Code of Massachusetts Regulations
330 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL RESOURCES
Title 330 CMR 4.00 - Cattle
Section 4.01 - Definitions
Unless the context requires otherwise, terms not defined in 330 CMR 4.01 or at M.G.L. c. 129 take the applicable USDA definition in 9 CFR §§ 71.1 and 78.1.
Comparative Cervical Test. The intradermal injection of biologically balanced bovine Purified Protein Derivative (PPD) tuberculin and avian PPD tuberculin at separate sites in the cervical area and a determination as to the probable presence of bovine tuberculosis (M. bovis) by comparing the responses of the two tuberculins between 66 and 78 hours after injection. This test is only applied to those cattle which show a response to the caudal-fold test, which is the intradermal injection of 0.1 mL of USDA Bovine PPD tuberculin into either side of the caudal fold, with reading by visual observation and palpation between 66 and 78 hours after injection.
Department. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Food and Agriculture.
Director. Either the Director of the Department's Division of Regulatory Services, or the Chief of the Department's Bureau of Animal Health.
Immediate Slaughter. Movement directly to a Recognized Slaughtering Center, with slaughter occurring within 72 hours. For compelling public policy reasons or other extraordinary circumstances, and solely at the Director's discretion and in writing, the Director may approve a longer waiting period.
Official ID. A unique set of numbers, letters and/or symbols that is securely affixed to a bovine animal by ear tag, tattoo, brand, or microchip, or other method approved in writing by the Director, that will positively identify that bovine animal.
Recognized Slaughtering Center. Any point where slaughtering facilities are provided and to which animals are regularly shipped and slaughtered.
USDA. The United States Department of Agriculture.
Valid Health Certificate. An official certificate of veterinary inspection for an individual animal written and signed by a federally-accredited veterinarian in the State of origin no longer than 30 days prior which contains the following:
(a) the age, sex, breed, marking and Official ID of the animal;
(b) the names and addresses of the original owner and/or place of origin, the current owner, the shipper, and the receiver of the animal;
(c) the tuberculosis and brucellosis status of the herd(s) and premises in the other state(s) where it was held, if the animal has been held on premises in a state other than the state of origin;
(d) proof of a negative tuberculosis test within the past year, unless the animal has come directly from a herd or state that is accredited-free from tuberculosis by USDA;
(e) proof of a negative brucellosis test within the past year, unless the animal has come directly from a state that is certified free from brucellosis by USDA; and
(f) a statement that the animal is free from any evidence of infectious and contagious disease and has not recently been exposed to any infectious, contagious or parasitic disease.
