All breeding swine four months of age and over, entering Iowa for breeding or exhibition purposes, shall be accompanied by an official interstate health certificate issued by an accredited veterinarian of the state of origin, showing that such swine meet the Iowa entry requirements and are negative to the test for brucellosis conducted by an official laboratory of the state of origin within thirty days of entry; provided, that swine from validated brucellosis-free herds may enter the state or be exhibited without a test for brucellosis when accompanied by a certificate of health issued by an accredited veterinarian of the state of origin or a veterinarian employed by the animal disease eradication branch of the United States department of agriculture or any successor agency thereto, showing such swine to have originated from brucellosis-free herds and giving the certificate herd number and showing that the herd has been tested within the past twelve months.
[C62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, § 163A.5]
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