Vermont § 1472 - Test; certificate

§ 1472. Test; certificate

• (a) A person wishing to export a domestic animal may obtain a certificate of veterinary
  inspection in the following manner. The applicant shall have the animal to be exported
  tested for such contagious disease or other condition as may be required by the state
  or country to which the animal is to be shipped. The test shall be made at the expense
  of the applicant by a veterinarian licensed in this State and accredited by the U.S.
  Department of Agriculture to sign certificates of veterinary inspection. The testing
  may also be conducted by a veterinarian resident of any other state in which a test
  is conducted who is certified by the authority charged with the control of animal
  health matters in the state where such veterinarian resides to be licensed as a veterinarian
  in that state and accredited by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to sign certificates
  of veterinary inspection. The test shall be made in accordance with the reasonable
  rules and regulations as the Secretary shall prescribe, and the result of the test
  shall be reported to the Secretary within five days following the time it is completed. (b) If the testing discloses that the animal tested is free of the disease or condition
  tested for and the Secretary shall be satisfied that the testing was performed in
  accordance with the applicable rules, the Secretary shall issue to the owner a certificate
  evidencing the date and the result of the test as shown by the report of the veterinarian
  who conducted the test and the fact that the test has been performed in accordance
  with the laws of this State. The Secretary shall also include a certification as to
  the status of the licensing and accreditation of the veterinarian making the test. (c) In cases covered by this section and section 1471 of this title, a veterinarian whose licensing and accreditation are certified to by the authority
  charged with the control of animal health matters in the State where the veterinarian
  resides may be certified by the Secretary as licensed and accredited, unless it shall
  affirmatively appear that the veterinarian is not licensed or accredited. Veterinarians
  conducting tests or examinations in Vermont must be licensed in Vermont or otherwise
  authorized to do so. (d) Veterinary accreditation by U.S. Department of Agriculture and certification of accreditation
  shall only be necessary for animals exported out of Vermont when required by the state
  or country of destination. (Amended 1991, No. 153 (Adj. Sess.), § 9, eff. May 5, 1992; 2003, No. 42, § 2, eff. May 27, 2003; 2021, No. 105 (Adj. Sess.), § 104, eff. July 1, 2022.)