Process for requesting regional classification for brucellosis.

CFR · 2024-01-01 · US · Title 9

(a) (1) That there is effective veterinary control and oversight within the region; (2) That brucellosis is a notifiable disease within the region; (3) That the region has a program for brucellosis in place that includes, at a minimum: (i) Epidemiological investigations following the discovery of any infected animals or affected herds, or any animals or herds that have had non-negative test results following a test for brucellosis, and documentation of these investigations; (ii) Management of affected herds in a manner designed to eradicate brucellosis from those herds, and documentation regarding this management; (iii) Regulatory controls on the movement of livestock into, within, and from the region that correspond to the risk of dissemination of brucellosis associated with such movement; and (iv) Access to, oversight of, and quality controls on diagnostic testing for brucellosis within the region; (4) That the region has surveillance in place that is equivalent to or exceeds Federal standards for brucellosis surveillance within the United States; and (5) That, if the region vaccinates for brucellosis, it is in a manner that has been approved by APHIS. (b) (c) (2) If comments received on the notice suggest that the region be classified according to a different brucellosis classification, and APHIS agrees with the comments, APHIS will publish a subsequent notice in the (3) If comments received on the notice suggest that insufficient information was supplied on which to base

official document · source cfr-2024 · id 9:§ 93.441