§ 10724 Swine Health Certificate Requirements

• •The original health certificate must stay with the driver's paperwork.
• •A duplicate copy must be sent to the California Division of Animal Industry before the pigs arrive.
• •Another duplicate must be sent to the state veterinarian or livestock sanitary official in the origin state.

A farmer in Arizona ships a truckload of pigs to a market in California.

The farmer must keep the original health certificate attached to the waybill in the truck. Before the pigs arrive, the farmer must also mail a copy of the certificate to the California Department of Food and Agriculture's Division of Animal Industry in Sacramento and another copy to the state veterinarian in Arizona. This ensures the receiving state has the health information before the animals get there.