TITLE 8: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS
CHAPTER I: DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
SUBCHAPTER b: ANIMALS AND ANIMAL PRODUCTS (EXCEPT MEAT AND POULTRY INSPECTION ACT REGULATIONS)
PART 75
BOVINE BRUCELLOSIS
SECTION 75.5 DEFINITIONS
Section 75.5 Definitions
The definitions for this Part
shall be as stated in 8 Ill. Adm. Code 20.1. The following definitions shall
also apply:
"Act"
means the Illinois Bovine Brucellosis Eradication Act [510 ILCS 30].
"Registered
animal" means an animal for which individual records of ancestry are
recorded and maintained by a breed association whose purpose is the improvement
of the bovine species, and for which individual registration certificates are
issued and recorded by the breed association. The breed associations
recognized by the Department are those recognized by the United States
Department of Agriculture (USDA) (9 CFR 51.1, 2011).
(Source: Amended at 36 Ill.
Reg. 13591, effective September 1, 2012)
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CHAPTER I: DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
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PART 75
BOVINE BRUCELLOSIS
SECTION 75.7 INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE
Section 75.7 Incorporation
by Reference
No incorporation by reference in
this Part includes any future amendments, additions or deletions beyond the
date specified.
(Source: Added at 9 Ill. Reg. 4483, effective March 27, 1985)
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PART 75
BOVINE BRUCELLOSIS
SECTION 75.10 OFFICIAL CLASSIFICATION OF THE RESULTS OF THE BRUCELLOSIS BLOOD TEST
Section 75.10 Official
Classification of the Results of the Brucellosis Blood Test
a) The official tests and classification of results for the
brucellosis blood and milk tests shall be as prescribed in the Brucellosis
Eradication Uniform Methods and Rules as approved by the United States Animal
Health Association (P.O. Box K227, Suite 114, 1610 Forest Avenue, Richmond,
Virginia 23228, October 1, 2003) and the USDA and/or 9 CFR 78.1 (2011).
b) The Buffered Acidified Plate Antigen (BAPA) test or other
official test approved by the USDA and Department shall be the official tests
used at licensed livestock auction markets in the State.
c) The
official brucellosis test for cattle or bison imported into Illinois shall be
one conducted at an approved laboratory.
(Source: Amended at 36 Ill.
Reg. 13591, effective September 1, 2012)
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CHAPTER I: DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
SUBCHAPTER b: ANIMALS AND ANIMAL PRODUCTS (EXCEPT MEAT AND POULTRY INSPECTION ACT REGULATIONS)
PART 75
BOVINE BRUCELLOSIS
SECTION 75.15 PERMITS TO CONDUCT OFFICIAL BRUCELLOSIS TESTS
Section 75.15 Permits to
Conduct Official Brucellosis Tests
a) A permit to operate a laboratory to conduct blood serum
agglutination tests for brucellosis will be issued when the applicant has:
1) Completed a Department permit application and returned it to
the Department.
2) Received oral instruction on testing procedures from Department
personnel.
3) Completed a check test conducted at a Department-approved
laboratory of 100 bovine brucellosis serum samples, with a score of at least
90% accuracy.
b) Retesting of the person permitted to operate a laboratory to
conduct brucellosis tests will occur when tests performed by the permittee fail
to disclose three or more reactors as determined by confirmation tests at a
Department-approved laboratory.
c) The Department may suspend or revoke a permit to operate a laboratory
when the permittee does the following:
1) Fails to follow the instructions provided by the Department
regarding testing procedures and required testing equipment.
2) Fails to maintain the laboratory and laboratory equipment in a
clean and sanitary condition.
3) Fails to keep all required reagents, forms and testing
supplies under the control of the permittee at all times.
4) Fails to submit testing records and blood serum samples to the
Department as prescribed for confirmatory testing.
5) Fails retesting as provided for in subsection (b).
(Source: Amended at 36 Ill.
