(a) Identifying Reactors. When any animal is classified as a brucellosis reactor it shall be immediately identified with an official brucellosis reactor eartag attached to the left ear. Identification shall be supervised by the accredited veterinarian who collected the blood, milk, or other sample, or by a government official designated by the District Veterinarian. The person supervising the identification shall report its completion in person or by telephone to the Animal Health Branch within five (5) business days.

(b) Disposing of Reactors. A reactor shall be slaughtered within 30 calendar days of identification and shall be confined and held on the premises where found under quarantine until it is moved for immediate slaughter. Before reactors are moved they require written permission to move to either a facility authorized by the Department to handle brucellosis reactors or directly to the holding pens of a recognized slaughtering establishment approved by the Department as capable of maintaining the identity of a reactor and confirming its slaughter. The reactor shall not be hauled with other animals unless they are also going to immediate slaughter, nor be unloaded on premises or facilities used for holding or handling livestock for any other purpose than consignment for slaughter. Vehicles used for transporting reactors shall be cleaned and disinfected before reuse for transporting other livestock. A reactor may be slaughtered on the premises by the owner, providing the slaughter is witnessed by a government official designated by the District Veterinarian and a statement acknowledging a possible public health hazard is signed by the owner prior to slaughter. Any contaminated materials shall be removed and the premises shall be cleaned and disinfected within 15 calendar days of removal of reacting animals, using methods and materials recommended after a case-by-case evaluation by the Department. The 15-day cleanup period may be extended due to unforeseen circumstances not within control of the owner, if upon request for an extension, it is determined by the Department that the extension will not adversely affect the Brucellosis Eradication Program.

(c) Immediate Slaughter. Animals for immediate slaughter shall be delivered without diversion to the recognized slaughtering establishment within 10 calendar days from the date the animals were either consigned to slaughter or a permit was issued for their consignment to slaughter. Such animals, upon delivery to the recognized slaughtering establishment, shall be slaughtered within 10 calendar days after arrival unless, due to unforeseen circumstances not within control of the slaughter facility, the slaughter facility requests an exemption and the exception is granted by the Department.