Sec. 30a.
(1) Privately owned cervids, except those consigned directly to a state or federally inspected slaughter facility premises, shall not be imported into this state unless accompanied by an official interstate health certificate or official interstate certificate of veterinary inspection.
(2) Privately owned cervids imported into this state shall be individually identified by an official identification. The official identification shall be listed on the official interstate health certificate or official interstate certificate of veterinary inspection.
(3) Privately owned cervids 6 months of age or older imported into this state, except those consigned directly to a state or federally inspected slaughter facility premises, shall originate directly from a certified brucellosis-free cervid herd as defined in brucellosis in cervidae: uniform methods and rules, effective September 30, 1998, or shall test negative to an official test for brucellosis within 30 days before importation.
(4) Privately owned cervids 1 year of age or older imported into this state, except those consigned directly to a state or federally inspected slaughter facility premises, must comply with 1 of the following before importation:
(a) Originate directly from an official tuberculosis accredited herd as outlined in bovine tuberculosis eradication: uniform methods and rules, effective January 22, 1999, approved by veterinary services of the animal and plant health inspection service of the United States department of agriculture, and all amendments to those publications thereafter adopted pursuant to rules that the director may promulgate.
(b) Originate directly from an official tuberculosis qualified or monitored herd as outlined in bovine tuberculosis eradication: uniform methods and rules, effective January 22, 1999, approved by veterinary services of the animal and plant health inspection service of the United States department of agriculture, and all amendments to those publications thereafter adopted pursuant to rules that the director may promulgate, and receive an official negative test for tuberculosis within 90 days before importation.
(c) Be isolated from all other animals until it receives 2 official negative tuberculosis tests conducted no less than 90 days apart, with the first test conducted no more than 120 days before importation.
(5) All privately owned cervids less than 1 year of age imported into this state, except those consigned directly to a state or federally inspected slaughter facility premises, must comply with 1 of the following before importation:
(a) Originate directly from an official tuberculosis accredited herd as outlined in bovine tuberculosis eradication: uniform methods and rules, effective January 22, 1999, approved by veterinary services of the animal and plant health inspection service of the United States department of agriculture, and all amendments to those publications thereafter adopted pursuant to rules that the director may promulgate.
(b) Be born in and originate directly from an official tuberculosis qualified or monitored herd as outlined in bovine tuberculosis eradication: uniform methods and rules, effective January 22, 1999, approved by veterinary services of the animal and plant health inspection service of the United States department of agriculture, and all amendments to those publications thereafter adopted pursuant to rules that the director may promulgate.
(c) Be a purchased addition originating directly from an official tuberculosis qualified or monitored herd as outlined in bovine tuberculosis eradication: uniform methods and rules, effective January 22, 1999, approved by veterinary services of the animal and plant health inspection service of the United States department of agriculture, and all amendments to those publications thereafter adopted pursuant to rules that the director may promulgate, and receive an official negative test for tuberculosis within 90 days before importation.
(d) Be isolated from all other animals until it receives 2 official negative tuberculosis tests conducted not less than 90 days apart, with the first test conducted no more than 120 days before importation.
(6) Privately owned cervids with a response other than negative to any tuberculosis test or brucellosis test are not eligible for interstate movement into this state without permission from the director.
(7) Privately owned cervids known to be affected with or exposed to tuberculosis or brucellosis are not eligible for interstate movement into this state without permission from the director.
History: Add. 1994, Act 41, Imd. Eff. Mar. 14, 1994 ;-- Am. 1996, Act 369, Imd. Eff. July 3, 1996 ;-- Am. 1998, Act 552, Imd. Eff. Jan. 27, 1999 ;-- Am. 2000, Act 323, Imd. Eff. Oct. 31, 2000 ;-- Am. 2002, Act 458, Imd. Eff. June 21, 2002
Last modified: October 10, 2016