North Dakota Administrative Code
Title 48.1 - State Board of Animal Health
Article 48.1-04 - Bison
Chapter 48.1-04-01 - Bison
Section 48.1-04-01-03 - Disease control
Universal Citation: ND Admin Code ยง 48.1-04-01-03
Current through Supplement No. 394, October, 2024
1. Anthrax.
a. Bison located on farms where anthrax has
been diagnosed must be vaccinated. Bison must be quarantined for thirty days
after the death of the last animal or thirty days following vaccination,
whichever occurs last.
b. Sale of
hides removed from bison infected with anthrax is prohibited.
2. Brucellosis.
a. The recommended brucellosis eradication
uniform methods and rules as they appear in publication of USDA-APHIS-VS are
hereby adopted and constitute a rule of the board, unless otherwise ordered by
the board.
b. Condemnation of
infected bison.
(1) The state veterinarian
shall determine when an animal is infected with brucellosis, and if infected,
shall condemn the animal.
(2) Bison
which are condemned due to brucellosis must be marked in accordance with a
method prescribed by the state veterinarian.
(3) Animals must be slaughtered within thirty
days following condemnation.
c. Brucellosis vaccination of calves.
(1) Female bison animals may be vaccinated
from four through eighteen months (one hundred twenty through five hundred
forty-seven days) of age with a vaccine approved by the state
veterinarian.
(2) Vaccinated
animals must be marked in accordance with a method approved by the state
veterinarian.
(3) The accredited
veterinarian shall submit reports of vaccination, on the appropriate form
provided by USDA-APHIS-VS, to the board within thirty days.
d. Sale of bison out of
brucellosis-infected herds. Herds of bison infected with brucellosis must be
quarantined, with the quarantine prohibiting sale of all intact bulls and
females except to licensed, monitored feedlots or for slaughter under written
permit. Such bison must be held separate and apart. The state veterinarian may
grant an exception by official permit as provided in this section.
3. Tuberculosis.
a. Uniform methods and rules - Tuberculosis.
The current uniform methods and rules on bison tuberculosis eradication as they
appear in publication of USDA-APHIS-VS are hereby adopted and constitute a rule
of the board, unless otherwise ordered by the board.
b. Condemnation of infected bison.
(1) The state veterinarian shall determine
when an animal is infected with tuberculosis, and if infected, shall condemn
the animal.
(2) All bison that are
determined to be infected with tuberculosis must be marked in accordance with a
method prescribed by the state veterinarian.
(3) All animals must be slaughtered within
thirty days following condemnation.
c. Reactors to tuberculosis must be
accompanied by the proper official permit and are to be slaughtered in
slaughter establishments under the supervision of the federal government or in
another facility approved by the state veterinarian.
General Authority: NDCC 36-01-08
Law Implemented: NDCC 36-01-08
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