5C-21.015. Swine Movement Requirements

(1) Commercial Production Swine. Swine from Commercial Production Swine Herds may be moved without testing. Swine moved to a Commercial Production Swine Herd must be moved directly from another Commercial Production Swine Herd or must be segregated from all other swine and be tested negative for pseudorabies on two consecutive tests conducted at least 60 days apart.

(2) Transitional Swine. Transitional swine moved from Florida to another State for purposes other than immediate slaughter must be negative to a pseudorabies test conducted within 30 days prior to movement and must be segregated from other swine between the time of testing and movement out of Florida.

(3) Feral Swine. Feral swine may be moved directly to a recognized slaughtering establishment, an Approved Game Reserve (Initial Approval and Inspection of an Approved Game Reserve for the Acceptance of Feral Swine, DACS-09197 11/04), or to an Approved Feral Swine Holding Facility (Application/Inspection for Approved Feral Swine Holding Facility and/or Registration as a Feral Swine Dealer, DACS-09188 11/04) without testing. Feral swine moved to other locations must be segregated from all other swine and be tested negative for pseudorabies on two consecutive tests conducted at least 60 days apart.

(4) Forms. Initial Approval and Inspection of an Approved Game Reserve for the Acceptance of Feral Swine, DACS-09197 11/04 and Application/Inspection for Approved Feral Swine Holding Facility and/or Registration as a Feral Swine Dealer, DACS-09188 11/04 are hereby incorporated by reference. Copies may be obtained from the Division of Animal Industry, 407 S. Calhoun St., Tallahassee, FL 32399-0800; [phone].

Rulemaking Authority 585.002(4), 585.08(2) FS. Law Implemented 585.11(1), (2), 585.145(1), (2), 585.16 FS. History–New 10-23-94, Amended 9-2-99, 1-30-05.