Reg. 13591, effective September 1, 2012)
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SUBCHAPTER b: ANIMALS AND ANIMAL PRODUCTS (EXCEPT MEAT AND POULTRY INSPECTION ACT REGULATIONS)
PART 75
BOVINE BRUCELLOSIS
SECTION 75.20 REPORTS REQUIRED
Section 75.20 Reports
Required
a) The veterinarian is required to report in writing to the
Department all brucellosis blood tests within seven days of the date of test.
The report must accompany the blood sample and shall be reported on forms
furnished by the Department. This report shall contain the date of the test, a
statement of results obtained, the name and address of the owner, together with
proper identification of each animal tested. The identification of a grade
animal shall include the predominating breed, sex, approximate age, and ear tag
or microchip number. A purebred or crossbred registered animal shall be
identified by its breed, sex, age, and registration number or record
association approved individual tattoo or microchip.
b) The veterinarian shall report in writing to the Department all
brucellosis vaccinations of cattle within 30 days of the date of vaccination.
(Source: Amended at 20 Ill. Reg. 1509, effective January 12, 1996)
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PART 75
BOVINE BRUCELLOSIS
SECTION 75.30 TESTS CONDUCTED AT STATE EXPENSE OR FOR INTERSTATE OR EXPORT SHIPMENT
Section 75.30 Tests
Conducted at State Expense or for Interstate or Export Shipment
The official test for the
detection of bovine brucellosis, if tests are made at State expense or for
interstate or export shipment, shall be one made by an approved laboratory.
Tests of a herd shall be made at State expense when a reactor has been revealed
through the Market Cattle Identification Program. Tests made for interstate or
export shipment shall be at owner's expense.
(Source: Amended at 8 Ill. Reg. 5891, effective April 23, 1984)
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SUBCHAPTER b: ANIMALS AND ANIMAL PRODUCTS (EXCEPT MEAT AND POULTRY INSPECTION ACT REGULATIONS)
PART 75
BOVINE BRUCELLOSIS
SECTION 75.40 TESTS CONDUCTED AT OWNER'S EXPENSE FOR INTRASTATE MOVEMENT (REPEALED)
Section 75.40 Tests
Conducted at Owner's Expense for Intrastate Movement (Repealed)
(Source: Repealed at 18 Ill. Reg. 1833, effective January 24, 1994)
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SUBCHAPTER b: ANIMALS AND ANIMAL PRODUCTS (EXCEPT MEAT AND POULTRY INSPECTION ACT REGULATIONS)
PART 75
BOVINE BRUCELLOSIS
SECTION 75.50 INDEMNITY
Section 75.50 Indemnity
a) If State funds are available, indemnity will be paid to owners
of dairy and breeding cattle which react to the official test for the detection
of bovine brucellosis and are destroyed provided:
1) Tests are read at an approved laboratory.
2) A report has been received from the veterinarian that the
entire herd has been officially tested, except calves under 6 months of age and
official vaccinates under 24 months of age for beef breeds and 20 months of age
for dairy breeds.
3) Indemnity forms are completed by an accredited veterinarian or
a regularly employed State or Federal veterinarian and all the requirements of
Sections 4 and 5 of the Act governing the payment of indemnity are observed.
b) Indemnity will not be paid for reactors disclosed on tests for
release of feeder quarantine in accordance with Section 6.3 of the Act or where
incomplete herd tests are conducted.
c) When State funds are available for paying indemnity, the
Department shall pay to the owner an indemnity at the rate specified in Section
4 of the Act for each female calf destroyed which was nursing a cow classified
as a brucellosis reactor.
d) Depopulation – When a herd is found to be severely infected as
evidenced by disclosure of one or more reactors on 2 or more herd tests, or by
more than 10% of the herd being disclosed as reactors on a single herd test, or
through bacteriological culture of Brucella abortus from milk or tissue samples
from a reactor, the entire herd shall be depopulated; provided, the herd owner
agrees to such depopulation and State and/or federal indemnity funds are
available to pay for the depopulation.
