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Indiana Fish Entry Requirements

Indiana Entry Health Requirements

The following is a summary of Indiana's animal health laws governing the importation of select fish species into Indiana. For additional information, contact the Indiana State Board of Animal Health at (317) 544-2400 or submit an e-mail inquiry.

BOAH Entry Requirements: Fish Susceptible to VHS

VHS strain IVb Susceptible Species include:
(Last amended August 2021)

Black crappie

 Hybrid striped bass Rock bass
Bluegill Lake cisco Round goby
Bluntnose minnow Lake trout Smallmouth bass
Brown bullhead Lake whitefish Spottail shiner
Chinook salmon Largemouth bass Striped bass
Emerald shiner Muskellunge Walleye
Fathead minnow Northern Pike White bass
Freshwater drum Pumpkinseed White perch
American gizzard shad Rainbow trout Yellow perch
Hybrid species (when parent species are both susceptible to VHS)

 

These species must adhere to the following entry requirements.

Certificate of Veterinary Inspection:

None required. (See Other Requirements below.)

Entry Permit:

BOAH Pre-Entry Permit Application must be completed and submitted at least 72 business hours in advance of the proposed date of movement with all required documentation. (Print or download, listed below, the following permit application and submit to the address on the form.)

Testing

Testing is only required for viral hemorrhagic septicemia (VHS) susceptible species. Susceptible species must test negative for viral hemorrhagic septicemia (VHS) IF originating from the Great Lakes states and provinces: Indiana, Illinois, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, Ontario, and Quebec.

Negative laboratory tests for VHS must be reported on 60 fish samples collected by a fish health professional from a lot size of 2000 or more*, (annually) according to AFS-FHS Bluebook standards.

-OR-

Negative laboratory tests for VHS must be reported on 150 fish samples collected by a fish health professional from the facility, if the facility contains 100,000 fish or more*, (twice annually) according to OIE standards.

*Contact Dr. Jennifer Strasser (574) 274-3244 or jstrasser@boah.in.gov for specific numbers, if the lot or farm contains fewer fish than the listed totals, or for more information.

Vaccination

None required.

Other Requirements

Biosecurity protocol should be ;in place at the facility of origin.

Indiana Department of Natural Resources Entry Requirements

  • Fish Hauler and Supplier Permit

  • +/- Importation Permit

  • +/- Aquaculture Permit

  • Trout and Salmon Tests

    • Three-year history of hatchery certification for viral hemorrhagic septicemia, infectious pancreatic necrosis and whirling disease

    • Additionally, if the fish originate from outside of the Great Lakes basin, three-year hatchery certification is also required for ceratomyxosis, proliferative kidney disease, bacterial furunculosis, bacterial kidney disease, enteric redmouth, and infectious hematopoietic necrosis

  • Other Species Tests

    • Negative heterosporosis test for yellow perch, muskellunge, northern pike, and walleye, from Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota; and other predator fish upon approval

These requirements are subject to change. For the most current information, contact the Indiana DNR or visit their website at: www.in.gov/dnr/fish-and-wildlife/fishing/commercial-fish-suppliers/

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