1. 1. All cattle eight months of age or over entering Missouri from any point outside the state and all cattle eight months of age or over exchanged, bartered or offered for sale or transported within the state of Missouri must have passed a negative test for brucellosis, conducted in an approved laboratory within thirty days prior to entry or within thirty days prior to sale, exchange, barter or being transported within the state. The state veterinarian may eliminate the test requirements on certain groups or classes of animals by specific regulations.
2. 2. All cattle entering Missouri from any point outside the state shall be accompanied by an official health certificate stating that all animals listed thereon have passed a negative blood test for brucellosis within the previous thirty days or showing that they are eligible for entry into Missouri in accordance with the regulations of the department. All other shipments within the state must be accompanied by official certification of tests, vaccinations, health certificate, permits or waybills, which properly identify all the animals in the shipment or as otherwise specified in the regulations of the department.

(L. 1955 p. 5 § 267.300, A.L. 1961 p. 19, A.L. 1973 S.B. 291)