Import Permit
ALL dairy cattle imported into Kansas require a permit number. Please use the online permitting system here or call the Kansas Import Desk at 785-564-6616.
Certificate of Veterinary Inspection (CVI)
Dairy 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.
Exception: Steers and spayed heifers are required to have official Identification, but it is not necessary to list them individually on the CVI. However, head count, average age or weight, and a statement "For feeding purposes only" must be included on the CVI.
Identification
Official
identification is required for all dairy cattle entering Kansas. This
identification must be listed individually on the CVI. Individual
identification must be a method approved by the animal health
commissioner (official USDA ear tag, breed registration tattoo with
breed registration papers accompanying CVI to the state office). Click here for a list of official ear tags.
Exception: Steers and spayed heifers are required to have official Identification, but it is not necessary to list them individually on the CVI. However, head count, average age or weight, and a statement "For feeding purposes only" must be included on the CVI.
Trichomonas Requirements
Dairy cattle moving directly to slaughter: No requirement.
Intact females intended for feeding:
CVI must include the statement "These females are for feeding purposes
only and will have no bull exposure after entering Kansas."
Bulls intended for feeding: CVI
must include the statement "These bulls are for feeding-to-slaughter
purposes only with no diversion" OR "These bulls are to be castrated upon arrival" OR obtain the required permit for bulls
18 months of age and older.
Females intended for breeding:
CVI must include a statement confirming one of the listed scenarios. If
no scenario applies, the cattle are not eligible for entrance into
Kansas.
- Have calf at side with no bull exposure since calving.
- Are at least 120 days pregnant.
- If less than 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.
- Embryo transfer-associated or artificial insemination movement with no bull exposure after entering Kansas.
Bulls intended for breeding:
- CVI must include statement that trichomonas hasn't been diagnosed
on the premises in the past two years. If the statement does not apply, a risk assessment is required for entry. AND
- Certified
Trich-negative with test occurring within 60 days of movement with
results listed on the CVI. Exceptions include Virgin Bulls under 18
months of age. For these animals, the CVI must include the statement
"These bulls have not been sexually exposed to breeding aged females."
Cattle for Exhibition: No requirement.
Dairy Calves
Dairy Calves less than 60 days of age and not accompanied by dam require:
- CVI with official ID individually listed. AND
- Special Import permit. Please use the online permitting system here or call the Kansas Import Desk at 785-564-6616. AND
- Must remain quarantined to their premises of destination in Kansas for 60 days after entry.
Brucellosis
Brucellosis
testing is not required unless cattle are entering Kansas originating
from the Greater Yellowstone Designated Surveillance Area (DSA).
If you are unsure of the status of the area of origin click here for a list of states’ statuses and here for a map of counties affected in a given state.
Dairy Cattle entering Kansas from the Greater Yellowstone Brucellosis Designated Surveillance Area must have:
- Import Permit AND
- Official Identification AND
- Negative brucellosis test within 30 days prior to movement for bulls and sexually intact females 12 months of age and older.
Bovine Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis testing requirements are based on the USDA tuberculosis status of the area of animal's origin. If you are unsure of the status of the area of origin, click here for a list of states’ statuses and here for a map of counties affected in a given state.
Cattle Imported from Tuberculosis Free/Modified Accredited Advanced States or Zones:
Dairy cattle moving directly to slaughter: No requirement.
Dairy Steers & Spayed Heifers: No requirement.
Dairy cattle including dairy-beef of any age moving for feeding then directly to slaughter: No requirement.
Sexually Intact Dairy Cattle Over 6 Months of Age:
- Negative tuberculosis test within 60 days prior to movement into Kansas. OR
- Originate and move directly from a Tuberculosis Accredited Free herd and have had tuberculosis testing performed within one year of movement. The accreditation number and date of the last test conducted must be recorded on the CVI.
Cattle Imported from Tuberculosis Modified Accredited States or Zones:
Dairy Steers & Spayed Heifers:
- Negative tuberculosis test within 60 days of movement into Kansas. OR
- Originate and move directly from a Tuberculosis Accredited Free herd in the state of origin. OR
- Move directly to a feedlot recognized by the USDA as a tuberculosis approved feedlot or to a licensed slaughter facility.
Sexually Intact Dairy Cattle Over 2 Months of Age:
- Originate and and move directly from a Tuberculosis Accredited Free herd and have tested negative on a whole herd test within one year of movement. OR
- Negative whole herd test within one year of movement and negative individual tuberculosis test within 60 days of movement into Kansas. Individual testing is not required if movement occurs within 60 days of the whole herd test.
Mexican or Canadian Origin Dairy Cattle
Unless moving directly to slaughter, Mexican and Canadian origin dairy cattle require:
- CVI with Official Identification individually listed. AND
- Import Permit. Please use the online permitting system here or call the Kansas Import Desk at 785-564-6616. AND
- Must meet Trichomonas requirements as described above.
AND
- ALL Mexican-origin cattle must carry an "M" brand. OR
- ALL Canada-origin cattle must carry a "CAN" brand or tattoo.
Commissioner's Order Restricting the Importation of Dairy Breeds
As of April 01, 2012, until further notice, a commissioner's order tightens import regulations on all dairy breeds of cattle entering Kansas. To view this order click here.