S.D. Admin. R. 12:68:23:10

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 67, December 16, 2024

Section 12:68:23:10 - Disposition of Cervidae responding to tuberculin testing

Cervidae responding to tuberculin testing must be disposed of as follows:

(1) Reactors and exposed animals must remain on the premises where they were disclosed until a state or federal permit for movement has been obtained. Movement for immediate slaughter must be within 15 days after classification directly to a slaughter establishment where approved state or federal inspection is maintained. Alternatively, the animals may be destroyed and a necropsy may be conducted by or under the supervision of an accredited veterinarian who is employed by the state or federal government and trained in tuberculosis necropsy procedures.

(2) Herds containing suspects to the single cervical tuberculin test must be quarantined until the suspect animals are:

(a) Retested by the comparative cervical tuberculin test within ten days after the single cervical tuberculin test injection; or

(b) Retested by the comparative cervical tuberculin test after 90 days; or

(c) Shipped under permit directly to a slaughter facility under state or federal inspection, or necropsied by or under the supervision of an accredited veterinarian who is employed by the state or federal government and trained in tuberculosis necropsy procedures. If such animals are found to be without evidence of mycobacterium bovis infection by histopathology, including selected specimens submitted from animals having no gross lesions indicative of tuberculosis or culture, they are considered negative for tuberculosis.

(3) Suspects to the comparative cervical tuberculin test must remain under quarantine until:

(a) Comparative cervical suspects are retested using the comparative cervical tuberculin test after 90 days; or

(b) Shipped under permit directly to a slaughter facility under state or federal inspection or necropsied by or under the supervision of an accredited veterinarian who is employed by the state or federal government and trained in tuberculosis necropsy procedures. Such animals are considered negative for tuberculosis unless evidence of the disease is found by culture or histopathology, including selected specimens submitted from animals having no gross lesions.

(4) An animal meeting the suspect criteria on two successive comparative cervical tuberculin tests must be classified as a reactor and identified as such. The testing veterinarian must justify exceptions, in writing, and have the concurrence of the state veterinarian.

(5) A captive cervidae classified as a suspect on the dual path platform test must be quarantined until it is slaughtered or retested using the dual path platform test and found negative for tuberculosis; and

(6) A captive cervidae classified as a suspect on an initial dual path platform test must be slaughtered or otherwise must be quarantined until it is retested using the dual path platform test. A captive cervidae that has negative test results to the second dual path platform test may be released from quarantine. A captive cervidae that has nonnegative test results to the second dual path platform test must be classified as a reactor and may only be moved in accordance with subsection (3)(b) of this section.

S.D. Admin. R. 12:68:23:10

21 SDR 162, effective 3/23/1995; 34 SDR 100, effective 10/22/2007; 39 SDR 204, effective 6/10/2013; 48 SDR 039, effective 10/4/2021

General Authority: SDCL 40-3-14, 40-3-25, 40-3-26, 40-5-8.6.

Law Implemented: SDCL 40-3-14, 40-5-8, 40-5-8.2, 40-5-8.3, 40-5-8.4, 40-5-9.