Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 35 - Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry › Chapter 15 - Animal Industry › Subchapter 13 - Testing and Inspection for Disease and Release of Livestock at Auction Markets › Section 35:15-13-5 - Approval and responsibilities of veterinarians in livestock auction markets

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) The
				veterinarian shall make application for approval to the Department and shall be
				examined as to his or her ability to function as a livestock auction market
				veterinarian.
(b) The livestock
				auction market veterinarian shall inspect cattle, bison, horses, swine, or
				other species as determined by the State Veterinarian at the livestock auction
				market for the purposes of determining the condition of health and freedom from
				infectious or contagious diseases.
(c) The livestock auction market veterinarian
				shall arrive at the market in sufficient time to do all required testing,
				official identification, and inspection prior to the beginning of the
				sale.
(d) The livestock auction
				market veterinarian is responsible for completion of state and federal forms
				necessary for the release of livestock from markets and other state and federal
				forms required for disease traceability, control, and eradication programs.
				These state and federal forms shall be sufficiently legible and accurate to
				facilitate successful tracebacks.
(e) The livestock auction market veterinarian
				shall submit the identification of cattle required by OAC
				35:15-13-3(f)
				electronically to the Department within two (2) business days of the date of
				the sale using a software program designed for livestock auction market
				operations.
(f) In the event that
				an official identification is already present in the animal being tested, the
				livestock auction market veterinarian shall use this tag instead of retagging,
				and include all prefixes and numbers in recording the tag on test charts and
				official documents.
(g) The
				livestock auction market veterinarian shall use separate bleeding needles or
				separate syringes for each animal. The use of the same syringe or needle for
				multiple animals is prohibited.
(h)
				If the livestock auction market veterinarian cannot determine the class of
				livestock to be shipped by the description on the purchaser's invoice, the
				livestock auction market veterinarian shall look at each shipment prior to
				release.
(i) All reactor or
				responder cattle received for sale shall be examined as to official
				identification by the livestock auction market veterinarian prior to
				sale.
(j) Copies of all forms shall
				be forwarded to the office of the State Veterinarian by the livestock auction
				market veterinarian immediately after sale.
(k) All official ear tags, forms,
				certificates of veterinary inspection, or documents and official stamps and
				signature stamps, shall be kept in the exclusive possession of the livestock
				auction market veterinarian and shall be dated and signed by him or her only at
				the time it is filled out and issued. Under no circumstances shall any official
				document be pre-signed or pre-stamped by the livestock auction market
				veterinarian. Use of any official stamp by persons other than the livestock
				auction market veterinarian or a state or federal employee is expressly
				prohibited. The livestock auction market veterinarian shall be solely
				responsible for the unauthorized or improper issuance of any official document
				or the use of any official stamp or signature stamp.
(l) The livestock auction market veterinarian
				shall ensure another livestock auction market veterinarian is available at the
				market when the regular livestock auction market veterinarian is absent from
				the market.
(m) The livestock
				auction market veterinarian shall not resign his duties without written notice
				to the sale company and State Veterinarian's office at least ten (10) days
				prior to resignation.
(n) The
				livestock auction market veterinarian's failure or neglect to perform any of
				the functions in this Section shall be cause for disapproval and immediate
				removal from the livestock auction market.
Amended at 26 Ok Reg 607, eff 1-13-09 (emergency) ;
					 Amended at 26 Ok Reg 1809, eff 7-1-09 ; Amended at 27 Ok Reg 2411, eff 7-25-10
					 ; Amended at 30 Ok Reg 788, eff 7-1-13
On 7-25-11, a permanent rule called "Release and removal
					 options for exposed equids" was added at this number (35:15-13-5 ), creating a
					 duplication in numbering. The rule, which was intended to be included in a new
					 Part 13 of Subchapter 11 of this Chapter, was editorially renumbered to
					 35:15-11-55
					 prior to codification.