IC 15-17-7-1 Testing; county appropriation
Sec. 1. (a) If the board determines that the cattle within an
accredited county must be tested for bovine tuberculosis to conform
with federal regulations governing the reaccreditation of the county,
the county council shall appropriate a sufficient amount of money to
perform the testing. The board shall determine the amount of the
appropriation based on the most reliable source of information.
(b) The appropriation under subsection (a) must reflect the
number of cattle within the county, but may not exceed a tax levy of
seventy-five ten-thousandths (0.0075) per dollar of assessed
valuation.
(c) The board, before July 1 of the year in which the appropriation
under subsection (a) is made, shall notify the county auditor to
include the appropriation in the county budget for the year in which
the testing of cattle for reaccreditation purposes will be done.
(d) If the funds appropriated by the county council under this
section are insufficient to complete the testing or any necessary
retesting, the board shall provide from its appropriation additional
funds 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 under
section 1 of this chapter, the commissioners of the county shall enter
into a contract with the board concerning the testing in the county
required under section 1 of this chapter and the expenses paid by the
county.
(b) The board shall prescribe a standard contract for all counties
concerning expenditures for incidental items and the employment of
veterinary 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 be
employed 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 Indiana
and accredited by the United States Department of Agriculture
to do tuberculin testing.
(c) The board shall supervise and control the veterinary
inspectors. 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 and
part-time veterinary inspectors.
(b) In addition to the salary determined under subsection (a), a
full-time veterinary inspector is entitled to reimbursement of
necessary expenses incurred in performing official duties.
(c) Each month, a veterinary inspector shall file with the auditor
of the county in which the veterinary inspector is employed a sworn
statement of the following:
(1) The number of days during the month that the veterinary
inspector performed official duties.
(2) The amount of necessary expenses the veterinary inspector
incurred in the performance of official duties.
(d) The county auditor shall submit a claim based on the statement
filed under subsection (c) to the board of county commissioners for
approval. Upon approval, the county auditor shall draw a warrant on
the county treasurer in the amount approved by the board of county
commissioners. 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 a
tuberculin test must be marked immediately using a method of
identification approved by the board.
(b) All animals marked under this section shall be appraised by an
authorized agent of the board or the United States Department of
Agriculture.
(c) An identification mark on reactor cattle, goats, and cervids
may 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 a
tuberculin 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 this
chapter.
(b) Animals designated for slaughter under subsection (a)(2) shall
be slaughtered at an establishment that is:
(1) subject to federal or state inspection; and
(2) under the direction of an inspector employed by the United
States 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 destroyed
because 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 under
the rules of the board and the United States Department of
Agriculture, as applicable.
(b) Indemnification by the state may not exceed the per animal
limit set in the rules of the board.
(c) Joint federal-state indemnity, plus salvage, may not exceed the
appraised value of each animal.
(d) State indemnity may not exceed federal indemnity on each
animal. 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 under
quarantine. As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.8.
IC 15-17-7-1 Testing; county appropriation
Sec. 1. (a) If the board determines that the cattle within an
accredited county must be tested for bovine tuberculosis to conform
with federal regulations governing the reaccreditation of the county,
the county council shall appropriate a sufficient amount of money to
perform the testing. The board shall determine the amount of the
appropriation based on the most reliable source of information.
(b) The appropriation under subsection (a) must reflect the
number of cattle within the county, but may not exceed a tax levy of
seventy-five ten-thousandths (0.0075) per dollar of assessed
valuation.
(c) The board, before July 1 of the year in which the appropriation
under subsection (a) is made, shall notify the county auditor to
include the appropriation in the county budget for the year in which
the testing of cattle for reaccreditation purposes will be done.
(d) If the funds appropriated by the county council under this
section are insufficient to complete the testing or any necessary
retesting, the board shall provide from its appropriation additional
funds 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 under
section 1 of this chapter, the commissioners of the county shall enter
into a contract with the board concerning the testing in the county
required under section 1 of this chapter and the expenses paid by the
county.
(b) The board shall prescribe a standard contract for all counties
concerning expenditures for incidental items and the employment of
veterinary 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 be
employed 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 Indiana
and accredited by the United States Department of Agriculture
to do tuberculin testing.
(c) The board shall supervise and control the veterinary
inspectors. 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 and
part-time veterinary inspectors.
