Effective: June 20, 1994
Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 134 - 120th General Assembly
(A) Every tuberculosis test shall be conducted by a licensed accredited veterinarian using a method approved by the department of agriculture.
(B) Every tuberculosis test shall be reported to the department within seven days after making the test, unless an extension of time is granted by the department.
(C) The report shall be made on a form provided by the department and shall include the name and address of the owner of the animal, identification of the animal, and any other information as may be required on the form.
(D) Every animal tested for tuberculosis shall be identified by a method approved by the director of agriculture.
(E) Every animal classed as a reactor shall be marked with a numbered red reactor tag furnished by the department. The department also shall brand cattle and bison on the left jaw with the letter "T" not less than three inches high within ten days of the classification of those animals.
(F) All cattle and bison classed as reactors shall forever be considered as infected with tuberculosis.
Structure Ohio Revised Code
Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences
Section 941.01 | Animal Diseases Definitions.
Section 941.02 | Chief of Division of Animal Health - Qualifications and Duties.
Section 941.03 | Administrative Rules.
Section 941.041 | Prohibitions Regarding Animal Diseases.
Section 941.042 | Application for Search Warrant to Allow Access or Admission.
Section 941.043 | Order for Immediate Slaughter or Boarding of Animal.
Section 941.05 | Inspections - Authority and Enforcement.
Section 941.06 | Enforcing Authority.
Section 941.07 | Dangerously Contagious or Infectious Disease, a Disease of Concern, or a Residue.
Section 941.08 | Testing or Examining Animal.
Section 941.09 | Rules Governing Identification of Animals.
Section 941.10 | Rules Governing Importation and Movement of Animals.
Section 941.11 | Order for Destruction of Animal.
Section 941.12 | Indemnification for Value of Destroyed Animals.
Section 941.14 | Disposal of Dead or Destroyed Animals.
Section 941.15 | Owner Failing to Dispose of Dead Animal.
Section 941.21 | Brucellosis Definitions.
Section 941.22 | Administrative Rules.
Section 941.23 | County Appropriation From Funds.
Section 941.24 | Authority to Test.
Section 941.25 | Consignment for Slaughter of Positive or Suspect Animals.
Section 941.26 | Movement of Positive or Suspect Animals.
Section 941.27 | Disinfection of Premises or Means of Conveyance.
Section 941.31 | Rules Concerning Johne's Disease.
Section 941.41 | Destruction of Porcine Animals.
Section 941.51 | Tuberculosis Definitions.
Section 941.52 | Administrative Rules.
Section 941.53 | County Appropriation From Funds.
Section 941.54 | Tuberculosis Tests.
Section 941.55 | Slaughter of Animals - Post Mortem Tests.
Section 941.56 | Disinfection of Premises or Means of Conveyance.
Section 941.60 | Injunction Prohibiting Violation or Compelling Compliance.