West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 61 - Agriculture › Title 61 - LEGISLATIVE RULE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Series 61-01 - Animal Disease Control › Section 61-1-7 - Tuberculosis or Brucellosis in Cattle

Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 28, July 12, 2024
7.1. No person other than an accredited
				veterinarian, a qualified official of the United States Department of
				Agriculture or agents of the Commissioner may perform any activity for the
				control or eradication of brucellosis or tuberculosis.
7.2. Each laboratory performing tests for
				brucellosis or tuberculosis shall report, in writing, to the Commissioner, the
				results on all tests for brucellosis and tuberculosis as soon as the test
				results are received. Each report shall contain a description of the animal
				including the animal's tattoo or ear tag number and any other marks of
				identification, the sex, the age, the breed, the complete test results, the
				name and address of the owner of the animal, the place where the animal was
				located when tested, and the name and address of the person testing the animal.
7.3. The test results for
				brucellosis will be evaluated with other factors such as the age of the animal,
				the vaccination status, if any, and the herd conditions when the Commissioner
				is determining if an animal is a reactor. An animal tested at a public market
				may be considered a reactor when both the buffered plate antigen at a 1/25
				dilution of serum and the standard card test results are positive.
7.4. The Commissioner may quarantine any
				female animal who has not had a calf when found to be a progeny of a cow that
				is a reactor to brucellosis until the animal has had a calf and a subsequent
				negative test for brucellosis.
7.5. The Commissioner shall quarantine any
				nursing bull calf found in this state that is a progeny of a cow that is a
				reactor to brucellosis until that animal has been castrated or the Commissioner
				gives a special permit for the movement of that animal.
7.6. The Commissioner shall mark any animal
				found to be infected with tuberculosis or brucellosis by placing an ear tag
				supplied by APHIS in the left ear of the animal and branding the animal high on
				the left hip near the tail head with the capital letter "B" for brucellosis or
				the capital letter "T" for tuberculosis in letters not less than 2 inches high
				and 12 inches wide. The Commissioner may accept the use of hot brands for this
				purpose.
7.7. Any person owning
				any animal infected with or exposed to tuberculosis or brucellosis that is
				under quarantine may apply to the Commissioner for a permit to move the animal
				to slaughter. The application shall include the complete description of the
				animal, the place where the owner wishes to have the animal slaughtered and any
				other information that the Commissioner may require to determine if he or she
				should grant a permit.
7.7.a. If the
				Commissioner grants a permit to move to slaughter and issues a VS FORM 1-27 for
				this purpose, the permit shall specify all conditions for movement under which
				the permit is approved, including the requirement that the slaughter take place
				under the supervision of an authorized Federal or State meat plant
				veterinarian. The Commissioner shall require the authorized Federal or State
				meat plant veterinarian supervising the slaughter to provide him or her
				immediately with a post-mortem report on the animal in the case where the
				animal was found to be a reactor to tuberculosis.