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Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part I - Bureau of Animal Health and Diagnostic Services › Chapter 7 - BRUCELLOSIS REGULATIONS › Subchapter C - RETESTING OF HERDS DISCLOSING REACTORS › Section 7.23 - Quarantine period

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
Brucellosis infected herds shall be placed under quarantine
					 and animals may not be moved from the herds for addition to other herds until
					 the herds are credited with at least two consecutive negative blood tests. The
					 first test shall be conducted 30 days after the removal of reactors and the
					 cleaning and disinfecting of the premises has been conducted. The second test
					 shall be conducted at least 90 days after the first test. A brucellosis
					 quarantine is cancelled when the owner receives a quarantine release letter
					 from the Department following completion of the required negative
					 tests.
This section cited in 7 Pa. Code §
												7.25 (relating to milk for human or
						animal consumption from herds of cattle or goats quarantined because of
						brucellosis).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part I - Bureau of Animal Health and Diagnostic Services › Chapter 7 - BRUCELLOSIS REGULATIONS › Subchapter C - RETESTING OF HERDS DISCLOSING REACTORS › Section 7.24 - Milk for human or animal consumption

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(a) The sale of milk for human or animal
				  consumption is prohibited unless the herd, that is, all animals that have
				  freshened or are over 24 months of age, has been blood tested for brucellosis
				  within 12 months by an accredited veterinarian or has been milk ring tested for
				  brucellosis within 3 months.
(b)
				  Herds from which milk is sold under a raw milk permit shall be tested annually
				  under the individual herd plan by an accredited veterinarian.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part I - Bureau of Animal Health and Diagnostic Services › Chapter 7 - BRUCELLOSIS REGULATIONS › Subchapter C - RETESTING OF HERDS DISCLOSING REACTORS › Section 7.25 - Milk for human or animal consumption from herds of cattle or goats quarantined because of brucellosis

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(a) Milk
				  cannot be sold unless the herd has been retested following the provisions of
				  §
										7.23 (relating to quarantine
				  period).
(b) Milk from brucellosis
				  reactors cannot be sold or used for human or animal consumption.
(c) Milk from negative or suspicious animals
				  in quarantined herds with known brucellosis infection shall be pasteurized
				  prior to use for human or animal consumption.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part I - Bureau of Animal Health and Diagnostic Services › Chapter 7 - BRUCELLOSIS REGULATIONS › Subchapter E - INDIVIDUAL CERTIFIED BRUCELLOSIS HERD PLAN › Section 7.41 - Requirements for participation

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
To participate in the individual certified herd plan, the
					 owner shall sign an agreement to have the herd retested annually at his own
					 expense by an accredited veterinarian and the herd shall be negative for two
					 consecutive herd tests at an interval of not less than 10 months nor more than
					 14 months to qualify for certification. The provisions for animals to be tested
					 for certification are set forth in §
										7.5 (relating to animals to be
					 tested).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part I - Bureau of Animal Health and Diagnostic Services › Chapter 7 - BRUCELLOSIS REGULATIONS › Subchapter E - INDIVIDUAL CERTIFIED BRUCELLOSIS HERD PLAN › Section 7.42 - Maintenance of certified herd

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(a)
				  Certified status shall be maintained if the herd passes an annual negative
				  blood test conducted within 10 to 14 months as stated on the authorization and
				  all herd additions qualify as stated in §
										7.47 (relating to herd
				  additions).
(b) The anniversary
				  date for the annual test will remain the same each year and the authorization
				  to conduct the test will be issued by the Department.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part I - Bureau of Animal Health and Diagnostic Services › Chapter 7 - BRUCELLOSIS REGULATIONS › Subchapter E - INDIVIDUAL CERTIFIED BRUCELLOSIS HERD PLAN › Section 7.43 - Reactor on annual blood test

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The herd certification status will be lost if reactors are
					 disclosed in the herd and will not be renewed until the next annual negative
					 test after quarantine revocation.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part I - Bureau of Animal Health and Diagnostic Services › Chapter 7 - BRUCELLOSIS REGULATIONS › Subchapter E - INDIVIDUAL CERTIFIED BRUCELLOSIS HERD PLAN › Section 7.44 - Suspects on annual blood test

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If suspicious vaccinates over 18 months or unvaccinated
					 suspects are revealed by the annual blood test for brucellosis the
					 certification shall be void until the suspects are retested and found negative.
					 If suspects are not available for retest, the entire herd shall be retested
					 with negative results.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part I - Bureau of Animal Health and Diagnostic Services › Chapter 7 - BRUCELLOSIS REGULATIONS › Subchapter E - INDIVIDUAL CERTIFIED BRUCELLOSIS HERD PLAN › Section 7.45 - Milk ring test suspect herd

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Certified herds that are classified as brucellosis ring
					 test suspicious herds shall retain their status if a complete herd blood test
					 is negative when applied within 30 days. Animals are ineligible for health
					 charts during this period until a negative blood test is
					 obtained.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part I - Bureau of Animal Health and Diagnostic Services › Chapter 7 - BRUCELLOSIS REGULATIONS › Subchapter E - INDIVIDUAL CERTIFIED BRUCELLOSIS HERD PLAN › Section 7.46 - Annual retests

