North Dakota Administrative Code
Title 48.1 - State Board of Animal Health
Article 48.1-05 - Cattle
Chapter 48.1-05-01 - Cattle
Section 48.1-05-01-03 - Disease control
Universal Citation: ND Admin Code ยง 48.1-05-01-03
Current through Supplement No. 394, October, 2024
1. Anthrax.
a. Cattle susceptible to anthrax located on
farms where anthrax has been diagnosed must be vaccinated. Animals shall 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 cattle 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 cattle.
(1) The state veterinarian
shall determine when an animal is infected with brucellosis, and if infected,
shall condemn the animal.
(2)
Cattle that 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 bovine animals may be vaccinated
from four through twelve months (one hundred twenty through three hundred
sixty-five 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) An 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 cattle out of
brucellosis-infected herds. Herds of cattle infected with brucellosis must be
quarantined, with the quarantine prohibiting sale of all intact bulls and
females, except to licensed, monitored feedlots or for immediate slaughter,
under written permit. Such cattle must be held separate and apart. The state
veterinarian may grant an exception to the quarantine by official permit based
upon an epidemiological risk assessment.
e. Collection of milk or cream samples.
Collection of milk and cream samples for conducting the brucellosis ring test
is required. A producer of cream or milk shall furnish samples of the cream or
milk to an agent of the board and, upon request, shall allow board agents to
enter the premises and collect samples.
3. Tuberculosis.
a. Uniform methods and rules - Tuberculosis.
The current uniform methods and rules on bovine 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 cattle.
(1) The state veterinarian shall determine
when an animal is infected with tuberculosis, and if infected, shall condemn
the animal.
(2) Cattle that are
determined to be infected with tuberculosis must be marked in accordance with a
method prescribed by the state veterinarian.
(3) 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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