Ottawa, ON—Equine Canada’s Breeds & Industry Division and Health & Welfare Committee would like to inform all stakeholders that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has eliminated import restrictions for horses from Texas and reduced import restriction for horses New Mexico that are entering Canada as a result of additional information it received from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) regarding the recent cases of vesicular stomatitis (VS) reported in these states.

Please be advised that Texas is now free again from VS. As a result, CFIA has removed all VS related import restrictions for horses from the state of Texas with the exception of the certification requirement that the horses have not been during the past 21 days in the State of New Mexico.

In addition, import permits will now be issued for all horses from non-infected counties in New Mexico. Horses from infected counties in New Mexico will not be eligible.

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