Okla. Admin. Code § 35:15-40-43

Current through Vol. 42, No. 4, November 1, 2024

Section 35:15-40-43 - Disposition of tuberculin responding cattle, bison and goats

(a) Reactors shall remain on the premises where they were identified until a state or federal permit for movement has been obtained. Movement for immediate slaughter shall be directly to a slaughtering establishment where approved state or federal inspection is maintained within fifteen (15) days of classification. Alternatively, the animals may be destroyed under the direct supervision of a regulatory veterinarian to insure that a proper post mortem examination can be conducted and that the carcass is either cooked or condemned.

(b) Herds containing suspects to the caudal fold tuberculin test shall be quarantined until the suspect animals are:

(1) Retested by the comparative cervical tuberculin test within ten (10) days of the caudal fold injection, or

(2) Retested by the comparative cervical tuberculin test after sixty (60) days, or

(3) Shipped under permit directly to slaughter in accordance with state and federal laws, rules, and regulations.

(c) Suspects to the comparative cervical test shall remain under quarantine until they are:

(1) Retested by the comparative cervical test in sixty (60) days, or

(2) Shipped under permit directly to slaughter.

(d) An animal in the suspect zone on two successive comparative cervical tests will be classified as a reactor and branded. The testing veterinarian shall justify exceptions in writing to state and federal animal health officials.

Okla. Admin. Code § 35:15-40-43

Added at 12 Ok Reg 481, eff 12-12-94 (emergency); Added at 12 Ok Reg 2997, eff 7-27-95; Amended at 26 Ok Reg 1809, eff 7-1-09; Amended at 27 Ok Reg 2433, eff 7-25-10