• Certificate of Veterinary Inspection (health paper) number
• Number and type of animals (include: age or weight, sex, breed)
• Inspection date
• Consignee/origin name
• Origin physical address
• Consignor/destination name
• Destination physical address
• Purpose of movement
• Issuing veterinarian name and contact phone number

Exhibition and rodeo contract stock include:

• Bucking bulls
• Bucking horses
• Bull dogging and roping steers
• Roping calves
• Any other competition animals and/or specialty acts

Import Permit

All rodeo stock, dairy exhibition animals, and swine exhibition animals imported into Kansas require a permit number. Please use the online permitting system here or call the Kansas Import Desk at (785)-564-6616.

• Beef cattle imported into Kansas from another state must be accompanied by a completed Certificate of Veterinary Inspection (CVI, health certificate) signed by an accredited veterinarian unless moved directly to a licensed slaughter facility or to an approved Kansas livestock market. The CVI must have been issued within 30 days prior to the animal’s movement into Kansas.

“Official identification device or method’’ (official ID) is defined in 9 C.F.R. 71. A complete listing of official eartags can be found here. 

Origin-related Testing

Free and Modified Accredited Advanced states: No Brucellosis or Tuberculosis testing required.

See below for age or sex specific regulations.

Designated Surveillance Area

• Unless moving directly to slaughter, all animals must have official ID and an import permit, and ID must be individually listed on the accompanying CVI
• No Tuberculosis test required
• All bulls and sexually intact females 12 months and older from the GY DSA must have a negative Brucellosis test within 30 days prior to entry into Kansas

• Unless moving directly to slaughter, all animals must have official ID, and ID must be individually listed on the accompanying CVI
• No Brucellosis testing required

Calves under 60 days of age must be accompanied by dam

Slaughter: No Tuberculosis test required
Feeding:

• All steers and spayed heifers 2 months of age and older must have a negative Tuberculosis test within 60 days prior to movement.
• If animals originate from an Accredited Herd, no test required if CVI states the accredited herd completed the testing necessary for accreditation with negative results within 1 year of movement.

 Breeding:

• Negative test of the herd of origin (all animals 12 months of age and older) within 1 year of movement plus a negative test on the individual animals to be moved that are 2 months of age and older within 60 days of the movement, except the second test is not required if the said animals are moved within 60 days following the herd-of-origin herd test and were included on the herd-of-origin herd test.
• If animals originate from an Accredited Herd, no test is required if CVI states the accredited herd completed the testing necessary for accreditation with negative results within 1 year of movement.
• If animals originate from a herd with a negative whole herd test within previous 12 months and negative individual test within 60 days. Individual tests are not required if movement is within 6 months of whole herd test.

See below for age or sex specific regulations.

Mexico origin cattle

• Unless moving directly to slaughter, all animals must have official ID, and ID must be individually listed on the accompanying CVI
• All Mexico-origin cattle must carry an "M" brand
• No Brucellosis or Tuberculosis testing required
• Entry permit is required on all Mexican cattle. Visit the Kansas online permitting site at ops.kda.ks.gov, or call the 24-hour permit number (785) 564-6616.

See below for age or sex specific regulations.

Canada origin cattle

• Unless moving directly to slaughter, all animals must have official ID, and ID must be individually listed on the accompanying CVI
• All Canada-origin cattle must carry a "CAN" brand or tattoo
• No Brucellosis or Tuberculosis testing required
• Entry permit is required on all Canadian cattle. Visit the Kansas online permitting site at ops.kda.ks.gov, or call the 24-hour permit number (785) 564-6616.

Age or Sex specific regulations

Steers and Spayed Heifers
Slaughter: No testing, ID or CVI requirements
Exhibition: All animals must have official ID, and ID must be individually listed on the accompanying CVI
Livestock Market: No testing, ID or CVI requirements
Feeding: Must have CVI. No testing or ID requirements

Sexually intact 18 months of age and under
Slaughter: No testing, ID or CVI requirements
Feeding: Must have CVI. No testing or ID requirements
    Bulls: Must include a statement on the CVI that either:

• "These bulls are to be castrated upon arrival," or
• “The bulls are for feeding purposes only with no diversion”

     Females: Must include a statement on the CVI, "These females are for feeding purposes only and will have no bull exposure after entering Kansas."