1) When the complete herd depopulation procedure is followed, and
when State and United States Department of Agriculture funds are available, the
State shall pay to the owner of cattle destroyed an indemnity of $50 for any
nonregistered animal and $100 for any registered purebred or crossbred animal.
2) If at any time the United States Department of Agriculture
fails to provide indemnity for herd depopulation, the State of Illinois shall,
if State funds are available, pay to the owner of cattle destroyed an
additional indemnity of $50 for any nonregistered beef animal and $250 for any
registered beef or dairy and nonregistered dairy animal. For the purpose of
this Section, "dairy animal" means a female bovine over 20 months of
age, which has calved or is within 90 days of parturition and which is a member
of a dairy herd used to produce milk for commercial use.
(Source: Amended at 20 Ill. Reg. 1509, effective January 12, 1996)
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CHAPTER I: DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
SUBCHAPTER b: ANIMALS AND ANIMAL PRODUCTS (EXCEPT MEAT AND POULTRY INSPECTION ACT REGULATIONS)
PART 75
BOVINE BRUCELLOSIS
SECTION 75.60 IDENTIFICATION OF CATTLE OR BISON
Section 75.60 Identification
of Cattle or Bison
a) All purebred or crossbred cattle or bison subject to
registration vaccinated with brucella abortus vaccine shall be identified on
the report of vaccination by their registration number, or record association
approved individual tattoo or microchip. All grade or not permanently
identified cattle or bison so vaccinated shall be ear tagged in the right ear
with an official identification tag. In addition to the above identification,
all animals shall be identified at the time of vaccination by a tattoo in the
right ear. When using an RB-51 vaccine, the tattoo shall show the letter
"R", then the Federal shield followed by the last number of the year
the animal was vaccinated (example, RV6 would be an animal vaccinated with the
RB-51 vaccine in 1996).
b) All cattle or bison, except permanently identified purebred or
crossbred animals, subject to registration in a recognized breed association, tested
for brucellosis in the State of the Illinois shall be identified by an official
ear tag placed in the right ear.
c) Purebred or crossbred registered cattle or bison may be
identified for test or vaccination by the purebred or crossbred registration
number or individual registration breed tattoo or microchip.
(Source: Amended at 43 Ill. Reg. 4811, effective April 15, 2019)
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CHAPTER I: DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
SUBCHAPTER b: ANIMALS AND ANIMAL PRODUCTS (EXCEPT MEAT AND POULTRY INSPECTION ACT REGULATIONS)
PART 75
BOVINE BRUCELLOSIS
SECTION 75.70 HERDS REVEALING REACTORS
Section 75.70 Herds
Revealing Reactors
a) The entire herd shall be placed under quarantine and the
reactor animals shall be immediately isolated from the remainder of the herd.
Reactors shall be shipped for slaughter to a public stockyards, or a marketing
center, or directly to a recognized slaughtering establishment, accompanied by
United States Department of Agriculture VS Form 1-27 Permit For Movement of
Animals and shipment reported to the Department. Reactors shall not be
diverted from the destination listed on the VS Form 1-27, and any other
shipping forms must accompany the cattle or bison to their destination. The
buyer of such animals must also ensure that the VS Form 1-27 and any other
shipping forms are given to the driver transporting the animals to their
destination.
b) All reactors shall be reactor tagged and branded by an
accredited veterinarian or a veterinarian in the employ of the Department or
the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service within 10 days after report by
the laboratory. ADE Form 1-23 (Indemnity Claim for Cattle Slaughtered) shall
be submitted in duplicate. Such reactor animals shall be shipped within 15
days after tagging and branding.
(Source: Amended at 23 Ill. Reg. 397, effective January 1, 1999)
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SUBCHAPTER b: ANIMALS AND ANIMAL PRODUCTS (EXCEPT MEAT AND POULTRY INSPECTION ACT REGULATIONS)
PART 75
BOVINE BRUCELLOSIS
SECTION 75.80 SALE OF SUSPECTS AND NEGATIVE ANIMALS FROM QUARANTINED HERDS
Section 75.80 Sale of
Suspects and Negative Animals From Quarantined Herds
Suspects or negative exposed
animals from herds under quarantine may be shipped by the owner direct to a
recognized slaughtering establishment, a public stockyards, marketing center or
to a licensed livestock auction market, accompanied by Federal Form VS 1-27 to
be sold for slaughter only and shipment reported to the Department. Suspects
shall not be diverted from the destination listed on the VS Form 1-27, and any
other shipping forms must accompany the cattle or bison to their destination.
