Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection

​Commercial swine entering Wisconsin to a federally approved market where any swine at the market may be sold for purposes other than slaughter must have the following:

• Certificate of veterinary inspection (CVI) with the complete physical origin and physical destination address and the following information:
  

• Official identification (one of the following):

• USDA ear tag number – number must begin with a state 2-digit code followed by 2 or 3 letters and 4 numbers

• USDA “840” ear tag number

• Ear notch (if the pig is a purebred and the ear notch is registered)

• A tattoo or an ear tag with the premises identification number and a unique identifier (a tag without the premises ID number is not sufficient)
  

• ​Breed association tattoo​​
  

• Feeder swine:

• If the animals are 80 pounds or less, individual ID is not required but the premises identification number or state-issued code of the premises of origin must be on the animals (ear tag or tattoo)

• If the animals are more than 80 pounds, each animal must have official individual ID as noted above
  

• ​NOT considered official identification for pigs
  

• ​Microchips
  

• Ear notch for crossbred or other unregistered pigs
  

• ​Farm tags not listed above
  

• Testing for Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS) and Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Virus (PEDv) as follows:

• Negative tests of herd of origin within 90 days prior to import.  For both PRRS and PEDv, include the test type, date, and results on the CVI.

• Statement on the CVI that there are no clinical signs of PRRS and PEDv at the time of inspection.
  

Swine may not be imported to a federally approved market without meeting these requirements unless all swine on the market premises the day of the sale are shipped directly to slaughter.