Exhibition: All animals must have official ID, and ID must be individually listed on the accompanying CVI
Livestock Market: No ID or CVI requirements
       Bulls: Unless being sold directly to slaughter or for feeding with no diversion (not to be taken out of feeding-to-slaughter channels), bulls moving into Kansas to an approved livestock market must provide a statement that the bulls have not been sexually exposed to breeding-aged females, or provide certified Trich negative results.

        Females: Unless being sold directly to slaughter or for feeding with no diversion (not to be taken out of feeding-to-slaughter channels), sexually intact females moving into Kansas to an approved livestock market must meet the Breeding Female criteria below.

Breeding: All animals must have official ID, and ID must be individually listed on the accompanying CVI      
       Virgin bulls: Must include a statement on the CVI:“These bulls have not been sexually exposed to breeding-aged females"

       Non-virgin bulls and bulls of unknown status: Must move directly to slaughter, or indicate one of the following on the CVI:

• Certified Trich-negative with test results listed on the CVI, or
• “The bulls are for feeding purposes only with no diversion”

       Females: Must include a statement on the CVI confirming one of the following:

• “Have calf at side with no bull exposure since calving”
• “Are at least 120 days pregnant”
• If not 120 days pregnant "Have been exposed to only known Trich-negative bulls”
• “Have had 120 days of sexual isolation”
• “Known virgin heifers with no bull exposure since weaning”, or
• “Embryo transfer-associated movement with no bull exposure after entering Kansas”

Calves less than 60 days of age and not accompanied by their dams are required to have official ID individually listed on the accompanying CVI and a special import permit. Visit the Kansas online permitting site at ops.kda.ks.gov, or call the 24-hour permit number (785) 564-6616.

Sexually intact over 18 months of age
Slaughter: No testing, ID or CVI requirements
Feeding: All animals must have official ID, and ID must be individually listed on the accompanying CVI with the following statement: “These (bulls/cows) are for feeding purposes only with no diversion”
Exhibition: All animals must have official ID, and ID must be individually listed on the accompanying CVI
Livestock Market: No ID or CVI requirements
         Bulls: Unless being sold directly to slaughter or for feeding with no diversion (not to be taken out of feeding-to-slaughter channels), bulls moving into Kansas to an approved livestock market must meet the Breeding Bull criteria below.
         Females: Unless being sold directly to slaughter or for feeding with no diversion (not to be taken out of feeding-to-slaughter channels), sexually intact females moving into Kansas to an approved livestock market must meet the Breeding Female criteria below.
Breeding: All animals must have official ID, and ID must be individually listed on the accompanying CVI
       Bulls: Include a statement on the CVI confirming one of the following:

• Certified Trich-negative with test results listed on the CVI, or
• “The bulls are for feeding purposes only with no diversion”

       Females: Include a statement on the CVI confirming one of the following:

• “Have calf at side with no bull exposure since calving”
• “Be at least 120 days pregnant”
• “If not 120 days pregnant, have been exposed to only known negative bulls”
• “Have 120 days of sexual isolation”
• “Known virgin heifers with no bull exposure since weaning”, or
• “Embryo transfer-associated movement with no bull exposure after entering Kansas”

Unless moving direct to slaughter or to an approved livestock market, all dairy animals moving into Kansas must obtain an import permit number prior to movement into Kansas. Obtain a permit by visiting the online permitting site, ops.kda.ks.gov, or calling the 24-hour permit number (785) 564-6616.

From Designated Surveillance Area

• Unless moving directly to slaughter, all animals must have official ID, and ID must be individually listed on the accompanying CVI
• All bulls and sexually intact females 6 months and older from the DSA must have a negative Brucellosis test within 30 days prior to entry into Kansas
• See below for age or sex specific regulations.

