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Folks this is one of the best things to happen in years for horse 
owners. It is an extension of a program that has been in place in FL, GA 
and AL for years. It means you get your health certificate, send a copy 
along with a copy of your Coggins to the dept of Ag in your home state. 
They will then issue you the passport for that horse. In FL the only 
extra you nees is a three digital photos of your horse, both sides and 
front showing markings. These photos become part of the passport. This 
passport in fact becomes a six month health certificate. It also serves 
as a positive ID for your horse. You are now free to travel with that 
horse to any of the states that honor it for six months without the need 
for a health certificate.

It is not a new requirement. You have always had to have a health 
certificate to travel interstate with horses. This passport is good news 
not bad news.

Truman

Stacy Sadar wrote:

> Below is an email exchange with the Dept. of Ag. in TN in response to 
> this announcement. The first is the email to TN and the second is 
> their response. TN is calling it "voluntary"....sure, for how long. If 
> you look at the first email from a concerned horse owner, I have to 
> agree....
> Email to Dept. of Ag in TN....
> >>> <********@aol.com> 01/20/06 8:00 AM >>>
> This new horse interstate transport law is an outrage. Foreign 
> terrorists can travel this country freely but now equestrians are 
> going to be required to have all this information for a HORSE. This is 
> nothing but a blatant way for states and vets to make more money on 
> what they consider easy targets of people who enjoy traveling with 
> their horses for whatever reason. It has been bad enough when 
> worthless Coggins papers are required when everyone knows that a horse 
> can be tested one day and have it the next, and hundreds of horses 
> have been put down that tested positive that did not have the disease. 
> Free country America, what a joke, laws like this one are fast turning 
> us into a country of prisoners in our own states.
> Response from TN
> ----- Original Message -----
> *From:* Tina.D Rogers <mailto:Tina.D.Rogers@xxxxxxxxxxx> Tina.D.Rogers 
> at state.tn.us <mailto:Tina.D.Rogers@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> *Sent:* Friday, January 20, 2006 9:38 AM
> *Subject:* Re: transport
>
> Thank you for your comments. I would point out that this program is
> strictly voluntary. This voluntary regional program is aimed at easing 
> current restrictions on the movement of horses for participation in 
> fairs, exhibitions and trail rides in
> other participating states. In the past, most states required horses to
> have a current health certificate and a current negative EIA test prior
> to entering their destination state. By definition, health certificates
> are only valid for 30 days. Under this program, the horse owner has the
> option to obtain an interstate movement permit that is recognized among
> participating states as being equivalent to a health certificate with
> the exception being these movement permits are valid for 6 months.
> While the identification requirements for the movement are more
> restrictive, the permit allows horse owners to move between
> participating states for a period of 6 months without being required to
> obtain a health certificate every 30 days in order for their movement to
> be legal. Tennessee joins a number of states in the southeast in their
> participation, which include Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia,
> Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina and
> West Virginia. Again, this program is strictly voluntary and will allow
> horse owners to legally travel among participating states on a 6 month
> "passport" rather than a 30 day document, which was the case in the
> past. Participation is strictly voluntary provided the owner is
> compliant with the terms of the agreement between the state animal
> health regulatory agencies.
> >
> I would encourage you to watch for a press release that will be out
> soon further detailing this voluntary program. You may access the press
> release, when available, at the Department of Agriculture website at
> www.state.tn.us/agriculture. <http://www.state.tn.us/agriculture.>
> >
> >
> >Tina Rogers
>
>     *"I just sent an e-mail to the Tennessee State Veterinarian asking
>     to clarify. In Tennessee bills have been slipped through
>     legislation putting horses under production livestock. Horses
>     could be easily or accidentally included in the NAIS."*
>     * *
>     * *


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