(a)
Identifying Reactors. When any animal is classified as a brucellosis reactor it
shall be immediately identified with an official brucellosis reactor eartag
attached to the left ear. Identification shall be supervised by the accredited
veterinarian who collected the blood, milk, or other sample, or by a government
official designated by the District Veterinarian. The person supervising the
identification shall report its completion in person or by telephone to the
Animal Health Branch within five (5) business days.
(b) Disposing of Reactors. A reactor shall be
slaughtered within 30 calendar days of identification and shall be confined and
held on the premises where found under quarantine until it is moved for
immediate slaughter. Before reactors are moved they require written permission
to move to either a facility authorized by the Department to handle brucellosis
reactors or directly to the holding pens of a recognized slaughtering
establishment approved by the Department as capable of maintaining the identity
of a reactor and confirming its slaughter. The reactor shall not be hauled with
other animals unless they are also going to immediate slaughter, nor be
unloaded on premises or facilities used for holding or handling livestock for
any other purpose than consignment for slaughter. Vehicles used for
transporting reactors shall be cleaned and disinfected before reuse for
transporting other livestock. A reactor may be slaughtered on the premises by
the owner, providing the slaughter is witnessed by a government official
designated by the District Veterinarian and a statement acknowledging a
possible public health hazard is signed by the owner prior to slaughter. Any
contaminated materials shall be removed and the premises shall be cleaned and
disinfected within 15 calendar days of removal of reacting animals, using
methods and materials recommended after a case-by-case evaluation by the
Department. The 15-day cleanup period may be extended due to unforeseen
circumstances not within control of the owner, if upon request for an
extension, it is determined by the Department that the extension will not
adversely affect the Brucellosis Eradication Program.
(c) Immediate Slaughter. Animals for
immediate slaughter shall be delivered without diversion to the recognized
slaughtering establishment within 10 calendar days from the date the animals
were either consigned to slaughter or a permit was issued for their consignment
to slaughter. Such animals, upon delivery to the recognized slaughtering
establishment, shall be slaughtered within 10 calendar days after arrival
unless, due to unforeseen circumstances not within control of the slaughter
facility, the slaughter facility requests an exemption and the exception is
granted by the Department.
Notes
Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 3, §
752.5
1. New
section filed 5-24-99; operative 6-23-99 (Register 99, No. 22).
2.
Amendment of section heading, subsections (b) and (c) and NOTE filed 2-27-2017;
operative 4-1-2017 (Register 2017, No. 9).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
407,
9562,
10324,
10326
and
10327,
Food and Agricultural Code. Reference: Sections
403,
408,
461,
5006,
9561,
9562,
9563,
9564,
9569,
9570,
10301,
10302,
10303,
10304,
10305,
10306,
10307,
10308,
10309,
10310,
10311,
10321,
10322,
10323,
10325,
10401,
10403,
10404,
10405,
10406,
10406.5,
10407
and
10493,
Food and Agricultural Code.
1. New section filed
5-24-99; operative 6-23-99 (Register 99, No. 22).
2. Amendment of
section heading, subsections (b) and (c) and Note filed 2-27-2017; operative
4/1/2017
(Register
2017, No. 9).