Ala. Admin. Code r. 80-3-1-.04

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 1, October 31, 2024

Section 80-3-1-.04 - Obligations Of Owners Of Cattle In Testing Program

When it is determined by the State Veterinarian that it is necessary to test a herd of cattle to determine whether or not brucellosis is present, the owners of cattle therein shall be responsible for the following:

(a) Submit all cattle over six months of age, except steers, for a blood test or vaccination for brucellosis as may be required and as often as deemed necessary by the State Veterinarian and the United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection;

(b) Be responsible for the penning and restraining of all cattle for blood samples to be drawn or vaccinations to be administered;

(c) Submit all cattle which react to the agglutination test for brucellosis for branding with the letter B not less than two inches high on the left jaw and remove all such reactors from the herd within 15 days after having been classified as reactors;

(d) Isolate and hold in strict quarantine, unless retested and passed, all cattle classed as suspects;

(e) Sell all brucellosis reactors for immediate slaughter;

(f) Clean and disinfect, under supervision of the State Veterinarian or his authorized representative, the premises on which reactors were kept immediately following the removal of such reactors.

Author: Charles H. Barnes

Ala. Admin. Code r. 80-3-1-.04

Filed April 19, 1982. Amended: Filed December 10, 1984.

Statutory Authority:Code of Ala. 1975, §§ 2-15-170, 2-15-192.