The buyer of such animals must also ensure that the VS Form 1-27 and any other
shipping forms are given to the driver transporting the animals to their
destination. Such cattle or bison are to be identified by an ear tag supplied
by the Department and by branding with a hot iron the letter "S" on
the left hip in letters not less than 2 nor more than 3 inches in height,
before the animals leave the premises where they are quarantined, except that
cattle or bison for slaughter shall be exempt from the "S" branding
requirements of this regulation when moved direct from a feedlot on the
quarantined premises to a recognized slaughtering establishment in a vehicle
which has been sealed by a Department employee, or a person designated by the
Department.
(Source: Amended at 23 Ill. Reg. 397, effective January 1, 1999)
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SUBCHAPTER b: ANIMALS AND ANIMAL PRODUCTS (EXCEPT MEAT AND POULTRY INSPECTION ACT REGULATIONS)
PART 75
BOVINE BRUCELLOSIS
SECTION 75.90 RELEASE OF HERDS OF CATTLE OR BISON UNDER QUARANTINE
Section 75.90 Release of
Herds of Cattle or Bison Under Quarantine
a) Herds that disclose reactors shall be quarantined until
depopulated or official tests indicate brucellosis infection no longer exists
in the herd.
b) An additional official test of all test-eligible cattle or
bison in the herd is required not less than 6 months after release of the herd
quarantine or not less than 10 months after removal of the last reactor. For
the purpose of this Section, "test-eligible" cattle or bison means
all cattle or bison 6 months of age or over except steers, spayed heifers, and
official brucellosis calfhood vaccinates under 24 months of age for beef breeds
or bison and 20 months of age for dairy breeds.
c) The herd retests shall be conducted at State-Federal expense
if funds are available. The blood samples shall be submitted for diagnosis to
an approved laboratory.
(Source: Amended at 36 Ill.
Reg. 13591, effective September 1, 2012)
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SUBCHAPTER b: ANIMALS AND ANIMAL PRODUCTS (EXCEPT MEAT AND POULTRY INSPECTION ACT REGULATIONS)
PART 75
BOVINE BRUCELLOSIS
SECTION 75.100 HERDS REVEALING SUSPECTS ONLY
Section 75.100 Herds
Revealing Suspects Only
Only the suspects are
restricted, using State Form C-41, and only the suspects need to be retested at
30-day intervals until all suspects test negative. Retest of suspects shall be
conducted at State-Federal expense, provided funds are available.
(Source: Amended at 8 Ill. Reg. 5891, effective April 23, 1984)
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SUBCHAPTER b: ANIMALS AND ANIMAL PRODUCTS (EXCEPT MEAT AND POULTRY INSPECTION ACT REGULATIONS)
PART 75
BOVINE BRUCELLOSIS
SECTION 75.110 IDENTIFICATION TAGS
Section 75.110
Identification Tags
No person shall remove
identification tags, numbers, brands, ear tags, microchips, or market cattle
identification program backtags from livestock except:
a) Backtags shall only be removed when an animal is blood tested
or is slaughtered and a Market Cattle Identification sample collected.
b) Identification tags shall be removed only when an animal is
slaughtered and a Market Cattle Identification sample collected.
