SECTION 35:15-38-2. Import requirements for bulls

(a)   All bulls entering Oklahoma shall be accompanied by a certificate of veterinary inspection. All non-virgin bulls shall have a negative official T. foetus test within sixty (60) days prior to entry with no exposure to females from seven (7) days prior to the test to the time of change of ownership.

(b)   The pre-entry test shall be conducted at a laboratory approved by the American Association of Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratories or the Oklahoma state veterinarian.

(c)   No bull that has ever previously tested positive for T. foetus shall enter Oklahoma unless the bull is consigned directly to slaughter and is individually identified for movement on a VS form 1-27.

(d)   No bull from a known positive T. foetus herd shall enter Oklahoma unless the bull has three (3) consecutive negative tests at least a week apart within thirty (30) days prior to entry, in addition to a post entry test and the bulls shall be isolated from all females until the in-state test results are known.

(e)   The veterinarian issuing the certificate of veterinary inspection shall list the official identification, date of the test, name of the laboratory, laboratory accession number, type of test, and result of the test for each bull represented on the certificate of veterinary inspection.

(f)   Exceptions to the importation requirements are:

(1)   transient rodeo or exhibition bulls that will have no sexual contact with a female bovine and are held in a secure facility to prevent contact, excluding pasture while in Oklahoma;

(2)   bulls consigned direct to slaughter;

(3)   bulls consigned to a feedlot for feeding and slaughter purposes where they will be isolated from all females; and

(4)   bulls consigned from a resident herd of origin to a livestock auction market.

[Source: Added at 25 Ok Reg 1793, eff 7-1-08; Amended at 27 Ok Reg 2430, eff 7-25-10; Amended at 30 Ok Reg 788, eff 7-1-13; Amended at 33 Ok Reg 1150, eff 9-11-16; Amended at 37 Ok Reg 947, eff 9-14-20]