164.13 - UNLAWFUL ACTS.
164.13 UNLAWFUL ACTS.
An owner shall not sell or transfer ownership of a designated
animal, allow the commingling of designated animals belonging to two
or more owners, or allow the commingling of designated animals with
other designated animals under feeder quarantine on a state- approved
premises, unless the commingled designated animals are accompanied by
a negative brucellosis test report issued by a veterinarian,
conducted within thirty days. The provisions of this section do not
apply to the following:
1. Bovine animals under six months of age, spayed heifers, or
steers.
2. Official vaccinates of bovine animals other than dairy cattle
under twenty-four months of age or dairy cattle under twenty months
of age, if not postparturient.
3. Designated animals which are consigned directly to slaughter.
4. Designated animals which are imported for exhibition purposes,
if any of the following apply:
a. When under the test-eligible ages as provided by the
department for designated animals other than bovine. For bovine the
test-eligible ages are as provided in this section. The designated
animal must be accompanied by an official vaccination certificate as
provided by the department. A bovine animal which is six months or
older must be accompanied with a vaccination certificate.
b. Designated animals of any age when accompanied by a report
of a negative brucellosis test conducted within thirty days.
c. Designated animals originating from a herd in a class free
state or designated animals from a brucellosis-free herd.
5. Designated animals originating from a herd in a class free
state or designated animals from a certified brucellosis-free herd.
6. Designated animals moved to a state-approved premises. Section History: Early Form
[C54, 58, 62, § 164.11; C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, § 164.13] Section History: Recent Form
86 Acts, ch 1036, § 7; 97 Acts, ch 124, § 13