New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 2 - AGRICULTURE
Chapter 3 - LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY IMPORTATION
Subchapter 2 - CATTLE IMPORTATION
Section 2:3-2.3 - Tuberculosis testing

(a) All imported cattle shall be negative to a tuberculosis test within 60 days prior to entry, as described in the "Bovine Tuberculosis Eradication Uniform Methods and Rules" United States Department of Agriculture, 2004, APHIS 91-45-011, as amended and supplemented, which is hereby adopted and incorporated by reference.

(b) A copy of the document referred to at (a) above may be procured electronically at http://www.aphis.usda.gov/animal_health/animal_diseases/tuberculosis/dow nloads/tb-umr.pdf.

(c) A copy of the document referred to at (a) above is on file in the State Veterinarian's Office, Division of Animal Health, New Jersey Department of Agriculture, NJPHEAL, 3 Schwarzkopf Drive, Ewing, NJ 08628.

(d) Cattle that originate from an accredited-free State or zone or an accredited herd are exempt from tuberculosis testing. For an accredited herd, the Certificate of Veterinary Inspection shall include the accredited herd number of the herd of origin, the date on which the herd of origin was last tuberculin tested, and a statement by the accredited veterinarian that the cattle were included in the most recent test of the herd of origin and that testing with negative results occurred within one year prior to the date of movement, or that the cattle were natural additions to the herd.