Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 330 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL RESOURCES › Title 330 CMR 4.00 - Cattle › Section 4.01 - Definitions

Current through Register 1525, July 5, 2024
Unless the context requires otherwise, terms not defined in 330
				CMR 4.01 or at M.G.L. c. 129 take the applicable USDA definition in 9 CFR
				§§ 71.1 and 78.1.
Comparative Cervical Test
. The
				intradermal injection of biologically balanced bovine Purified Protein
				Derivative (PPD) tuberculin and avian PPD tuberculin at separate sites in the
				cervical area and a determination as to the probable presence of bovine
				tuberculosis
(M. bovis)
by comparing the responses of the two
				tuberculins between 66 and 78 hours after injection. This test is only applied
				to those cattle which show a response to the caudal-fold test, which is the
				intradermal injection of 0.1 mL of USDA Bovine PPD tuberculin into either side
				of the caudal fold, with reading by visual observation and palpation between 66
				and 78 hours after injection.
Department
. The Commonwealth of
				Massachusetts Department of Food and Agriculture.
Director
. Either the Director of the
				Department's Division of Regulatory Services, or the Chief of the Department's
				Bureau of Animal Health.
Immediate Slaughter
. Movement directly
				to a Recognized Slaughtering Center, with slaughter occurring within 72 hours.
				For compelling public policy reasons or other extraordinary circumstances, and
				solely at the Director's discretion and in writing, the Director may approve a
				longer waiting period.
Official ID
. A unique set of numbers,
				letters and/or symbols that is securely affixed to a bovine animal by ear tag,
				tattoo, brand, or microchip, or other method approved in writing by the
				Director, that will positively identify that bovine animal.
Recognized Slaughtering Center
. Any
				point where slaughtering facilities are provided and to which animals are
				regularly shipped and slaughtered.
USDA
. The United States Department of
				Agriculture.
Valid Health Certificate
. An official
				certificate of veterinary inspection for an individual animal written and
				signed by a federally-accredited veterinarian in the State of origin no longer
				than 30 days prior which contains the following:
(a) the age, sex, breed, marking and Official ID of the
				animal;
(b) the names and addresses of the original owner and/or place
				of origin, the current owner, the shipper, and the receiver of the
				animal;
(c) the tuberculosis and brucellosis status of the herd(s) and
				premises in the other state(s) where it was held, if the animal has been held
				on premises in a state other than the state of origin;
(d) proof of a negative tuberculosis test within the past year,
				unless the animal has come directly from a herd or state that is
				accredited-free from tuberculosis by USDA;
(e) proof of a negative brucellosis test within the past year,
				unless the animal has come directly from a state that is certified free from
				brucellosis by USDA; and
(f) a statement that the animal is free from any evidence of
				infectious and contagious disease and has not recently been exposed to any
				infectious, contagious or parasitic disease.