(a) As used in this article:
(1) "Affected herd" means a group of cattle
that is kept, fed or grouped together that contained, anytime within the last
12 months, an animal that had opportunity for sexual contact and was confirmed
to be infected with Tritrichomonas foetus.
(2) "Bull Slaughter Agreement" means a
document stating the responsibilities of the buyer of non-virgin bulls less
than 18 months of age and bulls 18 months of age and over that have not tested
negative for trichomonosis within 60 calendar days of the change of
ownership.
(3) "Certificate of
Veterinary Inspection" means an official numbered document issued and signed by
a USDA accredited and state-licensed veterinarian in the state of origin
certifying the inspection of animals in preparation for interstate and
intrastate movements. The requirements of a Certificate of Veterinary
Inspection used for moving livestock into, within and from California shall be
in accordance with Title 3, California Code of Regulations, section
830.3.
(4) "Certified Semen Services" means a
subsidiary of the National Association of Animal Breeders, providing minimum
requirements for the health monitoring and disease surveillance of bulls prior
to entry, during an isolation period, and through residency at an artificial
insemination facility.
(5) "Change
of Ownership" means a transaction where an animal is sold or ownership is
transferred, with or without the exchange of money or other
compensation.
(6) "Department"
means the California Department of Food and Agriculture.
(7) "Directly" means moved in a means of
conveyance, without stopping to unload while en route, except for stops of less
than 24 hours to feed, water, or rest the animals being moved, and with no
commingling of animals at such stops.
(8) "Exposed herd" means a herd adjacent to a
premises occupied by an affected herd, herds sharing common pasture or having
other contact with affected herds as determined by the State
Veterinarian.
(9) "Herd" means a
group of cattle, under common ownership or supervision that is kept, fed and
grouped together.
(10) "Herdmate
bull" means any bull in the herd that has been used for breeding.
(11) "Herd of origin" means the herd in which
a bovine animal had the opportunity for sexual contact at anytime within the
last 12 months.
(12) "Individual
official identification" means officially identifying an animal with an
official identification number as defined in section Title 3, California Code
of Regulations, section
830
(a)(25).
(13) "Infected cattle" means cattle with a
positive trichomonosis test and classified as infected by the State
Veterinarian.
(14) "Interstate
Livestock Entry Permit" means a numbered document issued by the Department for
approving the movement of animals that meet entry requirements into California.
The requirements of an Interstate Livestock Entry Permit used for moving
livestock into California shall be in accordance with Title 3, California Code
of Regulations, section
830.4.
(15) "Livestock" means cattle, bison, horses
and other equine species, poultry, sheep, goats, swine, and captive
cervids.
(16) "Negative
trichomonosis test" is a negative test result on a specimen collected from a
bull after 10 calendar days without contact with sexually mature female
cattle.
(17) "Person" means any
individual, corporation, company, association, firm, partnership, society, or
joint stock company, or other legal entity.
(18) "Recognized slaughtering establishment"
means any slaughtering facility operating under the Federal Meat Inspection Act
(21 U.S.C.
601 et seq.), or State meat or poultry inspection acts, approved by
the USDA in accordance with 9 CFR, Part
71, section
71.21 (2015).
(19) "Specimen" means a sample taken from the
preputial cavity of a bull, or the uterine contents, cervical mucus or cervix
scraping, of a bovine female, by a trichomonosis approved
veterinarian.
(20) "Trichomonosis"
means a sexually transmitted disease of cattle caused by the protozoan parasite
Tritrichomonas foetus.
(21) "Trichomonosis approved facility" means
any facility where bulls will remain under confinement without having access to
or allowed to commingle with sexually mature female cattle, approved by the
Department. Approval requires that District staff visit to confirm that the
site meets these requirements.
(22)
"Trichomonosis approved laboratory" means a laboratory approved by the
Department for diagnosing bovine trichomonosis.
(23) "Trichomonosis approved tag" means a
color coded tag, where the color indicates the trichomonosis year (September 1
through August 31 of the following year) the bull was tested, approved by the
Department for individually identifying bulls tested for
trichomonosis.
(24) "Trichomonosis
approved veterinarian" means a USDA category II accredited and state-licensed
veterinarian who has successfully completed a training program approved by the
Department for the sampling and handling of specimens for the diagnosis of
trichomonosis. This approval will be renewed by the Department every two (2)
years.
(25) "Trichomonosis test"
means a test for the detection of active infection with Tritrichomonas
foetus from a specimen collected by a trichomonosis approved
veterinarian and conducted at a trichomonosis approved laboratory.
(26) "USDA" means the United States
Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service,
Veterinary Services.