This message is from: GAIL RUSSELL <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Satin posted this to the CD-L. As a stickler for clear regulations...I see a big lack of clarity. Does this mean that Fjords imported from the Netherlands last month (last year, two years ago?) are also denied entrance.
The interesting thing about this directive is that the last US restrictions I saw were no where near as strict...requiring only elaborate disinfection procedures as I remember. If the regulations do, indeed, conflict, this Colorado law could be in violation of the Constitution by virtue of its excessive restriction on interstate commerce. I think I'll ship this off to a law professor friend of mine to see if he wants to use this as his final exam question on interstate commerce issues. :) Here in Sonoma County CA all agricultural tours of farmland have been cancelled until fall. The school ag day included no cloven hooved animals in its farm demos. I plan to take throw-away and boots to Norway, just in case. At 09:05 AM 3/22/2001 -0700, you wrote: >TCOLORADO FOOT AND MOUTH PREVENTION & RESPONSE PROTOCOL 3/15/01 Preventative Procedures: I. No cloven-hoofed animals from a known Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) country or region will be allowed to enter Colorado until six (6) months after the Office of International des Epizooties (OIE) and the United States Department of Agriculture, Animal Plant Health Inspection Services, Veterinary Services (USDA, APHIS, VS) have declared a country free from FMD. II. Horses originating from a FMD country will be denied entrance into Colorado either by direct or indirect shipment, i. e., through another state, until six (6) months after the country of origin is declared FMD-free. III. Companion animals, e. g., cats & dogs, and exotic animals from a known FMD country or region, that originate from rural areas or those that have had contact with cloven-hoofed animals from a known FMD country and are destined for a Colorado rural location or competition involving cloven-hoofed animals will be denied entrance into Colorado, either by direct or indirect shipment. The only exception will be those animals that originate in an FMD country's urban area and are destined to a Colorado urban area. A prior entry permit will be required on these animals. The permit must be obtained by calling 303-239-4161, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Mountain Time, Monday through Friday. Such animals will be immediately bathed upon arrival at the premises of destination after a sponge application or heavy misting with a one-to-one vinegar and water solution to the entire body of the animal. In addition the animal must be quarantined to the premises of destination for a minimum of ten (10) days with no cloven-hoofed animal contact for the quarantine period. A follow up contact will be made by the Colorado State Veterinarian's Office or USDA, APHIS, VS to make sure the quarantine is being maintained. IV. Notification of Colorado's FMD preventative measures will be immediately communicated to USDA, APHIS, VS Emergency Programs and Import/Export Staff in Riverdale, MD, and the local and national Plant Protection Quarantine (PPQ) staff and airline companies with flights originating from an FMD country or area. Colorado livestock industry organizations and public livestock markets will be notified of the FMD preventative measures. Colorado-accredited veterinary practitioners and Colorado State University, College of Veterinary Medicine will be informed of the FMD procedures. An FMD update will be provided on a periodic basis when a foreign or national FMD outbreak represents a real or perceived risk of FMD to Colorado livestock. Gail Russell Forestville CA [EMAIL PROTECTED]
