North Dakota Administrative Code
Title 48.1 - State Board of Animal Health
Article 48.1-04 - Bison
Chapter 48.1-04-01 - Bison
Section 48.1-04-01-02 - Importation disease testing and vaccination requirements
Universal Citation: ND Admin Code ยง 48.1-04-01-02
Current through Supplement No. 394, October, 2024
1. Brucellosis. Bison over eighteen months of age must have a negative brucellosis test within thirty days prior to entry into the state. The following may be exempt from the brucellosis test requirement:
a. Steers;
b. Spayed females; and
c. Bison originating from brucellosis-free
states or areas, as approved by the board.
2. Scabies. Bison originating from states where, in the determination of the board, scabies treatment is necessary must be treated with a method approved by the board:
a. Two dippings, ten to fourteen days
apart.
b. In lieu of dipping, bison
may be treated with an approved avermectin administered by a licensed
accredited veterinarian.
3. Tuberculosis.
a. Bison entering the state must be
accompanied by documentation that each animal was tested for tuberculosis
within thirty days prior to entry into the state, and that the results of the
test were negative for tuberculosis.
(1)
Bison, sixty days of age or older, that originate from any area, where in the
determination of the board, tuberculosis may exist, must:
(a) Be negative to an official test for
tuberculosis within thirty days prior to entering the state; or
(b) Originate from a tuberculosis
accredited-free herd (date of last test and accredited herd number listed on
certificate of veterinary inspection).
b. The following may be exempt from the
tuberculosis test requirement:
(1) Nursing
calves accompanying negative-tested dams.
(2) Bison originating from tuberculosis-free
states or areas, as approved by the board.
(3) Steers and spayed females that are:
(a) Officially identified prior to
entry;
(b) Listed by official
identification individually on a certificate of veterinary inspection;
and
(c) Have undergone an
epidemiological risk assessment and determined to be low risk by the state
veterinarian.
General Authority: NDCC 36-01-08, 36-01-12
Law Implemented: NDCC 36-01-08, 36-01-12, 36-14-04.1
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