Importation disease testing and vaccination requirements

1. Brucellosis. Bison over eighteen months of age must have a negative brucellosis test within thirty days prior to entry into the state. The following may be exempt from the brucellosis test requirement: a. Steers; b. Spayed females; and c. Bison originating from brucellosis-free states or areas, as approved by the board. 2. Scabies. Bison originating from states where, in the determination of the board, scabies treatment is necessary must be treated with a method approved by the board: a. Two dippings, ten to fourteen days apart. b. In lieu of dipping, bison may be treated with an approved avermectin administered by a licensed accredited veterinarian. 3. Tuberculosis. a. Bison entering the state must be accompanied by documentation that each animal was tested for tuberculosis within thirty days prior to entry into the state, and that the results of the test were negative for tuberculosis. (1) Bison, sixty days of age or older, that originate from any area, where in the determination of the board, tuberculosis may exist, must: (a) Be negative to an official test for tuberculosis within thirty days prior to entering the state; or (b) Originate from a tuberculosis accredited-free herd (date of last test and accredited herd number listed on certificate of veterinary inspection). b. The following may be exempt from the tuberculosis test requirement: (1) Nursing calves accompanying negative-tested dams. (2) Bison originating from tuberculosis-free states or areas, as approved by the board. (3) Steers and spayed females that are: (a) Officially identified prior to entry; (b) Listed by official identification individually on a certificate of veterinary inspection; and (c) Have undergone an epidemiological risk assessment and determined to be low risk by the state veterinarian.