Importation requirements

Nontraditional livestock may be imported into North Dakota only after the owner of the nontraditional livestock: 1. Obtains a certificate of veterinary inspection. The certificate of veterinary inspection must include specific disease test results, vaccinations, and health statements required by this chapter. 2. Obtains an importation permit number from the office of the state veterinarian. The state veterinarian may deny a request for an importation permit number if the state veterinarian has information that an animal: a. Has not met the disease testing, vaccination, or identification requirements set forth in North Dakota Century Code title 36 or this title, or as otherwise required by the state veterinarian; b. Has not met any pre-entry quarantine conditions imposed by law; c. Has been exposed to, may have been exposed to, is infected with, or may be infected with any contagious or infectious disease; d. Is or may originate from an area or premises under quarantine or other form of official or regulatory action relating to contagious or infectious disease; or e. May be a threat to the health and well-being of the human or animal population of the state, or both.