CHAPTER 14

PRESENTATION OF OFFICIAL FORMS BY LICENSED

AND ACCREDITED VETERINARIANS

Section 1.  Authority. Pursuant to Wyoming Statute § 11-18-103(a)(v), the Wyoming Livestock Board promulgates the following rules.

 Section 2.  Definitions.

(a)  The following definitions are applicable for these rules:

(i)                 "Board" means the Wyoming Livestock Board.

(ii)               "CFR" means the Code of Federal Regulations.

(iii)            "Certificate of Veterinary Inspection (CVI)" means an Electronic Certificate of Veterinary Inspection or a Paper Certificate of Veterinary Inspection the form of which is provided by the Board to Wyoming Accredited Veterinarians.

(iv)             "Electronic Certificate of Veterinary Inspection (eCVI)" means an electronic format of a Certificate of Veterinary Inspection approved by the National Assembly of State Animal Health Official's eCVI Standards and Approval Subcommittee that is able to be transmitted electronically.

(v)               "Official Form" means any paper or electronic laboratory diagnostic submission form, reporting form, certificate, CVI, or movement document relating to state or federal disease programs that is approved by the Board, USDA APHIS VS, the Wyoming State Veterinary Laboratory, or an agency in another state that oversees livestock health. Official Form includes test charts, vaccination certificates, quarantine movement documents, and reportable disease reports.

(vi)             "USDA APHIS VS" means the United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Veterinary Services.

(vii)           "Wyoming Accredited Veterinarian" means an individual who is licensed to practice veterinary medicine in Wyoming and is accredited by USDA APHIS VS to perform accredited duties in the state of Wyoming.

Section 3.  Adoption of Federal Regulations.

(a)   For all regulations incorporated by reference in these rules:

(i) The Board has determined that incorporation of the full text in these rules would be cumbersome or inefficient given the length or nature of the rules;

(ii) The incorporation by reference does not include any amendments or editions of the incorporated matter later than March 3, 2022;

(iii) The agency originally issuing the incorporated matter has copies of it readily available to the public; and

(iv) The Board maintains the incorporated regulations, which are available for public inspection and copying at cost at 1934 Wyott Drive, Cheyenne, WY 82002-0051.

(b) The following regulations are incorporated by reference in these rules:

  (i) 9 CFR parts 160-162, found electronically at: https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-9/chapter-I/subchapter-J

 Section 4.  Use of Official Forms. To document animal health status, Wyoming Accredited Veterinarians may only use Official Forms as defined in these rules. The Board will not accept forms other than Official Forms.

Section 5.    Loss of Accreditation or License. If a veterinarian loses or does not renew his or her accreditation from APHIS or Wyoming veterinary license, that veterinarian must:

(a)                Return to the Board all unused copies of Official Forms regardless of where or how the veterinarian obtained the Official Forms; and

(b)               If required by the Board, submit copies of issued Official Forms to the Board.

 Section 6.  Submission of Certificates of Veterinary Inspection and Official Forms.

(a)                Once a Wyoming Accredited Veterinarian has issued a Paper CVI, the Wyoming Accredited Veterinarian must ensure that the Board receives the "state of origin" and "state of destination" copies within seven calendar days of issuance. If a Wyoming Accredited Veterinarian submits a copy of the issued Paper CVI to the Board by facsimile or email within three business days of issuance, then the Wyoming Accredited Veterinarian must send the "state of origin" and "state of destination" copies to the Board before the end of the quarter of the year that the Paper CVI was issued.

(b)               The "carrier" copy must accompany the shipment of livestock. The Wyoming Accredited Veterinarian must keep the "veterinarian" copy for at least five years.

(c)                In instances of a voided Paper CVI, all but the "veterinarian" copy must be sent to the Board.

(d)               Laboratory diagnostic submission forms must accompany and be submitted with the samples they represent.

(e)                Vaccination certificates must be submitted to the Wyoming USDA APHIS VS office within 14 calendar days after performing the vaccinations.

(f)                Quarantine documents must be submitted to the Board office by the next business day following issuance.

 Section 7.  Legibility and Completeness of Certificates of Veterinary Inspection and Official Forms.

(a)                A Wyoming Accredited Veterinarian shall ensure that all applicable sections of Official Forms are completed with all of the required information and are legible. A Wyoming Accredited Veterinarian shall ensure that all required statements, test results, and other health information required by the state of destination as well as all laboratory-required information for submissions on an Official Form are complete. If an Official Form is illegible, the Board may require the Wyoming Accredited Veterinarian to resubmit the document electronically or to typewrite the information and resubmit the document.

(b)               All required identification for the specific animals being moved, tested, vaccinated, or quarantined must be listed on the Official Form.

(c)                All CVIs and quarantine documents shall clearly provide a specific physical address of destination for the animals described on the document, and the issuing veterinarian shall ensure compliance with the federal import regulations and those of the state or area of destination.

Section 8.  Inspection of Animals Included on Certificates of Veterinary Inspection. A CVI shall not be issued unless the Wyoming Accredited Veterinarian has personally performed a visual inspection of the animals.