La. Admin. Code tit. 7 § XXI-305

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024

Section XXI-305 - Livestock Dealer General Requirements (Formerly Section 115)

A. Louisiana livestock dealers may become permitted, provided the following requirements are met:

1. the facilities are adequate and maintained in a satisfactory condition;

2. the dealer agrees to clean and disinfect the facilities at least once each month with an approved disinfectant;

3. records of all sales and purchases must be maintained for at least 12 months. The records shall contain the complete name and address of the seller, the permanent identification number of any Brucellosis test eligible animals, the weight and price of the animals, and the complete name and address of the purchaser. These records shall be made available to representatives of the Livestock Sanitary Board upon request. Livestock dealers who are not permitted will be governed by §311 for cattle.

B. Livestock dealers shall furnish the purchaser with the appropriate documents (health certificate, herd test, negative 30-day test record, negative equine infectious anemia test), which indicate the animals meet the specific requirements stated in the regulations of the Livestock Sanitary Board.

C. All livestock moving into the state of Louisiana must meet federal interstate requirements, the requirements of §107, governing the admission of livestock into the state; and the requirements of the state of destination.

D. Failure of a permitted livestock dealer to meet the requirements of this and other regulations of the board, will result in the revoking of his permit and he will be subject to prosecution, as provided in R.S. 3:2096.

La. Admin. Code tit. 7, § XXI-305

Promulgated by the Department of Agriculture, Livestock Sanitary Board, LR 11:234 (March 1985), amended LR 11:615 (June 1985), amended by the Department of Agriculture and Forestry, Livestock Sanitary Board, LR 14:219 (April 1988), LR 17:30 (January 1991), LR 17:873 (September 1991), repromulgated by the Department of Agriculture and Forestry, Office of Animal Health and Food Safety and the Board of Animal Health, LR 40:943 (May 2014).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 3:562, R.S. 3:563 and R.S. 3:564.