Chapter 64. INFECTIOUS AND CONTAGIOUS DISEASES

64.43(1) Brucellosis. All breeding swine four months of age or over moving through a livestock market or offered for sale or sold by the owner by private treaty must: a. Originate from a validated herd, or from a validated brucellosis-free state according to Title 9 CFR as amende…

[Filed 7/14/64; amended 1/12/66, 5/14/68, 7/9/68, 4/18/73] [Filed 12/21/76, Notice 11/3/76—published 1/12/77, effective 2/17/77] [Filed 1/13/84, Notice 12/7/83—published 2/1/84, effective 3/7/84] [Filed emergency 7/8/88 after Notice 6/1/88—published 7/27/88, effective 7/8/88] [Fi…

64.47(1) “Department” means the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship, Wallace State Office Building, Des Moines, Iowa. 64.47(2) “Federal Office” means the Animal, Plant and Health Inspection Service, United States Department of Agriculture, Federal Building, Des Mo…

receive a certificate evidencing same, the owner thereof shall comply with the following requirements: 64.49(1) Certified brucellosis-free herd. A herd may qualify for initial certification by a minimum of three consecutive negative milk ring tests (B.R.T.) conducted at not less …

sale at retail except to a licensed veterinarian of this state, nor shall it be administered to any livestock or poultry except by a licensed veterinarian of the state of Iowa. This does not apply to the sale of and administration of virulent classical swine fever virus when sold…

animals as reactors, it shall be the duty of the owner to confine the animals in a suitable enclosure and to restrain the individual animal in a manner sufficient to permit the veterinarian to perform any of the services required under laws and rules of Iowa. This rule is intende…

64.51(1) Bovine animals classified as reactors shall be quarantined on the premises and not permitted to mingle with other cattle until disposed of for slaughter under a permit issued by the department or its authorized agent. 64.51(2) All bovine animals comprising a herd operati…

64.52(1) Identification tag. Every veterinarian, in conjunction with the testing of any bovine animal for brucellosis or the vaccination of any such animal, shall insert an identification tag of the type approved by the department in the right ear of each animal which is not so i…

following their disposal for slaughter, the owner of such cattle shall be required to clean and disinfect all barns and premises in which said cattle have been held. Such cleaning and disinfection shall be done in accordance with instructions and with a disinfectant approved by t…

64.54(1) Reactor cattle disclosed in herds operating under Plan A shall be tagged and branded within 15 days of the date the blood samples were taken. In accordance with Iowa law, an additional 30 days will be allowed for slaughter. 64.54(2) All reactors shall be disposed of for …

64.55(1) All brucellosis tests conducted at state-federal expense must be performed at a state-federal laboratory as determined by the department. 64.55(2) The department shall approve a veterinarian as eligible to conduct brucellosis tests upon successful completion of a course …

64.56(1) A nonvaccinated animal classified as a suspect on the brucellosis test may be reclassified as a reactor by the veterinarian obtaining the blood sample provided that such an animal is known to have aborted and is from a herd containing reactors. 64.56(2) Animals so design…

64.57(1) No indemnity shall be paid unless the test was previously authorized by proper state or federal authority. 64.57(2) No indemnity may be paid on an animal which was vaccinated when it was more than eight months of age. 64.57(3) Rescinded. 64.57(4) No indemnity may be paid…

64.58(1) Counties shall be tested in the order that valid petitions are received unless the department shall decide that it is not expedient to make tests in that order. 64.58(2) All provisions of the rules as promulgated under authority of Iowa Code section 164.2 are also in eff…

[Filed 11/26/57, amended 4/18/73] [Filed 12/21/76, Notice 11/3/76—published 1/12/77, effective 2/17/77] [Filed emergency 7/8/88 after Notice 6/1/88—published 7/27/88, effective 7/8/88] [Filed 7/25/97, Notice 6/18/97—published 8/13/97, effective 9/17/97] [Filed Emergency After Not…

64.63(1) All bovine animals two years of age and older received for sale or shipment to a slaughtering establishment shall be identified with a back tag issued by the department. The back tag will be affixed to the animal as directed by the department. 64.63(2) It shall be the du…

64.64(1) Bleeding. Thirty dollars per stop (herd) and five dollars per head for all cattle bled. 64.64(2) Tagging and branding reactors. Fifteen dollars for the first reactor and five dollars for each additional reactor. This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code section 164.6.…

64.65(1) Bleeding. Bleeding shall mean the taking of a blood sample in a vial or tube, to be submitted to a laboratory for testing and diagnosis of diseases. 64.65(2) Injection. Injection shall mean the injection of tuberculin into a prescribed area of the animal as a diagnostic …

[Filed 9/26/67, amended 9/25/73, 10/10/73, 12/9/74] [Filed 9/15/78, Notice 7/26/78—published 10/4/78, effective 11/9/78] [Filed emergency 7/8/88 after Notice 6/1/88—published 7/27/88, effective 7/8/88] [Filed Emergency After Notice ARC 9102B (Notice ARC 8976B, IAB 7/28/10), IAB 9…

all exposed animals shall be placed under quarantine and inspections and tests performed as provided in Iowa Code chapter 163A. This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code section 163A.12.

