Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part XXI - Animals and Animal Health › Chapter 5 - Entry Requirements to admit Animals into this State and into Events › Subchapter B - Specific Entry Requirements for Cattle, Bison, and other Bovines › Section XXI-513 - Admittance of Louisiana Cattle to Fairs, Livestock Shows, Breeders' Association Sales and Rodeos Held in Louisiana (Formerly Section 303)

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. All cattle
				  consigned to fairgrounds, livestock show grounds, sale grounds, and rodeos must
				  meet the general requirements of
				  §503 and the following specific
				  requirements.
NOTE: The word "cattle" as used in this regulation refers
					 to cattle for exhibition and/or sale and the nurse cows that may accompany
					 them.
1.
Brucellosis
a. No cattle from
Brucellosis
quarantined herds or
Brucellosis
quarantined areas are allowed to be exhibited in the state of Louisiana or
				  consigned to breeders' association sales in Louisiana.
b. All heifers between four and 12 months of
				  age, must be official
Brucellosis
calfhood vaccinates to be
				  eligible to be shown in Louisiana.
c. All heifers and cows over 12 months of age
				  must be official
Brucellosis
vaccinates or be from a herd that
				  has had a complete negative herd test within the past 12 months and be tested
				  negative to the
Brucellosis
card test within 30 days prior to
				  admission to fairs, livestock shows, and breeders' association sales. A copy of
				  the herd test record, which includes the animal(s) on the health certificate,
				  must accompany the health certificate. Exceptions to this paragraph are:
i. individually identified, official
Brucellosis
calfhood vaccinates under 20 months of age for
				  dairy breeds and under 24 months of age for beef breeds, which are not
				  pre-parturient (springers) or post-parturient. The vaccination tattoo must be
				  recorded on the health certificate;
ii. individually identified heifers and cows
				  originating from a Louisiana farm, which have been tested within 60 days prior
				  to admission to fairs and livestock shows and are official
Brucellosis
vaccinates or have been part of a complete
				  negative herd test, conducted in the past 12 months. A copy of the herd test
				  record, which includes the animal(s) on the health certificate, must accompany
				  the health certificate;
iii.
				  individually identified cattle, moving directly from a certified
Brucellosis
free herd. The certified herd number must be
				  recorded on the health certificate;
iv. individually identified heifers and cows
				  entering the state for exhibition purposes and returning to the state of
				  origin.
d. Individually
				  identified cattle originating in and moving directly from a certified herd. The
				  certified herd number must be recorded on the health certificate.
e. All bulls, 12 months of age and over, must
				  be tested negative to the
Brucellosis
card test, within 30
				  days prior to admission to all fairs, livestock shows, breeders' association
				  sales, and rodeos. All bulls must be accompanied by a current health
				  certificate.