Indiana Administrative Code
Title 345 - INDIANA STATE BOARD OF ANIMAL HEALTH
Article 2 - CATTLE, GOATS, AND OTHER TUBERCULOSIS OR BRUCELLOSIS CARRYING ANIMALS
Rule 4.5 - Cervidae
Section 4.5-3 - Monitoring for brucellosis in cervidae herds; herd status

(A) For initial certification, all sexually intact cervids in the herd that are one (1) year of age or older must have two (2) consecutive negative tests for brucellosis nine (9) to fifteen (15) months apart.

(B) A herd is certified for thirty-six (36) months. To maintain continuous certification, recertification tests with negative results must be completed on all test eligible animals in the herd between thirty-three (33) and thirty-six (36) months from the date the second herd test was completed under clause (A). A herd is in suspended status from thirty-six (36) to thirty-nine (39) months from the date the second herd test was completed under clause (A) during which time the herd owner may complete the recertification requirements. After thirty-nine (39) months, the herd owner must reapply for the certification program as a new herd.