(a) No
person(s) or entity shall receive or accept female cattle or bison transported
from outside of California unless first presented with a copy of the documents
required for entry pursuant to this section and Title 3, California Code of
Regulations, section
831.4. The recipient shall verify
that each animal received is described on the importation documents, is
identified pursuant to Title 3, California Code of Regulations, section
831.3, is tested as required by
this section, and each brucellosis vaccinated animal bears a legible official
brucellosis calfhood vaccination tattoo.
(b) Cattle and bison originating from herds
known to be affected with brucellosis will not be considered for entry into
California. Test data may be required to document the herd status.
(c) Vaccination Requirements.
(1) Unless entering California pursuant to
the requirements as stated in subsections (c)(2) or (c)(3) below, official
brucellosis calfhood vaccination, indicated by the presence of a legible
official calfhood vaccination tattoo as evidence of the vaccination, is
required for entry of each dairy breed female more than four (4) months of
age.
(2) Non-brucellosis vaccinated
female dairy calves of brucellosis vaccination age will be allowed to enter
California if they meet the requirements for any of the following Special Entry
Permits:
(A) Brucellosis Vaccination on
Arrival in accordance with Title 3, California Code of Regulations, section
831(b)(2);
or
(B) Heifers Spayed After Arrival
in accordance with Title 3, California Code of Regulations, section
831(b)(3);
or
(C) Cattle Entering Terminal
Feedlots or Cattle Moved into Slaughter Pens in accordance with Title 3,
California Code of Regulations, section
831(b)(4);
or
(D) Heifers Entering Registered
Feedlots in accordance with Title 3, California Code of Regulations, section
831(b)(5).
(3) Non-brucellosis vaccinated female dairy
cattle over 12 months of age shall not be eligible for entry into California
unless entering:
(A) With a Special Entry
Permit for:
1. Purebred Registered Breeds in
accordance with Title 3, California Code of Regulations, section
831(b)(1);
or
2. Heifers Spayed After Arrival
in accordance with Title 3, California Code of Regulations, section
831(b)(3);
or
3. Cattle Entering Terminal
Feedlots or Cattle Moved into Slaughter Pens in accordance with Title 3,
California Code of Regulations, section
831(b)(4);
or
4. Heifers Entering Registered
Feedlots in accordance with Title 3, California Code of Regulations, section
831(b)(5).
(B) Directly to a recognized slaughtering
establishment where they are slaughtered within three (3) calendar days of
arrival.
(C) Directly to no more
than one (1) Approved Livestock Marketing Facility then moved directly to a
recognized slaughtering establishment where they are slaughtered within three
(3) days.
(4) Brucellosis
vaccination is not required for entry of:
(A)
Female dairy calves less than four (4) months of age.
(B) Beef breed female cattle.
(C) Bison, steers, bulls, and identified
spayed female cattle.
(d) Test Requirements.
(1) Blood for pre-entry testing shall be
collected within 30 calendar days before entry and tested by a laboratory
approved for brucellosis testing by federal or state officials. An additional
signed statement must be included on the Certificate of Veterinary Inspection
that explains how the test results were verified to represent each animal in
the shipment when the blood was not collected and submitted to the laboratory
by the veterinarian issuing the Certificate of Veterinary Inspection.
(2) No animals will be allowed to enter
California if they are part of a lot or herd in which a reactor has been
found.
(3) All sexually intact
female cattle six (6) months of age and over and cattle bulls 18 months of age
and over require a brucellosis blood test if entering from or native to a state
or area that is not classified as minimal risk for brucellosis, unless moving
directly to a recognized slaughtering establishment where they are slaughtered
within three (3) calendar days of arrival.
(4) Bison (except steers and identified
spayed heifers) more than six (6) months of age from any state must have a
negative brucellosis blood test record prior to entry.
(5) Non-brucellosis vaccinated, registered
female cattle entering with a Special Entry Permit in accordance with Title 3,
California Code of Regulations, section
831(b)(1), for
preserving or developing bloodlines, must be brucellosis test negative prior to
entry.
