"Bureau"
means the Bureau of Animal Industry of the United States Department of Agriculture.
"Cattle" and "bovine animals"
mean meat cattle.
"Disease"
means tuberculosis of cattle.
"Premises"
means any place or thing where, or in which, cattle have been, are kept, or transported.
"Reactor" or "reacting bovine animal"
means any bovine animal that reacts positively to a tuberculin test or that is adjudged tuberculous on physical examination by the authorized Federal or State veterinarian, working under provision of this chapter.
"State"
means the Department of Agriculture of the State of California.
"Tuberculin"
means the product of the growth of the tubercle bacillus from any source, use or intended to be used in diagnosing tuberculosis in cattle.
"Tuberculin test"
means the use of tuberculin for the purpose of diagnosing tuberculosis in cattle.
"Veterinarians"
means veterinarians employed by the State or a bureau, or otherwise acting under the authority of the State or United States Government.
(Ord. 84-1, 1984)
The Board of Supervisors declare the whole of Amador County a voluntary tuberculosis control area for the purpose of eradicating bovine tuberculosis therein.
(Ord. 84-1, 1984)
All bovine animals within the voluntary tuberculosis control area herein created shall be tuberculin tested by the authorized State or Federal veterinarian, as often, in the opinion of said authorized Federal or State veterinarian as may be deemed necessary to accomplish the purpose of this chapter. Bovine animals of beef herds may, in the discretion of said veterinarian, be tested provided all dairy herds in said area have received this first test. The provisions of this section shall not apply to the following:
A. 
Bovine animals, the testing of which is otherwise provided for in Section 7.36.070;
B. 
Bovine animals of beef breeds imported for feeding or grazing purposes; provided, that said animals do not remain within the County more than nine months and are kept at all times under fence or natural barrier, separate and apart from tested cattle; such fenced enclosures or natural barriers must be so located that the drainage from such fenced enclosures or natural barriers does not flow on or into the premises occupied by other cattle;
C. 
Bovine animals imported for purposes of slaughter; provided, that said animals do not remain within the County more than 10 days and are kept at all times under fence or natural barrier separate and apart from tested cattle; such fenced enclosures or natural barriers must be so located that the drainage from such fenced enclosure or natural barrier does not flow on or into the premises occupied by other cattle.
(Ord. 84-1, 1984)
Each reactor shall, immediately upon the determination of such reactions, be marked for identification by the owner or his or her agent under the supervision of the authorized Federal or State veterinarian, by permanently branding the letter "T" on the left jaw, not less than three inches high and two inches wide at the top, and by attaching to the left ear a metal tag bearing a serial number and the inscription "U.S.B.S.I. Reactor," or a similar tag.
(Ord. 84-1, 1984)
Any bovine animal in Amador County reacting positively to a tuberculin test conducted by a veterinarian as provided in Section 7.36.030, shall immediately be segregated from the bovine animals which are not reactors and shall be slaughtered within 30 days from the date of completion of test, except that in extraordinary and meritorious cases and in the discretion of the authorized Federal or State veterinarian, such time limit of 30 days may be waived, however, no such waiver shall be given in order to allow a cow to produce a calf. The reacting cattle shall be slaughtered under supervision of a Federal, State, or State approved municipal meat inspector.
(Ord. 84-1, 1984)
After removal of reactors, the premises occupied and used by the reactors must be cleaned and disinfected by the owners thereof at their expense, to the satisfaction of a veterinarian.
(Ord. 84-1, 1984)
Cattle of the following classes may enter Amador County in accordance with the requirements indicated:
A. 
From Federal-State accredited herds;
B. 
From Federal-State accredited counties, if said cattle have been regularly tuberculin tested therein;
C. 
From tuberculosis control areas or voluntary tuberculosis control areas of California when the cattle originate in herds regularly tuberculin tested;
D. 
From within the State, either from herds not regularly tuberculin tested in tuberculosis control areas or voluntary tuberculosis control areas or from counties not declared tuberculosis control areas, if accompanied by a certificate showing the animals to have been negative to a legally conducted tuberculin test applied within 30 days prior to movement and to have originated from a herd or herds in which all of the cattle have been tuberculin tested and not more than 10% reactors found. The certificate must be issued on a form obtained from the State and duplicate copies of the certificate must be forwarded to the office on or before the date of movement. Such cattle must be held under supervision and tuberculin retested by anyone legally qualified at the owner's expense within 90 days from date of last tuberculin test;
E. 
From without the State, if in accordance with Federal interstate regulations, but unless such cattle originate in Federal-State accredited herds or counties, they must be held under supervision and tuberculin retested by anyone legally qualified at the owner's expense within 90 days from date of last tuberculin test;
F. 
Beef breeds, not otherwise admissible hereunder, for feeding or grazing purposes, but unless tuberculin tested, they must be accompanied by owner's affidavit stating the cattle are of beef breeds for feeding and grazing purposes and will be kept under fence or natural barriers separate and apart from tested cattle; such fenced enclosure or natural barriers must be so located that the drainage from such fenced enclosures or natural barriers does not flow on or into premises occupied by other cattle. A copy of the affidavit must be forwarded to the State on or before date of shipment;
G. 
Cattle tested and found to be reactors and branded, when shipped into the County for immediate slaughter.
(Ord. 84-1, 1984)
The authorized Federal or State veterinarian may ear tag or otherwise identify any bovine animal to establish the identity of said animal while applying a tuberculin test.
(Ord. 84-1, 1984)
All owners or persons in charge of cattle subject to examination and tuberculin test under the provisions of this chapter shall provide such reasonably necessary facilities and render such reasonable assistance as the authorized Federal or State veterinarian may require for conducting tuberculin tests.
(Ord. 84-1, 1984)
It is unlawful:
A. 
To obstruct, attack or interfere with, or permit to be obstructed, attacked or interfered with, anyone testing cattle under the provisions of this chapter;
B. 
To attempt to defeat, obstruct or interfere with the application of a tuberculin test under the provisions of this chapter;
C. 
To neglect or fail to properly secure and restrain any bovine animal subject to the provisions of this chapter to be tuberculin tested, or under tuberculin test, for examination, injection, observation or other procedure pertaining to a tuberculin test as provided in this chapter;
D. 
To apply a tuberculin test to any bovine animal which has at any time been found to be a reactor by anyone legally authorized to conduct such test.
(Ord. 84-1, 1984)
To carry out the provisions of this chapter, the authorized Federal or State veterinarian designated in this chapter may at any time enter any premises, except dwelling houses.
(Ord. 84-1, 1984)
If any owner or person in charge or possession of cattle, after 10 days' notice in writing, refuses to properly confine in corrals or stanchions any cattle which are subject to examination, tuberculin testing, branding or slaughter, the Sheriff of Amador County may employ such help and incur such expense as is necessary to properly examine, tuberculin test, brand or slaughter said cattle. The expense so incurred is a lien upon said cattle, and, unless paid within 10 days after written notice of the amount of the same has been given by the sheriff of said County to the owner or person in charge of possession of said cattle, the lien shall be enforced in the manner prescribed in Section 3052 of the Civil Code of the State.
(Ord. 84-1, 1984)
Any person violating any of the provisions of this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not more than $500, or by imprisonment in the County Jail not exceeding six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
(Ord. 84-1, 1984)