                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

PROCLAMATION PROHIBITING ANIMAL IMPORTATION; REQUIRED TESTS (§ 3.2-6010)

A. When the Commissioner or the State Veterinarian shall have a reasonable
belief of the existence of contagious or infectious diseases of animals in
localities in other states, territories, or countries, or that conditions exist
that, in the judgment of the Commissioner or of the State Veterinarian, render
the importation of animals from such localities a menace to the health of the
livestock or poultry of the Commonwealth, the Commissioner or the State
Veterinarian shall, by proclamation, prohibit the importation of any or all
kinds of animals from any locality of other states, territories or countries,
into the Commonwealth, except pursuant to subsection B.

B. The Commissioner or the State Veterinarian may require documentation of
negative laboratory test results using a test specified by the State
Veterinarian within a specific time period prior to an animal, embryo, hatching
egg, or semen entering the Commonwealth. Expenses associated with meeting entry
requirements shall be borne by the owner of the animal.

HISTORY: Code 1950, § 3-576; 1966, c. 702, § 3.1-734; 2008, c. 860.