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BALSAM MOUNTAIN TRUST

SYLVA, North Carolina 28779 — 81 Preserve Road

License: 55-C-0278 Type: C Last Inspected: Dec 17, 2024 Address: 81 Preserve Road
12 Inspections
0 Total Violations
0 Critical
0 Repeat Violations

Animals on Record

VIRGINIA OPOSSUM: 14 EASTERN SCREECH-OWL: 5 BARN OWL / WESTERN BARN OWL / AMERICAN BARN OWL /: 3 HARRIS'S HAWK: 3 RED-TAILED HAWK: 3

Inspection History

12 inspections on record

Dec 17, 2024
No Violations
Animals: 5 · Type: ROUTINE INSPECTION
Oct 17, 2023
No Violations
Animals: 7 · Type: ROUTINE INSPECTION
Sep 14, 2023
No Violations
Animals: 7 · Type: RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
Sep 15, 2022
No Violations
Animals: 1 · Type: ROUTINE INSPECTION
Sep 21, 2021
No Violations
Animals: 2 · Type: ROUTINE INSPECTION
Mar 18, 2020
No Violations
Animals: 1 · Type: ROUTINE INSPECTION
Apr 10, 2019
No Violations
Animals: 1 · Type: ROUTINE INSPECTION
Jan 10, 2018
No Violations
Jan 19, 2017
No Violations
Animals: 1 · Type: ROUTINE INSPECTION
Feb 23, 2016
No Violations
Animals: 1 · Type: ROUTINE INSPECTION
Mar 19, 2015
No Violations
Animals: 1 · Type: ROUTINE INSPECTION
Sep 19, 2014
No Violations
Animals: 1 · Type: PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1

How to Read This Report

This page shows the complete USDA inspection history for BALSAM MOUNTAIN TRUST. The grade at the top is calculated by BreederCheck based on the total number of violations, their severity, whether any are repeat offenses, and how recently they occurred. It is not an official USDA grade — the USDA does not assign letter grades to facilities.

Each inspection in the timeline represents an actual visit by a USDA APHIS inspector. Inspections can be routine (scheduled), focused (in response to a complaint), or follow-up (to verify that previously cited violations have been corrected). The badges next to each inspection date indicate how many violations were found during that visit and their severity levels.

In the violation details section, you can read the specific regulatory codes that were cited and, when available, the inspector's narrative describing exactly what was observed. Pay particular attention to violations marked as "Repeat" — these indicate problems that the breeder was previously warned about but failed to correct. Critical violations involving immediate threats to animal health or safety are the most serious and should weigh heavily in your decision-making.

If you are considering purchasing an animal from this facility, we recommend using this data as a starting point, not an endpoint. Visit the breeder in person, ask to see the animals' living conditions, request veterinary health records, and compare this facility's record to other breeders in the same state.

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