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Entry requirements for camelids
Basic requirements
Test requirements
Basic requirements
Bringing camelids into Oregon
(Llamas, alpacas, vicuna, guanaco, and camels)
 
Basic requirements are:
1. a Certificate of Veterinary Inspection (abbreviated CVI, sometimes incorrectly called a 'health certificate') issued less than 30 days prior to entry;
 
2. an import permit issued by this office;
 (For a permit, the veterinarian or clinic staff calls 503-986-4679.)
 
3. individual identification is required: microchip, registration tattoo, or a really good physical description. ("Brown and white llama" or "Fernando Llama" is not enough to identify a specific animal) and
 
4. testing as indicated below:

Test requirements
New World camelids
Llama, alpaca, vicuna, and guanaco
No testing required.
Old World camelids
Camels, bactrian or dromedary
Brucellosis test: less than 30 days prior to entry.
Tuberculosis test: less than 60 days

 
Page updated: May 14, 2007

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