(Source: Amended at 20 Ill. Reg. 1509, effective January 12, 1996)
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SUBCHAPTER b: ANIMALS AND ANIMAL PRODUCTS (EXCEPT MEAT AND POULTRY INSPECTION ACT REGULATIONS)
PART 75
BOVINE BRUCELLOSIS
SECTION 75.120 REQUIREMENTS FOR ESTABLISHING AND MAINTAINING CERTIFIED BRUCELLOSIS-FREE HERDS OF CATTLE OR BISON
Section 75.120 Requirements
for Establishing and Maintaining Certified Brucellosis-Free Herds of Cattle or
Bison
Certified brucellosis-free herds
shall be established and maintained in accordance with the Brucellosis
Eradication Uniform Methods and Rules as approved by the United States Animal
Health Association (P.O. Box K227, Suite 114, 1610 Forest Avenue, Richmond,
Virginia 23228; October 1, 2003) and the USDA and/or 9 CFR 78.1 (2011).
(Source: Amended at 36 Ill.
Reg. 13591, effective September 1, 2012)
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SUBCHAPTER b: ANIMALS AND ANIMAL PRODUCTS (EXCEPT MEAT AND POULTRY INSPECTION ACT REGULATIONS)
PART 75
BOVINE BRUCELLOSIS
SECTION 75.130 FEEDING OR GRAZING CATTLE
Section 75.130 Feeding or
Grazing Cattle
a) All steers, spayed heifers and calves under 6 months of age
may enter Illinois when accompanied by an official interstate health
certificate or by a permit from the Department. A permit may be obtained by
telephoning or writing the Department. Steers and spayed heifers are not
subject to quarantine restrictions.
b) Heifers, untested, over 6 months of age and under 18 months
for feeding and grazing purposes only from Non-Brucellosis Class Free States or
areas may enter Illinois when accompanied by an official interstate health
certificate and a permit from the Department. They are placed under quarantine
at destination and shall be held under quarantine for the period of feeding,
not to exceed 12 months, with an extension of 90 days granted on request to the
Department. Heifers, untested, over 6 months of age and under 18 months for
feeding and grazing purposes only from Class Free States may enter Illinois
when accompanied by an official interstate health certificate and will not be
placed under quarantine at destination.
c) The owner shall report to the Department the disposition of
heifers that are under quarantine for feeding and grazing purposes. If those heifers
are retained longer than the allowed feeding period, they shall be tested for
brucellosis at the owner's expense. All brucellosis blood tests for release of
quarantine shall be conducted at an approved laboratory.
(Source: Amended at 36 Ill.
Reg. 13591, effective September 1, 2012)
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SUBCHAPTER b: ANIMALS AND ANIMAL PRODUCTS (EXCEPT MEAT AND POULTRY INSPECTION ACT REGULATIONS)
PART 75
BOVINE BRUCELLOSIS
SECTION 75.140 SALE OF QUARANTINED FEEDING OR GRAZING CATTLE
Section 75.140 Sale of
Quarantined Feeding or Grazing Cattle
The sale or transfer of feeding
or grazing cattle under quarantine is permitted provided that the original
quarantine holder shall, within 10 days, report to the Department such transfer
of quarantined animals, giving name and address of person to whom animals were
transferred, date of transfer, and number of animals transferred. There may be
one transfer of ownership only. No second transfer of quarantine will be
permitted. The feeder animals which were transferred will be quarantined to
the new owner for the remainder of the feeding period and any extension thereof
granted by the Department.
(Source: Amended at 20 Ill. Reg. 1509, effective January 12, 1996)
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SUBCHAPTER b: ANIMALS AND ANIMAL PRODUCTS (EXCEPT MEAT AND POULTRY INSPECTION ACT REGULATIONS)
PART 75
BOVINE BRUCELLOSIS
SECTION 75.150 CATTLE OR BISON FOR IMMEDIATE SLAUGHTER
Section 75.150 Cattle or
Bison for Immediate Slaughter
Cattle or bison for immediate
slaughter accompanied by a consignment and consigned to a recognized
slaughtering establishment or markets identified under Section 17a of the Act
may be shipped into Illinois without brucellosis test or official interstate health
certificate. Such cattle or bison shall not be diverted en route and shall be
held in quarantine until slaughtered within 10 days of entry.
