Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 7 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS
Part XXI - Animals and Animal Health
Chapter 7 - Cattle, Bison, and other Bovine (Formerly Chapter 3)
Subchapter B - Brucellosis Regulations
Section XXI-715 - Governing the Sale of Purchases, within Louisiana, of all Livestock not Governed by Other Regulations (Brucellosis Requirements) (Formerly Section 311)
Universal Citation: LA Admin Code XXI-715
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 3, March 20, 2024
A. It is a violation of this regulation to sell or purchase cattle, not governed by other regulations of the Livestock Sanitary Board, in Louisiana, for any purpose other than immediate slaughter, unless they meet one of the following requirements.
1.
a. Heifers 4 to 12 months of age, are to be
official Brucellosis calfhood vaccinates prior to being sold
or be vaccinated at the first point of sale but in no case shall any heifer 4
to 12 months of age remain unvaccinated for Brucellosis more
than 15 days after the date of sale. Exceptions to this paragraph are:
i. heifers sold to move directly to
slaughter;
ii. heifers sold to be
moved directly to a quarantine feed lot;
iii. heifers which are transported out of
Louisiana within 15 days of the date of their sale.
b. Any person found in violation of
Subparagraph 1.a of this regulation shall be fined no less than $1,000 or more
than $5,000 for each count. Each nonvaccinated heifer shall be considered a
separate violation and each day on which the violation occurs shall be
considered a separate count.
c. Any
person who has knowledge of and does not report to the LDAF any violation of
Subparagraph 1.a of this regulation shall be considered in violation of this
regulation and subject to the same penalties as stated in Subparagraph 1.b of
this regulation.
2.
Effective while Louisiana is officially classified as
Brucellosis class B in the Code of Federal
Regulations by the USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service,
Veterinary Services, all heifers and cows over 12 months of age must originate
from a herd not quarantined for Brucellosis and must be
official Brucellosis vaccinates (calfhood or adult) or part of
a herd that has had a complete negative Brucellosis test,
conducted within the previous 12 months and be tested negative for
Brucellosis 30 days prior to, or at the time of, being sold or
purchased. Exceptions to this Paragraph are:
a. individually identified official
Brucellosis calfhood vaccinated heifers, under 20 months of
age for dairy breeds and under 24 months of age for beef breeds, that are not
preparturient (springers) or post-parturient;
b. individually identified heifers and cows,
originating in and moving directly from a certified
Brucellosis free herd.
3. Effective after Louisiana is officially
classified as Brucellosis class A in the Code of
Federal Regulations by the USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service, Veterinary Services, all heifers and cows over 12 months of age must
originate from a herd not quarantined for Brucellosis and be
tested negative for Brucellosis 30 days prior to, or at the
time of being sold or purchased. Exceptions to this Paragraph are:
a. individually identified official
Brucellosis calfhood vaccinated heifers, under 20 months of
age for dairy breeds and under 24 months of age for beef breeds, that are not
preparturient (springers) or post-parturient;
b. individually identified heifers and cows,
originating in and moving directly from a certified
Brucellosis free herd.
4. Bulls over 12 months of age must be
Brucellosis test negative 30 days prior to, or at the time of
sale or purchase. Exception to this Subsection is individually identified bulls
originating in and moving directly from a certified
Brucellosis free herd.
5. Steers and spayed heifers may move
unrestricted.
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 3:2093, R.S. 2221 and R.S. 3:2228.
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