Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 45, November 9, 2024
Section 3a.6 - Minimum requirements for release of certain quarantines(a)Bovine tuberculosis-related quarantines. If the Department imposes a quarantine as a result of the suspected presence of bovine tuberculosis in a herd containing camelids or cervids, or on the basis that a herd containing camelids or cervids has been exposed to bovine tuberculosis, one of the following minimum requirements shall be met as a precondition to the release of the quarantine: (1) Exposed or infected animals have been removed from the quarantined premises, a sanitation protocol approved by the Department has been completed and no susceptible domestic animals have been on the premises for at least 30 days after completion of the sanitation protocol. In a newly assembled herd on premises where a tuberculous herd has been depopulated, two annual whole-herd tests shall be given. The first test is to be given approximately 6 months after assembly of the new herd. If the premises has been vacated for 1 year, these requirements may be waived at the Department's discretion.(2) Tuberculin test reactors have been removed from the quarantined premises, and the animals remaining at the quarantined premises have been tuberculin test-negative, according to USDA protocol, on at least three separate tests of all the animals on the quarantined premises. The first test of the animals on the premises shall be conducted at least 90 days after the last reactor has been removed from the quarantined premises. The second and third tests shall be conducted at least 180 days following the immediately preceding test.(b)Brucellosis-related quarantines. If the Department imposes a quarantine as a result of the suspected presence of brucellosis in camelids or cervids, or on the basis that camelids or cervids have been exposed to brucellosis, one of the following minimum requirements shall be met as a precondition to the release of the quarantine:(1) Exposed or infected animals have been removed from the quarantined premises, a sanitation protocol approved by the Department has been completed and no animals have been on the premises for at least 30 days after completion of the sanitation protocol.(2) Brucellosis test reactors have been removed from the quarantined premises, and the animals remaining at the quarantined premises have been brucellosis test-negative, according to USDA protocol, on at least two separate tests of the animals on the quarantined premises. The first test of the animals on the premises shall be conducted at least 30 days after the last reactor has been removed from the quarantined premises. The second test shall be conducted at least 180 days following the immediately preceding test. Additionally, a postquarantine test shall be conducted 6 to 12 months after release from quarantine.The provisions of this §3a.6 amended May 19, 2000, effective 5/20/2000, 30 Pa.B. 2482. This section cited in 7 Pa. Code § 3a.7 (relating to epidemiological investigation and follow-up).