Section 165.12 – Tuberculosis-free herds.
165.12 Tuberculosis-free herds. The department shall establish rules for determining when a herd of cattle, tested and maintained under the provisions of this chapter, the laws of the United States, and the rules of the department and regulations of the United States department of agriculture, shall be considered as tuberculosis-free. When any herd meets such […]
Section 165.13 – Tuberculin.
165.13 Tuberculin. The department shall have control of the sale, distribution, and use of all tuberculin in the state, and shall formulate rules for its distribution and use. Only a licensed veterinarian shall apply a tuberculin test to cattle within this state. [C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §2678; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, […]
Section 165.14 – Inspectors and assistants.
165.14 Inspectors and assistants. The department may appoint one or more accredited veterinarians as inspectors for each county and one or more persons as assistants to such inspectors. Such inspectors, with the assistance of such person or persons, shall test the breeding cattle subject to test, as provided in this chapter, and shall be subject […]
Section 165.15 – Accredited veterinarian.
165.15 Accredited veterinarian. An accredited veterinarian is one who has successfully passed an examination set by the department and the United States department of agriculture and may make tuberculin tests of accredited herds of cattle under the uniform methods and rules governing accredited herd work which are approved by the United States department of agriculture. […]
Section 165.16 – Equipment for inspector.
165.16 Equipment for inspector. The department may furnish each inspector with the necessary tuberculin and other material, not including instruments and utensils, necessary to make the tests provided for in this chapter. [C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §2681; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §165.16]
Section 165.17 – Compensation.
165.17 Compensation. An inspector shall receive compensation for such testing as determined by the department. [C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §2682; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §165.17] See §70A.9 et seq.
Section 165.18 – Brucellosis and tuberculosis eradication fund.
165.18 Brucellosis and tuberculosis eradication fund. 1. A brucellosis and tuberculosis eradication fund is created in the office of the secretary of agriculture, to be used together with state and federal funds available to pay: a. The indemnity and other expenses provided in this chapter. b. The indemnity as set out in section 164.21 and […]
Section 165.26 – Permitting test.
165.26 Permitting test. Every owner of dairy or breeding cattle in the state shall permit the owner’s cattle to be tested for tuberculosis as provided in this chapter, and shall confine the cattle in a proper place so that the examination and test can be applied. If the owner refuses to so confine the cattle […]
Section 165.27 – Penalty.
165.27 Penalty. Any owner of dairy or breeding cattle in the state who prevents, hinders, obstructs, or refuses to allow a veterinarian authorized by the department to conduct such tests for tuberculosis on the owner’s cattle, shall be deemed guilty of a simple misdemeanor. [S13, §2538-s; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §2700; C46, 50, 54, […]
Section 165.28 – Preventing test.
165.28 Preventing test. 1. The cattle owned by any owner who violates the provisions of this chapter, or which have reacted to the tuberculin test, shall be quarantined by the department until the law is complied with. When such quarantine is established no beef or dairy products shall be sold from cattle under quarantine until […]