Importation disease testing and vaccination requirements

1. Brucellosis. a. Test-eligible cattle, as determined by the board, must have a negative brucellosis test within thirty days prior to entry into North Dakota and must comply with uniform methods and rules in control of brucellosis as published by USDA-APHIS-VS. b. A valid test for brucellosis must be a blood test conducted by a state or federal laboratory or by a veterinarian approved in the state of origin. 2. Scabies. a. Cattle originating from states where, in the determination of the board, scabies treatment is necessary must be treated with a method approved by the board: (1) Two dippings, ten to fourteen days apart. (2) In lieu of dipping, cattle may be treated with an approved avermectin administered by a licensed accredited veterinarian. b. Scabies affected or exposed cattle must be quarantined and treated with an approved avermectin. 3. Trichomonas foetus. a. Bulls over twenty-four months of age and all nonvirgin bulls over twelve months of age must have three consecutive, weekly, negative Trichomoniasis foetus culture tests or one negative PCR test prior to importation. (1) Regulatory testing must be performed in a laboratory approved by the state veterinarian. (2) No breeding is to occur between the time of the tests and the time a bull is sold, loaned, or leased. b. A certificate of veterinary inspection for bulls covered under this rule must bear one of the following statements: "Trichomonas foetus has not been diagnosed in the herd of origin." or "The bull(s) represented on this Certificate of Veterinary Inspection have three consecutive negative Trichomonas foetus culture tests that were at least a week apart or one negative PCR test within sixty days prior to entry and there has been no female contact since the first qualifying test." c. No nonvirgin and nonpregnant female cattle may be imported for breeding or grazing purposes into the state. d. The following may be exempt from Trichomonas foetus testing or importation restriction: (1) Virgin bulls aged twenty-four months of age or less. A signed statement from the owner or manager stating that bulls have had no potential breeding contact with females must be listed on certificate of veterinary inspection. (2) Bulls imported into the state for immediate slaughter only or those consigned directly to a licensed slaughter establishment or to a licensed livestock market and then directly to a licensed slaughter establishment. (3) Bulls imported into the state and held in confinement, including exhibition and/or rodeo purposes, based upon a risk assessment by the state veterinarian. (4) Bulls imported as part of a state veterinarian-approved seasonal grazing operation without change of ownership, based upon a risk assessment by the state veterinarian. (5) Nonvirgin and nonpregnant female cattle to be used in confined dairy operations, based upon a risk assessment by the state veterinarian. (6) Nonvirgin and nonpregnant female cattle, each accompanied by its own offspring and prior to rebreeding. (7) Cattle used in embryo transplant or semen collection operations, based upon a risk assessment by the state veterinarian. (8) Exposed feeder heifers and cows fed in dry lot for slaughter only. 4. Tuberculosis. a. Cattle sixty days of age or older, other than steers and spayed heifers, must have a negative tuberculosis test within sixty days prior to entry into North Dakota unless they originate from a "free" state established with the uniform methods and rules in control of tuberculosis as published by USDA-APHIS-VS. b. United States-born cattle used for rodeo or timed events must have a negative bovine tuberculosis test within the last twelve months prior to importation into the state. c. Cattle of Mexican origin, M-branded or MX-branded, entering the state, must be accompanied with proof of two negative bovine tuberculosis tests by USDA-accredited veterinarians with the last test within sixty days prior to importation into the state. (1) Cattle of Mexican origin need a negative whole herds tuberculosis test on the birth herd of origin. (2) Cattle of Mexican origin require 484 electronic identification tags, or another United States department of agriculture-approved electronic method that clearly indicates they are Mexican origin, for identification. d. Cattle entering the state that originate from any modified accredited state, or any other area where in the determination of the board tuberculosis may exist, 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. The following may be exempt from the tuberculosis test requirement, but must still be officially identified: (1) Steers; (2) Spayed females; (3) Cattle originating from a tuberculosis accredited-free herd; (4) Cattle originating from a closed herd which have been whole-herd tested negative for tuberculosis within twelve months prior to importation; and (5) Nursing calves accompanying negative-tested dams.