(6) All sexually intact
cattle of any age that reside in, or previously resided in, a designated
brucellosis surveillance area must be brucellosis test negative within 30
calendar days prior to entry unless they are moving directly to a recognized
slaughtering establishment where they are slaughtered within three (3) calendar
days of arrival, entering a terminal feedlot for feeding or moved into
slaughter pens; or they are calves nursing a test negative dam.
(7) The test requirements of this section do
not apply to:
(A) Cattle native to
brucellosis Minimal Risk States that are:
1.
Non-brucellosis vaccinated female calves of brucellosis vaccination age
entering under any of the following Special Entry Permits:
A. Brucellosis Vaccination on Arrival in
accordance with Title 3, California Code of Regulations, section
831(b)(2);
or
B. Heifers Spayed After Arrival
in accordance with Title 3, California Code of Regulations, section
831(b)(3);
or
C. Cattle Entering Terminal
Feedlots or Cattle Moved into Slaughter Pens in accordance with Title 3,
California Code of Regulations, section
831(b)(4);
or
D. Heifers Entering Registered
Feedlots in accordance with Title 3, California Code of Regulations, section
831(b)(5).
2. Officially calfhood brucellosis vaccinated
female cattle of any age with legible official brucellosis vaccination tattoos,
or
3. Bulls.
(B) Cattle and bison irrespective of the
status of the state of origin transported into California that are:
1. Moved directly to a recognized
slaughtering establishment where they are slaughtered within three (3) calendar
days of arrival.
2. Female calves
less than six (6) months of age.
3.
Cattle bulls less than 18 months of age, steers, and identified spayed
females.
4. Cattle and bison from
current Certified Brucellosis-Free Herds. The herd number and the date of the
current test shall be recorded on the Certificate of Veterinary
Inspection.
5. Cattle consigned
directly to an Approved Livestock Marketing Facility. There shall be no
movement out of an Approved Livestock Marketing Facility except to slaughter,
or to leave California, unless the animals meet all California entry
requirements.
(8) Additional testing may be required, as
determined by the State Veterinarian, when the cattle are determined to be a
threat for introducing brucellosis into California.
Notes
Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 3, §
753.1
1. New
section filed 5-24-99; operative 6-23-99 (Register 99, No. 22). For prior
history, see Register 96, No. 40.
2. Editorial correction of
subsection (e)(3)(D) (Register 99, No. 25).
3. Amendment of section
heading, section and NOTE filed 2-27-2017; operative 4-1-2017 (Register 2017,
No. 9).
4. Amendment of subsection (c)(1), repealer of subsections
(c)(1)(A)-(B), amendment of subsections (c)(2), (c)(3) and (c)(4)(A)-(B) and
amendment of NOTE filed 8-31-2021; operative 10-1-2021 (Register 2021, No.
36).
5. Editorial correction restoring inadvertently omitted
subsections (a)-(c)(1) (Register 2022, No. 9).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
407,
10324,
10326,
10327
and
10386,
Food and Agricultural Code. Reference: Sections
403,
408,
461,
5006,
9164,
9531,
9532,
9561,
9562,
9563,
9564,
9569,
9570,
10301,
10302,
10303,
10304,
10305,
10306,
10307,
10308,
10309,
10310,
10311,
10321,
10322,
10323,
10325,
10351,
10352,
10353,
10354,
10355,
10356,
10357,
10358,
10359,
10381,
10382,
10383,
10384,
10385
and
10387,
Food and Agricultural Code.
1. New section filed
5-24-99; operative 6-23-99 (Register 99, No. 22). For prior history, see
Register 96, No. 40.
2. Editorial correction of subsection (e)(3)(D)
(Register 99, No. 25).
3. Amendment of section heading, section and
Note filed 2-27-2017; operative 4/1/2017 (Register
2017, No. 9).
4. Amendment of subsection (c)(1),
repealer of subsections (c)(1)(A)-(B), amendment of subsections (c)(2), (c)(3)
and (c)(4)(A)-(B) and amendment of Note filed 8-31-2021; operative
10/1/2021
(Register
2021, No. 36).