Annex

NOTE: Veterinary certificates are negotiated directly between relevant government authorities. In cases where a veterinary certificate has not been negotiated, this annex can be used as the basis for developing a suitable document.

The official veterinarian must certify that:

1. All pre-export quarantine (PEQ) requirements for zoo non-equid perissodactyls from the United States or Canada have been met.
   The PEQ facility was inspected before commencement of PEQ and the date of inspection is recorded in the health certificate.
   

2. During PEQ:
   

   2.1. The animal was not vaccinated.
   

   2.2. All animals in the PEQ facility remained free from evidence of infectious or contagious disease, and had no contact with animals except those that meet all the conditions described in this import permit.
   

   2.3. All samples for testing were taken by the official veterinarian or a veterinarian authorised by the official veterinarian.
   

   2.4. All testing was conducted in a laboratory approved and monitored by the Veterinary Authority of the United States or Canada. If there is no approved laboratory in the United States or Canada, testing in another country was undertaken in a laboratory recognised by the Veterinary Authority of the United States or Canada.
   

3. 3.1 On arrival at the PEQ facility the animal was examined under the direct supervision of the official veterinarian, and there was no evidence of ticks. The animal was then treated immediately, under the direct supervision of the official veterinarian, with a long acting parasiticide effective against ticks.
   and
   3.2 The animal was treated 21–28 days after initial treatment with a long acting parasiticide effective against ticks to provide continual protection against tick infestation beyond the day of export. The final treatment occurred within seven days of export.
   and
   3.3 If any animal in the PEQ facility was found to have ticks, all animals in the facility were treated again seven days later with a long acting parasiticide effective against ticks.
   

4. During the first seven days of PEQ, the animal was treated with a broad spectrum anthelmintic (or combination of anthelmintics) effective against nematodes and cestodes, and was tested by appropriate parasitological techniques 14 days later. The animal was re-treated* if there was evidence of parasites on testing.
   Dates of parasite treatments, active ingredients and the dose rate are recorded in the health certificate.
   

5. Since birth, or for at least 12 months immediately before export, each animal for export was continuously resident in an approved government licensed or registered zoological institution or wildlife park in the United States or Canada.
   

6. No clinical, epidemiological or other evidence of foot and mouth disease, Rift Valley fever, or Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis has occurred in the United States or Canada during the previous two years before export and the diseases are compulsorily notifiable. The animal was not vaccinated against Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis during the 60 days before export.
   

7. No clinical, epidemiological or other evidence of screw-worm-fly myiasis, surra or Trypanosoma vivax has occurred in the United States or Canada during the previous 12 months before export.
   

8. For 180 days immediately before export the animal has not resided on any premises in the United States or Canada where clinical, epidemiological or other evidence of rabies has occurred in the previous 12 months before export and the disease is compulsorily notifiable.
   

9. For 180 days immediately before export the animal has not resided on any premises in the United States or Canada where clinical, epidemiological or other evidence of bovine tuberculosis has occurred in the previous five years before export.
   

10. For 90 days immediately before export the animal has not resided on any premises in the United States or Canada where clinical, epidemiological or other evidence of anthrax, equid herpesvirus-1 (abortigenic and neurological strains), equid herpesviruses 6 or 9 or Lyme disease has occurred in the previous 90 days before export.
    

11. For 30 days immediately before export the animal has not resided on any premises in the United States or Canada where clinical, epidemiological or other evidence of vesicular stomatitis has occurred during the previous 90 days before export and the disease is compulsorily notifiable.
    

12. Bovine tuberculosis
    A blood sample was taken from the animal immediately at the start of PEQ and tested using a serological multi-antigen immunoassay or an antibody detection test, with negative results.
    

13. The animal was held in PEQ for at least 30 days immediately before export. During this time the animal was isolated from other animals except those that meet all the conditions described in this import permit. The PEQ facility was located in a defined area where no clinical, epidemiological or other evidence of vesicular stomatitis occurred for 90 days before export.
    

14. The official veterinarian has inspected each animal within 24 hours prior to export and found it to be:
    

    14.1. free from evidence of infectious or contagious disease
    

    14.2. visibly free from fleas, ticks and other external parasites
    

    14.3. healthy and fit to travel.
    

15. After due enquiry, the official veterinarian is satisfied that the vehicles and transport containers used for transporting animals from the PEQ facility to the port of export, and to Australia, were new or were cleaned and disinfected before entering the PEQ facility to load the animals.
    

16. The official veterinarian was present during loading of the animal when leaving the PEQ facility to supervise sealing of the vehicle for transporting the animal, with tamper-evident seals.
    

17. At the port of export a government officer authorised by the Veterinary Authority of the United States or Canada must certify:
    

    17.1. After due enquiry, that during transport to the port of export, the animal had no contact with other animals except those that meet all the conditions described in the import permit.
    

    17.2. The seals on the vehicles were intact on arrival at the port of export.
    

    17.3. The compartment of the aircraft or vessel to be occupied by the animal and all removable equipment, penning and containers including loading ramps were satisfactorily cleaned and disinfected before loading.
    

18. Each animal has been individually identified with an International Standards Organisation (ISO) compliant microchip, and the site of implantation and the identification number of each animal has been recorded on the veterinary certificate.