(1) Reactor -- Animals are classified or reclassified as brucellosis reactors by a Designated or District Epidemiologist when:
(A) Official testing and interpretation of the results indicate the animal has been infected with
Brucella, or
(B) Epidemiologic evidence indicates a reactor status.
(2) Suspect -- Animals are classified or reclassified as brucellosis suspects by a Designated or District Epidemiologist when:
(A) Official testing and interpretation of the results suggest infection, or
(B) Epidemiologic evidence indicates a suspect classification.
(3) Negative -- Animals are classified or reclassified as brucellosis negative by a Designated or District Epidemiologist when:
(A) Official tests performed are negative for brucellosis, or
(B) Epidemiologic evidence indicates negative brucellosis status.
(1) Affected Herd -- A herd in which any animal has been infected with field strain Brucella, has been classified as a brucellosis reactor, and has not been released from quarantine.
(2) Exposed Herd -- A herd containing one or more animals known to be exposed, or had an opportunity to be exposed, to brucellosis infected animals or materials possibly contaminated with
Brucella.(3) Herd Not Known to be Affected -- A herd in which no field strain brucellosis reactors have been found, or a herd in which one or more animals have been classified as a brucellosis reactor, but has since been released from quarantine.
Credits
Note: Authority cited: Sections 407, 9562, 10324, 10326, 10327 and 10386, Food and Agricultural Code. Reference: Sections 461, 5006, 9561, 9562, 9563, 9564, 9569, 9570, 10301, 10302, 10303, 10304, 10305, 10306, 10307, 10308, 10309, 10310, 10311, 10493, 10494, 10495 and 10496, Food and Agricultural Code.
1. New section filed 5-24-99; operative 6-23-99 (Register 99, No. 22).
2. Amendment of section heading, section and Note filed 2-27-2017; operative 4-1-2017 (Register 2017, No. 9).
This database is current through 4/19/24 Register 2024, No. 16.
Cal. Admin. Code tit. 3, § 752.4, 3 CA ADC § 752.4
