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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 [
the department, [
and is issued by a licensed veterinarian [
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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