IC 15-17-8-1 Testing; county appropriation
Sec. 1. (a) If the board requires a testing program in which cattle
within a certified county are tested for bovine brucellosis to conform
with rules governing the recertification of a county, the county
council shall appropriate a sufficient amount of money to conduct the
testing program. 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 a county, but may not exceed a tax levy of
seventy-five ten-thousandths (0.0075) per dollar of assessed
valuation.
(c) Not later than July 1 of the year in which the appropriation
under subsection (a) is made, the board shall notify the county
auditor to include the appropriation in the county budget for the year
in which the testing of cattle for recertification purposes will be
done. 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 to
conduct a testing program under this chapter, the board of county
commissioners of the county shall enter into a contract with the
board concerning the work to be done in the county 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 15-17-8-3 Employment of veterinarians
Sec. 3. (a) A sufficient number of veterinarians shall be employed
to meet the requirements of this chapter. The veterinarians must:
(1) satisfy the requirements for an applicant to practice
veterinary medicine set forth under IC 25-38.1;
(2) be licensed to practice in Indiana; and
(3) be accredited by the United States Department of
Agriculture.
(b) The board shall supervise the veterinarians employed under
this 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 to
conduct 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 under
section 4 of this chapter, the board of county commissioners shall
contract with the board to cover the expenditures involved in the
testing program, including funds to assist the board in the
employment of inspectors and quarantine officers and the necessary
expenses 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 the
program until the incidence of brucellosis in cattle has been reduced
in 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 is
available 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 a
modified-certified brucellosis area shall continue to appropriate
sufficient funds to maintain the county upon a certified basis as
required 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 of
brucellosis has begun in a county, each cattle owner in the county
shall:
(1) comply with all existing rules and federal regulations to
maintain the county's certification;
(2) upon notice by a representative of a local, state, or federal
cooperating agency, confine the owner's cattle in suitable
quarters 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 shall
be placed under quarantine by the board until:
(1) all cattle that react positively to a bovine brucellosis test
have been sold for slaughter; and
(2) the remainder of the herd tests negative for brucellosis under
the 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 program
under this chapter shall be paid equally by the state and the county.
However, any federal funds that are available for the program shall
be used, and the expenses paid by the state and county shall be
reduced 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 reports
of:
(1) tests for brucellosis; and
(2) calfhood vaccination;
to the state veterinarian and as otherwise required by the board not
more than seven (7) days after the completion of testing or
vaccination. As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.8.
IC 15-17-8-1 Testing; county appropriation
Sec. 1. (a) If the board requires a testing program in which cattle
within a certified county are tested for bovine brucellosis to conform
with rules governing the recertification of a county, the county
council shall appropriate a sufficient amount of money to conduct the
testing program. 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 a county, but may not exceed a tax levy of
seventy-five ten-thousandths (0.0075) per dollar of assessed
valuation.
(c) Not later than July 1 of the year in which the appropriation
under subsection (a) is made, the board shall notify the county
auditor to include the appropriation in the county budget for the year
in which the testing of cattle for recertification purposes will be
done. 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 to
conduct a testing program under this chapter, the board of county
commissioners of the county shall enter into a contract with the
board concerning the work to be done in the county 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 15-17-8-3 Employment of veterinarians
Sec. 3. (a) A sufficient number of veterinarians shall be employed
to meet the requirements of this chapter. The veterinarians must:
(1) satisfy the requirements for an applicant to practice
veterinary medicine set forth under IC 25-38.1;
(2) be licensed to practice in Indiana; and
(3) be accredited by the United States Department of
Agriculture.
(b) The board shall supervise the veterinarians employed under
this 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 to
conduct 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 under
section 4 of this chapter, the board of county commissioners shall
contract with the board to cover the expenditures involved in the
testing program, including funds to assist the board in the
employment of inspectors and quarantine officers and the necessary
expenses 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 the
program until the incidence of brucellosis in cattle has been reduced
in 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 is
available 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 a
modified-certified brucellosis area shall continue to appropriate
sufficient funds to maintain the county upon a certified basis as
required 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 of
brucellosis has begun in a county, each cattle owner in the county
shall:
(1) comply with all existing rules and federal regulations to
maintain the county's certification;
(2) upon notice by a representative of a local, state, or federal
cooperating agency, confine the owner's cattle in suitable
quarters 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 shall
be placed under quarantine by the board until:
(1) all cattle that react positively to a bovine brucellosis test
have been sold for slaughter; and
(2) the remainder of the herd tests negative for brucellosis under
the 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 program
under this chapter shall be paid equally by the state and the county.
However, any federal funds that are available for the program shall
be used, and the expenses paid by the state and county shall be
reduced 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 reports
of:
(1) tests for brucellosis; and
(2) calfhood vaccination;
to the state veterinarian and as otherwise required by the board not
more than seven (7) days after the completion of testing or
vaccination. As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.8.
IC 15-17-8-1 Testing; county appropriation
Sec. 1. (a) If the board requires a testing program in which cattle
within a certified county are tested for bovine brucellosis to conform
with rules governing the recertification of a county, the county
council shall appropriate a sufficient amount of money to conduct the
testing program. 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 a county, but may not exceed a tax levy of
seventy-five ten-thousandths (0.0075) per dollar of assessed
valuation.
(c) Not later than July 1 of the year in which the appropriation
under subsection (a) is made, the board shall notify the county
auditor to include the appropriation in the county budget for the year
in which the testing of cattle for recertification purposes will be
done. 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 to
conduct a testing program under this chapter, the board of county
commissioners of the county shall enter into a contract with the
board concerning the work to be done in the county 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 15-17-8-3 Employment of veterinarians
Sec. 3. (a) A sufficient number of veterinarians shall be employed
to meet the requirements of this chapter. The veterinarians must:
(1) satisfy the requirements for an applicant to practice
veterinary medicine set forth under IC 25-38.1;
(2) be licensed to practice in Indiana; and
(3) be accredited by the United States Department of
Agriculture.
(b) The board shall supervise the veterinarians employed under
this 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 to
conduct 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 under
section 4 of this chapter, the board of county commissioners shall
contract with the board to cover the expenditures involved in the
testing program, including funds to assist the board in the
employment of inspectors and quarantine officers and the necessary
expenses 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 the
program until the incidence of brucellosis in cattle has been reduced
in 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 is
available 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 a
modified-certified brucellosis area shall continue to appropriate
sufficient funds to maintain the county upon a certified basis as
required 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 of
brucellosis has begun in a county, each cattle owner in the county
shall:
(1) comply with all existing rules and federal regulations to
maintain the county's certification;
(2) upon notice by a representative of a local, state, or federal
cooperating agency, confine the owner's cattle in suitable
quarters 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 shall
be placed under quarantine by the board until:
(1) all cattle that react positively to a bovine brucellosis test
have been sold for slaughter; and
(2) the remainder of the herd tests negative for brucellosis under
the 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 program
under this chapter shall be paid equally by the state and the county.
However, any federal funds that are available for the program shall
be used, and the expenses paid by the state and county shall be
reduced 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 reports
of:
(1) tests for brucellosis; and
(2) calfhood vaccination;
to the state veterinarian and as otherwise required by the board not
more than seven (7) days after the completion of testing or
vaccination. As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.8.
