---
kind: "section"
citation: "9 C.F.R. § 78.33"
title: "9"
number: "78.33"
heading: "Sows and boars."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/9/78.33"
---

# §78.33. Sows and boars.

- (a) Sows and boars may be moved in interstate commerce for slaughter or for sale for slaughter if they are identified in accordance with [§ 71.19](/cfr/9/71.19.md) of this chapter either:
  - (1) Before being moved in interstate commerce and before being mixed with swine from any other source; or
  - (2) After being moved in interstate commerce but before being mixed with swine from any other source only if they have been moved directly from their herd of origin to:
    - (i) A recognized slaughtering establishment; or
    - (ii) A stockyard, market agency, or dealer operating under the Packers and Stockyards Act, as amended ([7 U.S.C. 181](/usc/7/181.md) et seq.).
- (b) Sows and boars may be moved in interstate commerce for breeding only if they are identified in accordance with [§ 71.19](/cfr/9/71.19.md) of this chapter before being moved in interstate commerce and before being mixed with swine from any other source, and the sows and boars either:
  - (1) Are from a validated brucellosis-free herd or a validated brucellosis-free State and are accompanied by a certificate that states, in addition to the items specified in [§ 78.1](/cfr/9/78.1.md), that the swine originated in a validated brucellosis-free herd or a validated brucellosis-free State; or
  - (2) Have tested negative to an official test conducted within 30 days prior to interstate movement and are accompanied by a certificate that states, in addition to the items specified in [§ 78.1](/cfr/9/78.1.md), the dates and results of the official tests.
- (c) Sows and boars may be moved in interstate commerce for purposes other than slaughter or breeding without restriction under this subpart if they are identified in accordance with [§ 71.19](/cfr/9/71.19.md) of this chapter.

## Notes

### Amendments

[62 FR 27936, May 22, 1997]

### Authority

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 8301-8317; 7 CFR 2.22, 2.80, and 371.4.

### Source

Source: 51 FR 32580, Sept. 12, 1986, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[62 FR 27936, May 22, 1997]