N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 1 § 60.5

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 45, November 2, 2024

Section 60.5 - Procedures for infected herds

(a) A herd shall be classified as tuberculosis infected if Mycobacterium bovis is found in the tissue of any deer. The entire herd shall be quarantined under the conditions outlined in section 60.7 of this Part until:

(1) the herd is depopulated and the premises are cleaned and disinfected in a manner acceptable to the commissioner; or

(2) each deer in the herd is subjected to a BTB test conducted by an accredited veterinarian on two separate occasions at a 90-day interval. Any reactor to either BTB test shall be slaughtered within a maximum of 10 days. After the initial BTB tests, the remaining herd shall be subject to a series of single cervical tuberculosis tests, U.S.D.A. approved deer tuberculosis tests or BTB tests conducted at not less than eight month intervals until all deer react negatively to three successive tests.

(b) The procedure for infected herds is illustrated in the following chart:

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N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 1 § 60.5