Kan. Admin. Regs. § 9-10-26a

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 39, September 26, 2024

Section 9-10-26a - Brucellosis testing procedures and status determination for cattle; handling of exposed cattle

(a) Testing procedures.

(1) Backtagged animals, cows, heifers, and bulls of test-eligible age and from non-quarantined herds shall be tested for brucellosis before being released from the market, unless they:

(A) Have a negative brucellosis test within thirty (30) days of sale;

(B) Are from a certified brucellosis-free herd;

(C) Are "S" branded because they originated from a quarantined herd or a licensed feed lot; or

(D) Originated from a Class C state or a state designated by the livestock commissioner as having a high incidence of brucellosis.

(2) Animals shall be tested for brucellosis before the sale, or shall be sold subject to test when they are received at the market too late to be tested before being sold.

(3) Brucellosis reactors found at the market and all brucellosis exposed animals in the consignment shall revert back to the consignor of the cattle. All reactors shall be tagged and branded and sold for slaughter.

(b) Handling of exposed cattle. When brucellosis reactors are found in tested cattle, the remainder of any consignment of cattle, classified as exposed, shall be:

(1) Quarantined by the market veterinarian to the original owner until the cattle have passed two (2) clean tests the first not earlier than thirty (30) days from date reactors were removed, the second test not earlier than ninety (90) days from date of first test;

(2) Sold for slaughter by being "S" branded and identified on an official shipping permit issued by the market veterinarian; or

(3) Moved to a Kansas licensed feed lot, "S" branded and identified on an official shipping permit.

Kan. Admin. Regs. § 9-10-26a

Authorized by K.S.A. 47-610, 47-657, 47-658a, 47-1004; implementing K.S.A. 47-658a and 47-1007; effective, E-70-40, Aug. 19, 1970; effective Jan. 1, 1971; amended Jan. 1, 1974; amended May 1, 1982.