7 Pa. Code Subchapter C. Retesting Of Herds Disclosing Reactors

Pennsylvania Code

Subchapter C. RETESTING OF HERDS DISCLOSING REACTORS

Sec.

7.21.    Conditions required for retesting.
7.22.    Reactors on retest.
7.23.    Quarantine period.
7.24.    Milk for human or animal consumption.
7.25.    Milk for human or animal consumption from herds of cattle or goatsquarantined because of brucellosis.
7.31.    [Reserved].
7.32.    [Reserved].
7.33.    [Reserved].
7.34.    [Reserved].
7.35.    [Reserved].
7.36.    [Reserved].
§ 7.21. Conditions required for retesting.

(a)  Retests may not be authorized until reactors are disposed of and the premises have been properly cleaned and disinfected.
(b)  The length of time between retests will be determined by the Department and will be dependent upon the amount of infection disclosed on each test.

Source

   The provisions of this §  7.21 amended June 13, 1975, effective June 14, 1975, 5 Pa.B. 1538; amended August 16, 1977, effective August 17, 1991, 21 Pa.B. 3688. Immediately preceding text appears at serial page (144229).
§ 7.22. Reactors on retest.

Reactors found on retests shall be identified as in a previous test of the herd; or as the offspring of dams previously tested in the herd; or as animals that have been added to the herd. These additions will not be eligible for indemnity as stated in Chapter 8 (relating to appraisal and indemnity for diseased animals).

Source

   The provisions of this §  7.22 amended June 13, 1975, effective June 14, 1975, 5 Pa.B. 1538. Immediately preceding text appears at serial page (1412).
§ 7.23. Quarantine period.

Brucellosis infected herds shall be placed under quarantine and animals may not be moved from the herds for addition to other herds until the herds are credited with at least two consecutive negative blood tests. The first test shall be conducted 30 days after the removal of reactors and the cleaning and disinfecting of the premises has been conducted. The second test shall be conducted at least 90 days after the first test. A brucellosis quarantine is cancelled when the owner receives a quarantine release letter from the Department following completion of the required negative tests.

Source

   The provisions of this §  7.23 amended December 8, 1972, effective December 9, 1972, 2 Pa.B. 2296; amended June 13, 1975, effective June 14, 1975, 5 Pa.B. 1538; amended August 16, 1991, effective August 17, 1991, 21 Pa.B. 3688. Immediately preceding text appears at serial page (144230).

Cross References

   This section cited in 7 Pa. Code §  7.25 (relating to milk for human or animal consumption from herds of cattle or goats quarantined because of brucellosis).
§ 7.24. Milk for human or animal consumption.

(a)  The sale of milk for human or animal consumption is prohibited unless the herd, that is, all animals that have freshened or are over 24 months of age, has been blood tested for brucellosis within 12 months by an accredited veterinarian or has been milk ring tested for brucellosis within 3 months.
(b)  Herds from which milk is sold under a raw milk permit shall be tested annually under the individual herd plan by an accredited veterinarian.

Source

   The provisions of this §  7.24 amended June 13, 1975, effective June 14, 1975, 5 Pa.B. 1538; amended August 25, 1978, effective August 26, 1978, 8 Pa.B. 2337. Immediately preceding text appears at serial page (26009).
§ 7.25. Milk for human or animal consumption from herds of cattle or goats quarantined because of brucellosis.

(a)  Milk cannot be sold unless the herd has been retested following the provisions of §  7.23 (relating to quarantine period).
(b)  Milk from brucellosis reactors cannot be sold or used for human or animal consumption.
(c)  Milk from negative or suspicious animals in quarantined herds with known brucellosis infection shall be pasteurized prior to use for human or animal consumption.

Source

   The provisions of this §  7.25 adopted August 25, 1978, effective August 26, 1978, 8 Pa.B. 2337.
§ 7.31. [Reserved].

Source

   The provisions of this §  7.31 reserved June 13, 1975, effective June 14, 1975, 5 Pa.B. 1538. Immediately preceding text appears at serial page (1413).
§ 7.32. [Reserved].

Source

   The provisions of this §  7.32 reserved June 13, 1975, effective June 14, 1975, 5 Pa.B. 1538. Immediately preceding text appears at serial page (1413).
§ 7.33. [Reserved].

Source

   The provisions of this §  7.33 reserved June 13, 1975, effective June 14, 1975, 5 Pa.B. 1538. Immediately preceding text appears at serial page (1413).
§ 7.34. [Reserved].

Source

   The provisions of this §  7.34 reserved June 13, 1975, effective June 14, 1975, 5 Pa.B. 1538. Immediately preceding text appears at serial page (1413).
§ 7.35. [Reserved].

Source

   The provisions of this §  7.35 reserved June 13, 1975, effective June 14, 1975, 5 Pa.B. 1538. Immediately preceding text appears at serial page (1413).
§ 7.36. [Reserved].

Source

   The provisions of this §  7.36 reserved June 13, 1975, effective June 14, 1975, 5 Pa.B. 1538. Immediately preceding text appears at serial page (1413).

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