California, Arizona, Idaho, Florida and Montana are the only states that have bothered to look at Health Certs and Coggins in our travels. Yes, it is a little disturbing but then we also tend to avoid areas where USDA has current quarantines too.
Barry Cole, Kansas
> Date: Sun, 20 Sep 2009 19:56:12 -0600 > To: rnbianchi@xxxxxxxxx; ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > From: lif.strand@xxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: [RC] health certificates/Coggins > > At 07:49 PM 9/20/2009, rnbianchi wrote: > >I drove from California to Maryland three years ago with my three > >horses and two dogs. The only state that required me to stop and > >show my paperwork was Arizona. There was a truck stop (Agriculture > >and/or weigh station?) that said all trucks including pickups > >hauling animals must stop. It amazed me that no other states cared > >at all what I was hauling in my three horse slant load. Arizona > >only looked at the paper work and asked if the horses were mine; > >never checked the horses to see if they matched the descriptions on > >the paperwork, or if they looked healthy. I found it kind of > >upsetting really. > > If you stay on the Interstates you probably won't be stopped, but if > you take side roads and stop in towns things might be different. I > know our local livestock inspector does look at paperwork and animals > in trailers when they stop in town on their way through our area. > _____________________________________ > > Lif C. Strand > Local Economic Development > Catron County, New Mexico USA > > www.critterwalls.com > life sized wild animal wall stickers > check out the 4 ft. wide horse murals! > > > > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= > > 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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