(A) It shall be the responsibility of the herd owners and livestock dealers to allow an official backtag to be applied to all female bovine animals two years of age and over or any heifer showing udder development and all bulls over six months of age that are going to slaughter, further, that cattle owners insist this be done.
(B) Any public livestock marketing facility within the county shall identify and apply official tags to all such bovine animals as described in division (A) above. Identifying backtags will be supplied free of charge to the auction markets for the purpose of identifying all species of animals for their convenience.
(C) Slaughtering establishments within the county who buy identified animals from a market or direct untagged animals, to collect and identify all blood samples from eligible animals as described in division (A) above and sent to Purdue Diagonstic Laboratory for testing (all necessary equipment and postage will be supplied).
(D) Any livestock dealer purchasing untagged livestock within the county shall identify and apply official tags to livestock marketing facility agrees to provide such service to the dealer. The dealer will identify the source of each animal presented at the market.
(E) All persons required to identify animals in accordance with this chapter shall file reports of such identification on forms supplied by the State Board of Animal Health.
(F) When reactor animals are disclosed by the market cattle test, the herd of origin shall be tested within 15 days under supervision of the State Board of Animal Health.
(G) If the owner fails to comply, a quarantine will be issued with attending restrictions and penalties.
(Ord. 3-1970, passed 10-19-1970) Penalty, see § 10.99