New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 2 - AGRICULTURE
Chapter 2 - DISEASE CONTROL PROGRAM
Subchapter 2 - BRUCELLOSIS CONTROL AND ERADICATION
Section 2:2-2.12 - Conditions for quarantine release
Universal Citation: NJ Admin Code 2:2-2.12
Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024
(a) For other than cattle and swine, a herd quarantined for brucellosis shall remain under quarantine until the following conditions have been met, at which time a written release from quarantine shall be issued.
1. The reactor or
reactors have been sent to slaughter.
2.
The barn or barns and stable area have been thoroughly cleaned and
disinfected.
3. The herd has passed at
least three consecutive negative tests. The first test shall not be conducted less
than 30 days after the reactor or reactors are removed for slaughter. The second
test shall not be conducted less than 30 days after the first negative test. The
third retest shall be conducted not less than 60 days after the second negative
test.
4. The New Jersey Department of
Agriculture is satisfied that the aforementioned conditions have been met and that
the infection no longer exists.
(b) Cattle or swine herds quarantined for brucellosis are to remain under quarantine until conditions are as stated in the Brucellosis Eradication Recommended Uniform Methods and Rules, USDA, APHIS 91-45-013 and in the Swine Brucellosis Control/Eradication Uniform Methods and Rules, USDA, APHIS 91-55-042. These rules can be obtained from the Division of Animal Health, PO Box 400, Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0400.
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