Wyoming Administrative Code
Agency 051 - Livestock Board
Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules
Chapter 2 - BRUCELLOSIS MANAGEMENT AND MITIGATION
Section 2-3 - Definitions

(i) "Approved Livestock Market" means a livestock market that is licensed by the Board, and has in place a signed livestock marketing facility agreement with the United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), to handle cattle under conditions required by the Cooperative State-Federal Brucellosis Eradication Program.

(ii) "Approved Tagging Site" means the premises, authorized by APHIS, State or Tribal animal health officials, where livestock may be officially identified on behalf of their owner or the person in possession, care, or control of the animals when they are brought to the premises.

(iii) "B Brand" means a 2" X 3" or larger hot iron single B character brand applied to the left hip near the tail-head of a Bovinae signifying that the animal is a reactor to Brucellosis.

(iv) "Board" means the Wyoming Livestock Board, State Agency 051, 1934 Wyott Drive, Cheyenne, WY 82002 (307) 777-7515.

(v) "Board Approved Individual Identification" means:

(vi) "Bovinae" means a subfamily classification of the family Bovidae. For the purposes of these rules, Bovinae specifically means animals in the genus Bos (domestic cattle and yaks) and animals in the genus Bison (domestic bison animals) regardless of age or gender.

(vii) "Brucellosis" means an infectious disease of animals and humans caused by Brucella abortus.

(viii) "Brucellosis Affected Herd Plan" means a written document approved and signed by the USDA, the Wyoming State Veterinarian, and the affected Herd owner, outlining practices a livestock producer will undertake to eliminate Brucellosis infection from his Herd and the requirements for the release of Quarantine.

(ix) "Brucellosis Area of Concern" means the area within the boundaries of the following Wyoming Game and Fish Department's Elk Hunt Areas as of 2018:

(x) "Brucellosis Class Free Status" means a classification standard for a state that has been certified as fulfilling the requirements of this status on initial classification or reclassification by the state animal health official, and the United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Veterinary Services. "Calfhood Vaccination Eligible" means sexually intact female Bovinae four (4) through twelve (12) months of age.

(xi) "Brucellosis Mitigation Plan" means a written document based on a Brucellosis Risk Assessment outlining the practices a livestock producer will utilize to mitigate the risk of exposure for his/her Bovinae to Brucellosis. The Plan is valid when signed by both the State Veterinarian or his designee and the herd owner/manager.

(xii) "Brucellosis Risk Assessment" means an evaluation of the potential risk a Bovinae herd has for exposure to Brucellosis-infected elk, bison, or cattle. The assessment shall be performed by Wyoming Livestock Board personnel or their designee.

(xiii) "Calfhood Vaccination Eligible" means sexually intact female Bovinae four (4) through twelve (12) months of age.

(xiv) "Category II Accredited Veterinarian" means an individual who is licensed to practice veterinary medicine and is approved by the USDA/APHIS to perform Category II accredited duties on all livestock species and poultry in the specific state(s) where he or she practices.

(xv) "CFR" means the United States Code of Federal Regulations, 9 CFR.

(xvi) "Commuter Herd" means an established Herd of breeding Bovinae that has not been assembled within the previous six months and that moves between Wyoming and an adjacent state for the purpose of feeding or grazing and then returns to the origin state following normal ranching operations. No change of ownership may occur before returning to the origin state. An interstate Livestock Health Movement Agreement between Wyoming and the other state involved is required.

(xvii) "Custom Slaughter Facility" means a slaughter plant that is licensed and or inspected by the State of Wyoming where livestock is slaughtered and processed for the owner of the livestock only and the product is not offered for public sale or commercial use.

(xviii) "Designated Feedlot" means any feedlot that is designated by the Board to feed -with no provision for grazing - and properly identify and manage Restricted Livestock in a designated portion of the feedlot preventing direct contact between restricted and non-restricted livestock.

