Importing Livestock to Hawaii
For information on Foot-and-Mouth Disease, link to the USDA website.
Hawaii is a class-free State for brucellosis, tuberculosis and pseudorabies.
The following general requirements are provided:
A Certificate of Veterinary Inspection (CVI) is required for ALL animals arriving in Hawaii. The certificate must be signed by a State, Federal, or accredited veterinarian; it must be seven or fewer days old; and must attest that all requirements have been fulfilled.
Select one of the following for more information on a particular species:
- Cattle
- Horses *see below for additional requirements due to disease outbreaks
- Birds and poultry
- Sheep and goats
- Swine
- Semen and embryos
- Turtles and Tortoises
- Other species
Regarding Horses:
Effective November 12, 2009 and until further notice all horses imported into the State of Hawai`i from States with officially diagnosed cases of Equine Piroplamosis shall be accompanied by a Certificate of Veterinary Inspection (CVI) which states:
"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."
Any exception to these requirements must have the prior approval of the Hawai`i State Veterinarian or his approved staff veterinarian.
For additional information:
During office hours, for livestock, semen and embryos, & non-domestic animals call (808) 483-7113.
For information on dogs and cats, click here.
For birds, poultry, rabbits and other pets call (808) 837-8092 or click here to email
For emergency provisions, after hours, or on weekends, call (808) 837-8092.
To link to Livestock Disease Control Branch information, click here.