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Annual retests shall be complete. Animals whose blood
					 samples are hemolyzed, broken or contain insufficient serum shall be rebled and
					 found negative and animals not tested shall be bled and found negative before
					 the herd can receive proper credit for recertification.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part I - Bureau of Animal Health and Diagnostic Services › Chapter 7 - BRUCELLOSIS REGULATIONS › Subchapter E - INDIVIDUAL CERTIFIED BRUCELLOSIS HERD PLAN › Section 7.47 - Herd additions

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(a)
				  Additions to herds shall be accompanied with valid health charts and verified
				  by an accredited veterinarian on the record of herd change and meet the
				  requirements of Chapter 3, Subchapters B and I (relating to importation of
				  cattle, goats and buffalo; and intrastate transportation of cattle, goats and
				  buffalo).
(b) Progeny of the herd
				  shall be accompanied with a signed statement by the owner and veterinarian
				  indicating that these animals are progeny of the herd.
(c) Animals officially vaccinated in
				  accordance with Subchapter H (relating to vaccination) and under 18 months of
				  age, may enter a herd without a blood test but shall be accompanied by a health
				  certificate.
The provisions of this §
												7.47 amended under the Domestic
						Animal Law,
						3
						Pa.C.S. §
													§
													2302,
						2305,
						2321,
						2323,
						2325 and
						2329.
This section cited in 7 Pa. Code §
												7.42 (relating to maintenance of
						certified herd).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part I - Bureau of Animal Health and Diagnostic Services › Chapter 7 - BRUCELLOSIS REGULATIONS › Subchapter F - CERTIFIED BRUCELLOSIS-FREE AREA › Section 7.51 - Designation and certification of areas

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
Designation and certification of areas shall conform with 9
					 CFR Part 78 (relating to brucellosis).
This section cited in 7 Pa. Code §
												7.52 (relating to maintenance of
						certified free state).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part I - Bureau of Animal Health and Diagnostic Services › Chapter 7 - BRUCELLOSIS REGULATIONS › Subchapter F - CERTIFIED BRUCELLOSIS-FREE AREA › Section 7.52 - Maintenance of certified free state

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(a) Maintenance shall conform with §
										7.51 (relating to designation and
				  certification of areas).
(b)
				  Infected herds shall be tested within 6 months unless positive legal action has
				  been taken by the state against owners to require tests.
(c) MCT reactor herds shall be tested or
				  quarantined within 30 days. If quarantined, the herd will be tested within 6
				  months.
(d) BRT suspicious herds
				  shall be blood tested within 30 days and animals in the herd are ineligible for
				  health certificates during this period until a negative blood test is
				  obtained.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part I - Bureau of Animal Health and Diagnostic Services › Chapter 7 - BRUCELLOSIS REGULATIONS › Subchapter G - VALIDATED BRUCELLOSIS-FREE SWINE HERD › Section 7.61 - Requirements for participation

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
A swine herd owner who requests to have his swine herd
					 designated a validated brucellosis-free swine herd shall sign a cooperative
					 agreement with the Department and have the herd tested at the owner's expense
					 in accordance with the USDA-APHIS approved validated brucellosis free swine
					 herd plan.
This section cited in 7 Pa. Code §
												5.61 (relating to swine
						consigned).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part I - Bureau of Animal Health and Diagnostic Services › Chapter 7 - BRUCELLOSIS REGULATIONS › Subchapter H - VACCINATION › Section 7.71 - Responsibility

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Responsibility for having calves vaccinated at the proper
					 age shall rest entirely on the owner. The Department or USDA-APHIS is not
					 responsible for unfavorable results or injuries which may be caused by handling
					 the animals or administering the vaccine.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part I - Bureau of Animal Health and Diagnostic Services › Chapter 7 - BRUCELLOSIS REGULATIONS › Subchapter H - VACCINATION › Section 7.72 - Procedure

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(a)
Designation of vaccine.
Except as authorized under subsection
				  (b), Strain RB 51 vaccine is hereby designated the only brucellosis vaccine
				  authorized for use within this Commonwealth.
(b)
State Veterinarian approval
				  required.
Strain 19 vaccine may only be used with the express written
				  permission of the Pennsylvania State Veterinarian. Requests for permission to
				  administer Strain 19 vaccine shall be made in writing on a form provided by the
				  Department.
(1) The Pennsylvania State
				  Veterinarian may request additional information as may be necessary to assure
				  the health of the animal and to prevent and control diseases and dangerous
				  substances that may threaten the health and safety of animals and
				  humans.
(2) The Pennsylvania State
				  Veterinarian will provide a written approval or denial of a request within 3
				  working days of receiving the written request and the necessary information
				  pertaining thereto.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part I - Bureau of Animal Health and Diagnostic Services › Chapter 7 - BRUCELLOSIS REGULATIONS › Subchapter H - VACCINATION › Section 7.73 - Identification of officially vaccinated animals

