"Bureau"
means the Bureau of Animal Industry of the United States
Department of Agriculture.
"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)
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)