(Source: Amended at 21 Ill. Reg. 17040, effective January 1, 1998)
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SUBCHAPTER b: ANIMALS AND ANIMAL PRODUCTS (EXCEPT MEAT AND POULTRY INSPECTION ACT REGULATIONS)
PART 75
BOVINE BRUCELLOSIS
SECTION 75.160 FEMALE CATTLE 18 MONTHS AND OVER
Section 75.160 Female Cattle
18 Months and Over
Female cattle 18 months of age
and over, for feeding or grazing purposes only, may enter Illinois if they are
accompanied by an official interstate health certificate showing:
a) Negative brucellosis blood test conducted at a state or
Federal Laboratory within 30 days prior to entry; or
b) The animals to be under 24 months of age for beef breeds and
under 20 months of age for dairy breeds and officially calfhood vaccinated
against brucellosis; or
c) Originated from a Brucellosis Class Free State, area, or
country or a certified brucellosis-free herd.
(Source: Amended at 36 Ill.
Reg. 13591, effective September 1, 2012)
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SUBCHAPTER b: ANIMALS AND ANIMAL PRODUCTS (EXCEPT MEAT AND POULTRY INSPECTION ACT REGULATIONS)
PART 75
BOVINE BRUCELLOSIS
SECTION 75.170 RELEASE OF FEEDING OR GRAZING CATTLE FROM QUARANTINE
Section 75.170 Release of
Feeding or Grazing Cattle from Quarantine
The quarantine on feeding or
grazing cattle is released when:
a) The owner reports to the Department the shipment of the
quarantined animals to a public stockyard or a licensed livestock auction
market, OR
b) The owner reports to the Department the sale of the
quarantined cattle for immediate slaughter to a person regularly engaged in the
slaughter of cattle, or reports the slaughter of the cattle for his own use, OR
c) The owner reports to the Department the death of the
quarantined animals, OR
d) The Department receives a report of required negative
brucellosis blood test conducted by an accredited veterinarian for the release
of the quarantine on the animals. The report of test for release from the
quarantine should bear a notation that the test is conducted for quarantine
release. Such test shall be at the owner's expense. All brucellosis blood
tests for release of feeder quarantine shall be conducted at an approved
laboratory, OR
e) The owner reports to the Department the transfer within 10
days of the feeder females. Name and address of purchaser shall be furnished
for transfer of quarantine for remainder of feeding period and any extension
thereof granted by the Department.
(Source: Amended at 20 Ill. Reg. 1509, effective January 12, 1996)
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SUBCHAPTER b: ANIMALS AND ANIMAL PRODUCTS (EXCEPT MEAT AND POULTRY INSPECTION ACT REGULATIONS)
PART 75
BOVINE BRUCELLOSIS
SECTION 75.180 CATTLE OR BISON
Section 75.180 Cattle or
Bison
a) All sexually intact cattle or bison transported or moved into
the State of Illinois, unless those cattle or bison are consigned directly to slaughter
and delivered by the transportation company within the confines of a public
stockyards, livestock auction market or marketing center, shall be accompanied
by an official certificate of health showing:
1) All such cattle or bison over 6 months of age are negative to
brucellosis blood test within 30 days prior to shipment; or
2) All cattle originated from a certified brucellosis-free herd
or Class Free State, area, or country, or are bison from a certified
brucellosis-free herd. State status is not recognized for bison. Certified
herd number shall be given and the cattle or bison shall be identified by ear
tag number, registration name and number, dam's registration number, or record
association approved individual tattoo; or
3) Cattle are official brucellosis calfhood vaccinates under 24
months of age for beef breeds or bison and 20 months of age for dairy breeds.
b) All unvaccinated heifers over 6 months of age, bulls more than
18 months of age originating from Non-Brucellosis Class Free States, areas, or
countries, and bison over 6 months of age moving through an out-of-state
auction market or marketing center must be accompanied by an official health
certificate showing a negative test for brucellosis within 30 days prior to
entry. Official brucellosis calfhood vaccinates do not need to be tested until
they are 24 months of age for beef breeds and bison and 20 months of age for
dairy breeds.