(b) In addition to the salary determined under subsection (a), a
full-time veterinary inspector is entitled to reimbursement of
necessary expenses incurred in performing official duties.
(c) Each month, a veterinary inspector shall file with the auditor
of the county in which the veterinary inspector is employed a sworn
statement of the following:
(1) The number of days during the month that the veterinary
inspector performed official duties.
(2) The amount of necessary expenses the veterinary inspector
incurred in the performance of official duties.
(d) The county auditor shall submit a claim based on the statement
filed under subsection (c) to the board of county commissioners for
approval. Upon approval, the county auditor shall draw a warrant on
the county treasurer in the amount approved by the board of county
commissioners. 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 a
tuberculin test must be marked immediately using a method of
identification approved by the board.
(b) All animals marked under this section shall be appraised by an
authorized agent of the board or the United States Department of
Agriculture.
(c) An identification mark on reactor cattle, goats, and cervids
may 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 a
tuberculin 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 this
chapter.
(b) Animals designated for slaughter under subsection (a)(2) shall
be slaughtered at an establishment that is:
(1) subject to federal or state inspection; and
(2) under the direction of an inspector employed by the United
States 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 destroyed
because 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 under
the rules of the board and the United States Department of
Agriculture, as applicable.
(b) Indemnification by the state may not exceed the per animal
limit set in the rules of the board.
(c) Joint federal-state indemnity, plus salvage, may not exceed the
appraised value of each animal.
(d) State indemnity may not exceed federal indemnity on each
animal. 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 under
quarantine. As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.8.
IC 15-17-7-1 Testing; county appropriation
Sec. 1. (a) If the board determines that the cattle within an
accredited county must be tested for bovine tuberculosis to conform
with federal regulations governing the reaccreditation of the county,
the county council shall appropriate a sufficient amount of money to
perform the testing. The board shall determine the amount of the
appropriation based on the most reliable source of information.
(b) The appropriation under subsection (a) must reflect the
number of cattle within the county, but may not exceed a tax levy of
seventy-five ten-thousandths (0.0075) per dollar of assessed
valuation.
(c) The board, before July 1 of the year in which the appropriation
under subsection (a) is made, shall notify the county auditor to
include the appropriation in the county budget for the year in which
the testing of cattle for reaccreditation purposes will be done.
(d) If the funds appropriated by the county council under this
section are insufficient to complete the testing or any necessary
retesting, the board shall provide from its appropriation additional
funds 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 under
section 1 of this chapter, the commissioners of the county shall enter
into a contract with the board concerning the testing in the county
required under section 1 of this chapter and the expenses paid by the
county.
(b) The board shall prescribe a standard contract for all counties
concerning expenditures for incidental items and the employment of
veterinary 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 be
employed 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 Indiana
and accredited by the United States Department of Agriculture
to do tuberculin testing.
(c) The board shall supervise and control the veterinary
inspectors. 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 and
part-time veterinary inspectors.
(b) In addition to the salary determined under subsection (a), a
full-time veterinary inspector is entitled to reimbursement of
necessary expenses incurred in performing official duties.
(c) Each month, a veterinary inspector shall file with the auditor
of the county in which the veterinary inspector is employed a sworn
statement of the following:
(1) The number of days during the month that the veterinary
inspector performed official duties.
(2) The amount of necessary expenses the veterinary inspector
incurred in the performance of official duties.
(d) The county auditor shall submit a claim based on the statement
filed under subsection (c) to the board of county commissioners for
approval. Upon approval, the county auditor shall draw a warrant on
the county treasurer in the amount approved by the board of county
commissioners. 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 a
tuberculin test must be marked immediately using a method of
identification approved by the board.
(b) All animals marked under this section shall be appraised by an
authorized agent of the board or the United States Department of
Agriculture.
(c) An identification mark on reactor cattle, goats, and cervids
may 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 a
tuberculin 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 this
chapter.
(b) Animals designated for slaughter under subsection (a)(2) shall
be slaughtered at an establishment that is:
(1) subject to federal or state inspection; and
(2) under the direction of an inspector employed by the United
States 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 destroyed
because 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 under
the rules of the board and the United States Department of
Agriculture, as applicable.
(b) Indemnification by the state may not exceed the per animal
limit set in the rules of the board.
(c) Joint federal-state indemnity, plus salvage, may not exceed the
appraised value of each animal.
(d) State indemnity may not exceed federal indemnity on each
animal. 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 under
quarantine. As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.8.
