VS Form 1-27: Permit for Movement of Animals 



1. Complete name and mailing address. If animals 

 are being reconsigned from a market has purchased 

 the animals and is, in fact, the owner/shipper. 



2. Complete name and address of the owner at 

 the time the physical condition was diagnosed. 

 May be the same as item 1. 



3. Self-explanatory. 



4. This should be the complete name and address 



of a slaughter establishment or a quarantined feed- 

 lot. If the permit is for eggs, this will be the address 

 of the breaking establishment. 



5. Self-explanatory. 



6. Self-explanatory. 



7. Write in "other" if for eggs. 



8. State disease suspected or diagnosed. 



9. Exposed, suspect, infected. 



10. Infected, exposed, suspect, etc. Use "N/A" if animals 

 are a combined lot being reconsigned from 



a market. 



11. Status of the geographic area as it applies to the 

 disease involved (e.g., quarantine, free, etc.). 



12. If poultry products, write in the number of cases, 

 boxes, crates, etc. 



13. Self-explanatory. 



14. Self-explanatory. 



15. Record the seal number used. Seals are not used on 

 poultry trucks but are used on eggs whose move- 

 ment is restricted because of Salmonella enteritidis. 



16. Mark appropriate box. Check with your State Veteri- 

 narian or Area Veterinarian-in-Charge if in doubt. 



17. a. Record all permanent identification present. 



b. Use breed codes. 



c. M = male, F = female, N = neutered. 



If the animal has a current permit number, list the 

 identification number from the original permit 

 that authorized movement to the current location. 

 List any nonpermanent identification (e.g., sale 

 tags, backtags, bangle tags, etc.). Identify poultry by 

 strain. Identify poultry products by type, (e.g., eggs, 

 manure, etc.). 



18. This is a legal document; do not forget to sign it. 



1 9. Self-explanatory. 



20. Self-explanatory. 



21. Allow a reasonable amount of time for the 

 movement to take place. 



22. Allow a reasonable amount of time for the 

 movement to take place. 



23. If the owner or shipper is not available, the trucker 

 may sign. Never allow a member of the market 

 organization to sign unless the market is the buyer 

 or shipper. 



24. Mark appropriate box. If the trucker signed, write 

 in "trucker." 



25. Self-explanatory. 



26-29. Self-explanatory. For slaughter animals and 

 poultry, if the inspector cannot certify as to receipt 

 and slaughter from his or her personal knowledge, 

 and if plant management satisfies the inspector that 

 the animals or poultry have, in fact, been handled 

 properly, the inspector can insert above item 28 the 

 phrase "Plant Records" or "Plant Management" and 

 then sign item 33 and date item 34. 

 For animals shipped to a quarantined feedlot, 

 whenever the inspector cannot verif\' arrival 

 through direct inspection and count, he or she can 

 insert above item 28 the phrase "animals on hand," 

 or "quarantined feedlot records," etc., and then sign 

 item 33 and date item 34. 



For swine shipped from slaughter market to slaugh- 

 ter market, the inspector must verify arrival of all 

 permitted swine by direct inspection and count. 



30. Must be completed if the "yes" box in item 16 

 is marked. 



31. Must be completed if the "yes" box in item 16 

 is marked. 



After completion of the form, items 1-25, the white 

 copy accompanies the shipment. If the shipment 

 is for slaughter, the green copy is addressed to the 

 USDA-Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) 

 or State inspector at the designated slaughtering 

 establishment. The FSIS or the State inspector will 

 then complete the form and return it to the State 

 of origin. If the shipment is poultry products, the 

 green copy goes to the USDA-Agricultural Market- 

 ing Service inspector located at the destination. The 

 pink copy goes to the APHIS Veterinary Services 

 area office in the State of destination. The yellow 

 copy goes to the APHIS Veterinary Services area 

 office in the State of origin. The issuing official 

 keeps the golden rod copy. 



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