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(a)
Tattoo required.
Veterinarians administering official calfhood or official adult vaccinations
				  shall tattoo in the right ear of the animal the letter "R," followed by a
				  United States Registered "V" shield followed by the last number of the
				  year.
(b)
Official state
				  vaccination tag or official breed registry tattoo required
. An orange
				  official State vaccination tag shall be placed in the right ear. If the
				  vaccinated animal has an official breed registry tattoo, an official State
				  vaccination tag is not required.
(c)
Identification on vaccination
				  report
. Officially vaccinated animals shall be identified on the
				  vaccination report by date of birth, and an official State vaccination tag,
				  their breed registration number or registration number of the dam, or
				  both.
The provisions of this §
												7.73 amended under the Domestic
						Animal Law,
						3
						Pa.C.S. §
													§
													2302,
						2305,
						2321,
						2323,
						2325 and
						2329.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part I - Bureau of Animal Health and Diagnostic Services › Chapter 7 - BRUCELLOSIS REGULATIONS › Subchapter H - VACCINATION › Section 7.74 - Vaccination report

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Vaccinations shall be reported to the Department within 30
					 days following vaccination of the animal. The reports shall be made on forms
					 provided by the Department. The original and one copy shall be forwarded to the
					 Department, one copy given to the herd owner for the owner's records and one
					 copy retained by the veterinarian.
The provisions of this §
												7.74 amended under the Domestic
						Animal Law,
						3
						Pa.C.S. §
													§
													2302,
						2305,
						2321,
						2323,
						2325 and
						2329.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part I - Bureau of Animal Health and Diagnostic Services › Chapter 8 - APPRAISAL AND INDEMNITY FOR DISEASED ANIMALS › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 8.1 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
The following words and terms, when used in this chapter,
					 have the following meanings, unless this context clearly indicates
					 otherwise.
APHIS-USDA
-Animal and Plant Health
					 Inspection Services, United States Department of Agriculture.
Appraised Value
-The current replacement
					 value at the time of appraisal. This is determined by current market values,
					 age of animal, physical condition, breeding value, milk production value or
					 other factors which might influence the value.
Appraisement
-The act of estimating the
					 value of goods or animals condemned to prevent the spread of disease. Animals
					 or domestic animals means a bovine, equine, ovine, capine, porcine, canine,
					 feline and includes birds or fowl.
Bureau
-The Bureau of Animal Industry of
					 the Department.
Condemned
-A domestic animal that has been
					 adjudged by an authorized officer or agent of the Department or APHIS-USDA to
					 be diseased and ordered to be destroyed to prevent the spread of
					 disease.
Department
-The Department of Agriculture
					 of the Commonwealth.
Director
-The Director of the Bureau who is
					 the chief livestock sanitary official of the Commonwealth.
Indemnity
-Amount of compensation paid by
					 the Commonwealth to an owner for an animal condemned to prevent the spread of
					 disease. This amount is determined by act of October 10, 1974 (P. L. 680, No.
					 227) (3 P. S. §
											§
											398-399.2).
Salvage
-The net proceeds an owner of an
					 animal, at the time of appraisal and slaughter, realizes from the sale of the
					 carcass, hide and offal to a butcher who actually slaughters the
					 animal.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part I - Bureau of Animal Health and Diagnostic Services › Chapter 8 - APPRAISAL AND INDEMNITY FOR DISEASED ANIMALS › Subchapter B - PROCEDURES FOR APPRAISEMENT › Section 8.11 - Person conducting appraisement

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An authorized agent of the Commonwealth or APHIS-USDA shall
					 conduct the appraisal of the condemned animals.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part I - Bureau of Animal Health and Diagnostic Services › Chapter 8 - APPRAISAL AND INDEMNITY FOR DISEASED ANIMALS › Subchapter B - PROCEDURES FOR APPRAISEMENT › Section 8.12 - Actions required for appraisement

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(a)
				  Owner's correct name and address, along with the identity of the animals to be
				  appraised, shall be accurately stated on forms to be completed.
(b) Only animals positively identified from
				  approved laboratory tests or veterinarians test report as being diseased or
				  exposed animals will be appraised.
(c) Once satisfactory identification can be
				  made the condemned animals shall be branded and a quarantine tag applied when
				  required, and the herd or flock shall be placed under quarantine.
(d) Diseased animals shall be isolated to
				  protect negative animals from further exposure.
(e) The animal owner shall secure bids to
				  market his animals in a manner which yields the highest possible financial
				  return for salvage.
(f) A condemned
				  animal may not leave the owner's premise until a written permit from the Bureau
				  is received by the owner.
(g) An
				  animal that is dead or in a dying condition may not be appraised and an
				  indemnity may not be payable for the animal.
(h) If a condemned animal cannot be moved to
				  slaughter after appraisement, or if it dies on the farm or enroute or if it
				  becomes necessary to destroy a condemned animal after appraisement, then the
				  carcass shall be disposed of under the direct supervision of a State or Federal
				  veterinarian in order for indemnity to be obtained.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part I - Bureau of Animal Health and Diagnostic Services › Chapter 8 - APPRAISAL AND INDEMNITY FOR DISEASED ANIMALS › Subchapter B - PROCEDURES FOR APPRAISEMENT › Section 8.13 - Owner disagreement of appraisal

