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Florida Administrative Code (Last Updated: November 11, 2024) |
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5. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services |
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5C. Division of Animal Industry |
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5C-4. Admission Of Animals For Exhibition |
1(1) OCVI Required.
4(a) Florida-origin cattle or bison moved for exhibition must be accompanied by an OCVI dated not more than 90 days prior to exhibition.
27(b) Cattle or bison imported from other states for exhibition must be accompanied by an OCVI dated not more than 30 days prior to exhibition.
52(2) Test or Certification Required.
57(a) Tuberculosis.
591. Florida-origin cattle or bison may be entered for exhibition without a tuberculin test.
732. Imported dairy cattle may be entered for exhibition provided they have a negative caudal fold tuberculin skin test within 60 days prior to the date of the exhibition; except that, dairy cattle from an 108Accredited Herd as defined in Bovine Tuberculosis Eradication, APHIS 91-45-011 (Jan. 2005) 120and originating in Tuberculosis-Free States, are exempt from this test requirement. Bovine Tuberculosis Eradication, APHIS 91-45-011 (Jan. 2005) is hereby incorporated by reference and available online at 147http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-10086149.
1503. Imported beef cattle or bison may be entered for exhibition without a negative caudal fold tuberculin skin test provided they originate from Accredited Tuberculosis-Free States or Herds. Otherwise, they must meet the requirements in subparagraph 1865C-4.002(2)(a)2., 187F.A.C.
188(b) Brucellosis.
1901. Test Required. Cattle or bison, six (6) months of age or older, must have evidence of a negative brucellosis test within 30 days prior to the date of exhibition.
2202. Exemption from Required Brucellosis Test.
226a. Steers and spayed heifers; and
232b. Cattle or bison originating from a Certified Brucellosis-Free Herd as defined in 2459 CFR §78.1 248(JAN 2018), which is hereby incorporated by reference and available online at 260http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-10040, 262or a Brucellosis Class Free State or Area which when certified, the OCVI must show the certified herd number and the date of the last herd certification test; and
291c. Cattle or bison from non-quarantined herds originating from Class A State or Area provided that the cattle are under 18 months of age.
315Rulemaking Authority 317585.002(4), 318585.08(2)(a), 319585.145(2) FS. 321Law Implemented 323585.08(2)(a), 324585.145(1), 325(2) FS. History–Amended 7-25-66, 11-15-67, 1-1-70, 7-1-71, 9-1-72, 8-7-77, 8-8-79, 9-30-80, 6-26-83, Formerly 5C-4.02, Amended 4-17-89, 1-19-95, 6-21-06, 11-21-18.
