FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TENNESSEE LAUNCHES EQUINE PASSPORT PROGRAM TDA to Help Horse Owners with Animal Identification NASHVILLE, Tenn. – State Agriculture Commissioner Ken Givens today announced Tennessee’s participation in a voluntary regional program aimed at making it easier for horse owners to transport equine interstate. The Equine Interstate Movement Permit, or “passport,” Program, is a new regional effort among participating states that eases current health certificate requirements on the movement of horses for participation in fairs, exhibitions, trail rides and other equine events. “Tennessee is horse country. We rank second in the nation and have more than 210,000 equine of...
