The Vermont Statutes Online
The Statutes below include the actions of the 2025 session of the General Assembly.
NOTE: The Vermont Statutes Online is an unofficial copy of the Vermont Statutes Annotated that is provided as a convenience.
(Cite as: 6 V.S.A. § 1461a)
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§ 1461a. Intrastate movement
(a) Except as provided under subsection (b) of this section, all livestock being transported
within the State shall satisfy the requirements for official identification for interstate
movement under the U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal Disease Traceability rule,
9 C.F.R. Part 86, including any future amendments to the rule, prior to leaving the premises of origin,
regardless of the reason for movement or duration of absence from the premises.
(b)(1) Livestock transported from the premises of origin for purposes of receiving veterinary
care at a hospital in this State are exempt from the requirements of subsection (a)
of this section, provided that the livestock are returned to the premises of origin
immediately following the conclusion of veterinary care.
(2) The Secretary, by procedure, may waive the requirements of subsection (a) for certain
types or categories of intrastate transport of livestock.
(c) Livestock and poultry that are transported to a commercial slaughter facility within
the State shall not be removed from the facility without the facility’s owner’s first
obtaining written permission from the State Veterinarian. For purposes of this section,
arrival of the conveyance onto facility property and the offloading of livestock or
poultry constitutes transport to a slaughter facility, regardless of whether the animals
have been presented for antemortem inspection. The State Veterinarian may require
inspection and testing prior to issuing consent for removal.
(d) Vermont-origin livestock and poultry that are transported to a slaughter facility
outside this State shall not be removed from the facility and returned to Vermont
without the facility’s owner first obtaining written permission from the State Veterinarian.
For purposes of this section, arrival of the conveyance onto facility property constitutes
transport to a slaughter facility, regardless of whether the animals have been offloaded
or presented for antemortem inspection. The State Veterinarian may require inspection
and testing prior to issuing consent for removal.
(e) A person shall not transport out-of-state livestock or poultry into Vermont for slaughter
or other purpose without written consent from the State Veterinarian if the livestock
or poultry is classified as a suspect or a reactor by the U.S. Department of Agriculture
or was exposed to livestock or poultry classified as a suspect or a reactor. (Added 2017, No. 30, § 4; amended 2017, No. 180 (Adj. Sess.), § 5, eff. May 28, 2018; 2017, No. 194 (Adj. Sess.), § 21, eff. May 30, 2018; 2019, No. 129 (Adj. Sess.), § 4.)