Can NPIP authorized testers on borders test in two states?

[slc]

Any one here know if Michigan uses private authorized testers for NPIP? I'm trying to find out how to become an authorized tester for Michigan.

I'm on the border of WI/MI and have property on both sides. I may be taking a certifying class in Wisconsin but I want to find out if there is a way to be dual authorized to test in both states and if Michigan will recognize a tester certified in Wisconsin. The NPIP is a national program so I'd imagine testing procedures are the same state to state.

 

[averytds]

Here are the requirements for bringing poultry and hatching eggs into Michigan. http://www.michigan.gov/mda/0,1607,7-125-48096_48099-14227--,00.html The way I read this, if you get certified in Wisconsin and test your birds there, those testing forms will be sufficient proof and there is no need for you to get certified in both states.



The actual testing methods are likely the same, but different states can require different tests. Pullorum Typhoid is the minimum. Some states require testing for more things. I know of testers who are certified in more than one state. It's not a default kind of thing though. You would have to take whatever classes/tests are required by each state and pay separate licensing fees for each state.


Another state will accept the testing form as proof of testing no matter what state it originates from, but I don't believe a tester certified by one state is allowed to actually test birds located in another state. Like I can test a bird and mail it off to another state with a copy of the testing forms and those forms will be accepted by that state, but I can't go across the border and test a friends flock in another state even though we're within 20 miles of each other. They can bring their bird to me and I can test it, but technically, they're in the wrong by crossing the border with an untested bird not destined for immediate slaughter. It happens a lot though and as long as the birds get tested once they arrive at the fair/sale/swap there haven't been issues. Our state just wants them tested before other birds getting exposed.


Addresses and such are recorded on the forms, though I can't say how strictly things are enforced. I imagine it varies a bit from state to state and can change quickly if any disease issues pop up.


HTH