TITLE 8: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS
CHAPTER I: DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
SUBCHAPTER b: ANIMALS AND ANIMAL PRODUCTS (EXCEPT MEAT AND POULTRY INSPECTION ACT REGULATIONS)
PART 80 ILLINOIS BOVIDAE AND CERVIDAE TUBERCULOSIS ERADICATION ACT
SECTION 80.110 BREEDING CATTLE


 

Section 80.110  Breeding Cattle

 

All breeding cattle entering or being exhibited in the State of Illinois from Accredited Bovine Tuberculosis-Free States shall be accompanied by an official certificate of veterinary inspection issued by an accredited veterinarian. No tuberculin test is required for breeding cattle originating from Accredited Bovine Tuberculosis-Free States.  Breeding cattle entering or being exhibited in Illinois from a state that is not Bovine Tuberculosis Accredited Free or a Canadian province that is not bovine tuberculosis free shall be accompanied by an official certificate of veterinary inspection issued by an accredited veterinarian showing:

 

a)         Breeding cattle are individually identified by ear tag number, tattoo number or registration name and number;

 

b)         Breeding cattle entering for exhibition originated from a herd where a complete negative herd test was conducted within the past 12 months and the individual animals entering Illinois were negative to one tuberculin test conducted within 30 days prior to entry or exhibition;

 

c)         Breeding cattle originated from a herd where a complete negative herd test was conducted within the past 12 months and the individual animals entering Illinois were negative to two additional tuberculin tests conducted within 180 and 30 days prior to entry; or

 

d)         If Illinois is not an Accredited Tuberculosis-Free State, breeding cattle originating in Illinois were negative to a tuberculin test conducted within 90 days prior to exhibition.

 

(Source:  Amended at 34 Ill. Reg. 19382, effective January 1, 2011)