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STATE
OF HAWAII
PRE-SHIPMENT HEALTH REQUIREMENTS
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| Pre-shipment
Requirements; Horses for entry shall be accompanied by a health certificate
issued by an accredited veterinarian or a state or federal veterinary
officer within seven day before shipment. The certificate shall give
a description of each animal, including breed, sex, age and identifying
marks or scars, and shall certify that the horses described: |
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Are free from external parasites and symptoms of transmissible diseases
and have not had recent exposure to theses diseases; |
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Have originated
in an area in which equine encephalomyelitis has not occurred in the
sixth-month period immediately preceding the date of shipment; |
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Have been
inoculated by an accredited veterinarian with one or more doses, as
recommended by the manufacturer, or of a USDA-approved equine encephalomyelitis
vaccine to provide protection against the type or types of equine
encephalomyelitis experienced in the area of origin. The date or dates
of vaccination shall be state on the certificate. The animals
shall not be eligible for shipment until a minimum period of fifteen
days has elapsed following completion of the vaccination procedure;
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Have been
tested and found negative to the Coggins or other USDA-approved test
for equine infectious anemia at a state, federal, or private laboratory
accredited by the USDA to conduct this test within ninety days
before shipment. The results, date of test and name of the laboratory
shall be stated on the certificate; and |
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Have been
completely sponged or sprayed, thoroughly wetting the mane and tail,
under the supervision of a state, federal, or accredited veterinarian
in the state of origin with a USDA-approved pesticide, within seven
days before shipment. |
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USDA
Approved:
Pesticides, Parasiticides and Insecticides for use on Horses |
- Adams Fly
Spray and Repellent with Permethrin: Concentrate or spray produced
by Pfizer
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- Adams Fly
Repellent Lotion with Pyrethrin: Lotion produced by Pfizer
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- Buzz Off
Equine Spray and Rub-On: Methoxychlor, pyrethrin active ingredients,
produced by Bio-Ceutic
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- Buzz Off
II: Long acting water base concentrated Permectrin stable emulsion,
permethrin active ingredient; produced by Bio-Ceutic
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- CatronIV:
Permethrin spray produced by Boehringer Ingelheim Vemedica, Inc.
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- Co-Ral (Coumaphos)
Emulsifieable livestock insecticide: organophosphate concentrate
produced by Bayer
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- Co-Ral (Coumaphos)
fly and tick spray: organophosphate spray produced by Bayer
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- Equine Spray:
long acting water base permethrin emulsion produced by Anchor
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- Flea and
tick spray: pyrethrin spray produced by Vedco
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- Horsecare
Permeth 5 fly spray: permethrin emulsion produced by DurVet
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- Permethrin
.25% dust for Livestock produced by Agrilabs
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- Permethrin
10% emulsifiable concentrate produced by DurVet
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- Pro-Edge
Horse spray and wipe: pyrethrins produced by Aspen
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- Prozap Malathion
57EC: Malathion concentrate produced by Loveland
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- 1% Vapona
Insecticide: Dichlorvos spray produced by DurVet
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Isolation,
pending negative Coggins test, 45 to 60 days after entry will be required. |
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| For
more details on importation regulations either call the Hawaii Department
of Agriculture's Animal Industry Division at (808) 483-7100 or go
to the State of Hawaii Department of Agriculture web page at http://www.hawaiiag.org. |
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PLEASE FAX OR MAIL A COPY OF ALL COGGINS & HEALTH CERTIFICATES
TO OUR OFFICE FOR REVIEW
AT LEAST 3 DAYS PRIOR TO SHIPMENT
PACIFIC AIRLIFT, INC.
7016 E. SHEPHERD AVE. ~ CLOVIS, CA 93611
(800) 797-7820 or (559) 299-6429
FAX (559) 299-4173
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