Rule 40-13-2-.04 - Bovine General Health(1) Cattle entering Georgia must be accompanied by an official Certificate of Veterinary Inspection identifying each animal with a USDA approved metal eartag, registry brand, or registry tattoo. Required test results, test dates, and permit number must be recorded on the Certificate of Veterinary Inspection. Such animals shall originate from herds free of any contagious or infectious disease and shall not have been exposed to any contagious or infectious disease before or during shipment.(2) Cattle originating from states designated by the USDA as Brucellosis Class Free for at least two (2) years may enter Georgia without a brucellosis test or prior permit.(3) Cattle moved directly to a state or federally approved slaughter establishment must be individually identified on a Certificate of Veterinary Inspection or waybill and are not allowed to come in contact with any other cattle in Georgia until arrival at such slaughtering establishment.(4) Cattle intended to be imported into Georgia from areas where babesiosis is endemic must be isolated from all other cattle for a period of thirty (30) days and then tested negative to an official test for babesiosis by a test approved by the State Veterinarian's Office. If positives are disclosed, the positive cattle must be removed and the remainder of the group must be retested negative at least thirty (30) days after removal of all positive cattle. All cattle must be dipped for ticks and tested within thirty (30) days prior to shipment. Once imported into Georgia, these cattle will be quarantined and retested for babesiosis forty-five (45) to sixty (60) days following importation. The owner is responsible for any laboratory user fees incurred.(5) All cattle semen imported into Georgia must originate from bulls that have been sufficiently tested to meet Georgia import requirements. All bulls from which semen is collected must be tested for and found free of vibriosis and trichomoniasis. An official Certificate of Veterinary Inspection must accompany the semen shipment.(6) All cattle embryos imported into Georgia must originate from cows that have been sufficiently tested to meet Georgia import requirements. An official Certificate of Veterinary Inspection must accompany the embryo shipment.(7) Cattle suffering from the disease known as "cancer eye" (epithelioma) may be shipped into Georgia provided they are accompanied by a USDA Form VS 1-27 permit. Such animals must be consigned directly to a state or federally approved slaughter establishment.(8) All out-of-state rodeo cattle require a Certificate of Veterinary Inspection issued within thirty (30) days of exhibition. All rodeo bulls must test negative for brucellosis and tuberculosis within twelve (12) months prior to exhibition.Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 40-13-2-.04
O.C.G.A. Secs. 4-4-1, 4-4-64 to 4-4-66, 4-4-70, 4-4-95.01, 26-2-61.
Original Rule entitled "Bovine General Health" adopted. F. Jan. 17, 2003; eff. Feb. 6, 2003.Amended: F. Sept. 2, 2011; eff. Sept. 22, 2011.