Texas Administrative Code

Texas Administrative Code

TITLE 4	AGRICULTURE
PART 2	TEXAS ANIMAL HEALTH COMMISSION
CHAPTER 35	BRUCELLOSIS
SUBCHAPTER A	ERADICATION OF BRUCELLOSIS IN CATTLE
RULE §35.4	Entry, Movement, and Change of Ownership

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(A) All breeding bulls and post parturient female cattle shall enter Texas with one of the following statements on the Certificate of Veterinary Inspection:

(i) The cattle represented on this certificate never resided in the DSA; or

(ii) The cattle represented on this certificate tested negative for brucellosis at least 60 days after leaving the DSA.

(B) Sexually intact female cattle that have not calved shall meet the requirements listed in paragraph (3)(B) of this subsection or may enter Texas with a statement on the Certificate of Veterinary Inspection that the cattle represented on this certificate never resided in the DSA.

(5) Requirements for cattle entering Texas from states other than Idaho, Wyoming, and Montana that previously resided in the DSA:

(A) A statement on the Certificate of Veterinary Inspection indicating that the cattle represented on this certificate tested negative for brucellosis at least 60 days after leaving the DSA; or

(B) Must meet the applicable requirements contained in paragraph (3)(A) or (B) of this subsection.

(c) Change of ownership within Texas. It is recommended that all female cattle between four and 12 months of age being purchased or sold for use in grazing, breeding, or dairying operations be officially vaccinated.

(d) Movement to Mexico. All cattle 18 months of age and older except steers and spayed heifers must be tested negative within 120 days prior to export to Mexico for slaughter. Steers, spayed heifers, and feedlot finished bulls and heifers are not required to be tested prior to export. Test results must be recorded on the Certificate of Veterinary Inspection.

Source Note: The provisions of this §35.4 adopted to be effective September 27, 1983, 8 TexReg 3616; amended to be effective March 21, 1984, 9 TexReg 1435; amended to be effective November 5, 1984, 9 TexReg 5477; amended to be effective July 11, 1985, 10 TexReg 2119; amended to be effective December 5, 1985, 10 TexReg 4523; amended to be effective May 23, 1986, 11 TexReg 2180; amended to be effective August 12, 1986, 11 TexReg 3437; amended to be effective November 10, 1986, 11 TexReg 4482; 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 TexReg602; amended to be effective July 11, 1988, 13 TexReg 3223; amended to be effective September 20, 1989, 14 TexReg 4471; amended to be effective October 9, 1992, 17 TexReg 6443; amended to be effective December 18, 1992, 17 TexReg 8288; amended to be effective February 16, 1993, 18 TexReg 580; amended to be effective July 15, 1993, 18 TexReg 4235; amended to be effective September 17, 1993, 18 TexReg 5837; amended to be effective November 1, 1993, 18 TexReg 7156; amended to be effective March 22, 1994, 19 TexReg 1649; amended to be effective July 22, 1994, 19 TexReg 5476; amended to be effective May 31, 1995, 20 TexReg 3325; amended to be effective October 22, 1995, 20 TexReg 7974; amended to be effective September 30, 1996, 21 TexReg 8216; amended to be effective April 16, 1997, 22 TexReg 3397; amended to be effective September 6, 1998, 23 TexReg 8828; amended to be effectiveDecember 24, 2000, 25 TexReg 12376; amended to be effective April 8, 2001, 26 TexReg 2533; amended to be effective June 23, 2002, 27 TexReg 5167; amended to be effective April 9, 2003, 28 TexReg 2923; amended to be effective July 13, 2010, 35 TexReg 6061; amended to be effective July 2, 2012, 37 TexReg 4859; amended to be effective February 2, 2013, 38 TexReg 493; amended to be effective October 7, 2013, 38 TexReg 6908