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Alaska Administrative Code (Last Updated: January 12, 2017) |
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Title 18. Environmental Conservation. |
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Chapter 18.36. Animal Health. |
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Article 18.36.1. Importation of Animals. |
Section 18.36.055. Swine.
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(a) A swine imported into the state must be accompanied by a permit and a health certificate which, for a swine over four months of age, must include a certification that within 30 days before importation the swine has tested negative to the following tests in laboratories approved by the United States Department of Agriculture to conduct such tests: (1) an official brucellosis test unless the swine is from a swine herd validated to be brucellosis-free; and (2) a serum neutralization (SN) test or other pseudorabies test approved by the United States Department of Agriculture, unless the swine is from a swine herd certified by an accredited inspecting veterinarian to have had no clinical evidence of pseudorabies in the previous 12 months. (b) A swine imported into the state must be inspected within 10 days before shipment and must be identified by an ear tag, tattoo, or other permanent identification. (c) A swine which has at any time been fed raw garbage may not be imported into the state. (d) A swine imported into the state may not originate from a state in which there is imposed a United States Department of Agriculture quarantine for a swine disease. (e) A swine imported into the state must be isolated from resident swine for 30 days after arrival.