2011 Michigan Compiled Laws
Chapter 287 — ANIMAL INDUSTRY
Act 466 of 1988 — ANIMAL INDUSTRY ACT (287.701 - 287.747)
Section 287.723 — Requirements for cattle entering state; exemption under MCL 287.724 or determination by director.

Sec. 23.

(1) Except as exempted in section 24 or as determined appropriate by the director, cattle entering this state shall meet 1 or more of the following requirements:

(a) Originate directly from an accredited bovine tuberculosis-free state or bovine tuberculosis free zone as defined in title 9 of the code of federal regulations and the bovine tuberculosis eradication: uniform methods and rules, effective January 22, 1999, approved by veterinary services of the animal and plant health inspection service of the United States department of agriculture, and all amendments to those publications thereafter adopted pursuant to rules that the director may promulgate.

(b) Originate directly from an accredited bovine tuberculosis-free herd as defined in title 9 of the code of federal regulations and the bovine tuberculosis eradication: uniform methods and rules, effective January 22, 1999, approved by veterinary services of the animal and plant health inspection service of the United States department of agriculture, and all amendments to those publications thereafter adopted pursuant to rules that the director may promulgate.

(c) In the case of cattle not meeting the requirements of subdivision (a) or (b), originate from a state or zone whose bovine tuberculosis status is less than accredited free as defined in title 9 of the code of federal regulations and the bovine tuberculosis eradication: uniform methods and rules effective January 22, 1999, approved by veterinary services of the animal and plant health inspection service of the United States department of agriculture, and all amendments to those publications thereafter adopted pursuant to rules that the director may promulgate. The cattle shall originate from a herd that has had a negative official whole herd test as defined in section 9 within the preceding 12 months and the individual cattle being imported shall have had a negative official test for bovine tuberculosis within 60 days before entry.

(2) Female cattle over 19 months of age that are officially vaccinated against brucellosis and bulls and female cattle not officially vaccinated against brucellosis that are over 6 months of age shall test negative to an official brucellosis test within 30 days before importation or originate directly from a certified brucellosis-free herd or originate directly from a state which has maintained, for the previous 6 consecutive years prior to importation, certified brucellosis class free state status as defined in title 9 of the code of federal regulations and the brucellosis eradication: uniform methods and rules, effective February 1, 1998, approved by veterinary services of the animal and plant health inspection service of the United States department of agriculture, and all amendments to those publications thereafter adopted pursuant to rules that the director may promulgate.

(3) Female dairy or breeding cattle over 19 months of age or bulls over 6 months of age imported from states classified brucellosis B and C by the United States department of agriculture shall be quarantined at the destination. Unless otherwise provided for by the director, female cattle over 19 months of age and bulls over 6 months of age imported from states classified brucellosis B and C by the United States department of agriculture, shall test negative to an official brucellosis test not sooner than 45 days nor more than 120 days after movement to the destination for release from quarantine. The dairy or breeding cattle shall not be sold or moved from the premises where they are quarantined, without permission from the director.

History: 1988, Act 466, Eff. Mar. 28, 1989 ;-- Am. 1990, Act 40, Imd. Eff. Mar. 29, 1990 ;-- Am. 1994, Act 41, Imd. Eff. Mar. 14, 1994 ;-- Am. 1996, Act 369, Imd. Eff. July 3, 1996 ;-- Am. 2000, Act 323, Imd. Eff. Oct. 31, 2000