From TB Free states and Modified Accredited Advanced states or zones

Steers and Spayed Heifers
Slaughter: No testing, ID, CVI or permitting requirements
Feeding: Must have individual ID, permit and CVI. ID does not have to be individually listed on CVI; include statement, “these animals have official individual ID.” No testing requirements
Exhibition: All animals must have official ID, CVI and permit number. ID must be individually listed on the accompanying CVI.
Livestock Market: No testing, ID, CVI or permitting requirements

Sexually intact over 6 months of age
Slaughter: No testing, ID, CVI or permit requirements
Feeding: Must have individual ID, permit and CVI. ID must be individually listed on CVI. No TB test required if approval from the Kansas Animal Health commissioner is received prior to movement. These animals must move directly to a lot or pen for feeding purposes only, without bull exposure. Without prior approval, any animals 6 months of age and older are required to have a negative TB test within 60 days prior to entry.
Bulls: Must include a statement on the CVI that either:

• "These bulls are to be castrated upon arrival," or
• “The bulls are for feeding purposes only with no diversion”

     Females: Must include a statement on the CVI, "These females are for feeding purposes only and will have no bull exposure after entering Kansas."
Exhibition: All animals must have official ID, CVI and permit number. ID must be individually listed on the accompanying CVI.
Livestock Market: No ID, CVI or permit requirements
        Bulls: Unless being sold directly to slaughter or for feeding with no diversion (not to be taken out of feeding-to-slaughter channels), bulls moving into Kansas to an approved livestock market must meet the Breeding Bull criteria below.
        Females: Unless being sold directly to slaughter or for feeding with no diversion (not to be taken out of feeding-to-slaughter channels), sexually intact females moving into Kansas to an approved livestock market must meet the Breeding Female criteria below.
Breeding: All animals must have official ID and permit number, and ID must be individually listed on the accompanying CVI. All animals over six months of age must be tuberculosis tested within 60 days prior to movement into Kansas, or move directly from a Tuberculosis-accredited free herd in the state of origin. The TB-free accreditation number and date of last test must be included on the CVI.

Bulls
Virgin bulls: Must include a statement on the CVI,“These bulls have not been sexually exposed to breeding-aged females."

Non-virgin bulls and bulls of unknown status: Must move directly to slaughter, or indicate one of the following on the CVI:

• Certified Trich-negative with test results listed on the CVI, or
• include this statement: “The bulls are for feeding purposes only with no diversion”

Females: Must include a statement on the CVI confirming one of the following:

• “Have calf at side with no bull exposure since calving”
• “Be at least 120 days pregnant”
• “If not 120 days pregnant, have been exposed to only known negative bulls”
• “Have 120 days of sexual isolation”
• “Known virgin heifers with no bull exposure since weaning”, or
• “Embryo transfer-associated movement with no bull exposure after entering Kansas”

Calvesless than 60 days of age, regardless of their sex or state of origin, and not accompanied by their dams are required to have official ID individually listed on the accompanying CVI and a special import permit. Visit the Kansas online permitting site at ops.kda.ks.gov, or call the 24-hour permit number (785) 564-6616.

Sexually intact over 18 months of age
Slaughter: No testing, ID or CVI requirements
Feeding: All animals must have official ID, and ID must be individually listed on the accompanying CVI with the following statement: “These (bulls/cows) are for feeding purposes only with no diversion”
Exhibition: All animals must have official ID, and ID must be individually listed on the accompanying CVI
Livestock Market: No ID or CVI requirements
         Bulls: Unless being sold directly to slaughter or for feeding with no diversion (not to be taken out of feeding-to-slaughter channels), bulls moving into Kansas to an approved livestock market must meet the Breeding Bull criteria below.
         Females: Unless being sold directly to slaughter or for feeding with no diversion (not to be taken out of feeding-to-slaughter channels), sexually intact females moving into Kansas to an approved livestock market must meet the Breeding Female criteria below.
Breeding: All animals must have official ID, and ID must be individually listed on the accompanying CVI
       Bulls: Include a statement on the CVI confirming one of the following:

• Certified Trich-negative with test results listed on the CVI, or
• “The bulls are for feeding purposes only with no diversion”

       Females: Include a statement on the CVI confirming one of the following:

• “Have calf at side with no bull exposure since calving”
• “Be at least 120 days pregnant”
• “If not 120 days pregnant, have been exposed to only known negative bulls”
• “Have 120 days of sexual isolation”
• “Known virgin heifers with no bull exposure since weaning”, or
• “Embryo transfer-associated movement with no bull exposure after entering Kansas”

From Modified Accredited states or zones
Unless moving directly to slaughter, all animals must have official ID, CVI and an import permit number, and ID must be individually listed on the accompanying CVI.

