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§ 755.5. Mexico Origin Cattle Maintained in California.

3 CA ADC § 755.5Barclays Official California Code of Regulations

Barclays California Code of Regulations
Title 3. Food and Agriculture
Division 2. Animal Industry
Chapter 2. Livestock Disease Control (Refs & Annos)
Article 2. Movement of Cattle into California from Mexico
3 CCR § 755.5
§ 755.5. Mexico Origin Cattle Maintained in California.
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(a) Mexico origin sexually intact cattle shall be quarantined and isolated pursuant to Food and Agricultural Code section 9562 at destination pending the results of an official tuberculosis and official brucellosis test conducted 60-90 days after entering California.
(1) Male cattle may be released from quarantine if negative to the brucellosis and tuberculosis tests.
(2) Female cattle shall continue to be maintained under quarantine until negative to an official brucellosis test conducted 30-60 days after calving.
(3) Animals coming from a Tuberculosis Accredited Free or Tuberculosis Modified Accredited Advanced region within Mexico as defined by the USDA are exempt from the tuberculosis test requirement.
(b) If a brucellosis or tuberculosis reactor animal is found during any testing procedures in California:
(1) The positive animal(s) shall be slaughtered in a state or federally inspected slaughter facility or laboratory, or returned to the regulatory authorities of the country of origin, and
(2) The whole herd, lot, or group shall be evaluated by the designated tuberculosis epidemiologist to determine the risk of spreading disease before release from quarantine.
(c) Mexico origin animals shall not be eligible for indemnity unless they are required to be slaughtered as a result of tests conducted after they have been released for unrestricted movement in California.
(d) Cattle discovered within California that, because of their location, physical appearance, and/or history, appear to be Mexico origin cattle of unknown disease status shall be confined and placed under quarantine until their origin has been determined. It shall be the responsibility of the owner or person in possession of the cattle to produce evidence that the cattle have met requirements to enter and move legally in California. If satisfactory evidence cannot be produced, the cattle in question, depending on their origin and subject to approval by state or federal regulatory authorities, shall be returned directly to Mexico, returned to the state of origin or port of entry, or sold for immediate slaughter. The Department may consider it necessary to identify and/or test the cattle before their export or slaughter pursuant to sections 10382 through 10385 of the Food and Agricultural Code.
(e) All costs of individual and/or herd testing or other required procedures relating to Mexico origin cattle shall be borne by the owner or person in possession of the cattle.

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Note: Authority cited: Section 407 and 9932, Food and Agricultural Code. Reference: Sections 9561, 9562, 9570 and 9574, Food and Agricultural Code.
History
1. New section filed 7-3-2003 as an emergency; operative 7-3-2003 (Register 2003, No. 27). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 10-31-2003 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
2. Certificate of Compliance as to 7-3-2003 order transmitted to OAL 9-19-2003 and filed 10-20-2003 (Register 2003, No. 43).
This database is current through 4/19/24 Register 2024, No. 16.
Cal. Admin. Code tit. 3, § 755.5, 3 CA ADC § 755.5
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