| (a) Requirements for cattle from foreign countries
without comparable brucellosis status that enter and remain in Texas.
(Note: Cattle from foreign countries with comparable brucellosis status
would enter by meeting the requirements for a state with similar status.)
(1) Permit requirement. Sexually intact cattle must
obtain an "E" permit from the Texas Animal Health Commission prior
to moving to a destination in Texas other than direct to slaughter,
quarantined feedlot, or designated pens. The permit number must be
entered on the Importation Certificate (VS Form 17-30) and a copy
of that certificate forwarded to the Commission's office in Austin
immediately following issuance.
(2) Branding requirements.
(A) Sexually intact cattle destined for a quarantined
feedlot or designated pen must be "S"-branded prior to or upon arrival
at the quarantined feedlot or designated pen.
(B) Spayed heifers shall be identified by branding
prior to entry as specified in §35.1 of this title (relating
to Definitions).
(3) Vaccination requirement. Nonvaccinated sexually
intact female cattle between four and 12 months of age entering for
purposes other than immediate slaughter or feeding for slaughter in
a quarantined feedlot or designated pen shall be placed under quarantine
on arrival and officially brucellosis vaccinated as outlined in §35.2(m)
of this title (relating to General Requirements). The quarantine may
be released after meeting test requirements.
(4) Testing requirements for bulls entering for purposes
other than immediate slaughter or feeding in a quarantined feedlot
or designated pen. Bulls entering for purposes other than immediate
slaughter or feeding in a quarantined feedlot or designated pen shall
be tested at the port of entry into Texas under the supervision of
the port veterinarian, and placed under quarantine and retested 120
to 180 days after arrival. The quarantine will be released following
a negative brucellosis test.
(5) Testing requirements for females entering for purposes
other than immediate slaughter or feeding in a quarantined feedlot
or designated pen. All sexually intact female cattle entering for
purposes other than immediate slaughter or feeding for slaughter in
a quarantined feedlot or designated pen shall be tested at the port
of entry into Texas under the supervision of the port veterinarian,
and placed under quarantine on arrival and retested for brucellosis
in no less than 120 days nor more than 180 days after arrival for
release of the quarantine; however, if the sexually intact female
cattle have not had their first calf prior to the 120 to 180 day post
entry test, the quarantine will not be released until a second negative
test for brucellosis is conducted no sooner than 30 days after the
animal has had its first calf and the second negative test has been
confirmed.
(6) Testing requirements for sexually intact cattle
moving directly to a quarantined feedlot or designated pen. All sexually
intact cattle destined for feeding for slaughter in a quarantined
feedlot or designated pen must be tested at the port of entry into
Texas under the supervision of the port veterinarian. These cattle
must be "S"-branded prior to or upon arrival at the quarantined feedlot
or designated pen, and may move to the quarantined feedlot or designated
pen only in sealed trucks with a VS 1-27 permit issued by a representative
of TAHC or USDA.
(7) Responsibility for costs. All costs of calfhood
vaccination, testing, and retesting shall be borne by the owner.
(b) Requirements for cattle entering Texas from other
states.
(1) Vaccination. All non vaccinated female cattle between
four and 12 months of age shall be officially vaccinated prior to
entry. Exceptions to these vaccination requirements are:
(A) Female cattle entering for purposes of shows, fairs
and exhibitions and returning to their original location.
(B) Female cattle moving within commuter herds.
(C) Spayed heifers.
(D) Female cattle from free states.
(E) Female cattle from other than free states shall
be vaccinated as follows:
(i) Entering from an out-of-state farm of origin will
be accompanied by a waybill to a Texas market, a feedlot for feeding
for slaughter, or direct to slaughter. These cattle may be vaccinated
at the market at no expense to the state prior to leaving the market
and be moved freely. If these cattle are not vaccinated at the market,
then they shall be consigned from the market only to a feedlot for
feeding for slaughter or direct to slaughter, accompanied by an "S"
permit. If consigned to a feedlot, they shall also be "F" branded
high on the tail-head prior to or upon entering the feedlot.
(ii) Entering from an out-of-state livestock market
to a Texas livestock market, a feedlot for feeding for slaughter or
direct to slaughter will be accompanied by an "S" brand permit or
certificate of veterinary inspection. Individual identification is
not required. These cattle may be vaccinated at no expense to the
state prior to leaving the market and be moved freely. If these cattle
are not vaccinated at the market, then they shall be consigned from
the market only to a feedlot for feeding for slaughter, or direct
to slaughter, and accompanied by an "S" permit. If consigned to a
feedlot, they shall also be "F" branded high on the tail-head prior
to or upon entering the feedlot.
(iii) Entering from any out-of-state location and destined
for a Texas premise may enter on a calfhood vaccination permit and
must be vaccinated at no expense to the state within 14 days after
arriving at the premise of destination.
(2) Testing. All non-quarantined cattle that are parturient
or post parturient or that are 18 months of age and over (as evidenced
by the loss of the first pair of temporary incisor teeth), except
steers and spayed heifers entering Texas:
(A) shall be moved directly from:
(i) a class free state or area; or
(ii) a certified free herd; or
(iii) a commuter herd as defined in these sections;
or
(B) Cattle not from class free states or areas, certified
brucellosis free herds, or commuter herds shall be "S"-branded and
moved directly to a quarantined feedlot, to designated pens, or to
slaughter, accompanied with an "S" permit, or moved directly from
a farm of origin to a USDA specifically approved livestock market
to be "S"-branded and moved directly to a quarantined feedlot, to
designated pens, or to slaughter accompanied with an "S" permit; or
(C) shall be tested negative one or more times as described
in this subparagraph:
(i) cattle from a Class "A" state or area shall:
(I) be tested negative within 30 days prior to entry;
or
(II) be moved directly from a farm of origin to a USDA
specifically approved livestock market for a negative test prior to
sale;
(ii) cattle from a class "B" state or area shall:
(I) be tested negative within 30 days prior to entry,
accompanied with an "E" permit, and held under quarantine for a negative
retest 45-120 days at a farm, ranch, or feedlot; or
(II) be moved directly from a farm of origin to a USDA
specifically approved livestock market for a negative test and held
under quarantine for a negative retest 45-120 days after sale to a
farm, ranch, or feedlot.
(3) Requirements for cattle entering Texas directly
from the Brucellosis Designated Surveillance Area (DSA) located in
the states of Idaho, Wyoming, and Montana.
(A) All breeding bulls and sexually intact female cattle
entering Texas for purposes other than immediate slaughter or feeding
for slaughter in a feedlot shall be tested for brucellosis 60 to 120
days post entry or other time frames as approved by the commission
to accommodate unique management practices.
(B) Sexually intact female cattle entering Texas that
have not calved must be held until tested negative 30 to 90 days after
calving (post parturient) or other time frames as approved by the
commission to accommodate unique management practices.
(C) Nonvaccinated sexually intact female cattle between
4 and 12 months of age entering Texas for purposes other than immediate
slaughter or feeding for slaughter shall be officially brucellosis
vaccinated prior to entry as provided in paragraph (1) of this subsection.
The vaccination exception in paragraph (1)(D) of this subsection does
not apply to heifers from the DSA.
(D) All cattle must also meet the applicable requirements
contained in Chapter 51 of this title (relating to Entry Requirements).
All breeding bulls and sexually intact female cattle require an entry
permit from the commission as provided for in §51.2 of this title
(relating to General Requirements).
(4) Requirements for cattle entering Texas from the
states of Idaho, Wyoming, and Montana that currently do not reside
in the DSA:
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