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(a) Whenever the officer or agent of the
				  Department and the owner of a condemned animal are unable or unwilling to agree
				  on a fair market valuation for the animal, three appraisers shall be appointed;
				  one by the officer or agent, one by the owner and one by the two so appointed.
				  If the owner refuses or fails to appoint his appraiser an alderman, magistrate
				  or district justice shall be requested to appoint an appraiser for the owner.
				  This alderman, magistrate or district justice shall be entitled to a fee for
				  his service.
(b) The three
				  appraisers shall be entitled to a fair payment for their service. One half of
				  the entire cost of the appraisal shall be paid by the owner and the other half
				  by the Commonwealth.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part I - Bureau of Animal Health and Diagnostic Services › Chapter 8 - APPRAISAL AND INDEMNITY FOR DISEASED ANIMALS › Subchapter C - PROVISIONS FOR PAYMENT OF INDEMNITY › Section 8.21 - Laboratory confirmation or a veterinarian's positive test report

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Laboratory confirmation or a veterinarian's positive test
					 report is required for diseases before an animal may be condemned and become
					 eligible for indemnity.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part I - Bureau of Animal Health and Diagnostic Services › Chapter 8 - APPRAISAL AND INDEMNITY FOR DISEASED ANIMALS › Subchapter C - PROVISIONS FOR PAYMENT OF INDEMNITY › Section 8.22 - Age requirements

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(a) There
				  is no age limitation for the payment of indemnity for animals condemned to
				  prevent the spread of disease except for brucellosis.
(b) Nonvaccinated brucellosis reactors shall
				  be 6 months of age or older at the time of test, except calves from positive
				  dams.
(c) Vaccinated brucellosis
				  reactors shall be 18 months of age or older at the time of test.
(d) An animal may not be eligible for
				  indemnity, if it was vaccinated for brucellosis outside of the prescribed age
				  limit at the time of vaccination.
This section cited in 7 Pa. Code §
												8.25 (relating to herd additions to
						quarantined herds).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part I - Bureau of Animal Health and Diagnostic Services › Chapter 8 - APPRAISAL AND INDEMNITY FOR DISEASED ANIMALS › Subchapter C - PROVISIONS FOR PAYMENT OF INDEMNITY › Section 8.23 - Registration requirements

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(a)
				  Indemnity claims for purebred registered animals condemned shall be supported
				  by certificates of registration from a recognized breed registry association.
				  Transfers shall be properly recorded.
(b) When registry certificates are in the
				  process of transfer the animals shall be appraised on a purebred and grade
				  basis, the trial drawings made and submitted with the appraisal
				  papers.
(c) Registry and transfer
				  paper not presented at the time of appraisal shall be submitted to the Bureau
				  office within 30 days after appraisal.
(d) Animals that do not meet the registration
				  requirements shall be appraised on a grade basis and indemnity paid
				  accordingly.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part I - Bureau of Animal Health and Diagnostic Services › Chapter 8 - APPRAISAL AND INDEMNITY FOR DISEASED ANIMALS › Subchapter C - PROVISIONS FOR PAYMENT OF INDEMNITY › Section 8.24 - Reactors disclosed on partial herd or flock test

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
Reactors disclosed on a partial herd or flock test for
					 tuberculosis, brucellosis or pullorum may not be eligible for indemnity until
					 the entire herd or flock has been tested.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part I - Bureau of Animal Health and Diagnostic Services › Chapter 8 - APPRAISAL AND INDEMNITY FOR DISEASED ANIMALS › Subchapter C - PROVISIONS FOR PAYMENT OF INDEMNITY › Section 8.25 - Herd additions to quarantined herds

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
Additions to herds or flocks, after disease confirmation
					 and quarantine, that become diseased or have been exposed to a known infected
					 herd or flock, if it has been determined by the Director that destruction of
					 the animals in the herd or flock will contribute to the disease eradication
					 program, shall be destroyed without indemnity, unless it can be established
					 that the additions were raised on the premise but not included in the test
					 because of the age requirements in §
										8.22 (relating to age
					 requirements).
This section cited in 7 Pa. Code §
												9.32 (relating to reactors on
						retests).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part I - Bureau of Animal Health and Diagnostic Services › Chapter 8 - APPRAISAL AND INDEMNITY FOR DISEASED ANIMALS › Subchapter C - PROVISIONS FOR PAYMENT OF INDEMNITY › Section 8.26 - Animals purchased without health certificates

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
Animals purchased without approved health certificates
					 required under this title that become diseased and must be condemned are not
					 eligible for indemnity.
The provisions of this §
												8.26 amended under the Domestic
						Animal Law,
						3
						Pa.C.S. §
													§
													2321(a)(12) and
						(38),
						2327,
						2329 and
						2382.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part I - Bureau of Animal Health and Diagnostic Services › Chapter 8 - APPRAISAL AND INDEMNITY FOR DISEASED ANIMALS › Subchapter C - PROVISIONS FOR PAYMENT OF INDEMNITY › Section 8.27 - Death of animal after appraisal

