Okla. Admin. Code § 35:15-40-49.2

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

Section 35:15-40-49.2 - [Effective 8/11/2024] Mexican and rodeo or event cattle intrastate regulations

(a) Mexican origin steers, spayed heifers, and any commingled cattle shall not be diverted from or separated from the main group within the stocker, feeder, slaughter channel.

(b) Mexican origin steers and spayed heifers shall not be commingled with any cattle other than stocker, feeder, slaughter cattle. Any commingled cattle assume the same status as the Mexican cattle.

(c) Mexican stocker, feeder, slaughter steers, and spayed heifers which are separated from their imported group shall:

(1) Be accompanied by evidence of a negative tuberculosis test no more than sixty (60) days prior to change of ownership;

(2) Be quarantined and tested for tuberculosis within seven (7) days after the change of ownership date;

(3) Be consigned to an approved feedlot; or

(4) Be tagged for slaughter only and transported directly to a slaughter facility or to an approved feedlot.

(d) Mexican origin steers, spayed heifers, and non-Mexican cattle utilized as rodeo stock moving within the state shall meet the following requirements:

(1) Be accompanied by a negative tuberculosis test performed by an accredited veterinarian within the previous 365 days;

(2) Be identified with an official identification; and

(3) There is no change of ownership since the date of the last official test.

(e) The official in charge of an event shall be responsible for verifying that all Mexican origin cattle utilized as rodeo stock entering any exhibition meet all testing requirements.

(1) The official in charge of an event shall not be held responsible for recording or accepting falsified or erroneous information provided by an owner.

(2) Any person providing erroneous or fictitious information shall be in violation of these rules.

(f) Any official in charge of an event who knowingly, negligently, or willfully allows an untested or positive animal to enter an exhibition shall be in violation of these rules and the official in charge and the owner of the positive or untested animal shall be equally and individually in violation of these rules.

(g) For the purposes of this section and OAC 35:15-40-49.3, "stocker, feeder, slaughter" means the steps of beef production in which cattle are grazed, finished at an approved feedlot, and sent to a slaughter establishment.

Okla. Admin. Code § 35:15-40-49.2

Adopted by Oklahoma Register, Volume 35, Issue 24, September 4, 2018, eff. 9/14/2018

Amended by Oklahoma Register, Volume 41, Issue 22, August 1, 2024, eff. 8/11/2024