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Re: [RC] Illinois Entry Permit Number Requirements - rides2farPlease inform the Illinois Dept. of Agriculture that they're too much bother. I'm not coming. I'll go spend money somewhere else. Angie McGhee Wildwood, GA On Tue, 31 Aug 2004 16:46:10 GMT Ridecamp Guest <guest-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: Please Reply to: Yvette Rollins hoosierhorsemen@xxxxxxxxx or ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ========================================== New Illinois Entry Requirements for Equines ? Effective Feb. 1, 2004 Debra Hagstrom Your horse-owning clients should be aware of new Illinois Department of Agriculture regulations affecting the transport of horses into Illinois. Although the Coggins test and health certificate were previously required, the entry permit is a new requirement. This will especially affect individuals that host equine events in Illinois, and they should be aware of this requirement in order to communicate with customers that will be entering Illinois from out of state. Following are the particulars: All equines entering Illinois for any reason other than slaughter must be accompanied by a negative test for EIA conducted within a year if the animal is more than one year of age, certificate of veterinary inspection issued by an accredited veterinarian within 30 days of entry, and an entry permit issued by the Illinois Department of Agriculture. Entry permits are available by calling the Illinois Department of Agriculture, 217/782-4944 and are issued 24 hours a day, seven days a week. THERE IS NO CHARGE FOR OBTAINING AN ENTRY PERMIT FROM THE ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. The following information will be required for the entry permit: 1. Name and mailing address of owner of the animal 2. Date of the EIA test 3. Location where the animal is going 4. Permit numbers are also available online at www.agr.state.il.us. A password to access the permit program is required and will be issued to veterinarians by calling the Illinois Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Animal Health, 217/782-4944 weekdays, 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. For equine only: The entry permit is good for 30 days (the life of the health certificate). It is requested that if the health certificate is used for multiple entries (i.e. trail rides or shows on several weekends) that all events during the 30 day period be included on the health certificate. If an event is not listed on the health certificate, the owner is asked to call the Department, provide the permit number and provide the location of the additional event(s). For equine sales: A blanket permit is available for out-of-state equine sales and auctions. For more information, please call the Bureau of Animal Health, 217/782-4944. For Illinois Equine: An entry permit is not required for Illinois equine. Illinois equine traveling out-of-state on an Illinois certificate of vet inspection (health certificate) are not required to obtain a permit to return home. If, however, Illinois equine are out of state longer than 30 days (i.e. breeding, training), a certificate of vet inspection issued by the state where the animal has been residing and an entry permit will be required. Once an animal has been out of the state longer than 30 days, it is no longer recognized as being an Illinois native animal." In accordance with the Illinois Diseased Animals Act (510 ILCS 50/1 and the regulations pertaining thereto 8 Ill. Adm. Code 85), violators are guilty of a business offense and shall be fined not less than $50 nor more than $1,000. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Not the quarry but the chase. Not the trophy but the race. ________________________________________________________________ The best thing to hit the Internet in years - Juno SpeedBand! Surf the Web up to FIVE TIMES FASTER! Only $14.95/ month - visit www.juno.com to sign up today! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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