may designate a licensed accredited veterinarian to make the inspections and tests. The expense of the tests may be charged to the county brucellosis eradication fund as provided in Iowa Code section 163A.12. This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code section 163A.12.

and land stewardship hereby authorizes and directs the chief of division of animal industry to cooperate with the bureau of animal industry, United States Department of Agriculture, in all regulations for the prevention, control and eradication of contagious and infectious diseas…

64.71(1) Bleeding. Thirty dollars per stop (herd) and five dollars per head for all animals bled. 64.71(2) Tagging of reactors. Thirty dollars per stop (herd) and two dollars per head for all swine tagged. This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code section 163A.12. [ARC 9102B, …

[Filed 5/14/73, amended 9/25/73, 12/9/74] [Filed 9/15/78, Notice 7/26/78—published 10/4/78, effective 11/9/78] [Filed 8/13/82, Notice 7/7/82—published 9/1/82, effective 10/6/82] [Filed emergency 7/8/88 after Notice 6/1/88—published 7/27/88, effective 7/8/88] [Filed Emergency Afte…

land stewardship are: 64.73(1) The subcutaneous or “Thermal” test. 64.73(2) The intradermic or “Skin” test. 64.73(3) The ophthalmic or “Eye” test. 64.73(4) The TB Stat-Pak test for cervids. This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code section 165.13. [ARC 0656C, IAB 3/20/13, effe…

it has been applied by a regularly employed state or federal veterinarian, an accredited veterinarian or by an approved veterinarian when endorsed by the authorities of the state of origin, provided the observations be made at the seventy-second hour. This rule is intended to imp…

eradication work. This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code section 164.4.

applied in combination with either the subcutaneous or intradermic test. This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code section 164.4.

shipment. This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code section 164.4.

the test, the name of the owner and the post-office address. This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code section 164.7.

proper metal tag bearing a serial number attached to the right ear. This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code section 164.11.

blood samples taken in order to determine whether the animal is infected with an infectious or contagious disease. Upon written notification from the department or from the United States Department of Agriculture, the management of a slaughter facility shall provide for or permit…

accordance with 21—65.4(163). This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code sections 163.11 and 165.36.

federal supervision for the eradication of tuberculosis in which reactors have been found may be held in quarantine until they have passed a negative tuberculin test. All cattle that react to the tuberculin test, as well as those which show physical evidence of tuberculosis, shal…

unit from the breeding cattle (which means they shall be quarantined, watered and fed apart from breeding cattle). This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code sections 163.1 and 164.4.

may be tuberculin tested without being denied the use of the same pastures and the same watering troughs as steers in feeding. This does not apply to female cattle, the products of which are handled commercially; neither does it apply where the feeding cattle are other than steer…

United States Bureau of Animal Industry rules governing the interstate movement of cattle; the original must be attached to the waybill and a copy forwarded to the Chief of Division of Animal Industry, Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship, Des Moines, Iowa 50319. T…

must be consigned to a slaughtering establishment having federal inspection and must be transported thereto in accordance with section V, Regulation 7, of B.A.I. Order No. 309. 64.85(1) When it is found on slaughter that animals are affected with tuberculosis, the chief, division…

and land stewardship governing the establishment of tuberculosis-free accredited herds and accredited areas or units in Iowa will be applied to such herds, and areas or units in cooperation with the bureau of animal industry, United States department of agriculture. This rule is …

such time as is considered necessary by the federal or state authorities. This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code section 165.32.

been found by the application of the test as referred to in 21—64.63(163), until such herd has been successfully subjected to two consecutive tests with tuberculin applied at intervals of not less than six months, the first interval dating from the time of removal of the tubercul…

[July 1952 IDR; File 6/3/55; Amended 3/12/62] [Filed 12/21/76, Notice 11/3/76—published 1/12/77, effective 2/17/77] [Filed 1/13/84, Notice 2/7/83—published 2/1/84, effective 3/7/84] [Filed emergency 7/8/88 after Notice 6/1/88—published 7/27/88, effective 7/8/88] [Filed emergency …

which have been injected with tuberculin within 60 days immediately preceding or which have at any time reacted to a tuberculin test. This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code sections 165.10, 165.13 and 165.26.

the registered animal shall be presented to the inspector. Any grade cattle maintained in the herd or associated with the animals of the herd shall be identified by a tag or other marking satisfactory to the state and federal officials. This rule is intended to implement Iowa Cod…

slaughter, shall be reported promptly to the said state or federal officials, giving the identification of the animal, and if sold, the name and address of the person to whom transferred. If the transfer is made from the accredited herd to another accredited herd the shipment sha…

accredited herd, or if from outside or unknown sources it shall be pasteurized by heating to not less than 150° F. for not less than 20 minutes. This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code section 163.1.

state and federal authorities for the control of tuberculosis shall be complied with. This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code section 163.1.