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Oklahoma Administrative Code (Last Updated: March 11, 2021) |
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TITLE 35. Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry |
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Chapter 15. Animal Industry |
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Subchapter 38. Bovine Trichomoniasis |
SECTION 35:15-38-2.1. Intrastate change of ownership requirements for bulls
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- (a) Any bull greater than twelve (12) months of age changing ownership within the state of Oklahoma shall have a negative official T. foetus test within sixty (60) days prior to change of ownership with no exposure to females from seven (7) days prior to the test to the time of change of ownership.(b) Exceptions to this rule shall include the following:(1) A bull between twelve (12) and twenty-four (24) months of age accompanied by a virgin bull affidavit;(2) A bull sold directly to slaughter;(3) A bull sold for feeding and slaughter to be fed in an approved feedlot only and leaves the feedlot only to be slaughtered; or(c) Any bull presented for sale at a livestock auction market without a virgin bull affidavit (if between twelve (12) and twenty-four (24) months of age) or verification of a negative official T. foetus test:(1) Shall be tagged for slaughter only and sold for slaughter only;(2) May go to the purchaser's destination so long as the market veterinarian takes a sample for an official T. foetus test and the purchaser agrees to keep the bull under quarantine at the destination until receipt of negative test results.(d) A livestock auction market shall not be liable for a virgin bull affidavit and shall not be liable for the results of a market veterinarian's sampling and results for an official T. foetus test.