164.4 - RULES.
164.4 RULES.
1. The department may adopt rules as provided in chapter 17A
relating to the official testing of designated animals, the disposal
by segregation and quarantine or slaughter of condemned designated
animals, the operation of state-approved premises, the disinfection
of the premises where designated animals are kept, the introduction
of designated animals into a herd of other designated animals, the
control and eradication of brucellosis, the prevention of the spread
of brucellosis to designated animals in this state, and the proper
enforcement of this chapter.
2. The department shall not adopt rules relating to cattle that
are less restrictive than the uniform methods and rules for
brucellosis eradication promulgated by the United States department
of agriculture, APHIS 91-1, as effective January 1, 1996, but may
adopt rules that are more restrictive.
3. The department may implement any procedure provided in the
uniform methods and rules if approved jointly by state and federal
animal health officials, including but not limited to the use of
quarantined pastures, quarantined feedlots, or other options
permitted under the uniform methods and rules. Section History: Early Form
[C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, § 164.2; C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §
164.4] Section History: Recent Form
86 Acts, ch 1036, § 5; 96 Acts, ch 1079, § 8; 97 Acts, ch 124, § 4
Referred to in § 164.6