Is a coggins test required?
Campers are required to show a valid Coggins test report at the main gate to enter Horse Camp. NO COGGINS/NO CAMP. Tests results are for 12 months. It takes approximately 2-3 weeks, depending on your veterinarian to get the results from the state laboratory in West Virginia. NEW COGGINS POLICY The West Virginia Department of Agriculture announced in July 2009, all equines (horses, donkeys, mules, etc.) being shown or sold within West Virginia must have had a negative Coggins test for Equine Infectious Anemia (EIA) within the past 12 months, according to new state rules that became effective July 1, 2009. A previous rule allowed West Virginia equine owners to use negative Coggins tests up to two years old to certify the health of their animals. They now will have to have a negative test result no older than 12 months, as will equine owners bringing their animals into the state. West Virginia’s rules are now consistent with USDA standards. Certificates of Veterinary Inspection (CVI) from
