Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection

* Herd testing for Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea virus (PEDv) and Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS) continues to be required prior to swine movement.

Please remember that you cannot sell, move, or dispose of any animal teste​d for a reportable disease until the results of the test are known.​ Refer to Appendix A and Appendix B.

Movement Rules for Licensed Markets

Learn more on the movement rules for licensed markets webpage. 

Movement Rules for Licensed Dealers

Learn more on the movement rules for licensed dealers webpage​. 

Importing Swine into Wisconsin​

These are the requirements for all domestic swine, including pet pigs, rescue pigs, sanctuary pigs, and pigs participating in rodeos, fairs, exhibitions, shows, and other events. Rescues and sanctuaries​ that obtain pigs for the purpose of adopting them out​ are required to be licensed as an animal dealer​.​ Any wild or feral type of swine is not allowed to be imported into Wisconsin. Call (608) 224-4874 for more information.

Swine moving into or out of Wisconsin for veterinary care and returning to a place of origin and with no change of ownership will be allowed to enter Wisconsin without restriction. No certificate of veterinary inspection (CVI), testing, or permit is required. 

Additional requirements for importing swine:

• Directly to slaughter
• From a farm or home (includes pet pigs, rescue pigs, and sanctuary pigs)
• As research swine
• From a commingled market, auction, sale, or exhibition (includes swine returning to Wisconsin from exhibitions or shows)
• Directly to a fair, exhibition, show, or other even​t​ (includes rodeo side sho​w, racing pigs, pet pigs, rescue pigs, and sanctuary pigs)
• To a federally-approved market:
  
• ​Where all swine on market premises the day of the sale are shipped directly to slaughter
• Where any swine at the market may be sold for purposes other than slaughter
• To a non-federally-approved market:
• Where all swine on the market premises the day of the sale are shipped directly to slaughter
• Where any swine at the market​ may be sold for purposes other than slaughter

Moving Swine Within Wisconsin

​These are the requirements for all domestic swine, including pet pigs, rescue pigs, sanctuary pigs, and pigs participating in rodeos, fairs, exhibitions, shows, and other events. Rescues and sanctuaries that obtain pigs for the purpose of adopting them out are required to be licensed as an animal dealer​. 

See the general overview​ for moving swine within Wisconsin, which includes farm-to-home and home-to-farm movement for most pet pigs, rescue pigs, and sanctuary pigs.

Additional requirements for moving swine within Wisconsin:

• To fairs, exhibitions, shows, or other events​ (includes rodeos, racing pigs, pet pigs, rescue pigs, and sanctuary pigs)
• To weigh-ins
  
• To markets
• Where all swine on the market premises the day of the sale are shipped directly to slaughter
• Where any swine at the market may be sold for purposes other than slaughter
• From a farm or home direct to slaughter
  

Exporting Swine From Wisconsin

Wisconsin does not have specific export requirements for swine. Please contact the state or nation of destination to learn the import requirements.