Alabama Administrative Code Chapter 80-3-7 — Procedure for the Control and Eradication of Bovine Tuberculosis

80 Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries

Ala. Admin. Code r. 80-3-7-.01 Purpose

The purpose of this Chapter is to provide procedures and rules that are to be followed by owners of cattle and all establishments that deal in the selling, buying, transporting, or keeping of cattle in Alabama, for the control and eradication of bovine tuberculosis.

History

• Author: Charles H. Barnes
• Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, §2-15-170.
• Filed April 19, 1982. Amended: Filed September 1, 1983.

Ala. Admin. Code r. 80-3-7-.02 Previous Regulations Withdrawn

Any and all portions of regulations found in Alabama State Board of Agriculture and Industries Livestock Sanitary Division Laws and Regulations dated October 20, 1948, regulating or concerned with the eradication and control of tuberculosis in cattle is hereby repealed and withdrawn. All other portions of the above regulation shall remain in full force and effect. Any portion of any other existing regulation in conflict with this regulation is also repealed and withdrawn, but portions of any other regulation not in conflict with the regulation shall remain in full force and effect.

NOTE: The above regulation dated October 20, 1948, is identified as Chapter 80-3-6.

History

• Author: Charles H. Barnes
• Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, §2-15-170.
• Filed April 19, 1982. Amended: Filed September 1, 1983.

Ala. Admin. Code r. 80-3-7-.03 Tuberculin Testing Requirements And Procedures

Tuberculin testing requirements and procedures to be followed are as follows.

(1) All cattle in dairies in Alabama that are presently or in the future supplying milk or milk products, in any way, to the public shall be tuberculin tested as often as the State Veterinarian may deem necessary to eliminate and keep tuberculosis from the herd and infection from the premises. Any state or federal approved graduate veterinarian may make the test in accordance with state or federal requirements.

(2) In counties or any size area in the state which have been officially quarantined for the purpose of control or eradication of bovine tuberculosis, owners or operators of cattle shall present their cattle at a designated point on the premises for the tuberculin test or other necessary inspection. They shall also furnish sufficient help to handle said cattle after having been officially notified in writing as to the date and place of the testing or inspection.

(3) The eradication of, or testing for, tuberculosis, or any other infectious or contagious disease, may be taken up in any area of the state when the State Veterinarian has reason to believe that such is necessary. Such eradication or testing program may be done in cooperation with a city, county or the United States Department of Agriculture Veterinary Services at the discretion of the State Veterinarian.

(4) All reacting animals shall be slaughtered, destroyed or quarantined, as shall be determined by the State Veterinarian. Slaughtering of said animals shall only be done at plants which have approved state or federal inspection. All animals exposed to tuberculosis, at the discretion of the State Veterinarian, shall be slaughtered, destroyed, quarantined, or any other action shall be taken which is deemed necessary by the State Veterinarian, to prevent the spread of the disease.

(5) All premises where tuberculin reacting animals have been found shall be cleaned and disinfected as required byregulation or order, under the supervision of a state or federal inspector.

(6) Any cattle, reacting to the tuberculin test, or known to be infested with any contagious or infectious disease shall not be moved or sold for any purpose without a special permit from the State Veterinarian.

(7) Reports of all tuberculin tests, giving the tag number of all cattle tested, and results of test, shall be given immediately upon completion of the test, to the State Veterinarian.

(8) Any cattle reacting to the tuberculin test, in addition to all other requirements, shall be identified by heat branding with the letter T on the left jaw of said animal.

(9) All other animals known to be exposed to tuberculosis that are to be sold or moved in anticipation of transfer, or selling, of said animals, shall first be identified by heat branding with the letter S on the left jaw of said animal.

History

• Author: Charles H. Barnes
• Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, §2-15-170.
• Filed April 19, 1982. Amended: Filed September 1, 1983.

Ala. Admin. Code r. 80-3-7-.04 Rules Governing Movement Of Cattle Into Alabama

All cattle which are imported into Alabama must originate from herds not under quarantine in a Modified-Accredited Tuberculosis Free area or from an Accredited Tuberculosis Free area or from an Accredited Tuberculosis Free herd.

History

• Author: Charles H. Barnes
• Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, §2-15-170.
• Filed April 19, 1982. Amended: Filed September 1, 1983.

Ala. Admin. Code r. 80-3-7-.05 Indemnity

(1) Indemnity may be paid to owners of cattle that have been condemned and slaughtered because of tuberculosis or paratuberculosis, when the entire herd of such owners has been placed under an eradication program, or when the herd is tested under an area eradication program, and the requirements below have been met.

(2) The amount of indemnity paid by the state for tuberculosis and paratuberculosis reactors shall not exceed the difference between the appraised value of the animal and the salvage value thereof, and in no case shall exceed $25.00 for a grade animal or $50.00 for a registered purebred animal.

(3) In order to be eligible for indemnity a report must be filed in accordance with Title 9, Subchapter B, Part 50 of the Code of Federal Registers as now written or as may hereafter be revised or amended.

History

• Author: Charles H. Barnes
• Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, §2-15-170.
• Filed April 19, 1982. Amended: September 1, 1983.

Ala. Admin. Code r. 80-3-7-.06 Adoption Of Federal Rules

Parts I through XII of the Uniform Methods and Rules Bovine Tuberculosis Eradication, effective March 15, 1980, of the United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, as they are now written or as same may hereafter be revised or amended, are hereby expressly adopted by reference thereto as a part of these regulations and said above federal rules shall be complied with and followed to the extent that they do not conflict with the provisions of this chapter. In the case of conflict between this Chapter and the above federal rules, this Chapter shall prevail.

History

• Author: Charles H. Barnes
• Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, §2-15-170.
• Filed April 19, 1982. Amended: Filed September 1, 1983.

Ala. Admin. Code r. 80-3-7-.07 Entry Requirements For Cattle, Bison, Goats, And Cervidae Imported Into Alabama From The State Of Michigan

No cattle may enter Alabama from the State of Michigan unless such shall:

(a) Obtain an entry permit from the State Veterinarian of the Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries for each shipment within 15 days before entering Alabama.

(b) Originate from a herd that has been found negative to an official whole herd tuberculosis test administered not more than 12 months before their arrival in Alabama.

(c) Be included in the herd at the time of the negative whole herd test.

(d) Be tested negative for tuberculosis within 30 days before arrival in Alabama.

(e) Be accompanied by certificates of veterinary inspection showing individual identification, the results of whole herd test and individual animal tests.

(f) Be held under quarantine on Alabama premises until a negative retest for tuberculosis is conducted within 60 – 120 days after arrival (within 90-120 days for cervidae).

History

• Author: Reginald L. Sorrells
• Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, §2-15-170.
• New Rule: Filed August 11, 2000; effective September 15, 2000.