Proposed Text
CHAPTER 50
RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE PREVENTION, CONTROL AND ERADICATION OF
BRUCELLOSIS OF CATTLE IN VIRGINIA (REPEALED)
2VAC5-50-10. Official tests; identifying cattle tested. (Repealed.)
The agglutination tests (examples: plate agglutination
test, tube agglutination test, and card agglutination), on blood serum from
samples drawn and labeled so as to identify each animal from which the sample
is drawn, and submitted to the laboratories of the Virginia Department of
Agriculture and Consumer Services by an accredited veterinarian or a
veterinarian in the employ of the state or federal government, are hereby
adopted as the official tests for the diagnosis of brucellosis in Virginia. The
testing of blood or blood serum for the diagnosis of brucellosis in any other
manner is prohibited, unless specifically authorized in writing by the State
Veterinarian. All cattle from which a blood sample has been drawn shall be
identified by an official pass tag, unless such cattle carry an official tag of
another state, or unless they carry some other form of permanent identification
which is recognized by the State Veterinarian.
2VAC5-50-20. Identifying, quarantining, and branding reactor
cattle. (Repealed.)
Cattle declared to be reactors to the official test for
brucellosis, or cattle declared to be reactors to any other tests specifically authorized
by the State Veterinarian, shall be effectively identified as such. Such cattle
shall be immediately tagged with a metal tag in the left ear, bearing the
inscription Virginia B.D. or U.S.B.D., quarantined, and promptly reported to
the State Veterinarian. Before such animals are permitted to leave the premises
where tested, they shall be branded with the letter "B" not less than
two inches high on the left jaw. Reports may be filed electronically in a
manner specified by VDACS, including, but not limited to, electronic mail or by
completing any forms provided online by VDACS.
2VAC5-50-30. Permits required for movement. (Repealed.)
No cattle which have been bled for brucellosis testing and
for which results are pending, and no cattle which are declared to be reactors
to such test, shall be removed from the premises where tested without a permit
from the State Veterinarian.
2VAC5-50-40. Number of permits required; to whom issued. (Repealed.)
Permits as provided above shall be issued only to the owner
of the cattle to be moved. Separate permits are required for each animal; or,
when more than one animal is moved in one drove, truck, or carload, one permit
shall suffice for each such group.
2VAC5-50-50. Authorized consignment and handling of cattle
moved under permit; movement of reactors. (Repealed.)
Permits for movement within the Commonwealth of Virginia
may be issued for moving animals from quarantine only to:
1. Public stockyards or sale yards operated under state or
federal inspection,
2. Slaughterhouses in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
3. Slaughterhouses in other states in interstate commerce
under federal permits.
Animals moved under state permit to stockyards or sale
yards must be kept separate from all other animals except those sold for
immediate slaughter. All reactors shall be moved from stockyards or saleyards
to slaughterhouses in Virginia or moved in interstate shipment under federal
permit to slaughterhouses in other states.
2VAC5-50-60. Testing of adult breeding cattle upon sale or
transfer of ownership; transfer of adult animals from one location to another.
(Repealed.)
Exclusive of animals specifically designated for slaughter,
and exclusive of those animals originating directly from brucellosis
certified-free herds, all adult breeding cattle which are presented for sale or
transfer of ownership in Virginia shall be tested and found negative for
brucellosis within 30 days prior to such sale or ownership transfer. This shall
be applicable to all transactions involving the transfer of adult breeding
cattle from one location to another within the Commonwealth of Virginia,
whether the animals be conveyed via private or public sale, direct or indirect
sale, or in any other manner. When the State Veterinarian deems it necessary,
the cattle owners are so notified in writing that these requirements should be
met. The State Veterinarian may waive this requirement if, in his opinion,
brucellosis is no longer a threat to cattle in Virginia.
2VAC5-50-70. Calfhood vaccination; identification of
vaccinated calves; report required. (Repealed.)
