South Dakota Administrative Rules
Title 12 - Department of Agriculture
Article 12:68 - Disease control and meat inspection
Chapter 12:68:23 - Tuberculosis control in cervidae
Section 12:68:23:10 - Disposition of Cervidae responding to tuberculin testing
Current through Register Vol. 50, page 114, March 25, 2024
Cervidae responding to tuberculin testing must be disposed of as follows:
(1) Reactors and exposed animals must remain on the premises where they were disclosed until a state or federal permit for movement has been obtained. Movement for immediate slaughter must be within 15 days after classification directly to a slaughter establishment where approved state or federal inspection is maintained. Alternatively, the animals may be destroyed and a necropsy may be conducted by or under the supervision of an accredited veterinarian who is employed by the state or federal government and trained in tuberculosis necropsy procedures.
(2) Herds containing suspects to the single cervical tuberculin test must be quarantined until the suspect animals are:
(3) Suspects to the comparative cervical tuberculin test must remain under quarantine until:
(4) An animal meeting the suspect criteria on two successive comparative cervical tuberculin tests must be classified as a reactor and identified as such. The testing veterinarian must justify exceptions, in writing, and have the concurrence of the state veterinarian.
(5) A captive cervidae classified as a suspect on the dual path platform test must be quarantined until it is slaughtered or retested using the dual path platform test and found negative for tuberculosis; and
(6) A captive cervidae classified as a suspect on an initial dual path platform test must be slaughtered or otherwise must be quarantined until it is retested using the dual path platform test. A captive cervidae that has negative test results to the second dual path platform test may be released from quarantine. A captive cervidae that has nonnegative test results to the second dual path platform test must be classified as a reactor and may only be moved in accordance with subsection (3)(b) of this section.
General Authority: SDCL 40-3-14, 40-3-25, 40-3-26, 40-5-8.6.
Law Implemented: SDCL 40-3-14, 40-5-8, 40-5-8.2, 40-5-8.3, 40-5-8.4, 40-5-9.