Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 50, December 13, 2024
Section 61-1-9 - Rules for Livestock Sales9.1. The Commissioner may test all bovine animals that are over 18 months of age and sexually intact, for the presence of brucellosis except for: 9.1.a. any male animal that is considered to be too dangerous to test; and9.1.b. any official vaccinate that is under 20 months of age for animals of dairy-type breeds and under 24 months of age for animals of beef-type breeds.9.2. The Commissioner shall require that any animal considered to be too dangerous to test for brucellosis be consigned directly to slaughter.9.3. The Commissioner may require that any animal, including female nursing calves of a reactor, found to be a reactor for brucellosis at a public sale be issued a VS FORM 1-27 and be permanently identified as a brucellosis reactor by the Commissioner's agent at the sale and be consigned directly to a slaughterhouse from the public sale. However, male nursing calves may be returned to the owner after castration.9.4. The Commissioner shall allow animals at a public sale that are found to be commingled with positive brucellosis-tested animals, as well as the animals that are positive to the buffered plate antigen at 1/25 dilution of serum and the standard card test, to be: 9.4.a. returned to the owner in this State. The animals and the herd of origin will be placed under quarantine and the animals shall not be returned to commerce until the herd is tested clean; or9.4.b. returned to the owner in a state other than West Virginia after agreement of the commissioner, the United States Department of Agriculture and the animal health official of the state of origin. 9.5. The Commissioner shall require that any animal found to be diseased, down, drugged or dying be placed in the quarantine pen and disposed of at the discretion of the State Veterinarian or his or her designee.9.6. Any sheep or goat involved in an intrastate or interstate transfer of ownership shall have identification consistent with the Official USDA Scrapie Identification Program. 9.7. Any swine involved in intrastate transfer of ownership shall have identification consistent with 9 CFR 71.19. 9.8. Equine. All equine going through an approved public market must show the results of a negative approved APHIS test for E.I.A. The Commissioner shall accept the test result if the test was conducted within 12 months.