2009 California Food and Agricultural Code - Section 9641.5-9641.7 :: Article 6. Importation

9641.5.  Any horse or other Equidae brought into this state shall be
accompanied by the following:
   (a) A certificate of health from the state of origin issued by an
accredited veterinarian. The certificate shall state that the horse
or other Equidae is free from evidence of any communicable disease.
   (b) Verification that any horse or Equidae has been tested within
the preceding six months and found negative to a test for equine
infectious anemia. The test shall be approved by the director and
conducted by a laboratory approved by the United States Department of
Agriculture, and the necessary sample shall be taken, and the
verification signed by, an accredited veterinarian.
   A nursing foal of less than six months of age when accompanied by
a negative dam and any horse or other Equidae consigned for immediate
slaughter shall be exempt from the testing requirements of this
section.
   Any horse or other Equidae moved from California to another state
for a period of not more than 14 days, are exempt from this section
upon returning to California, provided, that the exemption does not
apply to any horse or other Equidae that leaves the continental
United States.

9641.6.  (a) The director may issue a permit, valid on January 1 and
renewable on or before January 1 of each year thereafter, that
exempts any working horse from the requirements of Section 9641.5
under all of the following conditions:
   (1) The applicant owns or operates a business or businesses
located in both this state and in another state in which horses are
used in the operation of the business or businesses.
   (2) The horse is moved across the state border from one business
location to the other.
   (b) The director may require the applicant to furnish any
information that the director determines to be necessary as part of
the application process.
   (c) "Working horse" means a horse used for livestock husbandry or
for other ranch-related activities.

9641.7.  Any positive test for equine infectious anemia performed in
a California laboratory shall be reported by telephone within 24
hours to the department by the laboratory making the test.