| (4) Cattle going to designated pens will be unloaded and moved
directly into those pens, and not held in common receiving areas used for
cattle not destined for designated pens.
(5) All cattle must be permanently identified with a hot iron
"S" brand either on the left jaw or high on the tailhead upon entering the
designated pens.
(6) Cattle fed in designated pens may be processed or treated
in common processing, sick, or hospital areas if the common area is cleaned
and disinfected with an approved disinfectant after each use for these cattle
and prior to use by cattle not from designated pens. If separate facilities
are used for cattle from designated pens, cleaning and disinfecting are not
necessary.
(7) All cattle leaving such designated pens must go directly
to slaughter accompanied by a VS 1-27 permit.
(8) Detailed records of all cattle entering and leaving the
designated pens, including dates and numbers of cattle, must be maintained
by the feedlot for inspection by Commission representatives.
(9) If designated pen status is eliminated or deactivated,
either on the feedlot's request or on determination by the Commission, the
designated pen status will be removed after the need for cleaning and disinfecting
of the designated pens is evaluated.
(s) Entering premises. Representatives engaged in the Brucellosis
Control Program are authorized to enter into any property for the exercise
of any authority or the performance of any duties authorized in this regulation
and shall practice such sanitary procedures so as to minimize the risk of
physically transmitting the disease to other premises. Owners and caretakers
owning or having charge of cattle shall gather their cattle and furnish necessary
labor in drawing blood or milk samples, vaccinating and identifying animals.
(t) Requirements for cleaning and disinfecting.
(1) Dairy. When reactors are disclosed in cattle which use
the same facilities daily, those facilities will be cleaned and disinfected
under the supervision of Approved Personnel upon removal of infected animals.
(2) Beef. As determined by Approved Personnel under individual
herd plan following removal of reactor animals.
(u) Requirements on dealer recordkeeping. Any dealer must maintain
records of cattle that are parturient or postparturient or 18 months of age
or older. Such records shall show the buyer's and seller's name and address,
county of origin, number of animals, and a description of each animal, including
sex, age, color, breed, brand, and individual identification such as eartag,
bangle tag, backtag, tattoo or firebrand. Records at auctions and commission
firms shall show the delivery vehicle license number. All dealer records must
be maintained for a minimum of two years after the date of the transaction.
(v) Brucellosis advisory committees. There may be one or more
committees of cattle owners in the state, appointed by the chairman of the
commission, to serve at the pleasure of the Commission, for the purposes of
advising the commission on matters pertaining to the brucellosis program.
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| Source Note: The provisions of this §35.2 adopted to be effective September 27, 1983, 8 TexReg 3616; amended December 5, 1985, 10 TexReg 4523; amended to be effective August 12, 1986, 11 TexReg 3437; amended to be effective April 1, 1987, 12 TexReg 787; amended to be effective October 15, 1987, 12 TexReg 3541; amended to be effective February 15, 1988, 13 TexReg 602; amended to be effective May 5, 1988, 13 TexReg 1910; amended to be effective July 11, 1988, 13 TexReg 3223; amended to be effective February 13, 1989, 14 TexReg 567; amended to be effective February 16, 1989, 14 TexReg 691; amended to be effective July 14, 1989, 14 TexReg 3143; amended to be effective July14,1989, 14 TexReg 3201; amended to be effective September 20, 1989, 14 TexReg 4469; amended to be effective December 31, 1989, 14 TexReg 6547; amended to be effective March 26, 1990, 15 TexReg 1291; amended to be effective June 19, 1990, 15 TexReg 3081; amended to be effective September 28, 1990, 15 TexReg 5357; amended to be effective May 20, 1991, 16 TexReg 2469; amended to be effective August 19, 1991, 16 TexReg 4151; amended to be effective August 19, 1991, 16 TexReg 4223; amended to be effective March 15, 1992, 17 TexReg 1535; amended to be effective July 20, 1992, 17 TexReg 4747; amended to be effective March 22, 1994, 19 TexReg 1649; amended to be effective July 22, 1994, 19 TexReg 5475; amended to be effective October 22, 1995, 20 TexReg 7974; amended to be effective March 1, 1996, 21 TexReg 865; amended to be effective December 31, 1996, 21 TexReg 11477; amended to beeffectiveApril 16, 1997, 22 TexReg 3397; amended to be effective May 24, 1998, 23 TexReg 4902; amended to be effective September 6, 1998, 23 TexReg 8828; amended to be effective January 12, 2000, 25 TexReg 77; amended to be effective December 24, 2000, 25 TexReg 12376 |
