Ariz. Admin. Code § R3-2-612 - Importation of Cattle and Bison
a.
Steers and spayed females, and
b.
Animals shipped directly for immediate slaughter to
an official state or federal slaughter establishment;
3.
Dairy cattle from a state or region within a foreign
country without brucellosis status comparable to a Class-Free State, or without
tuberculosis status comparable to an Accredited-Free State;
4.
Dairy and dairy cross steers, and dairy and dairy
cross spayed heifers from Mexico;
5.
Beef breeding cattle or breeding bison from a state
or region within a foreign country without brucellosis status comparable to a
Class A State, or without tuberculosis status comparable to a Modified
Accredited State.
C.
Brucellosis testing requirements for beef breeding
cattle, breeding bison, and dairy cattle imported into Arizona from other
states.
1.
The owner or owner's agent shall ensure that an
official calfhood vaccinate is tested negative for brucellosis within 30 days
before entering Arizona if the official calfhood vaccinate is:
a.
18 months or older,
b.
Cutting the first set of permanent incisors,
or
c.
Parturient or postparturient.
2.
The owner or owner's agent shall ensure that bulls
and non-vaccinated heifers test negative for brucellosis if 12 months of age or
older, unless consigned for feeding purposes to a designated feedlot. All
cattle or bison consigned to a designated feedlot shall be branded with an "F"
adjacent to the tail head before entry into Arizona unless the State
Veterinarian grants permission to apply the "F" brand upon arrival. All "F"
branded cattle or bison that leave the designated feedlot shall be shipped
directly to:
a.
An official state or federal slaughter establishment
for immediate slaughter,
b.
Another designated feedlot, or
c.
Another state if shipping is permitted by the State
Veterinarian in the state of destination.
3.
If cattle or bison originate from a Certified
Brucellosis-Free Herd and the herd certification number is documented on the
health certificate and import permit, no brucellosis test is
required.
4.
If native ranch cattle are from a brucellosis
Class-Free State that does not have free-ranging brucellosis infected bison or
wildlife no brucellosis test is required as long as:
a.
The native ranch cattle are moved directly from the
ranch of origin to an Arizona destination and the official eartag numbers are
listed on a health certificate; or
b.
The native ranch cattle are from a state that has a
brand inspection program approved by the State Veterinarian and the owner's
brand is listed on a brand inspection certificate or health
certificate.
5.
Health and brand inspection certificates issued for
the movement shall be forwarded to the State Veterinarian in Arizona within two
weeks of issue.
6.
The owner or owner's agent:
a.
Shall ensure that beef breeding cattle or breeding
bison from a Class A State the cattle remain under import quarantine and
isolation until the cattle test negative for brucellosis. The test shall be
performed no earlier than 45 days and no later than 120 days after
entry.
b.
Shall retest dairy cattle if the State Veterinarian
determines there is a potential risk of the introduction of brucellosis in the
state.
c.
Is not required to quarantine or test for
brucellosis official calfhood vaccinates less than 18 months of age, if
permission is granted by the State Veterinarian.
7.
The owner or owner's agent:
a.
Shall notify the State Veterinarian within seven
days of moving cattle or bison that are under import quarantine from the
destination listed on the import permit and health certificate
b.
Shall notify the State Veterinarian at the time
animals are retested for brucellosis, if the animals are under import
quarantine and are not moved from the destination listed on the import permit
and health certificate.
c.
Is not required to notify the State Veterinarian if
the cattle or bison are shipped directly to an official state or federal
slaughter establishment for immediate slaughter.
8.
Beef breeding cattle, breeding bison, and dairy
cattle meeting the criteria of subsections (C)(1) or (C)(2) and not meeting the
criteria of subsection (C)(3) may be imported without a brucellosis test if
moved to a specifically approved stockyard and tested before sale or movement
from the stockyard. The owner or owner's agent shall not commingle these cattle
or bison with other cattle or bison until these cattle or bison are tested and
found to be brucellosis negative.
9. Within seven days after
importation, the owner or owner's agent shall ensure that the individual
official eartag identification for imported dairy cattle is the same as that
listed on the health certificate and the owner or the owner's agent shall
report any discrepancies between the official eartag and the health certificate
to the State Veterinarian. Any dairy cattle shipped into Arizona not documented
on the health certificate shall be tested for brucellosis and tuberculosis by
the receiver within one week of arrival.
4.
Cattle consigned directly to an official state or
federal slaughter establishment for immediate slaughter, and
5.
Cattle consigned for feeding purposes to a
designated feedlot under import permit.
G.
Tuberculosis testing requirements for beef breeding
cattle, breeding bison, and dairy cattle imported into Arizona from other
states.
1.
No tuberculosis test is required
for:
a.
Beef breeding cattle or breeding bison, or dairy
cattle from a tuberculosis accredited herd Free State if the herd accreditation
number is documented on the health certificate and import entry permit;
or
b.
Native commercial and purebred beef breeding cattle
from an Accredited-Free State if its accredited-free status is documented on
the health certificate; and
c.
Steers and spayed heifers
2.
Unless from an accredited herd, prescribed in
subsection (G)(1), the owner or owner's agent shall ensure that purebred beef
breeding cattle from modified accredited states, breeding bison, dairy females,
and bulls for breeding dairy cattle test negative for tuberculosis within 60
days before entry into Arizona.
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