What information is required on a permit?

• Certificate of Veterinary Inspection (health paper) number
• Number and specie of animal(s)
• Inspection date
• Anticipated date of arrival
• Consignee/origin name
• Origin physical address
• Consignor/destination name
• Destination physical address
• Purpose of movement
• Issuing veterinarian name and contact phone number

Which livestock need a permit?

• All rodeo stock
• All dairy cattle
• All dairy-beef cross cattle
• Calves 60 days-of-age or less, not accompanied by dam
• Cattle from a Designated Surveillance Area (DSA)
• All bison
• All cervids
• All poultry or hatched eggs
• All Mexican or Canadian origin cattle
• All swine
• All exotics (Zoo to Zoo exempt)

Exhibition & Rodeo Stock

Exhibition and rodeo stock includes:

• Bucking bulls
• Bucking horses
• Bull dogging and roping steers (Native and/or Mexican Origin)
• Roping calves (Native and/or Mexican Origin)
• Any other competition animals and/or specialty acts

Import Permit

All rodeo stock imported into Kansas require a permit number. Please use the online permitting system or call the Kansas Import Desk at 785-564-6616. Issued permits are valid for 15 days.

Certificate of Veterinary Inspection (CVI)

Exhibition animals and rodeo stock imported into Kansas from another state must be accompanied by a completed Certificate of Veterinary Inspection (CVI, health certificate) signed by an accredited veterinarian. The CVI must have been issued within 30 days prior to the animal’s movement into Kansas.

Identification

Official identification must be individually listed on the accompanying CVI. The identification method must be approved by the animal health commissioner (official USDA ear tag, breed registration tattoo as long as a copy of registration papers accompanies the CVI to the state office). A list of official identification ear tags can be found here.

Testing Requirements

• All horses 6 months of age or older: must have tested negative for equine infectious anemia (EIA) within 12 months of entry.
• All cattle: exempt from all testing requirements.

BeefG 

General Import Requirements 

Certificate of Veterinary Inspection (CVI)

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.

Identification

Official identification is required for beef 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). View a list of official ear tags.

Exceptions to Official Identification include:

• Animals moved directly to a licensed slaughter facility or directly to an approved Kansas livestock market.
• Beef cattle between 60 days and 18 months of age, steers, and spayed heifers intended for feeding. Head count and average weight or age must be included on the CVI.

Direct to slaughter

Beef cattle moving directly to slaughter: No requirement.

Feeding Purposes 

Steers & Spayed Heifers: CVI with head count and average age or weight.

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 obtain the required permit for bulls 18 months of age and older.

Breeding Purposes 

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:

• For bulls 18 months and older regardless of sexual activity/history, CVI must include results of the certified Trich-negative test occurring within 60 days of movement.
• For bulls less than 18 months of age, CVI must include the statement "these bulls have not been sexually exposed to breeding age females” OR include results of the certified Trich-negative test occurring within 60 days of movement.

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 Calves

Calves less than 60 days of age and not accompanied by dam require:

• CVI with official ID individually listed, and
• Import permit. Please use the online permitting system or call the Kansas Import Desk at 785-564-6616. Issued permits are valid for 15 days.

Testing Requirements 

Brucellosis

Brucellosis testing is not required unless cattle are entering Kansas originating from the Designated Surveillance Area (DSA).

If you are unsure of the status of the area of origin, view a list of states’ statuses and view a map of counties affected in a given state.

Cattle from the DSA under 12 months of age intended for feeding:

• Import Permit.
• CVI.
• Individual Official identification required on all cattle originating from the DSA. Include statement on the CVI verifying that each animal has official identification; however, the IDs do not need to be listed on the CVI.

Exemptions: Steers and spayed heifers do not have to be officially identified unless they are an exhibition animal.

Cattle from the DSA 12 months of age or older and sexually intact, all breeding animals, AND exhibition animals:

• Import Permit.
• CVI with Official Identification individually listed.
• Include statement on CVI that each animal being moved meets one of the following requirements:
  
  1. Originates and moves directly from a USDA certified brucellosis free herd in the state of origin, or
  2. Originates and moves directly from a herd that has had a negative whole-herd test for brucellosis in the previous 12 months and date of test listed on CVI; or
  3. Has tested negative in the previous 30 days and date of qualifying test listed on CVI.

Bovine Tuberculosis from Modified Accredited States or Zones:

A CVI is required for all beef cattle imported to Kansas from a Modified Accredited zone. No testing required if cattle move directly to slaughter.

