Wyo. Code R. 051-0001-6
General Agency, Board or Commission Rules
Chapter 6: Brucellosis Risk Mitigation Activites And Reimbursement
Effective Date: 08/16/2013 to 11/03/2015
Rule Type: Superceded Rules & Regulations
Reference Number: 051.0001.6.08162013
(a) Pursuant to the authority vested in the Wyoming Livestock Board by virtue of W.S. 11-19-407 and the following rules are hereby promulgated.
(a) These rules are adopted to provide general guidance and establish eligibility and compensation parameters for payment to Accredited Veterinarians and Approved Livestock Auction Markets participating in Brucellosis testing, Adult Brucellosis Vaccination and Spaying activities.
(a) If not defined below, refer to the Wyoming Livestock board's Chapter 2 Vaccination Against and Surveillance for Brucellosis rules.
(i) 'Adult Brucellosis Vaccination' means the vaccination of female cattle over twelve (12) months of age with RB 51 vaccine following the protocol outlined in the current Brucellosis Eradication Uniform Methods and Rules (UMR) or other APHIS directive.
(ii) 'Approved Livestock Market' means a livestock market that is approved by the State of Wyoming to handle cattle under conditions required by the cooperative State-Federal Brucellosis Eradication Program.
(iii) 'Board' means the Wyoming Livestock Board, state agency 051, 1934 Wyott Drive, Cheyenne, WY 82002, (307) 777-7515.
(iv) 'Brucellosis' means an infectious disease of animals and humans caused by Brucella abortus.
(v) 'Brucellosis Class Free Status' means a classification standard for a state that has been certified as fulfilling the requirements of this status on initial classification or reclassification by the state animal health official, and the United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Veterinary Services.
(vi) 'Chapter 2 Rules' means the Wyoming Livestock Board Vaccination Against and Surveillance for Brucellosis rules which establish protocol for vaccination, testing, and response for Brucellosis in cattle.
(vii) 'Designated Surveillance Area' shall be that area as defined in the Wyoming Livestock Board's Chapter 2 Rules or as amended by a board order.
(viii) 'Designated Surveillance Area Origin Cattle' means cattle that have moved or will move from a farm or ranch located within the defined boundaries of the Designated Surveillance Area.
(ix) 'Herd' means all Bovinae under common ownership or supervision that are grouped on one or more parts of any single premise; or all Bovinae under common ownership or supervision on two or more premises that are geographically separated but in which the animals have been interchanged or had contact with animals from different premises. It will be assumed that contact between animals of the same species on the different premises has occurred unless the owner establishes otherwise and the results of the epidemiologic investigation are consistent with the lack of contact between premises.
(x) 'Herd Plan' means a written document outlining practices a livestock producer will undertake to minimize the exposure of his/her cattle or domestic bison to Brucellosis. It shall be based on a completed Herd Risk Assessment. The Herd Plan will be valid when the State Veterinarian or his designee and the herd owner/manager have signed it.
(xi) 'Herd Risk Assessment' means an evaluation of the potential risk a cattle or domestic bison herd has for exposure to Brucellosis infected elk, bison, or cattle. The Assessment shall be performed by Wyoming Livestock Board personnel.
(xii) 'Mandatory testing' means any Brucellosis testing required by the Wyoming Livestock Board and/or United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
(xiii) 'Official Adult Vaccinate' means a female Bovinae that is over twelve (12) months of age when vaccinated for Brucellosis using the approved vaccination procedure outlined in the Brucellosis Eradication Uniform Methods and Rules (UMR) or other APHIS directive, and only after approval is issued by the Wyoming State Veterinarian. The Bovinae shall be properly identified as an adult vaccinate by Board Approved Individual Identification and shall be reported on the appropriate certificate to the appropriate State and Federal animal health agencies.
(xiv) 'Post Parturient' means a Bovinae that has given birth.
(xv) 'Spaying' means the surgical removal of the ovaries from female cattle by either the prarlumbian fossa or the trans-vaginal approach, or any other surgical procedure by which female cattle are rendered permanently infertile and is performed by a Wyoming licensed veterinarian.
(xvi) 'Surveillance Testing' means optional testing for Brucellosis other than that testing done to satisfy Chapter 2 Brucellosis test requirements or United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service test requirements, including testing provided for under the terms of a valid Herd Plan.
(xvii) 'Testable Sample' means a blood sample for Brucellosis testing which is received at the Wyoming State Veterinary Laboratory (WSVL) in such condition that the tests conducted will yield valid results. The testability of any sample will be determined by the serology technicians at WSVL.
(xviii) 'Test Eligible' means all sexually intact female cattle or female domestic bison eighteen (18) months of age and over (as evidenced by the loss of the first pair of temporary incisor teeth). All Bovinae that are visibly pregnant or Post Parturient are test eligible regardless of age.