(Source: Amended at 36 Ill.
Reg. 13591, effective September 1, 2012)
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SUBCHAPTER b: ANIMALS AND ANIMAL PRODUCTS (EXCEPT MEAT AND POULTRY INSPECTION ACT REGULATIONS)
PART 75
BOVINE BRUCELLOSIS
SECTION 75.190 ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS ON CATTLE AND BISON FROM STATES DESIGNATED AS CLASS B AND CLASS C STATES
Section 75.190 Additional
Requirements on Cattle and Bison from States Designated as Class B and Class C
States
a) In addition to other entry requirements, a prior permit must
be obtained for all cattle or bison, except those consigned directly to
slaughter or calves under 6 months of age except as further provided for in
this Section, entering Illinois from states designated by the U.S. Department
of Agriculture as Class B and Class C under provisions of the Brucellosis
Eradication Uniform Methods and Rules as recommended and approved by the United
States Animal Health Association (P. O. Box K227, Suite 114, 1610 Forest
Avenue, Richmond, Virginia 23228) and by the USDA (October 1, 2003). Prior permits
shall be obtained by contacting the Bureau of Animal Health and Welfare,
Illinois Department of Agriculture, State Fairgrounds, P.O. Box 19281,
Springfield, Illinois 62794-9281, telephone 217/782-4944. Information regarding
the origin, destination and description of the cattle, along with the number of
animals in the shipment, is necessary for obtaining a permit.
b) Breeding cattle or bison 12 months of age or over from Class B
and Class C States shall be placed under quarantine and in isolation until
retested and negative to an official test for brucellosis conducted not less
than 45 days nor more than 120 days after entering Illinois. Breeding cattle
or bison originating from certified brucellosis-free herds are exempt from this
provision.
c) All female cattle or bison born after July 1, 1985, if more
than 4 months of age, except spayed heifers (female cattle or bison may be
spayed after entry into Illinois with prior approval from the Department, which
will be given upon receipt of the name of the veterinarian who will be
performing the operation) or those consigned directly to slaughter, entering
Illinois from Class B or Class C States must be official calfhood vaccinates
and vaccination status shall be recorded on the official interstate health
certificate. In lieu of calfhood vaccination, cattle from Class B States entering
Illinois for feeding purposes only may be identified with a hot iron brand on
either hip using the letter F of not less than three inches in height.
d) Female cattle or bison, except those consigned directly to
slaughter, entering Illinois from Class C States shall, in addition to present
entry requirements now on file, either originate from a certified
brucellosis-free herd or be spayed and be officially identified by a hot iron
brand on either hip using an open spade design (e.g., as used in playing cards)
of not less than three inches in height. Certification of spaying by an
accredited veterinarian is to be shown on the official interstate health
certificate. Female cattle or bison may be spayed after entry into Illinois
with prior approval from the Department, which will be given upon receipt of
the name of the veterinarian who will be performing the operation.
e) Calves under two months of age not accompanied by their dams
may be imported from Class C States if they meet the following requirements:
1) An entry permit shall be obtained on all shipments. All such
calves shall be quarantined until shipped to slaughter or neutered (spayed or
castrated).
2) All calves shall be accompanied by the Certificate of
Veterinary Inspection (i.e., health certificate) and shall be individually
identified by official eartags. The eartag numbers shall be recorded on the
Certificate.
(Source: Amended at 36 Ill.
Reg. 13591, effective September 1, 2012)
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SUBCHAPTER b: ANIMALS AND ANIMAL PRODUCTS (EXCEPT MEAT AND POULTRY INSPECTION ACT REGULATIONS)
PART 75
BOVINE BRUCELLOSIS
SECTION 75.200 SLAUGHTER CATTLE AND BISON FROM CLASS B OR CLASS C STATES
Section 75.200 Slaughter
Cattle and Bison from Class B or Class C States
a) Prior to movement for slaughter, all test-eligible cattle or
bison of unknown status originating in Class B or Class C states in accordance
with the Brucellosis Eradication Uniform Methods and Rules (October 1, 2003; as
recommended and approved by the United States Animal Health Association (P.O.
