Subchapter E. INDIVIDUAL ACCREDITED TUBERCULOSIS
HERD PLAN

 To participate in the individual accredited herd plan, the owner shall sign an agreement to have the herd retested annually at his own expense by an accredited veterinarian and the herd shall be negative for two consecutive herd tests at an interval of not less than 10 months nor more than 14 months to quality for accreditation. Refer to §  9.5 (relating to animals to be tested (cattle, goats and buffalo)) for definition of animals to be tested for accreditation.

 (a)  Accredited status shall be maintained if the herd passes an annual negative tuberculin test conducted within 10 to 14 months as stated on the authorization and herd additions qualify as stated in §  9.46 (relating to annual retests).

 (b)  The anniversary date for the annual test will remain the same each year and the authorization to conduct the test will be issued by the Bureau based on this date.

 The herd accreditation status will be lost if reactors are disclosed in the herd and will not be renewed until the next annual negative test after quarantine revocation.

 If suspicious animals are revealed on the annual tuberculin test the accreditation shall be void until the suspects are retested and found negative. If all suspects are not available for retest, then the animals over 24 months of age shall be retested with negative results.

 If deviators are revealed on the annual tuberculin test, the accreditation shall be void until the response animals are retested and found negative. The herd will not be quarantined. If deviators are not available for retest, then the animals over 24 months of age shall be retested with negative results.

 Annual retests shall be complete. Animals not tested shall be tuberculin tested and found negative before the herd can receive proper credit for reaccreditation.

   The provisions of this §  9.46 adopted November 28, 1975, effective November 29, 1975, 5 Pa.B. 3099.

 (a)  Herd additions shall originate directly from one of the following:

   (1)  Accredited herd.

   (2)  Herd in an accredited free state.

   (3)  Herd in a modified accredited area that has passed a herd test of animals over 24 months of age within 12 months, and the individual animals for addition were negative to the tuberculin test conducted within 60 days.

 (b)  Herd in modified accredited area not meeting requirements of subsection (a):

   (1)  Individual animals for addition shall pass a negative test within 60 days prior to entering the premises of the accredited herd and shall be taken in isolation from members of the accredited herd until negative to a test conducted after 60 days of date of entry.

   (2)  Animals added under subsection (a)(2) and (3) and under this subsection may not receive accreditation herd status for sales purposes until they have been members of the herd at least 60 days and are included in a herd retest.

   The provisions of this §  9.47 adopted November 28, 1975, effective November 29, 1975, 5 Pa.B. 3099.