02 NCAC 52B .0207 IMPORTATION REQUIREMENTS: SWINE
(a) All swine imported into the State, except by an interstate commercial swine movement agreement or for immediate slaughter, shall be accompanied by an interstate certificate of veterinary inspection issued by a state, federal, or accredited veterinarian stating that they are free from any signs of an infectious or communicable disease and are not known to have been exposed to same. The interstate certificate of veterinary inspection shall contain the ear tag or tattoo number of each animal. The interstate certificate of veterinary inspection must show the pseudorabies status of both the herd and state or area of origin. Swine imported for feeding or breeding purposes shall be moved in clean and disinfected trucks or other conveyances to prevent the spread of infection to other swine. "Accredited veterinarian" means a veterinarian accredited pursuant to 9 CFR Part 161, which is hereby incorporated by reference, including any amendments or subsequent editions.
(b) Breeding swine and all other swine being shipped to a breeding swine premise shall originate from a "Validated Brucellosis‑Free" herd or a "Validated Brucellosis‑Free" state and shall originate from a "Qualified Pseudorabies‑Negative" herd, Qualified-Negative Gene-Altered Vaccinated Herd (QNV), or Pseudorabies Stage IV or V (Free) state. Breeding swine and all other swine being shipped to a breeding swine premise originating from Stage II, II/III or III areas or states must also be isolated and test negative to a statistical 95/5 sample test using a pseudorabies serological test approved pursuant to 9 CFR Part 85.1, which is hereby incorporated by reference, including any amendments or subsequent editions, between 30 and 60 days after arrival and before being added to the herd.
(c) All feeder swine imported into the State from a Pseudorabies Stage II, II/III, or III state or area, as set forth under the USDA Pseudorabies Eradication State–Federal–Industry Program Standards, the definitions of which are incorporated by reference, including amendments and subsequent editions, and can be accessed at no cost at https://www.aphis.usda.gov/animal_health/animal_dis_spec/swine/downloads/prv_program_standards.pdf, shall be accompanied by a permit for entry issued by the State Veterinarian within 30 days prior to entry. The permit number and the date of issuance shall be shown on the interstate certificate of veterinary inspection. The feeder swine in the shipment must have been vaccinated for pseudorabies using a USDA-licensed pseudorabies vaccine with gI deletion and must have tested negative on a statistical (95/2) test within 30 days prior to shipment, and they shall be isolated and quarantined until slaughtered. In addition, the swine must be tested on statistical (95/2) test between 30 and 45 days after arrival. The swine must originate from a qualified negative pseudorabies or a pseudorabies monitored herd that has tested negative on a statistical (95/10) test within 30 days prior to shipment. Feeder swine from a pseudorabies-free state or area may be imported in accordance with Paragraph (a) of this Rule.
(d) Healthy swine for feeding purposes may move directly from a farm of origin in a contiguous state where they have been located for not less than 30 days to a livestock market or stockyard in North Carolina that has been state‑federal approved for handling feeder swine, without the interstate certificate of veterinary inspection required herein, provided such swine are accompanied by proof of the pseudorabies status of the herd of origin. The swine shall be inspected by a state or federal inspector or approved accredited veterinarian prior to sale at the market.
(e) Healthy swine may be shipped into the State for immediate slaughter without an interstate certificate of veterinary inspection provided they go directly to a slaughtering establishment under State or federal inspection, or to a state‑federal approved livestock market or stockyard for sale to a slaughtering establishment under State or federal inspection for immediate slaughter only.
(f) Swine from a pseudorabies-quarantined herd or swine that have been in contact with pseudorabies-quarantined swine may be imported into the State for immediate slaughter only under the following conditions:
(1) the swine must be accompanied by a shipping permit (Veterinary Services Form 1-27) issued by an accredited veterinarian or a state or federal animal health employee, consigning the swine only to a slaughtering establishment under State or federal inspection;
(2) the vehicle transporting the swine must be sealed after loading with an official USDA or state of origin seal. The seal number must be recorded on the Veterinary Services Form 1-27. The seal can be broken or removed only by an NCDA&CS or a USDA employee or other individual authorized by the State Veterinarian; and
(3) the vehicle used to transport the swine must be cleaned, including any animal waste, and disinfected to prevent the spread of disease immediately after unloading the swine and prior to using the vehicle to transport other livestock.
(g) Feral Swine:
(1) As used in this Section, "feral swine" means any untamed or undomesticated hog, boar, or pig; swine whose reversion from the domesticated state to the wild state is evident; or an otherwise freely roaming swine having no visible tags, marking, or characteristics indicating that such swine is from a domestic herd. Feral swine includes members of the species Sus scrofa Linnaeus, including swine commonly known as old world swine, Russian wild boar, European wild boar, Eurasian wild boar, and razorbacks.
(2) No person shall import or transport live feral swine in this State.
(3) No person shall release any hog, boar, pig, or swine to live as a feral swine in North Carolina.
History Note: Authority G.S. 106‑307.5; 106‑316.1; 106‑317; 106‑318;
Eff. April 1, 1984;
Amended Eff. February 1, 1996; May 1, 1992; June 1, 1989; January 1, 1989;
Temporary Amendment Eff. April 3, 2000; February 21, 2000; April 30, 1999;
Amended Eff. April 1, 2001; July 1, 2000;
Readopted Eff. July 1, 2019.