Calvesunder 60 days of age, regardless of sex, must have originated and moved directly from a TB accredited free herd in the state of origin with a negative herd test conducted within the previous 12 months. The accreditation number and the date of the last test must be written on the CVI.

Steers and Spayed Heifers
Slaughter: No testing, ID, CVI or permitting requirements
Feeding: Must have individual ID, permit and CVI. ID does not have to be individually listed on CVI. All steers and spayed heifers must meet one of the following:

• have a negative Tuberculosis test within 60 days prior to movement into Kansas, or
• have moved directly from a TB accredited herd within the state of origin with a negative herd test conducted within 1 year prior to movement. The herd TB accreditation number and date of last test must be written on the CVI.

Sexually intact over 2 months of age
Slaughter: No testing, ID, CVI or permitting requirements
Feeding, Exhibition, or Breeding: Must meet one of the following:

• Have moved directly from a TB accredited herd within the state of origin with a negative herd test conducted within 1 year prior to movement. The herd TB accreditation number and date of last test must be written on the CVI; or
• Have moved directly from a herd which has had a negative whole herd test conducted with the previous 12 months, and all animals included in the movement have tested negative to an additional TB test within 60 days prior to entry into Kansas.  However, the second TB test is not required on cattle that were included as part of a whole herd test conducted within 60 days of entry.

From Mexico
Must meet all above age-related regulations. Unless moving directly to slaughter, all animals must have official ID and entry permit, and ID must be individually listed on the accompanying CVI. In addition:

• Negative Tuberculosis test required within 60 days prior to movement into Kansas.
• No Brucellosis testing required
• Entry permit is required on all Mexican cattle. Visit the Kansas online permitting site at ops.kda.ks.gov, or call the 24-hour permit number (785) 564-6616.

From Canada

• Negative Tuberculosis test required within 60 days prior to movement into Kansas
• No Brucellosis testing required
• Entry permit is required on all Canadian cattle. Visit the Kansas online permitting site at ops.kda.ks.gov, or call the 24-hour permit number (785) 564-6616.

These animals shall meet the same requirements as beef cattle, except bison are exempt from trichomoniasis testing.

Free-roaming bison from the Designated Surveillance Area (DSA) are not permitted in Kansas. Domestic bison from the DSA are required to have a negative brucellosis and tuberculosis tests within 30 days prior to entry and will be quarantined for retest upon importation. A permit number is required for bison from this area. Visit the Kansas online permitting system at ops.kda.ks.gov or call the Kansas Permit Desk at (785) 564-6616.

All captive cervidae coming into Kansas must be in the CWD program for at least 5 years and their CWD status number must be on the health certificate. Additionally, all capitive cervidae are required to have a permit number. All CVIs must be emailed to Jennifer.ukena@ks.gov for review prior to receiving permit number. 

Each adult domesticated cervid, that is entering Kansas from another state, is not moving directly to a licensed slaughter establishment within Kansas, and has not originated and moved directly from an APHIS-certified brucellosis-free herd shall be required to test negative for brucellosis, using an approved test, within 30 days before entry into Kansas.

All cervids originating from an area identified by APHIS as a designated surveillance area shall be prohibited entry into Kansas.

Each domesticated cervid, except nursing young under four months of age and accompanied by their dam, that is entering Kansas, is not from a herd accredited by APHIS to be TB-free, and is not moving directly to a licensed slaughter establishment in Kansas shall be required to test negative for tuberculosis, using an approved test administered twice at least 90 days apart. The first test shall be administered no more than 180 days before entry into Kansas, and the second test administered no more than 90 days before entry.

