San Bernardino County Municipal Code Ch. 6 Cattle Tuberculosis Suppression

It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to bring into or cause to be brought into the County of San Bernardino, any cattle afflicted with tuberculosis, except for the purpose of immediate slaughter.

(Ord. 294, passed - -1928)

It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to bring into or cause to be brought into the County of San Bernardino, any cattle except for the purpose of immediate slaughter, without first obtaining a permit to do so from the Public Health Veterinarian of said County, which permit shall designate as near as possible the number, class, and sex of the cattle to be brought in, the place from which they are to be brought, where they are to be delivered to, the date of their arrival, and the method of transportation.

(Ord. 294, passed - -1928)

It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to bring into or cause to be brought into the County of San Bernardino, any cattle for dairy purposes unless they are accompanied by a certificate signed by a Federal or State veterinarian or a veterinarian approved by the Federal or State Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Animal Industry, and the Public Health Veterinarian of said County, giving an adequate description of each animal, including ear-tag numbers and brands, showing that such cattle are free from tuberculosis by physical examination and tuberculin test performed within 30 days of date of shipment into said County and certifying that the entire herd from which they came showed not more than one-half of one percent reactors, the 30-day requirement for examination and tuberculin test may be waived in case of all cattle brought into the County of San Bernardino from Federal accredited herds or from Federal and State Control Area at the discretion of the Public Health Veterinarian.

(Ord. 294, passed - -1928)

All dairy cattle brought into the County of San Bernardino shall be tested with tuberculin upon arrival, by the Public Health Veterinarian or by a veterinarian approved by the Public Health Veterinarian, and if one-half of one percent or over are found to be reactors to said tuberculin test, the herd may be quarantined for a period of 60 days and be retested by said Public Health Veterinarian; the said Public Health Veterinarian may quarantine any cattle brought into the said County of San Bernardino, which he or she deems necessary for the prevention of contagious and infectious diseases and their spread. Beef breeding and range cattle are to be controlled by the State of California and the United States Control Area Plan. All dealers shall be required to fill out and file with the Public Health Veterinarian, a form approved by said Veterinarian, showing in detail from whom livestock was bought and to whom sold.

(a) Removal of Cattle Before Completion Prohibited. No cattle shall be moved or transported during said period of quarantine and shall not be moved or transported thereafter without first obtaining and having a certificate of release from the Public Health Veterinarian.

(Ord. 294, passed - -1928)

It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to produce and offer for sale for human consumption, any milk or cream in the County of San Bernardino unless the cattle from which said milk is produced have been examined and tested for tuberculosis by an approved veterinarian or by a Federal or State Veterinarian of the Department of Agriculture, in compliance with the Pure Milk Law of the State of California.

(a) Annual Testing. All cattle in the County of San Bernardino that are used to produce milk or milk products for human consumption, must be examined and tested with tuberculin at least once annually, and if there are found any reactors in the herd, the reactors shall be removed and the herd must be tested semi-annually thereafter until there are no reactors found in the herd.

(Ord. 294, passed - -1928)

It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to transport and deliver from without the County of San Bernardino into the County of San Bernardino for human consumption, any milk or milk products unless said milk and milk products have been produced from cattle that are regularly tested for tuberculosis and from which all the reactors have been removed, in compliance with this Chapter and under the provisions of the Agricultural Code of the State of California.

(Ord. 294, passed - -1928)

The Public Health Veterinarian may from time to time, with the approval of the Board of Supervisors, promulgate such rules and regulations as shall be deemed proper to carry out the provisions of this Chapter.

(Ord. 294, passed - -1928)