W. Va. Code R. § 61-4B-11

Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 50, December 13, 2024

Section 61-4B-11 - Animal Health

11.1. All products shall be made from milk products or milk-derived ingredients from herds which are located in a Modified Accredited Tuberculosis Area, Modified Accredited Advanced Tuberculosis Area or a Tuberculosis Free Area as determined by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Provided, that herds located in an area that fails to maintain such accredited status shall have been accredited by the U.S. Department of Agriculture as tuberculosis free, or shall have passed an annual tuberculosis test that is performed by a veterinarian accredited by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.

11.2. All products shall be made from milk products or milk-derived ingredients from herds which are under a brucellosis eradication program which meets one of the following conditions:

11.2.a. The herd is in a Certified Brucellosis Free Area as defined by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and enrolled in the testing program for such area;

11.2.b. The herd meets the U.S. Department of Agriculture requirements for an individually Certified Brucellosis Free Herd;

11.2.c. The herd is participating in a milk ring testing program at least four times per year at approximately ninety (90) day intervals, and any herd where any animal has a positive milk ring test shall have all animals that are producing milk, or that have recently produced milk, tested with the milk ring test within thirty (30) days from the date of the laboratory ring tests; or

11.2.d. The herd has had an individual blood agglutination test annually with an allowable maximum grace period not exceeding two months.

W. Va. Code R. § 61-4B-11