(xix) "Designated Surveillance Area" is defined as an area enclosed by the following boundaries: Beginning where the Wyoming-Montana state line intersects the Park and Big Horn County Line, southerly along said county line to the Park and Washakie County line; south along said county line to the Washakie and Hot Springs County line; east then south along said county line to State Highway 431; west along said highway to State Highway 120; southeasterly along said highway to the Upper Cottonwood Creek Road (Hot Springs County Road 10); westerly then southerly along said road to the Owl Creek Road (Hot Springs County Road 1); southerly along said road to South Fork Owl Creek; westerly up said creek to the Northwest corner of the Wind River Indian Reservation boundary; southerly along the west boundary of said Reservation to the boundary between Fremont and Sublette Counties; southeasterly along said county line to the boundary between Sublette and Sweetwater Counties; west along said county line to the Sublette and Lincoln County line; west along said county line to U.S. Highway 189; southwesterly along said highway to U.S. Highway 30; westerly along said highway to State Highway 89; west along said highway to the Wyoming state line; north along said state line to the boundary between Wyoming and Yellowstone National Park (YNP); east along the southern boundary of YNP to the southeast corner of YNP; following the YNP border north to the Montana/Wyoming line; east along said state line to the Park-Big Horn County line. The Board will annually review the boundaries of the DSA for changes in risk and consider any joint recommendations made by the Wyoming State Veterinarian and the Wyoming Game and Fish Director.

(xx) "Direct Movement" means movement in which the Bovinae are not unloaded en route to their final destination.

(xxi) "Exposed Domestic Bovinae" means any domestic Bovinae, that has been exposed to a Reactor Domestic Bovinae or its reproductive tract discharge.

(xxii) "Farm or Ranch of Origin" means the farm or ranch that Bovinae have resided on immediately prior to testing for Brucellosis.

(xxiii) "Feeding Channels" means feeding in any feedlot, pasture, or on range for purposes of conditioning Bovinae for eventual slaughter. This does not include pasturing or range grazing for a Breeding Bovinae Herd.

(xxiv) "Herd" means all Bovinae under common ownership or management that are grouped on one or more parts of any single premise; or all Bovinae under common ownership or management on two or more premises that are geographically separated but in which the animals have been interchanged or had contact with animals from different premises. It will be assumed that contact between animals of the same species on the different premises has occurred unless the owner establishes otherwise and the results of the epidemiologic investigation are consistent with the lack of contact between premises.

(xxv) "Herd of Birth" means the herd into which a Bovinae was born.

(xxvi) "Immediate Slaughter" means the slaughter of a Bovinae within three (3) working days at a Recognized Slaughter Establishment. The animals cannot be offloaded at any point other than the Recognized Slaughter Establishment.

(xxvii) "Interstate Livestock Health Movement Agreement or "Commuter Permit" means a written permit that allows for the movement of Bovinae between Wyoming and an adjacent state. This Agreement shall be approved by state animal health officials in the state of origin and state of destination prior to movement and shall outline testing requirements for leaving the DSA on the agreement.

(xxviii) "Official Adult Vaccinate" means a female Bovinae that is over twelve (12) months of age when first vaccinated for Brucellosis using the recommended dose of a Brucella vaccine approved by the USDA APHIS VS Administrator and the Board. Prior approval by the Wyoming State Veterinarian, or his authorized representative, is required and may include Brucellosis testing. All adult vaccinates will be identified as such by an appropriate tattoo in the right ear or other method approved by the Wyoming State Veterinarian. Each Bovinae shall have a USDA-approved individual official identification device which shall be reported on the appropriate certificate and forwarded to the appropriate state and federal animal health agencies within 14 days of vaccination.

(xxix) "Official Booster Vaccinate" means either an Official Adult Vaccinate or an Official Calfhood Vaccinate re-vaccinated for Brucellosis using the recommended dose of a Brucella vaccine approved by the USDA APHIS VS Administrator and the Board. Prior approval by the Wyoming State Veterinarian, or his authorized representative, is required either on a case-by-case basis or through a Herd Plan. Individual official identification will be confirmed and recorded for each Bovinae which shall be reported on the appropriate certificate and forwarded to the appropriate state and federal animal health agencies.

