North Dakota Administrative Code
Title 48.1 - State Board of Animal Health
Article 48.1-05 - Cattle
Chapter 48.1-05-01 - Cattle
Section 48.1-05-01-02 - Importation disease testing and vaccination requirements
Universal Citation: ND Admin Code ยง 48.1-05-01-02
Current through Supplement No. 394, October, 2024
1. Brucellosis.
a. Test-eligible cattle, as determined by the
board, must have a negative brucellosis test within thirty days prior to entry
into North Dakota and must comply with uniform methods and rules in control of
brucellosis as published by USDA-APHIS-VS.
b. A valid test for brucellosis must be a
blood test conducted by a state or federal laboratory or by a veterinarian
approved in the state of origin.
2. Scabies.
a. Cattle originating from states where, in
the determination of the board, scabies treatment is necessary must be treated
with a method approved by the board:
(1) Two
dippings, ten to fourteen days apart.
(2) In lieu of dipping, cattle may be treated
with an approved avermectin administered by a licensed accredited
veterinarian.
b. Scabies
affected or exposed cattle must be quarantined and treated with an approved
avermectin.
3. Trichomonas foetus.
a. Bulls over twenty-four
months of age and all nonvirgin bulls over twelve months of age must have three
consecutive, weekly, negative Trichomoniasis foetus culture tests or one
negative PCR test prior to importation.
(1)
Regulatory testing must be performed in a laboratory approved by the state
veterinarian.
(2) No breeding is to
occur between the time of the tests and the time a bull is sold, loaned, or
leased.
b. A certificate
of veterinary inspection for bulls covered under this rule must bear one of the
following statements:
"Trichomonas foetus has not been diagnosed in the herd of origin."
or
"The bull(s) represented on this Certificate of Veterinary Inspection have three consecutive negative Trichomonas foetus culture tests that were at least a week apart or one negative PCR test within sixty days prior to entry and there has been no female contact since the first qualifying test."
c. No nonvirgin and
nonpregnant female cattle may be imported for breeding or grazing purposes into
the state.
d. The following may be
exempt from Trichomonas foetus testing or importation restriction:
(1) Virgin bulls aged twenty-four months of
age or less. A signed statement from the owner or manager stating that bulls
have had no potential breeding contact with females must be listed on
certificate of veterinary inspection.
(2) Bulls imported into the state for
immediate slaughter only or those consigned directly to a licensed slaughter
establishment or to a licensed livestock market and then directly to a licensed
slaughter establishment.
(3) Bulls
imported into the state and held in confinement, including exhibition and/or
rodeo purposes, based upon a risk assessment by the state
veterinarian.
(4) Bulls imported as
part of a state veterinarian-approved seasonal grazing operation without change
of ownership, based upon a risk assessment by the state veterinarian.
(5) Nonvirgin and nonpregnant female cattle
to be used in confined dairy operations, based upon a risk assessment by the
state veterinarian.
(6) Nonvirgin
and nonpregnant female cattle, each accompanied by its own offspring and prior
to rebreeding.
(7) Cattle used in
embryo transplant or semen collection operations, based upon a risk assessment
by the state veterinarian.
4. Tuberculosis.
a. Dairy breed cattle sixty days of age or
older, other than steers and spayed heifers, must be negative to an official
test for tuberculosis within thirty days prior to entering the state.
b. United States-born cattle used for rodeo
or timed events must have a negative bovine tuberculosis test within the last
twelve months prior to importation into the state.
c. Cattle of Mexican origin, M-branded or
MX-branded, entering the state, must be accompanied with proof of two negative
bovine tuberculosis tests by USDA-accredited veterinarians with the last test
within sixty days prior to importation into the state.
(1) Cattle of Mexican origin need a negative
whole herds tuberculosis test on the birth herd of origin.
(2) Cattle of Mexican origin require 484
electronic identification tags, or another United States department of
agriculture-approved electronic method that clearly indicates they are Mexican
origin, for identification.
d. Cattle entering the state that originate
from any modified accredited state, or any other area where in the
determination of the board tuberculosis may exist, 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. The following may be exempt from the tuberculosis test
requirement, but must still be officially identified:
(1) Steers;
(2) Spayed females;
(3) Cattle originating from a tuberculosis
accredited-free herd;
(4) Cattle
originating from a closed herd which have been whole-herd tested negative for
tuberculosis within twelve months prior to importation; and
(5) Nursing calves accompanying
negative-tested dams.
General Authority: NDCC 36-01-08, 36-01-12
Law Implemented: NDCC 36-01-08, 36-01-12, 36-14-01, 36-14-04.1
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