The Colorado Department of Agriculture announced the following protocol March 15.


Preventative Procedures:


I. No cloven-hoofed animals from a known Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) country and region will be allowed to enter Colorado until six (6) months after the Office of International des Epizooties (OIE) and the United States Department of Agriculture Animal Plant Health Inspection Services Veterinary Services (USDA APHIS VS) have declared the country free from FMD.


II. Horses originating from a FMD country and region will be denied entrance into Colorado either by direct or indirect shipment, i.e., through another state, until six (6) months after the country of origin is declared FMD-free

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