CHAPTER 12:68:19
RAM EPIDIDYMITIS CONTROL
Section
12:68:19:01 Definitions.
12:68:19:02 Establishing brucella ovis-free flock.
12:68:19:03 Maintenance of brucella ovis-free flock.
12:68:19:04 Testing requirements for imported rams.
12:68:19:05 Approved blood tests.
12:68:19:06 Transferred.
12:68:19:07 Certificate of veterinary inspection and permit required.
12:68:19:08 Testing requirements for intrastate movement of rams.
12:68:19:09 Rams positive to brucella ovis test.
12:68:19:01. Definitions.
Words used in this chapter mean:
(1) "Ram
epididymitis," as used in SDCL 40-5-5.1, a disease of rams caused by brucella ovis;
(2) "Flock," a
number of sheep;
(3) "Blood test,"
a test approved by the board;
(4) "Brucella
ovis-free flock," a flock free of epididymitis.
Source:
14 SDR 116, effective March 13, 1988; 37 SDR 47, effective September 20, 2010.
General
Authority: SDCL 40-3-14, 40-5-5.1.
Law
Implemented: SDCL 40-5-5.1.
12:68:19:02. Establishing brucella ovis-free flock. A flock of sheep may be established as a brucella ovis-free flock by showing that all rams six months old and older have passed two negative blood tests 45 to 60 days apart.
Source: 14 SDR 116, effective March 13, 1988; 18 SDR 55, effective September 23, 1991.
General Authority: SDCL 40-3-14, 40-5-5.1.
Law Implemented: SDCL 40-5-5.1.
12:68:19:03. Maintenance of brucella ovis-free flock. A brucella ovis-free flock may be maintained by blood testing with negative results of all rams six months old and older before they are added to the flock and by annual blood testing with negative results of all rams six months old and older in the flock. Blood tests used must be tests approved by the board.
Source: 14 SDR 116, effective March 13, 1988; 18 SDR 55, effective September 23, 1991.
General Authority: SDCL 40-3-14, 40-5-5.1.
Law Implemented: SDCL 40-5-5.1.
Cross-Reference: Approved blood tests, § 12:68:19:05.
12:68:19:04. Testing requirements for imported rams. No person may bring a ram six months old or older into this state for purposes other than immediate slaughter unless the ram has been blood tested for brucella ovis not more than 30 days prior to the date of importation and the test result is negative.
If rams are from a brucella ovis-free flock, certified by the state of origin, which has requirements equal to those in this chapter, they may be imported without a test.
Source: 14 SDR 116, effective March 13, 1988; 18 SDR 55, effective September 23, 1991.
General Authority: SDCL 40-3-14, 40-5-5.1.
Law Implemented: SDCL 40-5-5.1.
12:68:19:06. Transferred to § 12:68:29:10.
12:68:19:07. Certificate of veterinary inspection and permit required. A certificate of veterinary inspection and a permit are required before rams may be imported into the state for purposes other than immediate slaughter. The certificate of veterinary inspection must meet the requirements of SDCL 40-14-2 and must be issued by a veterinarian licensed by the state of origin and accredited by Veterinary Services of the U.S. Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. The veterinarian issuing the certificate of veterinary inspection may obtain a permit by calling the board office and must write the permit number on the certificate of veterinary inspection.
Source: 14 SDR 116, effective March 13, 1988; 43 SDR 41, effective September 26, 2016.
General Authority: SDCL 40-3-14, 40-5-5.1.
Law Implemented: SDCL 40-5-5.1.
12:68:19:08. Testing requirements for intrastate movement of rams. Rams, six months old and older, that are sold, loaned, or leased in the state for purposes other than immediate slaughter must test negative to brucella ovis within the 90 days prior to sale, loan, or lease or must come from a brucella ovis-free flock.
All rams six months old and older that are sold for immediate slaughter must be branded with paint an "X" no smaller than four inches on the back.
Source: 16 SDR 40, effective September 3, 1989; 18 SDR 55, effective September 23, 1991; 20 SDR 277, 21 SDR 4, effective July 10, 1994; 34 SDR 100, effective October 22, 2007.
General Authority: SDCL 40-3-14, 40-5-5.1.
Law Implemented: SDCL 40-5-5.1.
12:68:19:09. Rams positive to brucella ovis test. Rams testing positive for brucella ovis must be identified by an official eartag, as defined in 9 C.F.R. Part 79 (January 1, 2021), and quarantined to premises until they are sent to slaughter.
Source: 16 SDR 40, effective September 3, 1989; 18 SDR 55, effective September 23, 1991; 20 SDR 277, 21 SDR 4, effective July 10, 1994; 34 SDR 100, effective October 22, 2007; 37 SDR 47, effective September 20, 2010; 44 SDR 47, effective September 18, 2017; 48SDR 39, effective October 4, 2021.
General Authority: SDCL 40-3-14, 40-5-5.1.
Law Implemented: SDCL 40-5-5.1.
