Animal Disease Control Branch
Controls and prevents the entry and spread of livestock diseases.
Information on importing livestock available.
The mission of the branch is to prevent, detect, diagnose, control and eradicate livestock diseases in order to promote the health and economic well-being of the livestock industries in Hawai‘i. Surveillance for regulatory diseases is conducted routinely to identify diseases which constitute a threat to the State’s livestock industries and public health.
The Animal Disease Control Branch, formerly known as the Livestock Disease Control Branch, consists of veterinary medical officers, livestock inspectors, animal caretakers, management and support staff responsible for regulating and enforcing the following programs:
- Animal importation laws and regulations;
- Cooperative disease control and eradication programs;
- Epizootic disease outbreak investigations and control;
- Regulating other miscellaneous laws and rules pertaining to animals and animal health;
- Hawai‘i Brand Registry
For more details on importation regulations either call the Hawai‘i Department of Agriculture’s Animal Industry Division at (808) 483-7100 or select “Importing Livestock to Hawai‘i.”
Bovine Tuberculosis (bTB) on Moloka‘i
- Bovine Tuberculosis Quarantine Order, Island of Moloka‘i (April 8, 2022)
- HDOA USDA APHIS VS MOU regarding bTB (November 14, 2023)
- Moloka‘i Bovine Tuberculosis and Meat Safety (June 6, 2022)
- Bovine Tuberculosis Wildlife Information for Hunters (May 27, 2022)
- Fact Sheet – Bovine tuberculosis outbreak on Moloka‘i (May 16, 2022)
- Moloka‘i Meeting on Bovine Tuberculosis – April 18, 2022
- Update on Moloka‘i Bovine Tuberculosis – Dec. 20, 2021
- Moloka‘i Ranchers Meeting on Bovine Tuberculosis – July 30, 2021
- CDC Fact Sheet on bTB in humans
Click on the following for information on:
- Animal Diseases of Concern to Hawai‘i
- Canine Influenza Virus
- African Swine Fever (ASF) – outbreaks are reported in the Philippines and Korea which poses an increased threat to Hawai‘i. For more information on ASF, go to: https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/ourfocus/animalhealth/animal-disease-information/swine-disease-information/african-swine-fever
- Equine Influenza Virus (H3N8) on Hawai‘i Island
- Avian Influenza Information here
- Hawai‘i Brand Registry
- Best Management Practices for Beef Production (LSU)
- National Monitoring and Surveillance Programs (USDA)
- Interstate Transport of Livestock
Animal Disease Control Branch
99-941 Hālawa Valley Street
ʻAiea, Hawai‘i 96701-5699
Phone: (808) 483-7100
Fax: (808) 483-7110