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
An indemnity will not be paid for a condemned animal that
					 died after appraisal if the carcass was not disposed of under State or Federal
					 supervision.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part I - Bureau of Animal Health and Diagnostic Services › Chapter 8 - APPRAISAL AND INDEMNITY FOR DISEASED ANIMALS › Subchapter C - PROVISIONS FOR PAYMENT OF INDEMNITY › Section 8.28 - Time required to remove condemned animals after appraisal

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
Animals condemned because of disease shall be disposed of
					 according to the State and Federal regulations within 15 days after appraisal
					 to be eligible for indemnity. Special permission in writing shall be obtained
					 from the Bureau by the owner for an extension of time.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part I - Bureau of Animal Health and Diagnostic Services › Chapter 8 - APPRAISAL AND INDEMNITY FOR DISEASED ANIMALS › Subchapter C - PROVISIONS FOR PAYMENT OF INDEMNITY › Section 8.29 - Sanitation of infected premises

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
The infected premises shall be thoroughly cleaned by the
					 owner and disinfected under the supervision of the Bureau. This cleaning and
					 disinfecting shall be done within 15 days following removal of the condemned
					 animals to be eligible for indemnity.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part I - Bureau of Animal Health and Diagnostic Services › Chapter 8 - APPRAISAL AND INDEMNITY FOR DISEASED ANIMALS › Subchapter C - PROVISIONS FOR PAYMENT OF INDEMNITY › Section 8.30 - Poultry provision

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a)
				  Indemnification shall be in accordance with the act of June 22, 1931 (P. L.
				  682, No. 249) (3 P. S. §
											§
											398-400a).
(b) Indemnity shall be available for official
				  pullorum blood test reactors submitted in accordance with Department
				  regulations to Bureau laboratories for necropsy and bacteriological
				  examination, or for poultry flocks specifically adjudged and ordered condemned
				  by the Director only as absolutely necessary to promote the eradication of
				  pullorum disease or fowl typhoid.
(c) Poultry may not be added to flocks
				  already quarantined for pullorum disease or fowl typhoid without permission
				  from the Director. Violation of this subsection may result in condemnation of
				  the additions without indemnification.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part I - Bureau of Animal Health and Diagnostic Services › Chapter 9 - CONTROL AND ERADICATION OF TUBERCULOSIS OF LIVESTOCK › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 9.1 - Definitions

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The following words and terms, when used in this chapter,
					 have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates
					 otherwise:
Bureau
-The Bureau of Animal Industry of
					 the Department.
Department
-The Department of Agriculture
					 of the Commonwealth.
Director
-The Director of the Bureau of
					 Animal Industry.
Official tests
-The term includes the
					 following:
(i) The intradermic test
				  which shall consist of an intradermal injection of 0.1c c of tuberculin into
				  the caudal fold.
(ii)
Cervical test
. This test shall be used and applied only by
				  full-time employed State or Federal regulatory veterinarians and consists of an
				  intradermal injection of .2cc of tuberculin in the cervical area. This test is
				  used as a retest of known mycobacterium bovis infected herds.
(iii)
Comparative cervical
				  test
. This test shall only be applied by approved regulatory
				  veterinarians and consists of an intradermal injection of .1cc of standardized
				  mammalian and avian tuberculin at separate cervical sites.
(iv) Tests shall be read 72 hours after
				  injection date.
Reactor
-An animal that is positive to the
					 tuberculin test, indicating infection with the organism myobacterium
					 tuberculosis. A retest may be granted at any time on any animal that has been
					 designated a reactor.
Tuberculosis
-An infectious, communicable
					 disease, characterized by the formation of small nodules or tubercles, caused
					 by the bacteria mycobacterium tuberculosis.
USDA-APHIS
-United States Department of
					 Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part I - Bureau of Animal Health and Diagnostic Services › Chapter 9 - CONTROL AND ERADICATION OF TUBERCULOSIS OF LIVESTOCK › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 9.2 - Authorization and application of official test

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
A person may not apply the official test to a complete herd
					 without prior authorization from the Bureau. Authorization may not be required
					 for a partial herd test. Officials of the Bureau reserve the right to supervise
					 the tests conducted.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part I - Bureau of Animal Health and Diagnostic Services › Chapter 9 - CONTROL AND ERADICATION OF TUBERCULOSIS OF LIVESTOCK › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 9.3 - Reports of tests conducted

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(a)
				  Reports of tests shall be signed by the accredited veterinarian who actually
				  engaged in the physical application of the official test. The herd number shall
				  be included on reports. Reports shall be submitted not later than 15 days
				  following the date of application of the test. The veterinarian conducting the
				  test shall furnish the herd owner with a copy of the test report, unless the
				  test is combined with a brucellosis test.
(b) Animals may not be removed from the
				  owner's premise from the time they are injected with tuberculin until the test
				  has been read in 72 hours and the animals have been declared
				  negative.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part I - Bureau of Animal Health and Diagnostic Services › Chapter 9 - CONTROL AND ERADICATION OF TUBERCULOSIS OF LIVESTOCK › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 9.4 - Identification of animals

