Section 571.642 - Prerequisites to movement of test eligible bull into State; exemption from requirements1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2 and NAC 571.644, a person shall not ship, transport or otherwise move into this State any test eligible bull unless the test eligible bull:(a) Has tested negative for trichomonosis, as evidenced by a test performed on a specimen taken from the test eligible bull by an accredited veterinarian within 60 days before entering this State; and(b) Is accompanied by a health certificate issued by the accredited veterinarian which specifies the date of the testing and collection of the specimen and which:(1) Verifies that the test eligible bull has tested negative for trichomonosis and that trichomonosis has not been diagnosed in the herd of origin of the test eligible bull during the previous 12 months; or(2) If the test eligible bull is from a herd that has tested positive for trichomonosis during the previous 12 months, verifies that the test eligible bull has tested negative for trichomonosis in each of its three most recent tests before entering this State and that each such test was performed at least 1 week apart and complied with the official program to test for trichomonosis in the state of origin of the test eligible bull.2. The Administrator may exempt from the requirements of subsection 1 a person who wishes to ship, transport or otherwise move into this State:(a) A test eligible bull bearing a tag issued by an accredited veterinarian of another state that has an official program to test for trichomonosis;(b) A test eligible bull moving directly to slaughter or to a qualified feedlot;(d) A rodeo bull for the purpose of exhibition so long as the bull will not:(1) Have access to grazing;(2) Be exposed to female cattle; or(3) Be offered for sale or lease; or(e) A test eligible bull for the purpose of exhibition at a livestock show so long as the test eligible bull will be returned to its state of origin upon the completion of the exhibition and will not:(1) Have access to grazing;(2) Be exposed to female cattle; or(3) Be offered for sale or lease.3. As used in this section, "feeder bull" means a test eligible bull that is:(a) Sufficiently restrained from female cattle such that breeding is not a possibility; and(b) Kept in a total confinement operation for the purpose of feeding and eventual slaughter.Nev. Admin. Code § 571.642
Added to NAC by St. Quarantine Officer by R135-06, eff. 3-23-2007; A by R208-08, 2-11-2009NRS 571.120, 571.150, 571.210