SECTION 35:15-17-38. Contact herds and adjacent herds

   Herds within one (1) mile of the periphery of the herd of origin of a market cattle identification reactor are to be tested within thirty (30) days of notification or placed under quarantine. These herds shall be retested six (6) to eight (8) months after notification. The test requirement and the extent of the testing area may be altered by the Designated Brucellosis Epidemiologist if it is justified by epidemiological evidence. Those herds within one (1) mile of the periphery of the affected herd, herds sharing common pasture, and herds containing previous purchases from or exchanges with the affected herd shall be tested within thirty (30) days of notification or placed under quarantine. All herds having direct fence to fence or across a road contact, or sharing common pasture with or containing previous purchases from or exchanges with the affected herd shall be retested from four (4) to eight (8) months after removal of the last reactor from the affected herd. These herds and all other herds located within one (1) mile of the periphery of the affected herd shall be retested ten (10) to fourteen (14) months after the removal of the last reactor from the affected herd. The extent of the testing area from the affected herd may be altered by the Designated Brucellosis Epidemiologist if it is justified by epidemiological evidence.

[Source: Amended at 11 Ok Reg 2573, eff 6-13-94; Amended at 15 Ok Reg 2158, eff 6-11-98; Amended at 27 Ok Reg 2420, eff 7-25-10]