Okla. Admin. Code § 35:15-40-71

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

Section 35:15-40-71 - Minimum standards for accreditation and reaccreditation of tuberculosis accredited cattle or bison herds

The minimum standards for accreditation and reaccreditation of tuberculosis accredited cattle and bison herds are as follows:

(1) All test eligible cattle and bison shall pass two (2) consecutive negative official tuberculin tests not less than ten (10) months nor more than fourteen (14) months apart. Test eligible animals shall include all cattle or bison twenty-four (24) months of age and older.

(2) All cattle and bison in the herd shall be individually identified by official identification.

(3) Any cattle or bison added to an accredited herd shall either:

(A) Test negative to an official tuberculin test sixty (60) days prior to entering the premises, be kept in isolation, and test negative sixty (60) days following entry, or

(B) Be from one of the following:

(i) An accredited herd,

(ii) A herd from an accredited free state, or

(iii) A herd in a modified accredited area that passed a herd test of all cattle and bison over twenty-four (24) months of age within the previous twelve (12) months and the added cattle and bison test negative to an official tuberculin test within sixty (60) days of entering the herd.

(4) Any cattle or bison added to an accredited herd that did not originate from an accredited herd shall not receive new herd status for sale purposes until they have been a herd member for at least sixty (60) days and are included in a complete herd test.

(5) All additions, both purchased and natural, shall be identified as herd members for the herd retest.

(6) The owner shall keep records individually identifying each animal, including all natural or other additions, and shall also keep records of the death or other disposition of each animal.

(7) Accreditation is valid for a twenty-four (24) month period. The original date of accreditation shall be the herd's official accreditation date.

(8) Reaccreditation shall require a negative test of all test eligible herd members not less than twenty-two (22) nor more than twenty-six (26) months from the official accreditation date. All cattle or bison shall be bona fide members of the herd.

(9) Any evidence of bovine tuberculosis in a herd shall result in a denial of accreditation or reaccreditation.

Okla. Admin. Code § 35:15-40-71

Added at 12 Ok Reg 481, eff 12-12-94 (emergency); Added at 12 Ok Reg 2997, eff 7-27-95; Amended at 23 Ok Reg 3119, eff 7-6-06 (emergency); Amended at 24 Ok Reg 1754, eff 6-25-07; Amended at 26 Ok Reg 1809, eff 7-1-09; Amended at 27 Ok Reg 2433, eff 7-25-10