Current through March 20, 2024
Authority: IC
15-17-3-21
Affected: IC
15-17-3-13
Sec. 7.
(a) All
reactors shall be further identified, upon demand, as follows:
(1) A reactor tag approved by the board shall
be affixed to the left ear.
(2) The
letter "B" not less than two (2) inches or more than three (3) inches shall be
branded high on the left tailhead (over the fourth to the seventh coccygeal
vertebrae) with a hot iron, in such a manner that the brand shall be permanent.
This identification shall be prior to movement from the owner's
premises.
(b) The
disposal of reactors shall be as follows:
(1)
All reactors shall be:
(A) isolated
immediately from the remaining portion of the herd; and
(B) removed from the premise for slaughter to
an approved slaughtering establishment or to an approved market for sale to
such slaughtering establishment within fifteen (15) days following branding and
tagging. (The time may be extended fifteen (15) days for reasons mutually
acceptable to the cooperating state and federal officials in charge.)
(2) Reactors shall be accompanied
by a permit for movement of animals as prescribed by the board.
(c) Cleaning and disinfecting
shall be performed, except as further noted, following the prescribed methods
outlined by regulatory personnel, within fifteen (15) days following removal of
reactors. An extension of time may be considered under extenuating
circumstances.
(d) This subsection
establishes requirements for quarantine of infected herds or infected feedlots.
All cattle, except steers and spayed heifers, must be:
(1) confined to the premises until the herd
is tested and found to be free of Brucellosis; or
(2) sold for slaughter under permit for
movement of animals. (See subsection (e)(3) concerning "S" branding.)
(e) Identification and disposition
of exposed cattle shall be as follows:
(1)
Animals that have been in contact with Brucellosis reactors in marketing
channels for more than twenty-four (24) hours are considered to be exposed
regardless of the blood test results and shall be:
(A) sent to immediate slaughter; or
(B) returned to the farm of origin under
quarantine to be isolated from other cattle and tested as required under
subsection (g).
If exposed animals are moved to slaughter, they shall be
identified by hot branding with the letter "S" (at least two (2) inches by two
(2) inches) placed high on the left tailhead (over the fourth to the seventh
coccygeal vertebrae) prior to movement and accompanied by permit for
movement.
(2)
Exposed cattle returned from the auction market to the herd of origin, under
quarantine, pending further testing are exempt from this requirement.
(3) No suspects or any animals from a
Brucellosis quarantined herd or quarantined feedlot shall be removed from the
premises, until a permit for movement, VS Form #1-27, has been obtained from
the board or its agent by the owner or caretaker, and the animal is properly
identified with an "S" brand. Feedlot cattle may be sold directly to Indiana
approved slaughter plants with head count and permit VS Form #1-27 without
branding.
(f) The board
or its agent may issue permits for any cattle from a quarantined herd or
quarantined feedlots only for consignment directly to an approved state or
federal slaughtering establishment, or to a commission firm located at an
approved public stockyard or approved auction market for reconsignment for
immediate slaughter, and shall include the following:
(1) The owner of the animals shall furnish
the following to the board:
(A) The
destination.
(B) The name and
address of:
(i) the commission firm;
or
(ii) the approved state or
federal slaughtering establishment.
(2) The permit shall:
(A) show identification of the animals by tag
number; and
(B) specify the animals
described shall be sold for slaughter only.
(3) The trucker shall:
(A) have the permit in his or her possession
when the animals described in this subsection are being transported;
and
(B) deliver the permit to the
consignee or his or her agent at destination.
(4) The person to whom such animals are
consigned shall immediately report to the board the receipt of such
animals.
(g) Release of
quarantine shall be as follows:
(1) All
cattle, except steers and spayed heifers, including officially vaccinated
heifers and calves in affected herds, shall be confined to the premises until
the herd is freed of Brucellosis or sold for slaughter under "S" brand and
permit and shall include the following:
(A)
Three (3) consecutive negative herd blood tests are required for release of
quarantine with the first negative herd test occurring not less than thirty
(30) days after the removal and slaughter of all previous reactors.
(B) The second negative herd blood test shall
occur not less than one hundred twenty (120) days following the removal of the
last reactor.
(C) The releasing
test (the third negative herd blood test) shall occur not less than ten (10)
months (two hundred ninety-nine (299) days) following the removal of the last
reactor. Exceptions shall be as follows:
(i)
Herds where Strain 19-Brucella is cultured from milk and/or tissue from the
reactor. Those herds may be released from quarantine after a negative herd test
thirty (30) days from removal of reactor.
(ii) Herds where no Brucella are isolated
from milk and/or tissue and no further evidence of Brucellosis is evident may
be released one hundred twenty (120) days from removal of reactor upon the
recommendation of the Brucellosis epidemiologist.
(2) Herd of origin of market
cattle test reactors that fail to reveal additional reactors on a test of the
entire herd would not be required to be held under quarantine for additional
testing unless evidence suggestive of Brucella infection or exposure thereto is
present.
(3) Any suspect found on
the test for release of quarantine and subsequently testing negative after
thirty (30) days may qualify the herd for release of quarantine.
(4) Cleaning and disinfection under the
guidelines of state or federal personnel are required before the quarantine can
be released.
(h) A herd
plan for elimination of Brucellosis from each infected herd formalized between
the owner and regulatory veterinarian shall be executed.
(i) Any person owning or having custody of
cattle where testing is deemed advisable who:
(1) refuses to permit his or her cattle to be
tested; or
(2) fails to render
reasonable assistance as set forth in this rule;
shall be deemed to have violated this rule and shall be
subject to all the penalties provided by law as set forth in the Indiana
Code.
(j) The
status of herds placed under quarantine for Brucellosis are to be made known to
herd owners in the immediate community. The herd owners shall be notified by
personal contact or by mail, including educational information about the
disease.
