With horses in both Davis county and Garfield county, Utah, having been diagnosed with Vesicular Stomatitis (VS), Kentucky’s Administrative Regulation 302 KAR 20:115 now prohibits the entry of all livestock, wild and exotic animals into Kentucky from the VS Embargoed portions of Utah designated to include all of Davis and Garfield counties. Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, and Utah each have counties designated by the Kentucky Department of Agriculture as VS Embargoed Areas.

Kentucky Entry Requirements for Embargoed Areas within VS Positive States

All Livestock (including equine), wild, and exotic animals are currently prohibited from entry into Kentucky from the designated areas defined to include the following counties:

• Arizona: Maricopa, Pinal, Navajo and Yavapai


• New Mexico: Luna (Grant and Hidalgo are no longer included in the embargo)


• Texas: Travis


• Utah: Davis and Garfield


• Non-Embargoed Areas of VS Positive States Allowed Restricted Entry

In addition to the entry requirements found in 302KAR20:040 – Entry into Kentucky, all livestock (including horses), wild and exotic animals originating from the non-embargoed areas of a state having confirmed cases of VS are required to meet the following conditions prior to entering Kentucky