Import Regulations

To help protect Nebraska’s dairy herd, NDA has implemented an importation order that will require all breeding female dairy cattle entering Nebraska to obtain an NDA permit prior to entry. The importation order will be in effect until November 30, 2025 and will be re-evaluated on a quarterly basis.

More information about this Order can be found here.

For all Arizona origin livestock and horses- Vesicular Stomatitis Statement: The animals represented on this CVI have no originated from a premises or area under quarantine for vesicular stomatitis or a premises on which vesicular stomatitis has been diagnosed in the last thirty (30) days. I have examined the animals and found no signs for vesicular stomatitis. 

Pre-Entry Import Permit Number Required- unless using an approved eCVI

For exhibition purposes, all animals imported into NE shall be examined for vesicular stomatitis by an accredited veterinarian within forty-eight (48) hour of importation into NE and so stated on the CVI.

• Livestock Importation Requirements (Use this to check import requirements)
• Summary of Import Requirements
• Nebraska Permitting System Registration Form

• Interstate Animal Movement Requirements (Use this to check import requirements) *

  * USDA worked with the United States Animal Health Association (USAHA) and the National Institute for Animal Agriculture (NIAA) to provide a single website for import requirements for each state. A person importing animals into Nebraska is still responsible to meet Nebraska import requirements, regardless of the information they may find on websites provided by any entity other than the Nebraska Department of Agriculture.

Common Import Statements

• List of Statements

Import Orders

• Bovine Importation Order for the Province of Manitoba, Canada Origin Cattle
• Cattle and Bison Importation Order for Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming

Procedures for the Importation of Cattle, Bison, Sheep and Goats from Canada

• Veterinary Services Memorandum No 591.64
• Importers, Brokers, and Other Interested Parties
• Feedlot Owners and Operators and Other Interested Parties
• Protocol for the Importation of Cattle or Bison From Canada
• Protocol for the Importation of Sheep and Goats for Feeding From Canada
• Accredited Veterinarians or Other Interested Parties

Tagging Sites

• Approved Tagging Sites in Nebraska