Beef Steers & Spayed Heifers must meet one of the following requirements:

1. Negative tuberculosis test within 60 days prior to movement. or
2. Originate from an Accredited herd and include a statement on the CVI state the herd completed the necessary accreditation testing with negative results within one year of movement.

Beef Breeding Cattle must meet one of the following requirements:

1. Negative test of the herd of origin (all animals 12 months of age and older) within 12 months of movement and a negative test on the individual animals to be moved (2 months of age and older) within 60 days of movement. The individual test is not required if the animals are moved within 60 days of the herd-of-origin test and were included on the test.
2. Originate from a herd with a negative whole herd test within the previous 12 months and negative individual test within 60 days. Individual tests are not required if movement is within 6 months of the whole herd test.
3. Originate from an accredited herd and include a statement on the CVI stating the herd completed the necessary accreditation testing with negative results within one year of movement.

Calves under 60 days must be accompanied by dam.

Non-US Cattle

Mexican or Canadian Origin Cattle

• CVI with Official Identification individually listed, and
• Import Permit. Please use the online permitting system 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.

Dairy-Beef Cross

All dairy cattle imported into Kansas require a permit number. Please use the online permitting system call the Kansas Import Desk at 785-564-6616.

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). View 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.

Dairy Cattl 

General Import Requirements

Import Permit

All dairy cattle imported into Kansas require a permit number. Please use the online permitting system 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.

Direct to slaughter

Dairy cattle moving directly to slaughter: No requirement.

Feeding Purposes 

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"

Breeding Purposes

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."

Exhibition 

Cattle for Exhibition: CVI with official ID listed.

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.

Testing Requirements 

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, view a list of states’ statuses and view 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:

1. Negative tuberculosis test within 60 days prior to movement into Kansas. Or
2. 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:

1. Negative tuberculosis test within 60 days of movement into Kansas. Or
2. Originate and move directly from a Tuberculosis Accredited Free herd in the state of origin. Or
3. 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:

1. 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
2. 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.

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, view a list of states’ statuses and view 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.

Non-US Origin 

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 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. View the Commissioner's Order Restricting the Importation of Dairy Breeds.

Swine - Porcine

General Import Requirements 

Import Permit

All swine imported into Kansas require a permit number. Please use the online permitting system or call the Kansas Import Desk at 785-564-6616.

Certificate of Veterinary Inspection (CVI)

Swine imported into Kansas from another state must be accompanied by a completed Certificate of Veterinary Inspection (CVI, health certificate) signed by an accredited veterinarian. The CVI must have been issued within 30 days prior to the animal’s movement into Kansas.

Identification

Official identification (individual or group) must be listed on the accompanying CVI. The identification method 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, microchip, registered ear notch). View a list of official ear tags.

Testing Requirements 

Swine Brucellosis and Pseudorabies

Swine entering Kansas from a Swine Brucellosis Free state and Pseudorabies Stage V (free) state do not require Brucellosis or Pseudorabies testing.

Swine which have been vaccinated for pseudorabies will not be allowed to enter Kansas.

As of November 1, 2020, all 50 states are free of brucellosis and pseudorabies. If this situation changes or you are unsure of the status of the state of origin, please click here for a list of states' statuses.

All swine, except feeder pigs, originating from a state which is not free of brucellosis or is a pseudorabies stage IV or lower status must:

• Test negative for pseudorabies and brucellosis within 30 days of entry. or
• Originate directly from a qualified/validated herd.

Sheep & Goats

General Import  

General Import Requirements 

Certificate of Veterinary Inspection (CVI)

Sheep and goats imported into Kansas from another state must be accompanied by a completed Certificate of Veterinary Inspection (CVI, health certificate) signed by an accredited veterinarian. The CVI must have been issued within 30 days prior to the animal’s movement into Kansas.

Identification

All exhibition animals, sexually intact goats (does and bucks) and sexually intact sheep (ewes and rams) must be individually officially identified. The identification method 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). View a list of official ear tags.

Complete individual scrapie tags or flock number must be listed on the CVI.

Exemptions: Lambs and kids under eight weeks of age accompanying their dams, and weathers under 18 months of age are exempt from official identification requirements.

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 Sheep Disease Requirements

• All sheep must be free of any signs of "sore mouth" and
• All sheep must be free of signs of active fungal (ringworm) infection, including club lamb fungus.

