SECTION 35:15-40-31. Authority to require test

  The State Veterinarian, or any accredited veterinarian as defined by USDA-APHIS working under the direction of the State Veterinarian, upon reliable information that tuberculosis exists in any bovine, bison or goats, or that any of these animals may have been exposed to tuberculosis, may require a tuberculin test of those animals. Should the owner or caretaker refuse or neglect to comply with the instructions of the accredited veterinarian, the State Veterinarian or authorized agent, the animals shall be quarantined and the quarantine shall prohibit the movement of any animals from the premises. The State Veterinarian reserves the right to supervise, or have supervised, any test conducted by an accredited veterinarian.

[Source: Added at 12 Ok Reg 481, eff 12-12-94 (emergency); Added at 12 Ok Reg 2997, eff 7-27-95; Amended at 27 Ok Reg 2433, eff 7-25-10]