California Code of Regulations › Title 3 - Food and Agriculture › Division 2 - Animal Industry › Chapter 2 - Livestock Disease Control › Article 1.5 - Bovine Brucellosis › Section 752 - Brucellosis Vaccine, Vaccination and Test Reagents

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a)
				  Calfhood Vaccination (official brucellosis calfhood vaccinate).
(1) All female dairy calves shall be
				  vaccinated against brucellosis with an approved
Brucella
vaccine between the ages of four (4) through 12 months (120 through 365
				  days).
(2) Female beef calves, if
				  vaccinated against brucellosis, shall be vaccinated between the ages of four
				  (4) through 12 months (120 through 365 days).
(3) All calves vaccinated pursuant to this
				  section shall be identified in compliance with sections
				  752.1 and
				  752.2 of this article.
(4) The use of all vaccines for brucellosis
				  calfhood vaccination and eartags used for identification shall be reported to
				  the Animal Health Branch within 14 calendar days. Veterinarians may use the
				  Report of Heifer Calves Vaccinated -- Brucellosis, AHB Form 76-026 as provided
				  by the Department, or another form or method to report heifer calves vaccinated
				  for brucellosis which at minimum must contain the following information:
(A) County of vaccination; premises ID #; if
				  available; Animal Health Branch district; new herd, if applicable.
(B) Name, mailing address and telephone
				  number of the herd owner.
(C)
				  Physical address or location of calves at the time of vaccination; city, state
				  and zip.
(D) Date of vaccination;
				  optionally, the date of next vaccination (month, day and year).
(E) Number, type and breed of calves
				  vaccinated (dairy, beef, total, breed).
(F) Vaccination eartag numbers applied or
				  record the existing individual official identification numbers; ID submitted
				  electronically, if applicable.
(G)
				  Vaccine information: serial number, expiration date.
(H) A statement to be signed by the contract
				  veterinarian, identified by license number, vaccinating the calves certifying
				  that: the calves were vaccinated with an approved brucellosis vaccine; the
				  calves were in the prescribed age range when vaccinated; each calf was tattooed
				  in the right ear with the official tattoo showing the correct type of vaccine
				  and year; each calf was tagged with an official calf vaccination eartag in the
				  right ear or an Electronic Identification Device eartag in the left ear, unless
				  the vaccinating veterinarian received a request in writing by the owner, or
				  owner's agent, not to apply the eartag.
(I) Acknowledgment signed by the owner or
				  agent that the described calves were vaccinated and that all calves were within
				  California's prescribed vaccination age limits.
(J) An optional statement requesting
				  exemption to not apply the official vaccination eartags to the calves because
				  they already bear individual official identification and can be identified as
				  vaccinates within the herd, may be signed by the owner or owner's
				  agent.
(5) Any person
				  applying a vaccination eartag must record the information about the event as
				  specified in (a)(4) above and maintain the records for five (5)
				  years.