(a) Any owner of a flock of sheep may apply for a certificate certifying that flock as a brucella ovis-free flock when the flock meets the following requirements.
- (1) Each ram in the flock shall have an individual identification.
- (2) Each test-eligible ram shall test negative on two official serology tests 45 to 120 days apart. Each ram shall be exempt from testing in the year of its birth.
- (b) Each owner of a flock of sheep satisfactorily completing the test requirements under subsection (a) for a brucella ovis-free flock shall be issued a certificate certifying the flock of sheep as a brucella ovis-free flock by the Kansas animal health department. The certificate shall be valid for one year from the date of certification.
- (c) To continue the brucella ovis-free flock certification, each test-eligible ram shall test negative annually. Each owner of one or more brucella ovis-free flocks shall be notified by mail of recertification requirements no fewer than 30 days before the expiration of the brucella ovis-free flock status.
(Authorized by K.S.A. 47-607d and K.S.A. 47-610; implementing K.S.A. 47-610; effective Jan. 23, 1998.)