As used in sections 267.551 to 267.556, the following terms shall mean:
- (1) "Accredited and approved veterinarian", a veterinarian who has been accredited by the United States Department of Agriculture and approved by the department of agriculture of this state and who is duly licensed under the laws of this state to engage in the practice of veterinary medicine;
- (2) "Bovine", male and female cattle or buffalo;
- (3) "Director", the director of the department of agriculture of this state;
- (4) "Official calfhood vaccinate", female cattle of any breed or female bison vaccinated while legal age by a veterinary services veterinarian, state veterinarian, or an accredited veterinarian with brucella abortus strain 19 vaccine;
- (5) "Quarantined feedlot", a confined area under official state quarantine and approved jointly by the director of the department of agriculture and officials of the United States Federal Animal Health Office where all animals are to be classified as exposed to brucellosis;
- (6) "'S' branded cattle", cattle which have been identified by branding with a hot iron bearing the letter "S" to be placed on the left jaw with a letter at least two inches high by two inches wide;
- (7) "Spay", sterilization of a female animal by removal of the ovaries.
(L. 1983 1st Ex. Sess. H.B. 24 § 1)
Effective 1-1-84