(a)(No change.)
(b)Requirements for cattle entering Texas from other
states.
(1) - (2)(No change.)
[(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:]
[(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.]
[(C)All cattle must also meet the applicable requirements
contained in Chapter 51 of this title.]
[(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) - (d)(No change.)
The agency certifies that legal counsel has reviewed
the proposal and found it
to be within the state agency's legal authority
to adopt.
Filed with the Office
of the Secretary of State on December 12, 2022
TRD-202204977 Myra Sines
Chief of Staff
Texas Animal Health Commission
Earliest possible date of adoption: January 22, 2023
For further information, please call: (512) 719-0724
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