(xix) 'USDA/APHIS/VS' means the United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Veterinary Services.
(xx) 'Wyoming Accredited Veterinarian' means an individual who is licensed to practice veterinary medicine in the state of Wyoming and is accredited by the United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service in Wyoming.
(xxi) 'Wyoming State Veterinarian' means a Wyoming Accredited Veterinarian employed by the Board who serves as the State Veterinarian for the State of Wyoming, as outlined in W.S. 11-19-101.
(a) All payments authorized by these Rules are contingent upon the availability of funding and shall be at the sole discretion of the Board.
(a) Compensation for Brucellosis Surveillance Testing, Spaying and Adult Brucellosis Vaccination shall require the producer for whom the services are rendered to have a valid Herd Plan, which shall include a Herd Risk Assessment.
(b) Approval from the State Veterinarian or his designee is required prior to Spaying or Adult Brucellosis Vaccination if compensation is sought pursuant to these rules. A valid Herd Plan is considered prior approval as long as the procedure is specifically listed as part of the Herd Plan.
(c) The Board shall determine the amount of compensation on a per head basis depending on the Herd Risk Assessment and may decline compensation if the Herd Risk Assessment does not warrant the activity.
(d) Payments shall be made directly to a Wyoming Accredited Veterinarian pursuant to W.S. § 11-19-407(c). The payment shall be made upon submission to the Board of a notarized invoice indicating the number of head tested, Spayed, or Adult Brucellosis Vaccinated, the ownership of the animals tested, Spayed, or Adult Brucellosis Vaccinated and the testing, Spaying, or Adult Brucellosis Vaccinating location. Invoice forms may be obtained from the offices of the Board.
(i) Payment for Surveillance Testing shall be made a $5.00 per head if the animal is tested within the boundaries of the Designated Surveillance Area. Payment will only be made for Testable Samples which are received at the Wyoming State Veterinary Laboratory in properly labeled tubes and with properly completed legible APHIS Brucellosis test charts showing the official identification, vaccination status, age, breed, and gender of each animal represented.
(ii) Payment for Spaying heifers within the Designated Surveillance Area shall be at $6.50 per head under the following pre-approved conditions:
(A) A herd is infected; or
(B) A herd is under quarantine as an adjacent or a contact herd; or
(C) The risk of exposure/transmission is high due to a documented commingling event during the period of January through June; or
(D) The risk of exposure/transmission is increased due to increased numbers of elk or bison in the vicinity of cattle during the period of January through June; or (E) Documented exposure of a cattle herd to an elk or bison abortion or calving event at any time of year.
(iii) Payment for Adult Vaccination of female cattle within the Designated Surveillance Area shall be made at $3.50 per head.
(e) They Wyoming State Veterinarian may, with Board approval, allow payment within statutory limits other than that set by the Board in subsection (d) (i), (ii), or (iii) upon written request describing the extenuating circumstances which support payment in excess of the amounts in (d) (i), (ii), or (iii).
(a) Payment for Mandatory Brucellosis Testing shall be made directly to a Wyoming Accredited Veterinarian and/or Approved Livestock Market pursuant to W.S. § 11-19-407(c). The payment shall be made upon submission to the Board of a notarized invoice indicating the number of head tested, the ownership of the animals tested, and the testing location. Invoice forms may be obtained from the offices of the Board.
(b) Payment will only be made for Testable Samples which are received at the Wyoming State Veterinary Laboratory in properly labeled tubes and with properly completed legible APHIS Brucellosis test charts showing the official identification, vaccination status, age, breed, and gender of each animal represented.
(c) Payment for Mandatory Testing shall not require a Herd Plan or Herd Risk Assessment.
(d) The Board shall determine the amount paid for Mandatory Testing on a per head basis and shall review the payment schedule annually.
(i) Mandatory Testing of Test Eligible cattle within the Designated Surveillance Area shall be paid at $5.00 per head.
(ii) Mandatory Testing of Designated Surveillance Area origin cattle at Approved Livestock Markets shall be paid at $3.50 per head.
(iii) Approved Livestock Markets where Mandatory Testing of Designated Surveillance Area origin Test Eligible cattle occurs shall be paid $2.00 per head tested at the market if the market supplies labor to move the cattle through the alleys and chutes. If the Wyoming Accredited Veterinarian supplies this labor, the Veterinarian will receive this payment in addition to the $3.50 per head for testing, and the Market will not receive compensation.
(e) The Wyoming State Veterinarian may, with Board approval, allow payment within statutory limits other than that set by the Board in subsection (d)(i) upon written request describing the extenuating circumstances which support payment in excess of the amount specified in (d)(i), (ii), or (iii).