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(a) Purebred
				  and registered animals tested shall be identified on the test report by ear tag
				  number, age or date of birth, sex, breed, name and registry number.
(b) Grade animals tested shall be identified
				  on the test report by ear tag number, age, sex, breed and
				  description.
(c) Chain tags may not
				  be acceptable for identification. Ear notches, tattoos or other permanent
				  identification will be accepted for species other than cattle.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part I - Bureau of Animal Health and Diagnostic Services › Chapter 9 - CONTROL AND ERADICATION OF TUBERCULOSIS OF LIVESTOCK › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 9.5 - Animals to be tested (cattle, goats and bison)

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(a) Individual plan for accreditation-test
				  all animals over 24 months of age.
(b) Other tests-test animals regardless of
				  age.
The provisions of this §
												9.5 amended under the Domestic
						Animal Law,
						3
						Pa.C.S. §
													§
													2321(a)(12) and
						(38),
						2327,
						2329 and
						2382.
This section cited in 7 Pa. Code §
												9.41 (relating to requirements for
						participation).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part I - Bureau of Animal Health and Diagnostic Services › Chapter 9 - CONTROL AND ERADICATION OF TUBERCULOSIS OF LIVESTOCK › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 9.6 - Animals not to be tested

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Retests of tuberculin response cattle, goats and bison may
					 not be conducted for 60 days following the last test because of
					 desensitization. The exception is the retest of response animals by the
					 comparative cervical test which can be done within 10 days of the previous
					 caudal test by approved regulatory veterinarians only and if over 10 days then
					 the comparative cervical test shall be conducted after 60
					 days.
The provisions of this §
												9.6 amended under the Domestic
						Animal Law,
						3
						Pa.C.S. §
													§
													2321(a)(12) and
						(38),
						2327,
						2329 and
						2382.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part I - Bureau of Animal Health and Diagnostic Services › Chapter 9 - CONTROL AND ERADICATION OF TUBERCULOSIS OF LIVESTOCK › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 9.7 - Injury disclaimer

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The Department, or any cooperating Federal agency, their
					 agents or representatives, may not be responsible for unfavorable results or
					 injuries to animals that might be caused by handling or
					 testing.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part I - Bureau of Animal Health and Diagnostic Services › Chapter 9 - CONTROL AND ERADICATION OF TUBERCULOSIS OF LIVESTOCK › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 9.8 - Livestock auction or stockyard quarantine

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(a) Animals that fail to pass a satisfactory
				  physical examination and tuberculin test, whether applied within this
				  Commonwealth or elsewhere, while at a livestock auction or stockyard, shall be
				  confined in separate enclosures set aside for the purpose, designated as
				  quarantine pens and under supervision of the Bureau.
(b) Quarantined animals confined in
				  quarantine pens shall be fed and watered by, or at the expense of the
				  owner.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part I - Bureau of Animal Health and Diagnostic Services › Chapter 9 - CONTROL AND ERADICATION OF TUBERCULOSIS OF LIVESTOCK › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 9.9 - Right of the Commonwealth to test

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The Commonwealth reserves the right to test an animal for
					 tuberculosis at any time. It shall be unlawful for a person to interfere or
					 refuse to confine so as to allow testing without undue burden on the person
					 testing, or to present his domestic animals or poultry for testing by officers
					 or agents of the Department in the performance of duties imposed by this
					 chapter after reasonable notice of the proposed testing has been
					 given.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part I - Bureau of Animal Health and Diagnostic Services › Chapter 9 - CONTROL AND ERADICATION OF TUBERCULOSIS OF LIVESTOCK › Subchapter B - REQUIREMENTS FOR AN INFECTED HERD › Section 9.21 - Quarantine required on herd

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When a tuberculosis reactor or suspect is disclosed, the
					 veterinarian applying the test shall establish a quarantine on the entire herd.
					 The number of animals in each age group should be described on the
					 quarantine.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part I - Bureau of Animal Health and Diagnostic Services › Chapter 9 - CONTROL AND ERADICATION OF TUBERCULOSIS OF LIVESTOCK › Subchapter B - REQUIREMENTS FOR AN INFECTED HERD › Section 9.22 - Quarantine tagging and branding

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When reactors are disclosed the veterinarian applying the
					 test shall quarantine tag (red metal reactor tag) and brand the animal. The
					 brand shall be applied with a hot iron and shall be the letter "T" on the left
					 jaw. The branding may not be construed as cruelty to animals.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part I - Bureau of Animal Health and Diagnostic Services › Chapter 9 - CONTROL AND ERADICATION OF TUBERCULOSIS OF LIVESTOCK › Subchapter B - REQUIREMENTS FOR AN INFECTED HERD › Section 9.23 - Appraisal and slaughter

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(a)
				  Reactors shall be appraised for indemnity purposes. The appraised value shall
				  be the current replacement value at the time of appraisal and depend on a
				  number of conditions as cited in this subchapter and Chapter 8 (relating to
				  appraisal and indemnity for diseased animals) and described in the act of
				  October 10, 1974 (P. L. 680, No. 227) (3 P. S. §
											§
											398-399.2).
(b) Reactor animals shall be disposed of
				  within 15 days after appraisal. Reactors shall be subjected to a post mortem
				  examination by State or Federal officials. There is no salvage for tuberculosis
				  reactors unless animals can be slaughtered and cooked to meet Federal meat
				  inspection regulations.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part I - Bureau of Animal Health and Diagnostic Services › Chapter 9 - CONTROL AND ERADICATION OF TUBERCULOSIS OF LIVESTOCK › Subchapter B - REQUIREMENTS FOR AN INFECTED HERD › Section 9.24 - Permits for movement from quarantined herds

