§ 2-40-502 - Vaccination required.
2-40-502. Vaccination required.
(a) Beginning July 1, 1981, and to the extent that funds are made available, all female calves between the ages of four (4) months and twelve (12) months shall be vaccinated for brucellosis by an official or authorized agent of the Arkansas Livestock and Poultry Commission or by a duly authorized veterinarian or agent of the United States Department of Agriculture.
(b) (1) All female bovines between the ages of four (4) months and twelve (12) months, which have not been vaccinated for brucellosis as provided in this section and which are sold through Arkansas cattle markets or concentration points for movement to Arkansas farms, shall be vaccinated in accordance with this subchapter before being moved from the market.
(2) Every female bovine which is twelve (12) months of age or older, that is not calfhood vaccinated or spayed between the ages of four (4) months and twelve (12) months and is sold through any livestock market in the state or otherwise sold by one (1) person to another in the state, which heifer is not from a certified brucellosis-free herd, shall meet such permanent identification and restriction requirements as may be prescribed by administrative rules and regulations duly adopted by the commission. This requirement will be reviewed by the commission and is subject to amendment or suspension upon achievement of a class free brucellosis status.
(c) Each calf vaccinated pursuant to this subchapter shall be identified in accordance with the Brucellosis Uniform Methods and Rules of the United States Department of Agriculture.