Poultry & Birds

General Import Requirements 

Certificate of Veterinary Inspection (CVI)

• Certificate of Veterinary Inspection (CVI).
• Poultry must be accompanied by an annual "Permit to Ship Poultry and/or Hatching Eggs" that has been approved for NPIP participants by the KDA Division of Animal Health. The Import Permit number is to be placed on shipping labels or invoices and on NPIP Form VS 9-3.

Import Permit 

ALL poultry and birds imported into Kansas require a permit number. Please use the online permitting system or call 785-564-6602.

Poultry

Poultry is defined as livestock that are chickens, game birds, turkeys, and waterfowl, raised in captivity, excluding pigeons and doves. Entry requirements:

• Certificate of Veterinary Inspection OR VS Form 9-3.
• Import Permit Number.
• Free of infectious, contagious diseases.
• Adult poultry, except waterfowl, must be Pullorum tested within 90 days of entry or originate from a Pullorum free flock. Adult poultry are any turkeys over 12 weeks of age and any other poultry over 16 weeks of age.

Ratites

Ratites include exotic fowl with flat breast bone and small or non-existent wings including Emu, Kiwi, Ostrich, Rheas. Entry requirements:

• Certificate of Veterinary Inspection.
• Permit Number.
• Permanent Identification (tattoo or microchip) listed on the CVI.
• Free of infectious, contagious diseases.

Non-Poultry Bird Species

Entry requirements:

• Certificate of Veterinary Inspection.
• Permit Number.
• Free of infectious, contagious diseases.

Camelids (Alpacas, Camels, Llamas, etc.)

Certificate of Veterinary Inspection (CVI)

Camelids imported into Kansas from another state must be accompanied by a completed Certificate of Veterinary Inspection (CVI, health certificate) signed by an accredited veterinarian. The CVI must have been issued within 30 days prior to the animal’s movement into Kansas.

Identification

Official identification is required for camelids entering Kansas. This identification must be listed individually on the CVI. Individual identification methods include official USDA ear tag or microchips. View a list of official ear tags.

Equidae (Asses, Horses, Zebra)

General Requirements 

Certificate of Veterinary Inspection (CVI)

Equine imported into Kansas from another state must be accompanied by a completed Certificate of Veterinary Inspection (CVI, health certificate) signed by an accredited veterinarian. A description of the horse including identifiers such as brand, lip tattoo, microchip, registration number must be listed on the CVI. The CVI must have been issued within 30 days prior to the animal’s movement into Kansas.

Extended Equine CVI (EECVI)

Kansas accepts the EECVI for horses imported into Kansas from origin states that have also approved the use of the EECVI. Currently, the only company offering an EECVI option is Global VetLink. Please contact the company for additional information including an up-to-date list of participating states.

Testing Requirements 

Equine Infectious Anemia (EIA)

A negative EIA test is required within 12 months prior to entry.

• Approved tests include the AGID test (Coggins) and ELISA test recorded on a VS Form 10-11.
• The EIA lab, type of test, date and accession number must be listed on the CVI or a copy of the current Coggins must be provided to the state office with the CVI (VS Form 10-11).

Exceptions: Foals under six months of age that are nursing their EIA negative mares are not required to be tested.

BisonGeneral Import Requirements 

General Import Requirements 

Free-ranging bison imports must be approved by the Animal Health Commissioner prior to entry.

Import Permit

All bison imported into Kansas require a permit number. Please use the online permitting system or call the Kansas Import Desk at 785-564-6616.

Certificate of Veterinary Inspection (CVI)

Bison imported into Kansas from another state must be accompanied by a completed Certificate of Veterinary Inspection (CVI, health certificate) signed by an accredited veterinarian. The CVI must have been issued within 30 days prior to the animal’s movement into Kansas.

Identification

Official identification (official USDA ear tag) must be individually listed on the accompanying CVI. A list of official identification ear tags can be found here.

Testing Requirements 

Bison Originating from a Designated Surveillance Area (DSA)

If you are unsure of the status of the area of origin, view a list of states’ statuses and view a map of counties affected in a given state.

Free-ranging bison from the DSA are not permitted in Kansas.

Domestic bison from the DSA under 12 months of age intended for feeding:

• Import Permit.
• CVI.
• Individual Official identification required on all domestic bison originating from the DSA. Include statement on the CVI verifying that each animal has official identification; however, the IDs do not need to be listed on the CVI.

