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Location: El Paso, Texas | While on the way home today from the shoot in La Jara Colorado, a New Mexico Livestock Inspector stopped me on the way home, I had just got off I-10 at 404 to Chaparral when I saw the red lights in my mirror. I stopped and the officer inspected my certificate of health, my coggins and looked at my horses. Luckily I travel with all required papers when traveling anywhere with my horses. The officer was very polite and somewhat surprised that I had all my horses' papers in a 3 ring binder to include copies of their registrations. I completely support their effort and hope to see them out there more and more. Just a reminder, carry the proper papers to travel with horses no matter where you go. The citations are not traffic tickets, they are criminal citations which start as misdemeanors and can be enhanced to felonies if you break enough laws |
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Location: NM | My vet has said that if you are traveling in-state (not crossing state lines except in a vet type medical emergency) in NM you don't need a coggins? Do you know if this is true? I carry my inspection papers but haven't had a coggins done in awhile. |
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Location: El Paso, Texas | I believe you must have a current coggins on every horse regardless |
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Location: KY | Not sure, but I think it is federal law to have the coggins when you leave your property whether you are crossing state lines or not. |
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| It is the law to have coggins papers on each horse.But not every state requires health certificates. Given enough time,the National Animal Identification System will also have you calling to report in each time you take your horse off your property even if it's down the road to the neighbor's house. |
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Location: NY | From what I have read about the National animal identification , you would not have to call in every time but keep records of were you have been and once a year send them in . Horse show people would have to keep records of all who attended the show |
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| That's what they are saying,but that is not what their initial plan was,and they undoubtedly want the power to be able to tell livestock owners exactly what to do,whether it is report it once a year,or on an as is basis.And I don't personally see the difference in reporting to them once a year on my private equine activities,or as they occur.Do you?
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Location: Danielsville Georgia | I've been stopped here in Georgia and they are NOT allowed to look in the trailer or inspect horses.The inspector told me that was the law.I had two long yearling colts on the trailer with no coggins and just handed inspector coggins on other stock I have.I was taking them to another pasture I lease and hadn't/wasn't going to pull a coggins on them until later. |
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Location: NM | So I was a bit confused by the above responses and thought I'd do a search on wether or not a coggins is needed for transport. My vet was right. Sounds like so long as you are not crossing state lines you may or may not need one. Depends on the state - and it looks like NM doesn't require one so long as you are in-state (http://216.239.51.104/search?q=cache:PgViC5FQtPwJ:tarlton.law.utexas.edu/dawson/eia/nm_eia.htm+New+Mexico+coggins&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=1&gl=us). from: http://asci.uvm.edu/equine/law/horselaw/eia.htm What does the law require about testing? Federal law does not require Coggins tests prior to the interstate movement of horses. It does prohibit the interstate movement of an EIA reactor except to a slaughterhouse, research facility, or home farm of the horse. Any such horse moved from state to state must, by federal law, be identified as an EIA reactor by brand, freezemarking or lip tattoo. State laws vary from state to state. Most states require a health certificate before a horse can be brought into the state. Usually, this requirement includes a negative Coggins certificate. Most states require that the test be within 12 months of entry, but a few states require more recent tests, such as 60 or even 30 days. In 1995, a woman was convicted and fined for transporting horses into Ohio without the required EIA certificates. In addition to the criminal penalties, her horses were quarantined for 30 days at her expense in another state. After a horse has entered a state, there are different requirements for Coggins tests. Many states require proof of a negative Coggins test before a horse can be exhibited at a fair, shown, raced, or even trail ridden in the company of other horses. Some states require a negative Coggins before a horse can be sold by private treaty while in others a Coggins is required only for sales at regularly-scheduled auctions and still others require a Coggins before any sale. A few states require a negative Coggins before a horse can be moved within the state from place to place for any purpose. A few states require that all horses within the state be tested once a year. |
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Location: NY | every state is different about coggins in new York and state around you better have one even if you are from a state the dose not require one. I did not know about the animal denigration but there was a horse show one horse was plosive for rabies they were hoping to find the other horse to tell them an I. d. system would have help. I trail ride at different state park and if one day a horse has something contagion I would like to know as fast as pos sable and so would the other people in the barn |
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Location: El Paso, Texas | So the smartest thing to do is to not guess. If my horses are in motion, I have the 3 ring binder with all their papers. It is better to be safe than sorry. |
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Location: michigan | I went to show in Inidanapolis, crossing one state line. I have a interstate movement paper as well as coggins and registration. Nobody stopped me- not at truck scales or state lines. I paid good money for those damned papers the LEAST they could do it look at them...sheesh......... |
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Location: Vermont | Originally written by farmbabe on 2007-07-06 4:34 PM
I went to show in Inidanapolis, crossing one state line. I have a interstate movement paper as well as coggins and registration. Nobody stopped me- not at truck scales or state lines. I paid good money for those damned papers the LEAST they could do it look at them...sheesh......... The DAY you are not carrying said papers is the DAY they will want to see said papers... |
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