Domestic elk from the GYA shall be tested negative for brucellosis and tuberculosis and quarantined for retest upon arrival. Free roaming elk from the GYA and the Wind River Reservation are not permitted in Kansas. Other free roaming elk shall test negative twice at least 90 days apart, but not more than 150 days before entry into the state. Captive cervidae, from certified herds, are not required to test.

Reindeer from Alaska are required to have permit number, negative brucellosis and TB test within 30 days of entry. They will be quarantined for 180 days, be required to retest negative for brucellosis and TB before quarantine release.

All swine entering Kansas must have a Certificate of Veterinary Inspection (CVI) and official identification listed on the CVI.

All swine, except feeder pigs, entering Kansas including pot bellied pigs and Russian hogs shall meet one or more of the following requirements: be tested negative for pseudorabies and brucellosis within 30 days prior to entry, originate directly from a qualified/validated herd, or originate from a Stage IV or V state.

Breeding swine from Stage IV and lower status states will be quarantined and are required to have a pseudorabies post-shipment test, 30 to 60 days after arrival, to qualify for quarantine release. This post entry test will be done on 95/5 random-sample basis. Each segregated group of swine on an individual premises must be considered a separate herd and sampled as follows:

• Less than 100 head - test 45
• 100-200 head - test 51
• 201-999 head - test 57
• 1,000 and over - test 59

Breeding swine from Stage V states will not be quarantined for post-entry test.

All feeder pigs entering Kansas must be retested negative for pseudorabies and brucellosis, originate from a state of pseudorabies stage III or higher status or from a qualified or monitored pseudorabies herd. Feeder pigs shall be quarantined to premises until slaughter.

Swine which have been vaccinated for pseudorabies will not be allowed to enter Kansas. Offspring of vaccinated swine are allowed as long as tested negative for pseudorabies within 30 days of entry using the serum neutralization or latex test.

Swine entering the state of Kansas are required to be issued a permit number by the Animal Health office prior to shipment. 785-564-6616.

All equidae entering Kansas must have a Certificate of Veterinary Inspection.

These animals shall be tested negative for equine infectious anemia (EIA) within 12 months prior to entry. Foals under six months of age, nursing their EIA-negative dams are not required to be tested. The AGID (Coggins) and Elisa tests are approved.

Must provide EIA lab, date, and accession number on Certificate of Veterinary Inspection; or provide copy of current Coggins (VS Form 10-11).

All exhibition animals must of officially identified. Complete Individual Scrapie tags or flock number must be listed on the CVI, if breed registration tattoo is utilized breed registration papers must accompany the CVI to the state office.

In addition to the general requirements, sheep and goats from other states must:

SHEEP

• Be free of any signs of “sore mouth”.
• Be free of signs of active fungal (ringworm) infection, including club lamb fungus.
• All sexually intact (ewes & rams) must be identified with an official USDA premises ID tag. Individual Scrapie tags or flock number must be listed on the CVI.
• Lambs, under 8 weeks of age, accompanying their dams, are exempt from identification requirements.

• All sexually intact (does & bucks) must be must be officially identified (Scrapie Identification tags or breed registration tattoo). Individual Scrapie tags or flock number must be listed on the CVI, if breed registration tattoo is utilized a copy of the breed registration papers must accompany the CVI to the state office.
• Kids, under 8 weeks of age, accompanying their dams, are exempt from the identification requirements.

• Originate from a NPIP certified U.S. Pullorum – Typhoid clean flock as evidenced by an official VS Form 9-3, certifying all adult poultry in the flock have had a negative test for pullorum – typhoid within the past year. (Adult poultry are any turkeys over 12 weeks of age and any other poultry over 16 weeks of age)

• Be accompanied by an official VS Form 9-3 signed by the official NPIP representative in the state of origin or by a health certificate that has been issued within the previous 90 days.

• In addition to the VS9-3 or health certificate, out of state poultry must have a "Permit to Ship Poultry or Hatching Eggs" that has been issued by the KAHD within the previous year, or a permit number that has been issued by the KAHD office within the previous 15 days.