Ot taking cattle across statelines

jacksonduper · Aug 21, 2011

I live in southern Wisconsin and I have some heifers for sale and a potential buyer is from northern Illinois. Can I truck these cattle across stateliness?

Any help would be great.

Joe

LAA · Aug 21, 2011

I would call the department of agriculture for every state I had to pass through if unsure, the states I haul through have no restrictions on cattle under 1 year old, whether breeding stock or feeders and no restrictions on cattle bound straight for slaughter such as cull cows etc. Someone at the local sale barn probably knows as well as most large animal vets might know, almost all large volume seed stock sellers and show cattle have health certificates issued by a Vet that is good in any state. There are a surprising number of different rules in various states so it is best to get it straight from the offical source.

Jerry/MT · Aug 21, 2011

Call your local brand inspector or the state Department of Agriculture where you reside.

gitrib · Aug 21, 2011

We have moved our show herd thru several states to Wisconsin several years Always got health certificate from local Vet It was checked by vet at show. Your local Vet can get the official requirement, Do not try and sneak in if caught the result would not be fun. gitrib

jacksonduper · Aug 21, 2011

They are not dairy cattle and are under a year old.

Joe

fixerupper · Aug 21, 2011

When a loaded livestock truck with feeder cattle crosses the state line the first scale he crosses will want to see the health cert and proof of ownership. Same if the DOT stops him somewhere. Livestock truckers avoid scales like the plague but sometimes there's no other way to go but across one. Jim

David G · Aug 21, 2011

Just make sure none of the heifers are minors.

730 virgil · Aug 21, 2011

i don"t think there should be a problem.
i have bought and cattle in wi and brought them to il and sold cattle to people in wi.
i think all you need is paper from vet saying aminal is healthy call your local vet.
i have sold cattle to people in other states and some of them are a real Pain IN the Azz.

jacksonduper · Aug 21, 2011

Virgil,

You have highlands correct? That is what I would taking across. It is barely in Illinois. Paper from vet or a bunch of tests?

Joe

JDseller · Aug 21, 2011

We don"t have brand inspectors east of the Missouri river. Some states require health papers and some state/counties are quarantined but to go from WI to IL you don"t need any thing.

TMo · Aug 22, 2011

See the link below. This is from the USDA-APHIS.
All you will need are health certificates.
State Regulations for Illinois

tjdub · Aug 22, 2011

I haul my calves from MN to IA to sell them. As long as the cattle are going to a slaughterhouse or a state-licensed salesbarn you don't need any paperwork. If you sell them directly to a private party, you need to have the vet check them out and give you paperwork and get a permit from Iowa to haul them into the state. I'm not sure if IL is the same, but I would look into it if that's where you're going with them.

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