02/09/2026
Attention
All out of state clients please read the following carefully
For out-of-state clients bringing equine to Mobile Veterinary Practice for routine veterinary care, you can be exempt from a CVI (Certificate of Veterinary Inspection) when accompanied by a prior entry permit issued by the Commission, as seen in Rule 51.3(b)(1) - Equine may enter Texas when consigned directly to a veterinary hospital or clinic for treatment or for usual veterinary procedures when accompanied by a permit number issued by the commission. Following release by the veterinarian, equine must be returned immediately to the state of origin by the most direct route.
Clients can call the Texas Animal Health Commission's permitting office at 512-719-0777 at any time to obtain an entry permit number. If you call during business hours, you will speak to TAHC staff, provide the requested information (origin information and contact, destination information, horse information, and appointment information), and will be provided a permit number over the phone. If you call after-hours, you will follow the prompt of the voicemail, obtain the permit number, and leave a voicemail with the information requested in the recording.
If you have questions about the definition of "usual veterinary procedures," please contact the TAHC permitting office, as the permit is not to be used to circumvent the standard entry requirements for horses, but to be used for veterinary procedures only, and then to return to their out-of-state home.
These permits allow our staff to treat your horses without a health certificate if they return directly home after leaving our practice. As we learned with the EHV outbreak in November, horses can have exposure to a pathogen and pass it on quickly to others who likewise expose more populations. The TAHC is doing their job to keep your horse and our industry safe, please call me if you have any questions.
Chris Morrow DVM