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(a) Reactors shall be kept in quarantine and
				  may not be removed from the premise except on a written permit from an agent of
				  the Bureau or a cooperating Federal agency.
(b) Negative animals in quarantined herds may
				  not be removed from the premise except on a written permit issued by the Bureau
				  or cooperating Federal agency.
(c)
				  Animals exposed to Mycobacterium bovis shall be "S" branded before being sent
				  to slaughter.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part I - Bureau of Animal Health and Diagnostic Services › Chapter 9 - CONTROL AND ERADICATION OF TUBERCULOSIS OF LIVESTOCK › Subchapter B - REQUIREMENTS FOR AN INFECTED HERD › Section 9.25 - Reactors sold for salvage and indemnity

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(a) If reactors are slaughtered and cooked to
				  meet Federal meat inspection requirements, then the salvage is determined by a
				  competitive bid from the buyer in a manner to yield the highest possible
				  salvage.
(b) When bids have been
				  obtained, the movement of the reactors shall be permitted with the
				  understanding that they will be purchased and that the payment will be made
				  directly to the owner on a dressed weight and price per pound basis or a live
				  weight lump sum purchase.
(c)
				  Reactors shall be sold subject to inspection at the risk of the
				  owner.
(d) Indemnity payments are
				  dependent on requirements as described in Chapter 8 (relating to appraisal and
				  indemnity for diseased animals) and the act of October 10, 1974 (P. L. 680, No.
				  227) (3 P. S. §
											398-399.2).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part I - Bureau of Animal Health and Diagnostic Services › Chapter 9 - CONTROL AND ERADICATION OF TUBERCULOSIS OF LIVESTOCK › Subchapter B - REQUIREMENTS FOR AN INFECTED HERD › Section 9.26 - Cleaning and disinfecting

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The herd owner shall complete the cleaning of his premise
					 within 15 days after the removal of the reactors and the premise shall be
					 disinfected under the supervision of the Bureau using an approved
					 disinfectant.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part I - Bureau of Animal Health and Diagnostic Services › Chapter 9 - CONTROL AND ERADICATION OF TUBERCULOSIS OF LIVESTOCK › Subchapter C - RETESTING OF HERDS DISCLOSING REACTORS › Section 9.31 - Conditions required for retesting

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(a) Retests for tuberculosis may not be
				  conducted until 60 days have elapsed following the previous test due to
				  desensitization. The only exception would be the use of the comparative
				  cervical or cervical test by approved regulatory veterinarians within 10 days
				  of previous injection date.
(b)
				  Retests will not be authorized until reactors are disposed of under State or
				  Federal supervision and the premises have been properly cleaned and
				  disinfected.
(c) The length of time
				  between retests will be determined by the Bureau and will be dependent upon the
				  amount of infection disclosed on each test.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part I - Bureau of Animal Health and Diagnostic Services › Chapter 9 - CONTROL AND ERADICATION OF TUBERCULOSIS OF LIVESTOCK › Subchapter C - RETESTING OF HERDS DISCLOSING REACTORS › Section 9.32 - Reactors on retests

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Reactors on retests shall be identified as being in a
					 previous test of the herd; or as the offspring of dams previously tested in the
					 herd; or as animals that have been purchased and added to the herd. These
					 purchased additions will not be eligible for indemnity as stated in §
										8.25 (relating to herd additions to
					 quarantined herds).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part I - Bureau of Animal Health and Diagnostic Services › Chapter 9 - CONTROL AND ERADICATION OF TUBERCULOSIS OF LIVESTOCK › Subchapter C - RETESTING OF HERDS DISCLOSING REACTORS › Section 9.33 - Quarantine period

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(a) If "No
				  Gross Lesions" are disclosed or post mortem shows "Skin Lesions Only," the herd
				  will be released after one negative test of the animals over 2 years of age,
				  conducted not less than 60 days from the date of the last test.
(b) If lesions are found on post mortem, then
				  the herd will be kept under quarantine until it passes three negative tests.
				  The first test will be conducted at least 60 days following removal of the
				  reactors and cleaning and disinfecting of premises; the next two tests shall be
				  done at 6-month intervals. The entire herd shall be tested, regardless of age,
				  to revoke the quarantine.
(c) When
				  suspects to tests are disclosed in herds with no reactors the herd containing
				  the suspicious animals shall be quarantined, the accredited herd status
				  suspended and no animals moved except by permit from the Bureau. This
				  quarantine, suspension and movement ban shall remain in effect until the status
				  of the herd is determined by a retest of the suspects 60 days after the
				  original test or a comparative cervical test within 10 days, conducted by an
				  approved veterinarian. If the suspects are negative to the retest, the
				  quarantine shall be revoked and accreditation reinstated. If tuberculosis
				  suspects are slaughtered and show no gross lesions of tuberculosis on post
				  mortem examination, the quarantine shall remain in effect until the herd is
				  retested and negative at least 60 days following the previous herd
				  test.
This section cited in 7 Pa. Code §
												9.35 (relating to milk for human or
						animal consumption from herds of cattle or goats quarantined because of
						tuberculosis).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part I - Bureau of Animal Health and Diagnostic Services › Chapter 9 - CONTROL AND ERADICATION OF TUBERCULOSIS OF LIVESTOCK › Subchapter C - RETESTING OF HERDS DISCLOSING REACTORS › Section 9.34 - Raw milk for human or animal consumption

