CHAPTER 7. BOVINE TUBERCULOSIS
IC 15-17-7
Chapter 7. Bovine Tuberculosis
IC 15-17-7-1
Testing; county appropriation
Sec. 1. (a) If the board determines that the cattle within anaccredited county must be tested for bovine tuberculosis to conformwith federal regulations governing the reaccreditation of the county,the county council shall appropriate a sufficient amount of money toperform the testing. The board shall determine the amount of theappropriation based on the most reliable source of information.
(b) The appropriation under subsection (a) must reflect thenumber of cattle within the county, but may not exceed a tax levy ofseventy-five ten-thousandths (0.0075) per dollar of assessedvaluation.
(c) The board, before July 1 of the year in which the appropriationunder subsection (a) is made, shall notify the county auditor toinclude the appropriation in the county budget for the year in whichthe testing of cattle for reaccreditation purposes will be done.
(d) If the funds appropriated by the county council under thissection are insufficient to complete the testing or any necessaryretesting, the board shall provide from its appropriation additionalfunds as needed to carry out the testing program.
As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.8.
IC 15-17-7-2
Testing; contract between county and board
Sec. 2. (a) After a county council makes an appropriation undersection 1 of this chapter, the commissioners of the county shall enterinto a contract with the board concerning the testing in the countyrequired under section 1 of this chapter and the expenses paid by thecounty.
(b) The board shall prescribe a standard contract for all countiesconcerning expenditures for incidental items and the employment ofveterinary inspectors.
As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.8.
IC 15-17-7-3
Employment of veterinary inspectors
Sec. 3. (a) A sufficient number of veterinary inspectors must beemployed to meet the requirements of this chapter.
(b) A veterinary inspector must:
(1) satisfy the qualifications set forth in IC 25-38.1; and
(2) be licensed or eligible for licensure to practice in Indianaand accredited by the United States Department of Agricultureto do tuberculin testing.
(c) The board shall supervise and control the veterinaryinspectors.
As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.8.
IC 15-17-7-4
Salaries of veterinary inspectors
Sec. 4. (a) The board shall determine the salaries of full-time andpart-time veterinary inspectors.
(b) In addition to the salary determined under subsection (a), afull-time veterinary inspector is entitled to reimbursement ofnecessary expenses incurred in performing official duties.
(c) Each month, a veterinary inspector shall file with the auditorof the county in which the veterinary inspector is employed a swornstatement of the following:
(1) The number of days during the month that the veterinaryinspector performed official duties.
(2) The amount of necessary expenses the veterinary inspectorincurred in the performance of official duties.
(d) The county auditor shall submit a claim based on the statementfiled under subsection (c) to the board of county commissioners forapproval. Upon approval, the county auditor shall draw a warrant onthe county treasurer in the amount approved by the board of countycommissioners. The county treasurer shall pay the warrant.
As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.8.
IC 15-17-7-5
Positive tuberculin test mark; tampering
Sec. 5. (a) Cattle, goats, and cervids that react positively to atuberculin test must be marked immediately using a method ofidentification approved by the board.
(b) All animals marked under this section shall be appraised by anauthorized agent of the board or the United States Department ofAgriculture.
(c) An identification mark on reactor cattle, goats, and cervidsmay not be tampered with or altered.
As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.86-2008, SEC.10.
IC 15-17-7-6
Tuberculin positive animals; slaughter
Sec. 6. (a) Cattle, goats, and cervids that react positively to atuberculin test are condemned and designated for:
(1) further testing at a laboratory approved by the board; or
(2) slaughter;
not more than fifteen (15) days after appraisal under section 5 of thischapter.
(b) Animals designated for slaughter under subsection (a)(2) shallbe slaughtered at an establishment that is:
(1) subject to federal or state inspection; and
(2) under the direction of an inspector employed by the UnitedStates Department of Agriculture or the board.
As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.8.
IC 15-17-7-7
Indemnity Sec. 7. (a) Owners of cattle, goats, or cervids that are destroyedbecause they have:
(1) reacted positively to a tuberculin test administered by:
(A) the state veterinarian or the state veterinarian's agent; or
(B) an agent of the United States Department of Agriculture;or
(2) been exposed to tubercular animals;
are entitled to be indemnified for the cattle, goats, or cervids underthe rules of the board and the United States Department ofAgriculture, as applicable.
(b) Indemnification by the state may not exceed the per animallimit set in the rules of the board.
(c) Joint federal-state indemnity, plus salvage, may not exceed theappraised value of each animal.
(d) State indemnity may not exceed federal indemnity on eachanimal.
As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.8.
IC 15-17-7-8
Quarantine
Sec. 8. A herd of:
(1) cattle;
(2) goats; or
(3) cervids;
in which any animal reacts positively to a tuberculin test is underquarantine.
As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.8.