2005 Idaho Code - 25-613A — OFFICIAL VACCINATION AGAINST BRUCELLOSIS REQUIRED -- PENALTY

                                  TITLE  25
                                   ANIMALS
                                  CHAPTER 6
                                BANG'S DISEASE
    25-613A.  OFFICIAL VACCINATION AGAINST BRUCELLOSIS REQUIRED -- PENALTY.
(1) All female cattle in the state of Idaho shall be officially vaccinated for
protection against brucellosis except as provided in subsection (2) of this
section. "Officially vaccinated" shall mean a bovine female animal vaccinated
against brucellosis in accordance with section 25-613, Idaho Code, under the
supervision of a federal or state veterinary official with age limits
prescribed by the department, with a vaccine approved by the department, and
permanently identified as such a vaccinate and reported at the time of
vaccination to the department or appropriate federal agency cooperating in the
eradication of brucellosis.
    (2)  Female cattle which have not been officially vaccinated shall not be
utilized for breeding or dairy purposes. Such cattle may be shipped directly
to slaughter, placed in recognized feedlots within the state to be finish fed
for slaughter or may be shipped out of the state of Idaho to a state that will
accept them as nonvaccinated cattle. The department may require that female
cattle which have not been officially vaccinated be uniquely identified as
nonvaccinates and may specify in rules identification requirements, methods
for identification, requirements for feedlot facilities, entry of cattle into
the feedlot, removal of cattle from the feedlot, and recordkeeping
requirements for feedlots which desire to finish feed nonvaccinated female
cattle.
    (3)  Female cattle which have not been officially vaccinated may enter the
state of Idaho from a state that does not require vaccination. Such cattle
shall only be destined for feedlots approved by the director or to other
locations at the discretion and under the oversight of the director. Such
cattle that are to be utilized for breeding or dairy purposes must be
vaccinated upon arrival at a feedlot or other facility approved by the
director pursuant to the rules of the department. Female cattle, imported
pursuant to the provisions of this subsection, which are eighteen (18) months
of age or older (as evidenced by the loss of the first pair of temporary
incisors) shall be tested negative for brucellosis to an official brucellosis
test prior to being vaccinated.
    (4)  The director of the department or his designee may grant a hearing to
any persons, under such rules as the department may prescribe which are in
compliance with chapter 52, title 67, Idaho Code, as to whether an exception
should be made to the provisions of this section. An appeal may be taken from
the decision of the director or his designee under the provisions of chapter
52, title 67, Idaho Code.
    (5)  Any person who shall possess or own in this state or acquire within
this state any cattle contrary to the provisions of this section shall be
subject to the provisions of section 25-616, Idaho Code. The department also
may order that when animals are found not to be in compliance with the
provisions of chapter 2, title 25, Idaho Code, and chapter 6, title 25, Idaho
Code, that they be slaughtered, removed from the state, or placed in a feedlot
approved by the director.