• The market has sellers sign such a statement as part of the intake process, 

 and the animal is tracked through the sale such that an accurate statement 

 can be made; 



• For the purposes of making this statement, animals that have been 

 redesignated low-risk exposed animals, genetically resistant exposed 

 sheep, or unrestricted genetically less-susceptible exposed sheep are not 

 considered exposed animals; or 



• For the purposes of making this statement, only sexually intact female 

 animals that are genetically susceptible or of unknown genotype and that 

 originated from a flock with an exposed status are considered animals 

 from an exposed flock and only until the flock's exposed status has 

 been released. 



Certification of Veterinary Inspection 



When a CVI is required, it must accompany each shipment and list the 

 following information: 



Consignor and location from w hich the animals ha\c been nio\cd; 



Name and address of the owner at the time of movement; 



Consignee and destination of the animals; 



Number of animals covered b\- the certificate; 



l^urpose tor which the animals are to be moved; 



Indi\idual official identilicatitin ot each test-eligible animal; 



Dates and results of the official tests; 



Age; 



Official calthood \accination (OCV) status of each animal (OCV tattoo); and 



If required, a permit number issued by the State of destination. 



Note: The most common veterinary accreditation violations include the improper 

 completion and/or issuance of Cerificates of Veterinary Inspection (health certificates) for 

 the interstate movement of animals. Compliance action resulting from improper certificate 

 completion can affect a practioners accreditation status. 



Other Documents 



As an alternative to writing individual animal identifications on a CVI, you may 

 use another document to provide this information but only under the provisions 

 specified in 9 CFR part 78.1. Test dates and results must be recorded on the CVI. All 

 of the following requirements must be met: 



• The document must be a State form or an APHIS-VS form that requires individual 

 identification of animals. 



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