Meeting Notice: State Board of Animal Health

BISMARCK - The State Board of Animal Health will meet at 9 a.m., Wednesday, March 11, in the North Dakota Department of Agriculture's 6^th floor conference room at the State Capitol.

If you would like the call-in information, please contact Michelle Mielke at 701-328-2233 prior to 9 a.m. on Wednesday, March 11, 2025.

Draft Agenda

1. Introductions and Roll Call
2. Minutes - Dec. 1, 2025, Meeting
3. ND Game and Fish Department
4. ND Department of Health & Human Services
5. NDSU Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory
   • Heather Mitchell, Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM)
6. ND Stockmen's Association
7. Independent Beef Association of North Dakota (I-BAND)
8. United States Department of Agriculture Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA-APHIS) Wildlife Services
9. USDA-APHIS Veterinary Services
10. Animal Disease Traceability
    • Memorandum of Understanding - South Dakota & Montana
11. Disease Updates
    • Vesicular Stomatitis
    • Brucella Ovis
12. Farmed Elk Updates
13. Non-traditional Livestock Updates
14. Importation Requirements
    • Border Movements
    • Online Sale Requirements
    • Extended Equine Certificate of Veterinary Inspection
15. Field Investigator Update
16. Fiscal Update
17. Administrative Rules
18. Violations
    • Executive Session
19. Other
20. Upcoming Meetings/Events
    • March 19, 2026 - Certified Swine Sample Collector Course, NDSU Veterinary Diagnostic Lab - Fargo, ND
    • March 24, 2026 - Modified Live Vaccine Training, State Capitol Building - Bismarck, ND
    • April 2, 2026 - Modified Live Vaccine Training, State Capitol Building - Bismarck, ND
    • April 28-29, 2026 - USAHerds Workshop - Ohio
    • May 11-14, 2026 - North Central United States Animal Health Association - South Dakota
    • June 6-10, 2026 - Western United States Animal Health Association - Newport, Oregon

Where noted, the discussion of some of the above items may be held in executive session rather than during the portion of the meeting that is open to the public. If this is a regular meeting, additional topics may be discussed. If this is a special or emergency meeting, the governing body's discussion will be limited to the topics and executive sessions listed above.

NOTE: Agenda items may be moved up or down on the agenda. Breaks will be at the discretion of the President of the Board.