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The sale of raw milk for human or animal consumption is
					 prohibited unless the herd-that is, all animals that have freshened or are over
					 24 months of age-has been tuberculin-tested within 1 year.
The provisions of this §
												9.34 issued under section 1 of the
						act of March 28, 1929 (P. L. 110, No. 117) (3 P. S. §
													371); section 2 of the act of April 17, 1929
						(P. L. 533, No. 236) (3 P. S. §
													342); and section 1 of the act of June 22,
						1931 (P. L. 650, No. 225) (3 P. S. §
													431); amended under section 1702 of The
						Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P. S. §
													442); and the Domestic Animal Law,
						3
						Pa.C.S. §
													§
													2321(a)(12) and
						(38),
						2327,
						2329 and
						2382.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part I - Bureau of Animal Health and Diagnostic Services › Chapter 9 - CONTROL AND ERADICATION OF TUBERCULOSIS OF LIVESTOCK › Subchapter C - RETESTING OF HERDS DISCLOSING REACTORS › Section 9.35 - Milk for human or animal consumption from herds of cattle or goats quarantined because of tuberculosis

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(a) Milk
				  may not be sold unless the herd has been retested under §
										9.33 (relating to quarantined
				  period).
(b) Milk from tuberculosis
				  reactors cannot be sold or used for human or animal consumption.
(c) Milk from negative or suspicious animals
				  in quarantined herds with known tuberculosis infection shall be pasteurized
				  prior to use for human or animal consumption.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part I - Bureau of Animal Health and Diagnostic Services › Chapter 9 - CONTROL AND ERADICATION OF TUBERCULOSIS OF LIVESTOCK › Subchapter E - INDIVIDUAL ACCREDITED TUBERCULOSIS HERD PLAN › Section 9.41 - Requirements for participation

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To participate in the individual accredited herd plan, the
					 owner shall sign an agreement to have the herd retested annually at his own
					 expense by an accredited veterinarian and the herd shall be negative for two
					 consecutive herd tests at an interval of not less than 10 months nor more than
					 14 months to quality for accreditation. Refer to §
										9.5 (relating to animals to be
					 tested (cattle, goats and buffalo)) for definition of animals to be tested for
					 accreditation.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part I - Bureau of Animal Health and Diagnostic Services › Chapter 9 - CONTROL AND ERADICATION OF TUBERCULOSIS OF LIVESTOCK › Subchapter E - INDIVIDUAL ACCREDITED TUBERCULOSIS HERD PLAN › Section 9.42 - Maintenance of accredited herd

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(a)
				  Accredited status shall be maintained if the herd passes an annual negative
				  tuberculin test conducted within 10 to 14 months as stated on the authorization
				  and herd additions qualify as stated in §
										9.46 (relating to annual
				  retests).
(b) The anniversary date
				  for the annual test will remain the same each year and the authorization to
				  conduct the test will be issued by the Bureau based on this date.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part I - Bureau of Animal Health and Diagnostic Services › Chapter 9 - CONTROL AND ERADICATION OF TUBERCULOSIS OF LIVESTOCK › Subchapter E - INDIVIDUAL ACCREDITED TUBERCULOSIS HERD PLAN › Section 9.43 - Reactors on annual tuberculin test

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The herd accreditation status will be lost if reactors are
					 disclosed in the herd and will not be renewed until the next annual negative
					 test after quarantine revocation.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part I - Bureau of Animal Health and Diagnostic Services › Chapter 9 - CONTROL AND ERADICATION OF TUBERCULOSIS OF LIVESTOCK › Subchapter E - INDIVIDUAL ACCREDITED TUBERCULOSIS HERD PLAN › Section 9.44 - Suspects on annual tuberculin test

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If suspicious animals are revealed on the annual tuberculin
					 test the accreditation shall be void until the suspects are retested and found
					 negative. If all suspects are not available for retest, then the animals over
					 24 months of age shall be retested with negative results.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part I - Bureau of Animal Health and Diagnostic Services › Chapter 9 - CONTROL AND ERADICATION OF TUBERCULOSIS OF LIVESTOCK › Subchapter E - INDIVIDUAL ACCREDITED TUBERCULOSIS HERD PLAN › Section 9.45 - Deviators on annual tuberculin test

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If deviators are revealed on the annual tuberculin test,
					 the accreditation shall be void until the response animals are retested and
					 found negative. The herd will not be quarantined. If deviators are not
					 available for retest, then the animals over 24 months of age shall be retested
					 with negative results.