(A) The purpose of this subchapter is to facilitate the cooperation needed to make the Market Cattle Testing Program (MCT) effective. The MCT Program shall replace the Brucellosis and Tuberculosis Control Program, which was paid for by tax funds and which consisted of testing all eligible cattle in the county once every six years.
(B) The MCT Program provides for the collection of blood for tests and the examination of the carcasses of all slaughtered animals for evidence of Brucellosis or Tuberculosis. Infected animals can be traced to the herd of origin by identification through backtags. The entire herd can then be tested. Negative animals shall be credited to the county of origin, until the entire state has qualified as a “Certified Brucellosis Free Area” and as an “Accredited Tuberculosis Free Area.”
(Ord. 25-2021, passed 12-28-2021)