CHAPTER 8. BOVINE BRUCELLOSIS
IC 15-17-8
Chapter 8. Bovine Brucellosis
IC 15-17-8-1
Testing; county appropriation
Sec. 1. (a) If the board requires a testing program in which cattlewithin a certified county are tested for bovine brucellosis to conformwith rules governing the recertification of a county, the countycouncil shall appropriate a sufficient amount of money to conduct thetesting program. 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 a county, but may not exceed a tax levy ofseventy-five ten-thousandths (0.0075) per dollar of assessedvaluation.
(c) Not later than July 1 of the year in which the appropriationunder subsection (a) is made, the board shall notify the countyauditor to include the appropriation in the county budget for the yearin which the testing of cattle for recertification purposes will bedone.
As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.8.
IC 15-17-8-2
Testing; contract between county and board
Sec. 2. (a) After a county council makes an appropriation toconduct a testing program under this chapter, the board of countycommissioners of the county shall enter into a contract with theboard concerning the work to be done in the county and the expensespaid by the county.
(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 15-17-8-3
Employment of veterinarians
Sec. 3. (a) A sufficient number of veterinarians shall be employedto meet the requirements of this chapter. The veterinarians must:
(1) satisfy the requirements for an applicant to practiceveterinary medicine set forth under IC 25-38.1;
(2) be licensed to practice in Indiana; and
(3) be accredited by the United States Department ofAgriculture.
(b) The board shall supervise the veterinarians employed underthis chapter.
As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.8.
IC 15-17-8-4
County appropriation; duty of county council
Sec. 4. Upon receipt of a budgetary request under this chapter, the
county council shall appropriate a sufficient amount of money toconduct the testing program.
As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.8.
IC 15-17-8-5
Contract between county and board
Sec. 5. After the county council makes an appropriation undersection 4 of this chapter, the board of county commissioners shallcontract with the board to cover the expenditures involved in thetesting program, including funds to assist the board in theemployment of inspectors and quarantine officers and the necessaryexpenses incurred in carrying out the testing program.
As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.8.
IC 15-17-8-6
Testing program appropriation
Sec. 6. If:
(1) a county council appropriates money for a testing program;and
(2) the testing program begins in the year of the appropriation;
the county council shall annually appropriate money to continue theprogram until the incidence of brucellosis in cattle has been reducedin accordance with rules and federal regulations.
As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.8.
IC 15-17-8-7
County appropriation; carry over
Sec. 7. Any unused part of an appropriation under this chapter isavailable for use in the following year.
As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.8.
IC 15-17-8-8
County appropriation; sufficient funds
Sec. 8. The county council of a county that is certified as amodified-certified brucellosis area shall continue to appropriatesufficient funds to maintain the county upon a certified basis asrequired by state and federal laws.
As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.8.
IC 15-17-8-9
Duty of cattle owners
Sec. 9. After a program for the control and eradication ofbrucellosis has begun in a county, each cattle owner in the countyshall:
(1) comply with all existing rules and federal regulations tomaintain the county's certification;
(2) upon notice by a representative of a local, state, or federalcooperating agency, confine the owner's cattle in suitablequarters for testing; and
(3) render reasonable assistance in testing.As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.8.
IC 15-17-8-10
Quarantine
Sec. 10. Each herd in which brucellosis infection is revealed shallbe placed under quarantine by the board until:
(1) all cattle that react positively to a bovine brucellosis testhave been sold for slaughter; and
(2) the remainder of the herd tests negative for brucellosis underthe rules of the board.
As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.8.
IC 15-17-8-11
Control program; expenses
Sec. 11. All necessary expenses for carrying out the programunder this chapter shall be paid equally by the state and the county.However, any federal funds that are available for the program shallbe used, and the expenses paid by the state and county shall bereduced pro rata.
As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.8.
IC 15-17-8-12
Identification of reactor cattle
Sec. 12. All cattle that:
(1) react positively to a brucellosis test; or
(2) are officially vaccinated;
shall be permanently identified as prescribed by the board.
As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.8.
IC 15-17-8-13
Reports
Sec. 13. Persons required by the board shall send complete reportsof:
(1) tests for brucellosis; and
(2) calfhood vaccination;
to the state veterinarian and as otherwise required by the board notmore than seven (7) days after the completion of testing orvaccination.
As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.8.