(xxx) "Official Calfhood Vaccinate" means a female Bovinae that has been inoculated at four (4) monthsthrough twelve (12) months of age with a USDA/APHIS/VS and Board approved Brucella vaccine, by a State or Federal veterinarian or a Category II Accredited Veterinarian using the approved vaccination procedure outlined in the Brucellosis Eradication Uniform Methods and Rules (UMR). The Bovinae shall be properly identified as a vaccinate by an orange USDA Brucellosis Vaccination tag, or other USDA approved official identification, and a vaccination tattoo or other method approved by the Wyoming State Veterinarian, and shall be reported on the appropriate certificate to the appropriate State and Federal animal health agencies.

(xxxi) "Post Parturient" means a Bovinae that has given birth.

(xxxii) "Quarantine" as used in these rules, means an official document, issued by the Wyoming State Veterinarian, or his authorized representative that restricts the movement of specific Bovinae and shall set forth requirements for Quarantine release.

(xxxiii) "Quarantine Movement Permit" means an official document (VS Form 1-27) that is issued by a State or Federal veterinarian or designee, or by a Category II Accredited Veterinarian. The Permit shall accompany all Brucellosis Reactor Bovinae, all Brucellosis Exposed or Suspect Bovinae, and any Bovinae otherwise quarantined that are being moved to a specified destination.

(xxxiv) "Reactor Domestic Bovinae" means any domestic Bovinae that the designated Brucellosis epidemiologist classifies as reactor based on the serological results as defined in the UMR or from which a field strain isolate of Brucella abortus has been confirmed by a recognized laboratory.

(xxxv) "Recognized Slaughter Establishment" means any slaughter establishment operating under the provisions of the Federal Meat Inspection Act ( 21 U.S.C. 601-695) as amended or the Wyoming Food Safety Rule found at Chapter 1 Purpose, Variances, Definitions, Demonstrations of Knowledge, and Health Status as promulgated and amended by the Wyoming Department of Agriculture. These documents are available to the public at the office of the Board or online at http://wyagric.state.wy.us/divisions/chs/meat-a-poultry-program.

(xxxvi) "Restricted Livestock" means untested Trichomoniasis Test Eligible Male Bovine, Trichomoniasis Infected Bovine, Trichomoniasis Exposed Bovine, Brucellosis non-vaccinated adult females and other livestock that are determined as such by the Wyoming State Veterinarian.

(xxxvii) "S Brand" means a 2" X 3" hot iron single S character brand applied to the left hip near the tail-head of a Bovinae signifying that the animal is a Brucellosis suspect or exposed to Brucellosis.

(xxxviii) "Test-Eligible" means all sexually intact female Bovinae twelve (12) months of age and over or any weaned, sexually-intact female exposed to bulls.

(xxxix) "UMR" means the 2003 Brucellosis Eradication Uniform Methods and Rules as issued and amended as of October 2003 by the United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, which are incorporated as a part of these rules. These Rules do not include any later amendments of the UMR past October 2003. Copies of the UMR are available to the public at the office of the Board. The UMR can be found at https://www.aphis.usda.gov/animal health/animal diseases/brucellosis/downloads/umr bovine bruc.pdf Copies of the UMR are also available to the public from the office of the Wyoming Livestock Board located at 1934 Wyott Drive, Cheyenne, WY 82002, (307) 777-7515.

(xl) "USDA/APHIS/VS" means the United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Veterinary Services.

(xli) "USDA/APHIS/VS/AD" means the USDA/APHIS/VS Assistant Director who is the veterinary official of USDA/APHIS/VS assigned to supervise and perform the official animal health work of USDA/APHIS/VS in Wyoming.

(xlii) "Wyoming Licensed Veterinarian" means an individual who is licensed by the State of Wyoming to practice veterinary medicine in Wyoming.

(xliii) "Wyoming State Veterinarian" means a Wyoming Accredited Veterinarian, employed by the Board, who serves as the State Veterinarian for the State of Wyoming as outlined in W.S. 11-19-101.