California Code of Regulations › Title 3 - Food and Agriculture › Division 2 - Animal Industry › Chapter 2 - Livestock Disease Control › Article 8 - Swine Disease Programs › Section 795.34 - Swine Brucellosis Control Area Regulation

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
On or after July 1, 1962, the Department may, after hearing
					 establish and maintain swine brucellosis control areas within the State wherein
					 the Department shall examine and test such swine for brucellosis as the
					 Director may specify and limit the movements of swine from herds found to be
					 infected with brucellosis to bring about the control and eradication of swine
					 brucellosis within such control ares. When a county has been established as a
					 swine brucellosis control area, the following shall apply:
(a) Definitions.
(1) "Premises" means any place where swine
				  have been or are kept.
(2) "Swine
				  or animal" means the domestic hog of the family Suidae.
(3) "Vaccine" means any vaccine produced by a
				  laboratory licensed by the United States Department of Agriculture or
				  California Department of Public Health for use in preventing and/or treatment
				  of brucellosis in animals.
(4)
				  "Swine brucellosis" means the disease of swine caused by "Brucella"
				  microorganisms.
(5) "Official
				  inspector" means an inspector in the employ of the United States Department of
				  Agriculture, State Department of Agriculture, or the County Veterinarian's
				  Office.
(6) "Accredited
				  veterinarian" means a veterinarian who is so designated by the United States
				  Department of Agriculture and the Department.
(7) A "herd test" means a swine brucellosis
				  test on all segregated breeding swine over six (6) months of age on a
				  premise.
(8) "Reactor" means any
				  swine that discloses a complete agglutination reaction in the blood titer
				  dilution of 1/100 or higher; and any swine in an infected herd or herd of
				  unknown status disclosing complete agglutination reaction in the blood titer
				  dilution of 1/25 or higher, or any swine disclosing a positive card test
				  reaction.
(9) "Infected herd" means
				  a herd that discloses one or more swine with a complete agglutination reaction
				  in the blood titer dilution of 1/100 or higher, or a positive reaction to the
				  brucellosis card test.
(10)
				  "Negative herd" means a herd that has been herd tested and discloses no animal
				  reacting to the brucellosis card test or revealing more than incomplete blood
				  titer dilutions of 1/100, or a herd in which at least ten (10) percent of the
				  breeding swine have been tested annually in the Market Swine Testing Program
				  for three consecutive years and no reactors disclosed.
(11) "Negative swine or animal" means an
				  animal from:
(A) A validated brucellosis-free
				  herd; or
(B) A herd with a negative
				  herd test within the previous 30 days unless otherwise classified by Department
				  officials; or
(C) A herd of unknown
				  or infected status and negative to the brucellosis card test, or disclosing
				  less than complete agglutination in the blood titer of 
				  1/25 or
				  higher.
(12) "Market
				  Swine Testing Program" means the testing of breeding swine marketed for
				  slaughter.