Tuberculosis; Reduction in Timeframe for Movement of Cattle and Bison From Modified Accredited and Accreditation Preparatory States or Zones Without an Individual Tuberculin Test
other · Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service · Rule · Published 2006-03-20 · Effective 2006-03-20 · 71 FR 13926
Document
Document number
06-2627
Federal Register citation
71 FR 13926
CFR reference
9 CFR 77
Type
Rule
Action
Affirmation of interim rule as final rule.
Category
other
Sub-agency
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Publication date
2006-03-20
Effective date
2006-03-20
USDA docket
Docket No. 04-065-2
Abstract
We are adopting as a final rule, without change, an interim rule that amended the tuberculosis regulations to reduce, from 6 months to 60 days, the period following a whole herd test during which animals may be moved interstate from a modified accredited State or zone or from an accreditation preparatory State or zone without an individual tuberculin test. The interim rule was necessary due to our determination that the 6-month period during which individual tuberculin tests have not been required is too long given the risks of exposure to tuberculosis that exist in modified accredited and accreditation preparatory States or zones, especially those States or zones where there are wildlife populations affected with tuberculosis.