Llamas, alpacas, and guanacos entering Wisconsin need:

• Certificate of veterinary inspection
• Official identification regardless of age (one of the following):
  • Approved USDA ear tag number
  • Microchip number
  • Breed association registration number
  • Breed association tattoo

Vicuñas and Old World camelids (i.e., dromedary and Bactrian camels) are classified as exotic ruminants and must meet the exotic ruminant import requirements.

Vesicular stomatitis was diagnosed in Otero County, New Mexico, in late April 2012. Effective immediately and until further notice, VS import restrictions are in effect for imports from the following New Mexico counties: Chaves, Dona Ana, Eddy, Lincoln, Otero, and Sierra. Imports from these counties must follow the rules below. Please go to our vesicular stomatitis page for more information.

 

 If you are importing animals from regions that currently have premises quarantined for vesicular stomatitis in any species, you need an import permit. (Consult with your state’s animal health agency to determine if your area is positive for VS.) The definition of a region is a county with VS and any bordering counties.

Download the permit application form online or call 608-224-4874 weekdays between 7:45 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Central Time to request a faxed or emailed copy. In addition to the requirements listed above, the accompanying certificate of veterinary inspection must include these statements:

• The certifying veterinarian has examined the animals and found them free of evidence of vesicular stomatitis.
• During the 30 days before shipping, the animals haven’t been within 10 miles of any premises where vesicular stomatitis had been diagnosed within 60 days. The 60 days are counted back from the date that the animals were on the premises within 10 miles of the disease, not from the shipping date.
• The animals for import were not exposed to any animal that has been vaccinated for vesicular stomatitis within the last 30 days, no matter what kind of vaccine it was.