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ANIMAL HEALTH AMENDMENTS

                 
1999 GENERAL SESSION

                 
STATE OF UTAH

                 
Sponsor: Melvin R. Brown

                  AN ACT RELATING TO AGRICULTURE; PROVIDING THAT AN ANIMAL MAY NOT BE
                  IMPORTED INTO THE STATE WITHOUT BEING ACCOMPANIED BY A HEALTH
                  CERTIFICATE; PROVIDING THAT FEMALE CATTLE WITHIN OR IMPORTED INTO THE
                  STATE ARE NOT REQUIRED TO BE VACCINATED FOR BRUCELLOSIS; REQUIRING
                  THAT PRIOR TO IMPORTATION INTO THE STATE, CERTAIN CATTLE MUST TEST
                  NEGATIVE FOR BRUCELLOSIS; DIRECTING THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
                  AND FOOD TO MAKE RULES; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
                  This act affects sections of Utah Code Annotated 1953 as follows:
                  AMENDS:
                      4-31-9, as last amended by Chapter 2, Laws of Utah 1982
                  ENACTS:
                      4-31-16.5, Utah Code Annotated 1953
                  Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
                      Section 1. Section 4-31-9 is amended to read:
                       4-31-9. Imported animals -- Health certificate.
                      No person, except as [may otherwise be] provided by [regulation promulgated by] rule of
                  the department, [shall] may import any [livestock or zoo] animal into this state unless it is [certified
                  in writing by a] accompanied by a health certificate that meets the requirements of department rules
                  and is issued by a licensed veterinarian [or qualified technician to be free from contagious,
                  infectious, or communicable disease].
                      Section 2. Section 4-31-16.5 is enacted to read:
                      4-31-16.5. Brucellosis -- Vaccination not required for cattle -- Testing required to
                  import certain cattle.
                      (1) As used in this section,"test-eligible" has the meaning defined in 9 C.F.R. Sec. 78.1.
                      (2) Female cattle within or imported into the state are not required to be vaccinated for


                  brucellosis.
                      (3) (a) Test-eligible cattle imported from states designated as brucellosis-free under 9 C.F.R.
                  Sec. 78.43, that are acquired directly from the farm of origin are not required to be tested for
                  brucellosis before movement into the state.
                      (b) Test-eligible cattle imported from states designated as brucellosis-free under 9 C.F.R.                   Sec.
                  78.43, that are acquired through trading channels must test negative for brucellosis within 30 days
                  before movement into the state.
                      (4) Test-eligible cattle imported from states that have not been designated as brucellosis-free
                  under 9 C.F.R. Sec. 78.43, must test negative for brucellosis within 30 days before movement into
                  the state.
                      (5) The department shall make rules in accordance with Title 63, Chapter 46a, Utah
                  Administrative Rulemaking Act, to implement this section.
                      Section 3. Effective date.
                      If approved by two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, this act takes effect upon
                  approval by the governor, or the day following the constitutional time limit of Utah Constitution
                  Article VII, Section 8, without the governor's signature, or in the case of a veto, the date of veto
                  override.

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