(a)
Classifying Areas. The State of California participates in the brucellosis area
classifications of the USDA Brucellosis Eradication Program as published in
9 CFR, Part 78, section
78.41 (2015).
(b) Maintaining Area Classification. Area
classification shall be evaluated continuously through monitoring of all
brucellosis program activities. An annual report will be submitted by the
Department to the USDA documenting all California brucellosis surveillance
activities to determine eligibility for maintaining or changing area
classification. Area status may be maintained provided it can be established
that:
(1) All herds in the area are
participating in surveillance procedures designated by the
Department.
(2) All suspects to an
official brucellosis test:
(A) Are retested
until they are determined to be infected or non-infected, or
(B) If not available for retest, all known
contact animals or herds are tested or evaluated by a brucellosis
epidemiologist.
(3) The
number of herds found affected does not exceed specified limits.
(4) All cattle in an affected herd, except
steers and identified spayed heifers, are confined to the premises under a
quarantine until the herd has followed the procedures outlined in this section
and is determined to be free of brucellosis or sold for slaughter. All eligible
animals, as defined in section
752.3(e), shall be
tested (herd test). The herd is retested at 30-day intervals until the herd
passes one negative blood or other official test. Two (2) consecutive negative
herd tests are required for release of the quarantine. The first negative herd
test is conducted at least 30 calendar days after all reactors have been
removed. The second negative or releasing test occurs six (6) months or more
after all reactors have been removed.
(A) An
additional herd test is required either between six (6) months and 12 months
after an affected herd has been released from quarantine or between 12 and 18
months after the last reactor has been removed. Any variance to the retest
procedures shall be determined by the Designated Epidemiologist.
(B) All of the conditions in this subsection
also apply to herds that have participated in a whole-herd vaccination
plan.
(5) Herds adjacent
to and within one (1) mile of a premises occupied by a herd known to be
affected, herds sharing common pasture or having other contact with an affected
herd, or herds containing cattle from previous movements from an affected herd,
within a time period determined by the District or Designated Epidemiologist,
are placed under quarantine until each herd is evaluated. Herd tests, as
determined by the District or Designated Epidemiologist, shall be conducted as
part of the evaluation. The quarantine may be maintained until brucellosis is
eliminated from the area. When the quarantine is released on the brucellosis
affected herd, the District or Designated Epidemiologist reevaluates these
potentially exposed herds and notifies these herd owners of the need for
additional herd testing.
(6) All
other animals (any species) suspected of exposure to brucellosis infection, or
found to be infected with brucellosis, are placed under quarantine and
evaluated by the District or Designated Epidemiologist. If necessary, the
epidemiologist will design and implement an eradication and/or control program
suitable for the Brucella and animal species involved to prevent exposure of
livestock to brucellosis.
(7) Any
reactors found are disposed of in accordance with section
752.5 of this
article.
(c) Memorandum
of Understanding. A Memorandum of Understanding (Herd Plan) shall be developed
between the owner of the affected herd, the owner's veterinarian (if
available), and the Department. The agreement will describe how the affected
herd will be managed to minimize the spread of brucellosis and eliminate the
disease from the herd. In all dairy and beef herds under conditions of close
confinement, at a minimum, the owner shall:
(1) Provide separate calving pens for
isolating cows while calving or aborting.
(2) Closely monitor the herd to assure timely
separation of cows to prevent calving outside the calving pens or aborting
where other cows are exposed to products of calving.
(3) Delay returning post-parturient cows to
the herd until discharge of the placenta and associated fluids is
complete.
(4) Promptly remove all
products of calving and properly clean and disinfect the calving
area.
(5) Provide feeding equipment
and implement procedures to prevent contaminating feed with calving
products.
(6) Make any other
management, vaccination (whole-herd vaccination plan), equipment or premises
changes deemed necessary under this agreement.
(7) Set a test schedule and specific dates
for accomplishing the tasks described in the Herd Plan.
Notes
Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 3, §
754
1. Amendment
filed 6-22-71; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 71, No. 26). For
prior history, see Register 63, No. 18.
2. Amendment filed 9-14-81;
effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 81, No. 38).
3.
Repealer and new section filed 5-24-99; operative 6-23-99 (Register 99, No.
22).
4. Amendment of section heading and subsections (a)-(b),
(b)(2)(A)-(B) and (b)(4), new subsections (b)(4)(A)-(B), amendment of
subsections (b)(5)-(7) and amendment of NOTE filed 2-27-2017; operative
4-1-2017 (Register 2017, No. 9).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
407,
9562,
10324,
10326,
10327
and
10386,
Food and Agricultural Code. Reference: Sections 403, 408,
461,
520,
521,
527,
5006, 9531, 9561, 9562, 9563, 9564,
9569, 9570, 9573, 10304, 10305, 10308, 10322, 10323, 10325, 10381, 10382,
10383, 10384, 10385, 10387,
10401,
10403,
10404, 10421 and 10493, Food and
Agricultural Code; and Title 9, Part 78, Section 78.41, Code of Federal
Regulations (2015).
1. Amendment filed
6-22-71; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 71, No. 26). For prior
history, see Register 63, No. 18.
2. Amendment filed 9-14-81;
effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 81, No. 38).
3.
Repealer and new section filed 5-24-99; operative 6-23-99 (Register 99, No.
22).
4. Amendment of section heading and subsections (a)-(b),
(b)(2)(A)-(B) and (b)(4), new subsections (b)(4)(A)-(B), amendment of
subsections (b)(5)-(7) and amendment of Note filed 2-27-2017; operative
4/1/2017
(Register
2017, No. 9).