§ 165.36 — Importation of cattle

Iowa § 165.36

• Jurisdiction: Iowa
• Title V: AGRICULTURE
• Ch. 165: ERADICATION OF BOVINE TUBERCULOSIS

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No dairy or breeding cattle shall be shipped, driven on foot, or transported, into the state
of Iowa, except upon one of the following conditions:
1. That such cattle come from a herd which has been officially accredited as a
tuberculosis-free accredited herd by the state from which such cattle come or by the
department of agriculture of the United States; or
2. That such cattle come from an area officially declared as a modified accredited area by
such state or the department of agriculture of the United States, and the herd from which
they originate, if previously infected, has passed two tests free from tuberculosis; or
3. That such cattle are brought into this state under quarantine to be tuberculin tested for
tuberculosis and fully examined in not less than sixty days nor more than ninety days. The
test must be applied by a veterinarian accredited by the department and at the expense of
the owner. Such cattle brought in under quarantine shall be accompanied by a certificate of
veterinaryinspectionissuedbyaveterinarianaccreditedbythestatefromwhichthecattleare
importedorbytheanimalandplanthealthinspectionserviceoftheUnitedStatesdepartment
of agriculture showing them to be free from tuberculosis. The department of agriculture and
land stewardship shall not release its quarantine until an examination has been made and the
department determines that such cattle are not afflicted with tuberculosis.

Legislative History

[C31, 35, §2704-c2; C39, §2704.5; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §165.36]