54-706.07 Department; rules and regulations; tests; reports.

NE Code § 54-706.07 (2019) (N/A)
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54-706.07. Department; rules and regulations; tests; reports.

(1) The department by rule and regulation may prescribe the manner, method, and system of testing livestock or any other animal suspected of being affected with or exposed to M. bovis under a cooperative program.

(2) The department may also adopt and promulgate any other rules and regulations necessary to carry out the Bovine Tuberculosis Act.

(3) Accredited veterinarians are authorized to apply only the caudal fold tuberculin test. Tuberculin tests shall be conducted by a veterinarian employed by the department or APHIS or by a designated accredited veterinarian. All tests are official tests and shall be reported to the State Veterinarian on an official bovine tuberculosis test chart. Such report shall include the official identification, age, sex, and breed of each animal and a record of all responses and test interpretations.

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