Importing Horses to Hawaii

Horses and other equidae must meet the following requirements in order to be imported to Hawai`i:

• Originate in an area or county in which equine encephalomyelitis has not occurred in the six-month period prior to shipment.
• Vaccinated with a USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service approved equine encephalomyelitis vaccine recommended in the area of origin, no less than 15 days before shipment.
• Sponged or sprayed with a USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service approved pesticide within seven days.
  
• Include the following statements on the Certificate of Veterinary Inspection (CVI):
• Animals are free of external parasites.
• "I personally inspected the horse(s) on this CVI and found them to be free of ticks and they have been treated for ticks prophylactically at the time of inspection with a topical pyrethroid or another equine tick treatment product."
• Tested for Equine Infectious Anemia (EIA) by an USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service approved laboratory within 90 days of shipment.
• Importer required to have imported horse retested for EIA 45 - 60 days after entry