2006 Louisiana Laws - RS 3:2228 — Parishwide testing; vaccination

§2228.  Parishwide testing; vaccination

A.  Any person owning or having charge of any cattle which are being tested for brucellosis pursuant to a parishwide testing program or which are being tested but have not shown evidence of brucellosis infection, nor have intermingled with or otherwise been exposed to brucellosis infected animals, may compel the Livestock Sanitary Board to vaccinate all of the mature female cattle, as well as all female calves over two months of age, with brucella abortus vaccine at the time of testing.  The vaccination program shall be at the expense of the Livestock Sanitary Board.

B.  All cattle so vaccinated shall be permanently identified at the time of vaccination with the official shield tattoo "V", patented by the United States Department of Agriculture, in the right ear, preceded by the numeral of the quarter of the year and followed by the last numeral of the year.

C.  The provisions of this Section shall only apply to beef cattle.

Added by Acts 1979, No. 469, §1.