Box K227, Suite 114, 1610 Forest Avenue, Richmond, Virginia 23228) and by the USDA)
shall:
1) Be subjected to an official test for brucellosis within 60
days prior to movement from the farm of origin, OR
2) Be subjected to an official test for brucellosis at the market
or stockyards (first point testing), OR
3) Be permanently identified with a hot iron "S" brand high
on the tail head and be accompanied to slaughter by USDA Form VS 1-27, OR
4) Be accompanied by USDA Form VS 1-27 and moved direct to
slaughter in sealed trucks and/or compartments, with no intermediate stops.
b) For the purpose of this Section, "test-eligible"
cattle or bison means all cattle 18 months of age or over, except steers,
spayed heifers, and official brucellosis calfhood vaccinates under 24 months of
age for beef breeds and bison and 20 months of age for dairy breeds. Finished
fat heifers moving in marketing channels direct to slaughter will not be
considered as test-eligible cattle or bison.
(Source: Amended at 30 Ill.
Reg. 10067, effective May 22, 2006)
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CHAPTER I: DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
SUBCHAPTER b: ANIMALS AND ANIMAL PRODUCTS (EXCEPT MEAT AND POULTRY INSPECTION ACT REGULATIONS)
PART 75
BOVINE BRUCELLOSIS
SECTION 75.210 OFFICIAL CALFHOOD VACCINATION
Section 75.210 Official
Calfhood Vaccination
A female bovine animal is
recognized as an official vaccinate if the animal is not less than 120 days nor
more than 240 days of age when inoculated against brucellosis. Such
vaccinations shall be by an accredited veterinarian who shall properly identify
each animal vaccinated and report all such vaccinations to the Department
within 30 days (Section 1.12 of the Act).
(Source: Amended at 18 Ill. Reg. 1833, effective January 24, 1994)
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CHAPTER I: DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
SUBCHAPTER b: ANIMALS AND ANIMAL PRODUCTS (EXCEPT MEAT AND POULTRY INSPECTION ACT REGULATIONS)
PART 75
BOVINE BRUCELLOSIS
SECTION 75.220 RECOGNITION OF BRUCELLOSIS STATE STATUS
Section 75.220 Recognition
of Brucellosis State Status
If there are multiple
brucellosis classifications within a state, the lowest classification shall be
recognized by this Department as the classification for that entire state.
State status is not recognized for bison.
(Source: Amended at 21 Ill. Reg. 17040, effective January 1, 1998)
Section 75.TABLE A Brucellosis Standard Plate Test of Officially Vaccinated Cattle and Bison (Repealed)
| TITLE 8: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS
CHAPTER I: DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
SUBCHAPTER b: ANIMALS AND ANIMAL PRODUCTS (EXCEPT MEAT AND POULTRY INSPECTION ACT REGULATIONS)
PART 75
BOVINE BRUCELLOSIS
SECTION 75.TABLE A BRUCELLOSIS STANDARD PLATE TEST OF OFFICIALLY VACCINATED CATTLE AND BISON (REPEALED)
Section 75.TABLE A
Brucellosis Standard Plate Test of Officially Vaccinated Cattle and Bison
(Repealed)
(Source: Repealed at 18 Ill. Reg. 1833, effective January 24, 1994)
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CHAPTER I: DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
SUBCHAPTER b: ANIMALS AND ANIMAL PRODUCTS (EXCEPT MEAT AND POULTRY INSPECTION ACT REGULATIONS)
PART 75
BOVINE BRUCELLOSIS
SECTION 75.TABLE B BRUCELLOSIS STANDARD PLATE TEST OF NON-VACCINATED CATTLE AND BISON (REPEALED)
Section 75.TABLE B
Brucellosis Standard Plate Test of Non-Vaccinated Cattle and Bison (Repealed)
(Source: Repealed at 18 Ill. Reg. 1833, effective January 24, 1994)
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