OneFineAcre
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Crossing State Lines
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For information purposes ONLY. I lived in Cal. and had a horse breeding farm for 37 years. I got to know the USDA Veterinarians quite well as I shipped horse semen as well as horses interstate and internationally. I had to get a permit to ship horse semen within the US as well as another one for international shipments ( extreame PAIN in the behind to jump through all of the international quarantine hoops ). I had to have each semen shipment to go through very rigorous Veterinary supervision from Stallion quarentine , to veterinarian supervision of semen collection, to packaging, through Canada's border inspection , etc. . On one such horse transport from Cal. to Canada with a Veterinary and USDA transportation health certificates, the Transport Van with our horses were stopped for a exam in Utah, Colorado and Minnesota then at the Canadian Border. The horses also went through very rigorous Veterinary , USDA, and border crossing inspections and then by Canadian Veterinarians. During the times without contagous disease outbreaks ... being stopped to check your paperwork is not great. However during an outbreak just about every time you take a step out of your property , every law enforcement agency can and will stop you. If any animal that appears dull, mopy or ill will immediately be placed in quarantine as well as your entire farm as well as the surrounding farms and possibly for miles around. If disease is found in your animals , you will have to treat ALL of your animals AND / OR all of your animals would be confiscated and destroyed. I'm sure that no- one wants these things to happen, so be vigilant and get a health certificate before you do any interstate transporting of animals. Being stopped by law enforcement in another State for any violation may be very costly in terms of money as well as time if the animal in question will have to go through quarantine at an official USDA quarantine facility which could be in that State or in another one hundreds of miles away. This applies to all animals being transported especially during a disease outbreak. 
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Good info!
ducks4you
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I would, as the seller, pay for the health paperwork, and then charge the buyer to recoup the cost. Your Vet is familiar with your animals and responsible for issueing health papers, so it just makes sense.
SueD
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Thanks BossrooFor information purposes ONLY. I lived in Cal. and had a horse breeding farm for 37 years. I got to know the USDA Veterinarians quite well as I shipped horse semen as well as horses interstate and internationally. I had to get a permit to ship horse semen within the US as well as another one for international shipments ( extreame PAIN in the behind to jump through all of the international quarantine hoops ). I had to have each semen shipment to go through very rigorous Veterinary supervision from Stallion quarentine , to veterinarian supervision of semen collection, to packaging, through Canada's border inspection , etc. . On one such horse transport from Cal. to Canada with a Veterinary and USDA transportation health certificates, the Transport Van with our horses were stopped for a exam in Utah, Colorado and Minnesota then at the Canadian Border. The horses also went through very rigorous Veterinary , USDA, and border crossing inspections and then by Canadian Veterinarians. During the times without contagous disease outbreaks ... being stopped to check your paperwork is not great. However during an outbreak just about every time you take a step out of your property , every law enforcement agency can and will stop you. If any animal that appears dull, mopy or ill will immediately be placed in quarantine as well as your entire farm as well as the surrounding farms and possibly for miles around. If disease is found in your animals , you will have to treat ALL of your animals AND / OR all of your animals would be confiscated and destroyed. I'm sure that no- one wants these things to happen, so be vigilant and get a health certificate before you do any interstate transporting of animals. Being stopped by law enforcement in another State for any violation may be very costly in terms of money as well as time if the animal in question will have to go through quarantine at an official USDA quarantine facility which could be in that State or in another one hundreds of miles away. This applies to all animals being transported especially during a disease outbreak.