Exemptions: Steers and spayed heifers do not have to be officially identified unless they are an exhibition animal.

Domestic bison from the DSA 12 months of age or older and sexually intact, all breeding animals, AND exhibition animals:

• Import Permit.
• CVI with Official Identification individually listed.
• Include statement on CVI that each animal being moved meets one of the following requirements:
  
  1. Originates and moves directly from a USDA certified brucellosis free herd in the state of origin; or
  2. Originates and moves directly from a herd that has had a negative whole-herd test for brucellosis in the previous 12 months and date of test listed on CVI; or
  3. Has tested negative in the previous 30 days and date of qualifying test listed on CVI.

Farmed Cervidae

General Import Requirements 

Import Permit

All cervids imported into Kansas require a permit number. Prior to receiving a permit number, all CVIs must be emailed to jennifer.ukena@ks.gov for review. Please call 785-564-6602 with questions.

Certificate of Veterinary Inspection (CVI)

All cervidae imported into Kansas from another state must be accompanied by a completed Certificate of Veterinary Inspection (CVI, health certificate) signed by an accredited veterinarian.

• The CVI must have been issued within 30 days prior to the animal’s movement into Kansas.
• Premises in Kansas must have a Domesticated Deer Permit (license).
• The CVI must include the Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) status number, all official identification numbers, and Permit number.

Identification

Official identification (official USDA ear tag) is required for all cervidae entering Kansas. Official and unofficial identification must be individually listed on the CVI. View a list of official ear tags.

Testing Requirements

Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD)

The premises of origin in the state of origin must have at least five years of CWD status prior to entry into Kansas, and the enrollment date must be listed on the CVI. View information regarding CWD and related forms.

Exemptions: The following are exempt from the 5-year CWD requirement: Axis deer, Fallow deer, Muntjac, Pierre David deer.

Tuberculosis

All cervidae imported into Kansas must meet one of the following:

• Move directly to a licensed slaughter facility or
• Originate and move directly from a herd accredited by USDA-APHIS to be Tuberculosis free or
• 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 and the second test shall be administered no more than 90 days before entry.

Exemptions: Nursing young under four months of age accompanied by their dam do not require testing.

Designated Surveillance Area (DSA)

All cervidae originating from an area identified by USDA-APHIS as a DSA are prohibited from entry into Kansas.

Dogs & Cats

General Requirements 

Certificate of Veterinary Inspection (CVI)

All dogs and cats imported into Kansas from another state must be accompanied by a completed Certificate of Veterinary Inspection (CVI, health certificate) signed by an accredited veterinarian. The CVI must have been issued within 30 days prior to the animal’s movement into Kansas.

APHIS Form 7001 is not an acceptable documentation for interstate CVIs for Kansas Imports or Exports.

 Rabies Vaccination Requirements

Dogs and cats over three months of age must have proof of current Rabies vaccination including date of vaccination, vaccine manufacturer, and serial number.

Rabbits

Certificate of Veterinary Inspection (CVI)

All rabbits imported into Kansas from another state must be accompanied by a completed Certificate of Veterinary Inspection (CVI, health certificate) signed by an accredited veterinarian. The CVI must have been issued within 30 days prior to the animal’s movement into Kansas.

Zoo & Exotic Animals

General Import Requirements 

Import Permit

All zoo and exotic animals imported into Kansas require a permit number. Please use the online permitting system or call the Kansas Import Desk at 785-564-6616.

Exemptions: Zoo to zoo movements, pocket pets, non-poisonous reptiles do not require a permit.

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.

Testing Requirements

Species susceptible to brucellosis and/or tuberculosis must test negative within 30 days prior to entry into Kansas or meet the American Zoo Association recommendations.

All other animals not previously listed are included within "Zoo and Exotic Animals" unless prohibited (reference next listing titled "Prohibited Animals/Pets").

Prohibited Animals/Pets

PROHIBITED ANIMALS 

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Per a Commissioner's Order, the sale and transportation of the following animals is prohibited.

• Prairie dogs
• All rodents from Africa

The possession or sale of the following animals for keeping as pets is prohibited per the Kansas Department of Health and Environment's K.A.R. 28-1-14 for rabies control purposes.

• Coyotes
• Foxes
• Raccoons
• Skunks

The Kansas Department of Wildlife & Parks prohibits the importation and possession of certain wildlife, except as authorized by terms of a wildlife importation permit issued by the KDWP Secretary per K.A.R. 115-18-10.