Each state in the United States has health inspection requirements for livestock traveling across its borders. With the impending landfall of Hurricane Dorian, the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Division of Animal Industry, has suspended these requirements to allow for the transport of animals out of the hurricane’s path.
Effective Immediately
The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Division of Animal Industry, has temporarily suspended the intrastate movement requirements for the transportation of animals from the areas expected to be impacted by Hurricane Dorian.
In addition, the following states have waived their interstate import requirements for Florida pets and livestock leaving the expected impact areas of Hurricane Dorian:
Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi
Any person transporting pets or livestock must stop at the Department’s agricultural interdiction stations and present any required movement documentation. A transporter who fails to provide the required documentation will be issued an Advisory Notice, which must remain with the livestock during transport to Alabama, Georgia, or Mississippi and the return trip to the original Florida destination.
Please visit http://www.FreshFromFlorida.com/AnimalEmergency, or call 1-850-410- 0900 for more information.
This temporary suspension shall expire on September 30, 2019 unless extended or rescinded.
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