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Please note the following information for the exportation of breeding cattle to Mexico:
- Importers/exporters must make a reservation with the States of Arizona or New Mexico or the Texas Department of Agriculture for pen space at the port of inspection. Pens with inspection facilities are located at the following ports: Nogales and Douglas in Arizona; Santa Teresa in New Mexico; and El Paso, Del Rio, Eagle Pass, Laredo, and Brownsville in Texas. Note that space availability at the border is very limited and must be secured prior to shipment.
- It is the responsibility of the federally accredited veterinarian and the shipping agent to advise the VS port veterinarian of the date of arrival of the animals. The protocol requires that the Veterinary Services port veterinarian, in the presence of the Secretaria de Agricultura, Ganadería, Desarrollo Rural, Pesca y Alimentación (SAGARPA) approved Mexican veterinarian, break the seals on the trucks to unload the animals. SAGARPA has indicated that if necessary a state or accredited veterinarian can also break the seal in the presence of the SAGARPA approved veterinarian.
During emergency situations for humane animal welfare considerations, when the Mexican approved veterinarian is absent, any full-time USDA authorized personnel (previously authorized in writing*), are permitted to break seals of the dairy cattle trucks. The animals can be unloaded 60 minutes after the expected time of arrival written on the log book, in the presence of only one of the officials previously mentioned. In this case, the official breaking the seals will file a report indicating the reasons why the animals were unloaded. All officials performing this task will have proper identification tags.
- For certifications statements that only require one statement to be submitted, delete the statements that are not needed. Make sure that you use PDF reader or request a Word version of the Health Certificate from the National Center for Import and Export (NCIE). Mexico will not accept hand-made corrections, erasures, line outs, or cross outs. If you do not do not have a PDF reader, you may contact Dr. Osmundo Castilla at the NCIE animal export staff at 301 - 734- 8364 to request a Word version of the documents. For additional information, please feel free to contact NCIE Export staff at 301-734-8364.
- We have been informed that at the port of Santa Teresa, New Mexico, Mexican customs officials do not process cattle on weekends (Saturdays and Sundays). This is not a SAGARPA decision, it is a customs ruling. For this reason no shipments of cattle to Santa Teresa, New Mexicoshould be scheduled or weekends (Saturdays and Sundays).
At the request of Mexico, the breeding cattle international health certificate (IHC) is undergoing minor adjustments and/or modifications. Before you use this IHC, please contact Dr. Osmundo Castilla at the National Center for Import and Export at 301 - 734 8364.
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