Section 80.130  Establishing and Maintaining Accredited Tuberculosis-Free Goat Herds

a)         General Requirements

1)         Accredited tuberculosis-free herd certificates, which shall be valid for one year, unless revoked due to a positive test shall be issued by the Department.

2)         Certificates may be extended for a period of one year upon evidence of a negative herd retest and compliance with all requirements for maintenance of an accredited tuberculosis-free herd.

3)         A "herd" shall be considered as including all animals 12 months of age and over and shall consist of at least 5 animals.

4)         All animals in the herd shall be identified by registration number, individual tattoo, or ear tag.

5)         All official tuberculin tests shall be conducted by an accredited veterinarian or a veterinarian in the employ of the Illinois Department of Agriculture or the United States Department of Agriculture.

b)         To Qualify for Accreditation

1)         Herds shall be accredited upon completion of 2 consecutive negative complete herd tests not less than 10 nor more than 14 months apart.

2)         If a reaction to the tuberculin test is disclosed, the veterinarian reading the test shall, within 24 hours, notify the Department by collect telephone call and make arrangements for a veterinarian trained in conducting the comparative cervical test to retest the animal within 10 days after the original injection.  If the animal is identified as a reactor as a result of the comparative cervical test, personnel from either the Illinois Department of Agriculture or the United States Department of Agriculture will issue a quarantine, supervise disposition of reactor animals, and conduct additional tests on members of the herd.

c)         To Qualify for Reaccreditation

1)         A negative herd test conducted within 60 days prior to the anniversary date is required for continuous accreditation. Upon receipt of a negative herd test, the Department shall extend accreditation for 12 months from the anniversary date.

2)         If the annual test for reaccreditation is conducted within 60 days following the anniversary date, certification will be restored and the accreditation period will be 12 months from the anniversary date.

3)         If the annual test for reaccreditation is not conducted within 60 days following the anniversary date, accreditation is cancelled and reaccreditation requirements are then the same as for initial accreditation.

4)         If a reaction to the tuberculin test is disclosed at the time of the reaccreditation test, the procedure outlined in subsection (b)(2) of this Section shall be followed.

d)         Additions to Accredited Tuberculosis-Free Herds

1)         Animals originating from other accredited herds may be added without tests.

2)         Animals originating from herds not accredited may be added, provided they are negative to an official test for tuberculosis within 60 days prior to addition and are retested and negative to an official tuberculin test not sooner than 60 days from the date the previous test was conducted.

3)         Purchased additions shall not receive new herd status for sale or exhibition purposes until they have been members of the herd for at least 60 days and are included in a complete herd retest.

(Source:  Amended at 24 Ill. Reg. 1003, effective January 10, 2000)