Inyo County Municipal Code Ch. 8.16 Cattle

Whenever the fact has been determined by the county livestock inspector or by the State Veterinarian, or any of his deputies, that contagious and infectious diseases exist among the cattle owned or in the control of any resident of this county, any of the officers shall have the right to quarantine all of the cattle on the premises where the disease or diseases exist.

(Ord. 9 § 1, 1917)

No cattle shall be imported into the county unless such cattle are accompanied by a certificate of health issued by a qualified veterinarian, stating that they are free from all infectious and contagious diseases, and that they have not been exposed to any infectious disease for a period of ten days before they were offered for shipment into Inyo County; and provided, further, that the cars or other vehicles of transportation into which such cattle are loaded have first been cleaned and disinfected with five percent solution of carbolic acid or three percent solution of cresol compound U. S. P., and any cattle shipped or brought into Inyo County shall be quarantined for ten days at a place designated by the inspector.

(Ord. 9 § 2, 1917)

In any action arising under Sections 8.16.010 through 8.16.040 any and all persons having an interest in the cattle or in the control or possession of the same shall be liable for such violation of the provisions here-of.

(Ord. 9 § 3, 1917)

Any violation of Sections 8.16.010 through 8.16.040 or any part thereof is a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof, is punishable as provided by Section 1.20.010.

(Ord. 9 § 4, 1917)

"Tuberculin test,"

as used in Sections 8.16.050 through 8.16.170, means any test approved by the Bureau of Animal Industry, U.S. Department of Agriculture, for use in interstate inspection, and conducted according to the rules and regulations of said bureau pertaining thereto.

(Ord. 14 § 1, 1926)

It is unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to bring into or cause to be brought into the county any cattle afflicted with tuberculosis.

(Ord. 14 § 2, 1926)

It is unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to bring into or cause to be brought into the county any cattle without first obtaining a permit to do so from the county livestock inspector, which permit shall designate as nearly as possible the number, class and sex of the cattle to be brought in, the place from which they are to be brought and are to be delivered, the date of their arrival and the method of transportation.

(Ord. 14 § 3, 1926)

It is unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to bring into or cause to be brought into the county any cattle for dairy or breeding purposes unless they are accompanied by certificates signed by a federal or state veterinarian or similar official or by a veterinarian approved by the county livestock inspector, giving an adequate description of each animal included and showing that such cattle are free from tuberculosis by physical examination and tuberculin test, performed within thirty days of the date of shipment, and certifying that the entire herd from which they came showed not more than ten percent reactors. The thirty-day requirement for examination and tuberculin test may be waived in the case of all cattle brought into the county from federal accredited herds or from a state tuberculosis free area.

(Ord. 14 § 4, 1926)

A. Immediately upon the arrival of the cattle into the county, the fact of such arrival shall be reported to the livestock inspector, and the certificate referred to in Section 8.16.080 filed with him. The livestock inspector shall mark the cattle for identification with tags or otherwise, and make a record showing the date of arrival, description of the cattle, the name of the owner and of the person in charge of the cattle, and the place in which they are to be kept. No person shall remove or tamper with any identification mark placed on an animal by the livestock inspector, for a period of one hundred twenty days after the arrival of the cattle into the county.

B. No person shall sell any cattle or move cattle from place to place within a period of one hundred twenty days from their arrival, without furnishing to the livestock inspector a record of such sale or transportations, showing the names and addresses of the old and new owners and the places to and from which the cattle are moved.

(Ord. 14 § 5, 1926)

A. No person shall inject or cause to be injected tuberculin into any cattle brought into the county within one hundred twenty days of their arrival, except by permission of the livestock inspector.

B. No person shall inject or cause to be injected tuberculin into any cattle, except when used in connection with a tuberculin test as defined in Section 8.16.050.

C. No person shall inject or cause to be injected tuberculin into any cattle with the object of interfering with the conduction of any tuberculin test or for the purpose of affecting or influencing the result of any tuberculin test.

(Ord. 14 § 6, 1926)

Whenever the livestock inspector has cause to believe that there is danger that any cattle brought into the county are afflicted with tuberculosis, he shall cause such cattle to be examined and tested for tuberculosis with a tuberculin test. Such test may be made at any time within one hundred twenty days after the arrival of such cattle into the county. All cattle which are shown by such examination or test to be afflicted with tuberculosis shall be branded in accordance with the provisions of Section 8.16.150.

(Ord. 14 § 7, 1926)

All cattle brought into the county in violation of any of the provisions of Sections 8.16.050 through 8.16.170 pertaining thereto shall be subject to quarantine, examination and test, at the expense of the owner, by the livestock inspector, who may make such disposition of such cattle as shall comport with the welfare of the county and the protection of the health of the domestic livestock therein.

(Ord. 14 § 8, 1926)

It is unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to sell or offer for sale any cattle for dairy or breeding purposes in the county unless such cattle have been examined and tested for tuberculosis within thirty days preceding such sale by a federal or state veterinarian, or the county livestock inspector, or by a veterinarian duly authorized by such officials to apply such test; provided, that this section shall not apply to cattle imported for dairy or breeding purposes under the provisions of Section 8.16.080, within one hundred twenty days previous to sale or transfer, or to cattle which have been regularly tested by representatives of the Federal or State Department of Agriculture under the laws, rules and regulations applicable to dairies operating under the Federal Accredited Herd Plan or the Pure Milk Law of the state; and, further, that the thirty-day period may be extended or waived by the livestock inspector at his discretion in cases where cattle have received an approved tuberculin test showing less than ten percent reactors which were immediately removed from the herd and the premises properly cleansed and disinfected. All cattle which are shown by such examination or test to be afflicted with tuberculosis shall be branded in accordance with the provisions of Section 8.16.150.

(Ord. 14 § 9, 1926)

Whenever any owner requests of the livestock inspector that his cattle be tested for tuberculosis, the expense of such test shall be borne by the owner, unless the request is made under the provisions of the Pure Milk Law of California and the owner frees, in writing, to conform in all respects to said state law and the rules and regulations of the livestock inspector applying to tuberculin tests and disposal of reacting animals; provided, that whenever five or less cattle are sold for dairy or breeding purposes and a test for tuberculosis is required under the provisions of Sections 8.16.050 through 8.16.170, the livestock inspector shall, at the request of the owner thereof, conduct such test without charge, except where two or more applications for such test are made by the same owner within a period of six months, the provisions of this proviso shall apply only to the first such application.

(Ord. 14 § 10, 1926)

All cattle which are shown by examination or tuberculin test to be afflicted with tuberculosis shall be immediately marked for identification by branding the letter "T" on the left jaw. The letter "T" used for the branding of reacting animals shall be three inches in height from top to bottom and three inches wide at the top, and the branding edge shall not be less than one-quarter of an inch in width. No animals so branded shall be slaughtered or disposed of in any manner whatsoever or removed from the premises where located when branded, unless permission is first obtained from the livestock inspector or from the Director of the State Department of Agriculture.

(Ord. 14 § 11, 1926)

The livestock inspector may, from time to time, with the approval of the board of supervisors, promulgate such rules and regulations as shall be proper to carry out the provisions of Sections 8.16.050 through 8.16.170.

(Ord. 14 § 12, 1926)

Any person, firm, association or corporation violating any of the provisions of Sections 8.16.050 through 8.16.170 is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not less than fifty dollars nor more than five hundred dollars, or by imprisonment in theCounty Jail not to exceed ninety days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

(Ord. 14 § 13, 1926)