Sec. 22-287. Tuberculin tests; disposition of reactors; addition to herds; surveillance tests.
Sec. 22-287. Tuberculin tests; disposition of reactors; addition to herds; surveillance tests. (a) The Commissioner of Agriculture may cause all neat cattle and all
goats in the state to be tuberculin tested by a licensed accredited veterinarian at the
expense of the state or by a veterinarian employed by the United States Department of
Agriculture or by a veterinarian employed by the Department of Agriculture. The owner
of any such herd to be so tested shall provide assistance and proper restraint for confining
the animals for and during the application of said tests. When said commissioner has
determined the condition of such animals by physical examination and tuberculin test
performed by said veterinarians, each animal reacting to such test shall be immediately
segregated from the animals not reacting to such test by the owner thereof and each
animal reacting to such test shall be appraised as provided in section 22-288 and shall
be disposed of and the premises upon which such animal has been kept shall be cleaned
and disinfected within fifteen days thereafter, subject to the approval of the commissioner or his deputy or any authorized agent of the commissioner. No animals shall be
added to the herd until such premises have been so cleaned and disinfected and inspected
and approved by the commissioner or his deputy or any authorized agent of the commissioner. Any animal reacting to such test which has been disposed of as provided by this
section shall be paid for by the Comptroller, provided funds shall be available for such
purposes and provided the animal reacting to such test and disposed of shall have been
approved by said commissioner as a proper addition to the herd.
(b) Surveillance tests may be performed by a technician trained by and under the
supervision of the State Veterinarian and employed by the Livestock Division of the
Department of Agriculture, provided, no condemnation shall be made on the basis of
such surveillance tests. The owner of any herd to be so tested shall provide assistance
and proper restraint for confining the animals for and during the application of said tests.
(1949 Rev., S. 3346; 1959, P.A. 637, S. 2; 1961, P.A. 67; February, 1965, P.A. 32, S. 1; 1971, P.A. 4; 872, S. 446, 448;
P.A. 77-267, S. 1; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 91-10, S. 7, 20; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 146(e), (f); P.A. 04-189, S. 1.)
History: 1959 act replaced commissioner of agriculture with commissioner of agriculture, conservation and natural
resources; 1961 act replaced commissioner of agriculture, conservation and natural resources with commissioner of agriculture and natural resources; 1965 act required that owner provide assistance and restraint for animals being tested and
prohibited adding animals to herd until premises are clean, disinfected, inspected, etc.; 1971 acts allowed veterinarians
employed by state department of agriculture and natural resources to administer tests and later replaced commissioner and
department of agriculture and natural resources with commissioner and department of agriculture; P.A. 77-267 added
Subsec. (b) re surveillance tests; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 91-10 amended Subsec. (a) to make commissioner's duty under this
section a discretionary power; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6 replaced Commissioner and Department of Agriculture with
Commissioner and Department of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, effective July 1, 2004; P.A. 04-189 repealed Sec.
146 of June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, thereby reversing the merger of the Departments of Agriculture and Consumer Protection,
effective June 1, 2004.
See Sec. 22-388 re periodic testing of cattle for brucellosis or tuberculosis.