Pennsylvania and Lebanon Area Fair Animal Health Requirements

Pennsylvania and Lebanon Area Fair Equine Animals Requirements:

1. A Certificate of Veterinary Inspection (CVI) issued after May 1st is required. Equine Infectious Anemia (EIA) test results and date of the test must be included on the CVI. 2. All animals must be free of infectious and contagious diseases and a statement of this is required on the CVI (the statement is pre-printed on the CVI). Animals appearing unhealthy upon arrival may not enter the exhibition grounds. 3. An Animal Owner or Caretaker’s Verification of Veterinarian-Client-Patient Relationship (VCPR) statement for the animals be-ing exhibited is included on the Fair registration form. It must be signed by the exhibitor. 4. All equine animals must have tested negative for EIA by an official test within the 12 months prior to the opening date of the exhibition. A copy of the official test results must accompany each animal to its final destination. Foals less than 6 months of age accompanied by a dam which meets the above requirements are exempt from EIA testing requirements. If the foal is not accompanied by the dam, a copy of the dam’s test results must accompany the foal to its final destination. 5. A current rabies vaccination administered by a licensed veterinarian is required for animals 3 months of age and older. All vaccine label direc-tions must be followed, and all rabies vaccinated equine animals must be accompanied by a rabies vaccination certificate, the certificate must contain legible name and contact information of the veterinarian who administered the vaccine and the veterinarian’s signature. A copy of the rabies vaccination certificate is acceptable.

Pennsylvania and Lebanon Area Fair Cattle Requirements:

1. A Certificate of Veterinary Inspection issued within the 30 days prior to the opening date of the exhibition is required. 2. Individual official animal identification is required. Official ID includes a USDA issued metal ear tag; a breed registration tattoo if the tattoo is legible and if a registration certificate (copy acceptable) or Certificate of Veterinary Inspection which lists the tattoo and registry accompanies the animal at all times during transport from the premises of birth; or a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tag. 3. An Animal Owner or Caretaker’s Verification of Veterinarian-Client-Patient Relationship (VCPR) statement for the animals be-ing exhibited is included on the Fair registration form. It must be signed by the exhibitor. 4. Vaccinations against the following diseases are required: *IBR *PI3 *BRSV *BVD *All drug and vaccine label directions must be followed, including but not limited to milk and slaughter withdrawal periods. The vaccine may not be given more than 180 days before show, and the final dose of vaccine must be administered at least 15 days prior to entry into the exhibition. 5. Rabies vaccinations are recommended.

***Hyperimmune serum may not be used as a substitute for the above vaccination requirement. No animals will be admitted to the Fairgrounds unless these requirements have been met.

Pennsylvania and Lebanon Area Fair Sheep and Goat Requirements:

1. A Certificate of Veterinary Inspection (CVI) issued within the 30 days prior to the opening date of the exhibition is required. 2. All animals must be free of infectious and contagious diseases and a statement of this is required on the CVI. Animals appearing unhealthy upon arrival may not enter the exhibition grounds. 3. An Animal Owner or Caretaker’s Verification of Veterinarian-Client-Patient Relationship (VCPR) statement for the animals be-ing exhibited is included on the Fair registration form. It must be signed by the exhibitor. 4. Individual official USDA scrapie animal identification is required. Official scrapie ID includes: -A scrapie ear tag. Contact the USDA to obtain scrapie ear tags at 1-866-873-2824, weekdays from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Your order may take sev-eral weeks for processing, so order tags early; or -A scrapie tattoo with individual animal ID (tattoo); or -An ISO-compliant RFID tag. 1

Pennsylvania and Lebanon Area Fair Swine Requirements:

1. A Certificate of Veterinary Inspection (CVI) issued within the 30 days prior to the opening date of the exhibition is required. 2. All animals must be free of infectious and contagious diseases and a statement of this is required on the CVI. Animals appearing unhealthy upon arrival may not be entered the exhibition grounds.
3. An Animal Owner or Caretaker’s Verification of Veterinarian-Client-Patient Relationship (VCPR) statement for the animals be-ing exhibited is included on the Fair registration form. It must be signed by the exhibitor. 4. Individual official identification is required. Official ID includes: -a Lebanon County ear tag. This must be done by May 15.

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Pennsylvania and Lebanon Area Fair Rabbit Requirements:

1. An Animal Owner or Caretaker’s Verification of Veterinarian-Client-Patient Relationship (VCPR) statement for the animals be-ing exhibited is included on the Fair registration form. It must be signed by the exhibitor. 2. All animals must be free of infectious and contagious diseases.

Pennsylvania and Lebanon Area Fair Poultry Requirements:

1. All Pennsylvania poultry, waterfowl, upland game birds, and pigeons entering an exhibition must bear a unique individual identification leg band (official state-issued leg bands are not required). Ratites must be identified with a neck band or an electronic implant device (the exhibitor must supply a reader). 2. An owner-endorsed health certificate must accompany all Pennsylvania poultry, waterfowl, upland game birds, and must include the follow-ing: *Name and location of exhibition *Name, address, and telephone number of the owner *A statement that their entries and their flock of origin are free of evidence of contagious diseases; *Owner signature and date of that signature; and *Verification of testing for Al and Pullorum. 3. An Animal Owner or Caretaker’s Verification of Veterinarian-Client-Patient Relationship (VCPR) statement for the animals be-ing exhibited is included on the Fair registration form. It must be signed by the exhibitor. 4. All animals must be free of infectious and contagious diseases. Animals appearing unhealthy upon arrival may not enter the exhibition grounds. 5. Avian Influenza Clean Testing and Verification (all samples must be collected by a Certified Poultry Technician or an Accredited Veterinarian): *All poultry, waterfowl, upland game birds, and ratites, for exhibition must originate from a flock in good standing in the Pennsylvania Avian Influenza Monitored Flock program, or from a flock in good standing in the NPIP Avian Influenza Clean program; OR *The birds must originate from a flock in which a minimum of 30 birds, 3 weeks of age or older, were tested negative for avian influen-za within the 6 months prior to opening date of the exhibition and the birds are accompanied by the test report. If there are fewer than 30 birds in the flock, test all birds. For waterfowl, cloacal swab samples must be collected for testing, and the swabs must be tested using virus isolation techniques. 6. Pullorum-Typhoid Clean Testing and Verification (waterfowl excluded). (All samples must be collected by a Certified Poultry Technician or an Accredited Veterinarian): *All poultry, upland game birds (waterfowl excluded) must originate from a flock in good standing in the NPIP Pullorum-Typhoid Clean Program or from a flock in good standing in the PA Pullorum Equivalent Program; OR *Individual birds (waterfowl excluded) for exhibition must have had a negative pullorum-typhoid test within the 90 days prior to the opening date of the exhibition. The following age restrictions apply to comply with NPIP standards: *Chickens shall be tested at 4 months of age or older. *Turkeys shall be tested at 12 weeks of age or older. *Game birds shall be tested at 4 months of age or older, or upon sexual maturity, which ever comes first. *All birds not meeting these age restrictions are exempt from pullorum testing requirements.