Section 345IAC2-6-2.5. Brucellosis requirements for cattle and bison entering Indiana

  5. All test eligible cattle entering Indiana shall test negative for brucellosis prior to entry, utilizing a test conducted at a state-federal laboratory. The following provisions apply to the entry brucellosis test required in this section:

(1) Cattle that originate from a Class Free State or area are exempt.

(2) Test eligible cattle from a Class A State or area or Class B State or area must meet the following requirements:

(A) Cattle originating from certified brucellosis-free herds are exempt from the brucellosis entry test provided the health certificate indicates the certified herd number and the date of the last herd test. The last herd test must have been within the twelve (12) months prior to entry into Indiana.

(B) All test eligible cattle originating from herds that are not certified brucellosis-free must have a negative brucellosis test conducted within thirty (30) days prior to entry.

(C) All test eligible cattle shall be quarantined at the point of destination and retested for brucellosis at the owner's expense in forty-five (45) to ninety (90) days after entry into Indiana. The retest must be conducted at a state-federal approved laboratory.

(3) A licensed livestock dealer may sell dairy and breeding cattle that have been imported into Indiana from a Class A State or area or Class B State or area before the forty-five (45) to ninety (90) day quarantine and retest period is over if the following requirements are met:

(A) The cattle were imported into Indiana after meeting the import requirements in this rule.

(B) The purchaser signs a form prescribed by the board stating that they are aware of and will comply with the following requirements:

(i) The cattle are quarantined on the premises of the purchaser until the cattle are retested.

(ii) He or she will have the cattle retested for brucellosis in not less than forty-five (45) days and not more than ninety (90) days from date of importation.

(iii) The retest will be conducted at a state-federal approved laboratory.

(iv) Any other provisions agreed to and prescribed on the form.

(C) A copy of the form must be signed by the purchaser and forwarded to the office of the state veterinarian by the seller within seven (7) days of the date of sale.

A person purchasing cattle described in this subdivision may not reconsign or sell the cattle until the required testing for brucellosis is completed.

(4) A licensed Indiana auction market may accept farm of origin dairy or breeding cattle, or both, for consignment from any state that is brucellosis-free without the brucellosis tests normally required for importation into the state.

(5) Cattle from an adult herd vaccinated for brucellosis, regardless of a particular animal's vaccination status, may not be imported into Indiana except under provisions stipulated on a written permit issued by the Indiana state veterinarian according to established guidelines.

(Indiana State Board of Animal Health; 345 IAC 2-6-2.5; filed Aug 22, 2014, 4:04 p.m.: 20140917-IR-345140057FRA; filed Jan 7, 2016, 8:06 a.m.: 20160203-IR-345150160FRA)