Official calfhood vaccination for brucellosis shall mean
the injection into a female bovine of not less than four months of age nor more
than 12 months of age, by an accredited veterinarian or veterinarian in the
employ of the state or federal government of a reduced dose of Brucella abortus
strain 19 vaccine diluted as approved by the State Veterinarian. At the time
cattle are vaccinated, the veterinarian shall apply an official vaccination tag
in the right ear, provided no other tag has been previously applied, and apply
to the right ear of the vaccinated animal a tattoo containing the United States
Registered Shield and V, preceded by a number indicating the quarter of the
year and followed by a number corresponding to the last digit of the year in
which the vaccination was done. A report of each vaccination shall be made
promptly to the State Veterinarian on a form supplied by him. Reports may be
filed electronically in a manner specified by VDACS, including, but not limited
to, electronic mail or by completing any forms provided online by VDACS.
2VAC5-50-80. Vaccination of adult cattle; identification of
vaccinated adult animals. (Repealed.)
Official adult vaccination for brucellosis shall be the
injection of a reduced dose of Brucella abortus strain 19 vaccine into a female
bovine over 12 months of age. The vaccine shall be diluted as approved by the
State Veterinarian. The dose shall be given by a veterinarian employed by the
state or federal government, or by an accredited veterinarian. At the time of
vaccination, the veterinarian shall apply an official tag in the right ear, and
shall also apply to the right ear an official "AV" (adult
vaccination) tattoo, preceded by the quarter of the year, and followed by a
number corresponding to the last digit of the current year.
2VAC5-50-90. Brucellosis-free certified herds. (Repealed.)
Brucellosis-free certified herds of cattle in the
Commonwealth of Virginia shall be governed by the United States Department of
Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service as specified in the
"Uniform Methods and Rules for Brucellosis Eradication" (Code of
Federal Regulations, Title 9, Chapter I, Parts 1 to 199).
2VAC5-50-100. Classification status of brucellosis in
Virginia. (Repealed.)
Brucellosis Classification in the Commonwealth of Virginia
shall be governed by the United States Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service as specified in the recommended "Brucellosis
Eradication: Uniform Methods and Rules," effective October 1, 2003.
2VAC5-50-110. Depopulation of brucellosis infected herds.
(Repealed.)
Brucellosis infected herds may be depopulated where
approved by the State Veterinarian provided funds are available to compensate
the owner; or, the owner may follow a test and slaughter program as outlined in
the recommended "Brucellosis Eradication: Uniform Methods and Rules,"
effective October 1, 2003, or by procedures established by the State
Veterinarian. Reports may be filed electronically in a manner specified by
VDACS, including, but not limited to, electronic mail or by completing any
forms provided online by VDACS.
FORMS (2VAC5-50)
Brucellosis Calfhood Vaccination Record, Form VDACS -
03189.
Herd History Card, Form VS 12, eff. 4/73.
Field Investigation or Brucellosis Market Test Reactor(s),
Form VS 4-106, eff. 10/74.
Appraisal and Indemnity Claim Form, Form VS 1-23, eff.
5/84.
Telecopier Justification for Brucellosis Herd Depopulation,
Form VS 4-6, eff. 7/76.
Brucellosis Memorandum of Agreement, Form VS 83-2.
BD-LSM Test Release Form.
Epidemiologic Investigation of Bruellosis Reactor Herd,
Form VS 4-108, eff. 10/80.
Origin of Reactors/Herd Additions, Form VS 4-108A, eff.
10/80.
Animals Removed from Infected Herd, Form VS 4-108B, eff.
10/80.
Epidemiology Report - Area Herds, Form VS 4-108C, eff.
10/80.
Permit for Movement of Restricted Animals, Form VS 1-27,
eff. 12/80.
Certified Herd, Form VS 4-13, eff. 11/72.
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (2VAC5-50)
Brucellosis Eradication: Uniform Methods and Rules, APHIS
91-45-013, effective October 1, 2003, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Animal
and Plant Health Inspection Service.