriate to detect Bovine Viral Diarrhea persistent infection (BVD-PI). This is a once in a lifetime test that must be reported on the required certificate of veterinary inspection. The issuing veterinarian is responsible for verifying the validity of the test, the identification of the animal and recording the test date on the CVI. If a previous test is not verifiable the test must be repeated.
Cattle Testing
- Currently acceptable BVD tests for cattle less than 61 days old:
- Skin notch Antigen Capture ELISA (ACE) or Immunohistochemistry (IHC)
- whole blood virus isolation
- whole blood PCR
- Currently acceptable tests for cattle 61 days of age and older:
- Skin notch Antigen Capture ELISA (ACE) or Immunohistochemistry (IHC)
- Serum or milk Antigen Capture ELISA (ACE)
- Whole blood virus isolation
- Whole blood, serum or plasma PCR
Note: The Animal Health Diagnostice Center at Cornell University can conduct testing on pools of up to 10 cattle.
Llama, Aplaca, Guanaco, Vicuna Testing
