CHAPTER 2. Bovine Tuberculosis [9901. - 10152.]
Chapter 2 enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.
§§ 9901–10152 · 52 sections
ARTICLE 1. Definitions §§ 9901–9914 · 11 sections
- § 9901 Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in this article govern the construction of this chapter.
- § 9902 “Accredited herd” means a herd of cattle for which the owner holds a valid certificate of accreditation issued to him by the United States Department of…
- § 9903 “Approved veterinarian” means a veterinarian who has been granted permission by the department to buy, possess, or use tuberculin.
- § 9904 “Bovine animals” means cattle.
- § 9907 “State TB status” means an area so declared by the United States Department of Agriculture.
- § 9908 “Premises” means any place where cattle have been or are kept.
- § 9909 “Purebred animal” means an animal which is identified in the herd book of a breed record association that is recognized by the United States Department of…
- § 9910 “Reactor” or “reacting bovine animal” means any bovine animal that reacts positively to a tuberculosis test or that is determined to be tuberculosis upon…
- § 9912 “Tuberculosis test” means the use of an official test for diagnosing tuberculosis in cattle.
- § 9913 “Tuberculosis control area” means an area which is established and delimited as such by proclamation of the department.
- § 9914 “Tuberculosis-exposed cattle” means cattle that have been in contact with, or exposed to, any reactor or tuberculosis infected premises, or any tuberculosis…
ARTICLE 2. General Provisions §§ 9931–9933 · 3 sections
- § 9931 To carry out the provisions of this chapter, the inspectors or agents of the department or the United States Department of Agriculture, may at any time or…
- § 9932 The State Veterinarian may make regulations as are reasonably necessary to carry into effect the provisions of this chapter to prevent bovine tuberculosis from…
- § 9933 The department may enter into any cooperative agreement with the United States Department of Agriculture to undertake tuberculosis control pursuant to this…
ARTICLE 3. Sale and Use of Tuberculosis Tests §§ 9941–9944 · 4 sections
- § 9941 (a) The State Veterinarian may designate approved veterinarians to buy, possess, or use tuberculosis tests and may suspend or revoke that designation. (b) The…
- § 9942 Any sale or disposition of tuberculosis tests within the state shall be reported to the department within five days after the sale or disposition.
- § 9943 (a) It is a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment in the county jail for not less than 90 days, without alternative of a fine in any case, for any person who…
- § 9944 It is unlawful for any person to sell or otherwise dispose of any tuberculosis test in the state that has not been produced under license of the Agricultural…
ARTICLE 4. Tuberculosis Tests §§ 9971–9982 · 12 sections
- § 9971 Any approved veterinarian or duly authorized representative of the department or of the United States Department of Agriculture may ear tag or otherwise…
- § 9972 The result of every tuberculosis test shall be reported to the State Veterinarian by the veterinarian who conducted the test within 48 hours after the…
- § 9973 Every reactor, immediately upon the determination of such reaction, shall be identified, pursuant to regulations of the department and the United States…
- § 9974 If the State Veterinarian has reason to suspect an irregularity in the application of a tuberculosis test or the identification of reactors, the State…
- § 9975 It is unlawful for any person to do any of the following: (a) Obstruct, attack, or interfere with, or permit to be obstructed, attacked, or interfered with,…
- § 9976 It is a misdemeanor which is punishable by imprisonment in the county jail for not less than 90 days, without the alternative of a fine in any case, for any…
- § 9977 It is a misdemeanor which is punishable by imprisonment in the county jail for not less than 90 days, without the alternative of a fine in any case, for any…
- § 9978 Permission in writing may be obtained from the department or the approved veterinarian who is conducting the tuberculosis tests to allow any necessary movement…
- § 9979 It is unlawful for any person to apply a tuberculosis test to any bovine animal that has at any time been found by an approved veterinarian to be a reactor.
- § 9980 It is unlawful for any person to knowingly apply tuberculosis tests that are not approved tests.
- § 9981 It is unlawful for any person to have any tuberculosis infected or exposed bovine animal at any livestock fair or show.
- § 9982 It is unlawful for any person to knowingly sell, after notification of its condition from the department, any bovine animal that has tuberculosis as shown by a…
ARTICLE 5. Tuberculosis Control Areas §§ 10001–10007 · 5 sections
- § 10001 The department may establish and maintain tuberculosis control areas within this state.
- § 10003 When the department establishes a tuberculosis control area, the affected industry shall be notified.
- § 10004 The State Veterinarian may authorize the testing of any cattle in a tuberculosis control area to determine which animals are affected with tuberculosis.
- § 10006 All owners of cattle within a tuberculosis control area that are subject to examination and tuberculosis testing shall, upon request of the department, provide…
- § 10007 Cattle moving into a tuberculosis control area must meet the requirements specified by the State Veterinarian.
ARTICLE 7. Slaughter of Reacting Bovine Animals §§ 10061–10071 · 11 sections
- § 10061 The State Veterinarian may impose a quarantine pursuant to Section 9562 when any bovine animal reacts positively to a tuberculosis test conducted by an…
- § 10062 The value of the reacting bovine animal for which indemnity is paid shall be determined in accordance with the provisions in Sections 9592 and 9593.
- § 10063 Within 30 days after the appraisal of the reacting bovine animal, it shall be slaughtered under the supervision of the State Veterinarian.
- § 10064 Animals shall be tested or slaughtered pursuant to this article even if indemnity funds are unavailable.
- § 10065 The slaughtering of any reacting bovine animal, pursuant to this article, shall be under the supervision of the department, or of the United States Department…
- § 10066 The carcasses of the slaughtered animals shall be disposed of pursuant to the regulations of the department or the rules and regulations of the United States…
- § 10067 If an animal is slaughtered pursuant to this article, and indemnity funds are available, the owner may receive part or all of the following: (a) The proceeds…
- § 10068 Indemnity provided by this article shall not be paid to any person in any of the following cases: (a) For any bovine animal that is brought into a tuberculosis…
- § 10069 A subsequent payment of indemnity shall not be made to any person in any of the following cases: (a) Unless the provisions of this chapter have been fully…
- § 10070 The pedigree of any purebred bovine animal shall be proved by a certificate of registry from the herd books where the animal is registered. The registration…
- § 10071 Each claim against the state for payment for the slaughter of any reacting bovine shall be presented to the State Controller and paid out of appropriations or…
ARTICLE 9. Tuberculosis-Exposed Cattle §§ 10100–10103 · 4 sections
- § 10100 The State Veterinarian may impose a quarantine pursuant to Section 9562 when it has been determined that any bovine animal has been exposed to tuberculosis.
- § 10101 The State Veterinarian may impose tuberculosis testing requirements for tuberculosis-exposed cattle.
- § 10102 Indemnity for reacting tuberculosis-exposed cattle may be available and shall be in accordance with the provision stated in Article 7 (commencing with Section…
- § 10103 The State Veterinarian may issue a special permit for the movement of tuberculosis-exposed cattle to any of the following: (a) An establishment that is…
ARTICLE 11. Confinement of Cattle Subject to Examination §§ 10151–10152 · 2 sections
- § 10151 If the owner or any person that is in charge of cattle, after 10 days’ written notice, refuses properly to confine in corrals or stanchions any cattle that are…
- § 10152 Any expense which is incurred by the department pursuant to Section 10151 is a lien upon the cattle. Unless the amount of the lien is paid within 10 days after…