Code of Massachusetts Regulations
330 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL RESOURCES
Title 330 CMR 4.00 - Cattle
Section 4.05 - Tuberculin Testing of Cattle by the Department

Universal Citation: 330 MA Code of Regs 330.4

Current through Register 1531, September 27, 2024

(1) Any owner or possessor of cattle may ask the Department in writing to have a tuberculin test applied to his or her herd(s) in accordance with M.G.L. c. 129, § 33. The owner/possessor or his or her agent must give complete information to the Department as to:

(a) all cattle in each herd;

(b) the location of each herd;

(c) the source of each herd member and each purchase date and price;

(d) the name and address of any persons holding claims on any herd or herd members and the amount and nature of the claims; and

(e) whether he or she has ever owned or had an interest in any cattle tested under State supervision and if so, when and where the cattle were tested.

(2) Inspection and Testing. This owner/possessor or agent must submit the entire herd on any premise to inspection and a tuberculin test at any times and by any methods that the Department deems necessary.

(3) Identification and Recordkeeping. Each animal so tested must be identified by its Official ID or other means deemed practicable by the Director, and the owner must keep accurate records of all cattle in his or her herd(s) that have been so tested.

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