Texas Administrative Code › Title 4 - AGRICULTURE › Part 2 - TEXAS ANIMAL HEALTH COMMISSION › Chapter 51 - ENTRY REQUIREMENTS › Section 51.8 - Cattle

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12,
				2024
(a) Brucellosis
				requirements. All cattle must meet the requirements contained in §
									35.4 of this title (relating to
				Entry, Movement, and Change of Ownership). Cattle which are parturient,
				postparturient or 18 months of age and over (as evidenced by the loss of the
				first pair of temporary incisor teeth), except steers and spayed heifers being
				shipped to a feedyard prior to slaughter, shall be officially individually
				identified with a permanent identification device prior to leaving the state of
				origin.
(b) Tuberculosis
				requirements.
(1) All beef cattle, bison and
				sexually neutered dairy cattle originating from a federally recognized
				accredited tuberculosis free state, or zone, as provided by Title 9 of the Code
				of Federal Regulations, Part 77, Section 77.8, or from a tuberculosis
				accredited herd are exempt from tuberculosis testing requirements.
(2) All beef cattle, bison and sexually
				neutered dairy cattle originating from a state or zone with anything less than
				a tuberculosis free state status and having an identified wildlife reservoir
				for tuberculosis or that have never been declared free from tuberculosis shall
				be tested negative for tuberculosis in accordance with the appropriate status
				requirements as contained in Title 9 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part
				77, Sections 77.10 through 77.19, prior to entry with results of this test
				recorded on the certificate of veterinary inspection. All beef cattle, bison
				and sexually neutered dairy cattle originating from any other states or zones
				with anything less than free from tuberculosis shall be accompanied by a
				certificate of veterinary inspection.
(3) All dairy breed animals, including steers
				and spayed heifers, shall be officially identified prior to entry into the
				state. All sexually intact dairy cattle, that are six months of age or older
				may enter provided that they are officially identified, and are accompanied by
				a certificate of veterinary inspection stating that they were negative to an
				official tuberculosis test conducted within 60 days prior to the date of entry.
				All sexually intact dairy cattle that are less than six months of age must
				obtain an entry permit from the commission, as provided in §
										51.2(a) of this
				title (relating to General Requirements), to a designated facility where the
				animals will be held until they are tested negative at the age of two months to
				six months. Animals which originate from a tuberculosis accredited herd, and/or
				animals moving directly to an approved slaughtering establishment are exempt
				from the test requirement. Dairy cattle delivered to an approved feedlot for
				feeding for slaughter by the owner or consigned there and accompanied by
				certificate of veterinary inspection with an entry permit issued by the
				commission are exempt from testing unless from a restricted herd. In addition,
				all sexually intact dairy cattle originating from a state or area with anything
				less than a tuberculosis free state status shall be tested negative for
				tuberculosis in accordance with the appropriate requirements for states or
				zones with a status as provided by Title 9 of the Code of Federal Regulations,
				Part 77, Sections 77.10 through 77.19, for that status, prior to entry with
				results of the test recorded on the certificate of veterinary
				inspection.
(4) All "M" brand
				steers, which are recognized as potential rodeo and/or roping stock, being
				imported into Texas from another state shall obtain a permit, prior to entry
				into the state, in accordance with §
										51.2(a) of this
				title and be accompanied by a certificate of veterinary inspection which
				indicates that the animal(s) were tested negative for tuberculosis within 12
				months prior to entry into the state.
(5) All other cattle from foreign countries,
				foreign states, or areas within foreign countries defined by the Commission,
				with comparable tuberculosis status, would enter by meeting the requirements
				for a state with similar status as stated in paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of
				this subsection.
(6) All sexually
				intact cattle, from any foreign country or part thereof with no recognized
				comparable Tuberculosis status.
(A) To be held
				for purposes other than for immediate slaughter or feeding for slaughter in an
				approved feedyard or approved pen, must be tested at the port of entry into
				Texas under the supervision of the port veterinarian, and shall be under
				quarantine on the first premise of destination in Texas pending a negative
				tuberculosis test no earlier than 120 days and no later than 180 days after
				arrival. The test will be performed by a veterinarian employed by the
				commission or APHIS/VS.
(B) When
				destined for feeding for slaughter in an approved feedyard, cattle must be
				tested at the port-of-entry into Texas under the supervision of the port
				veterinarian; moved directly to the approved feedyard only in sealed trucks;
				accompanied with a VS 1-27 permit issued by commission or USDA personnel; and
				"S" branded prior to or upon arrival at the feedlot.
(7) Cattle originating from Mexico.
(A) All sexually intact cattle shall meet the
				requirements provided for in paragraph (6) of this subsection.
(B) Steers and spayed heifers from Mexico
				shall meet the federal importation requirements as provided in Title 9 of the
				Code of Federal Regulations, Part 93, Section 93.427, regarding importation of
				cattle from Mexico. In addition to the federal requirements, steers and spayed
				heifers must be moved under permit to an approved pasture, approved feedlot, or
				approved pens.
(C) Cattle utilized
				as rodeo and/or roping stock shall meet the requirements set out in paragraph
				(6)(A) of this subsection and the applicable requirement listed in clauses (i)
				and (ii) of this subparagraph:
(i) All
				sexually intact cattle shall be retested annually for tuberculosis at the
				owner's expense and the test records shall be maintained with the animal and
				available for review.
(ii) All
				sexually neutered horned cattle imported from Mexico are recognized as
				potential rodeo and/or roping stock and must:
(I) be tested for tuberculosis at the port of
				entry under the supervision of the USDA port veterinarian;
(II) be moved by permit to a premise of
				destination and remain under Hold Order, which restricts movement, until
				permanently identified by methods approved by the commission, and retested for
				tuberculosis between 60 and 120 days after entry at the owner's expense. The
				cattle may be allowed movement to and from events/activities in which
				commingling with other cattle will not occur and with specific permission by
				the TAHC until confirmation of the negative post entry retest for tuberculosis
				can be conducted; and
(III) be
				retested for tuberculosis annually at the owner's expense and the test records
				shall be maintained with the animal and available for review.
(D) Regardless of
				reproductive status, test history, or Mexican State of origin, Holstein and
				Holstein cross cattle are prohibited from entering Texas.
(E) All cattle moved into Texas from Mexico
				shall be identified with an "M" brand prior to moving to a destination in
				Texas.
(F) A copy of the
				certificate issued by an authorized inspector of the United States Department
				of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, for the movement of
				Mexico cattle into Texas must accompany such animals to their final destination
				in Texas, or so long as they are moving through Texas.
(G) Any certificate, form, record, report, or
				chart issued by an accredited veterinarian for cattle that originate from
				Mexico, have resided in Mexico or are "M" branded shall include the statement,
				"the cattle represented on this document are of Mexican origin."