164.13 Unlawful acts.
An owner shall not sell or transfer ownership of a designated animal, allow the commingling of designated animals belonging to two or more owners, or allow the commingling of designated animals with other designated animals under feeder quarantine on a state-approved premises, unless the commingled designated animals are accompanied by a negative brucellosis test report issued by a veterinarian, conducted within thirty days. The provisions of this section do not apply to the following:
1. Bovine animals under six months of age, spayed heifers, or steers.
2. Official vaccinates of bovine animals other than dairy cattle under twenty-four months of age or dairy cattle under twenty months of age, if not postparturient.
3. Designated animals which are consigned directly to slaughter.
4. Designated animals which are imported for exhibition purposes, if any of the following apply:
a. When under the test-eligible ages as provided by the department for designated animals other than bovine. For bovine the test-eligible ages are as provided in this section. The designated animal must be accompanied by an official vaccination certificate as provided by the department. A bovine animal which is six months or older must be accompanied with a vaccination certificate.
b. Designated animals of any age when accompanied by a report of a negative brucellosis test conducted within thirty days.
c. Designated animals originating from a herd in a class free state or designated animals from a brucellosis-free herd.
5. Designated animals originating from a herd in a class free state or designated animals from a certified brucellosis-free herd.
6. Designated animals moved to a state-approved premises.
[C54, 58, 62, §164.11; C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §164.13]
86 Acts, ch 1036, §7; 97 Acts, ch 124, §13
Structure Iowa Code
Chapter 164 - BRUCELLOSIS — BOVINE AND DESIGNATED ANIMALS
Section 164.2 - Eradication area.
Section 164.3 - Female animals vaccinated.
Section 164.5 - Request for test.
Section 164.6 - Expense of test.
Section 164.7 - Copy of report provided to owner.
Section 164.8 - Test at auction premises.
Section 164.9 - Retest by order or request — expense.
Section 164.10 - Report of laboratory tests to department.
Section 164.11 - Identification mark.
Section 164.12 - Quarantined marking.
Section 164.13 - Unlawful acts.
Section 164.14 - Imported designated animals.
Section 164.15 - Quarantined designated animals.
Section 164.16 - Movement or slaughter permit.
Section 164.17 - Quarantined for slaughter permit.
Section 164.18 - Unlawful sale or purchase.
Section 164.20 - Appraisal of value of bovine animals.
Section 164.21 - Indemnification of owner — determination of amount.
Section 164.22 - Moneys administered.
Section 164.29 - Reciprocal agreements.
Section 164.30 - Tagging designated animals received for sale or slaughter.