[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 9, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2001]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 9CFR91.6]

[Page 310]
 
                  TITLE 9--ANIMALS AND ANIMAL PRODUCTS
 
  CHAPTER I--ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF 
                               AGRICULTURE
 
PART 91--INSPECTION AND HANDLING OF LIVESTOCK FOR EXPORTATION--Table of Contents
 
                 Subpart B--Diagnostic Tests, Treatments
 
Sec. 91.6  Goats.

    (a) In order to be eligible for export, goats shall be tested with 
results as specified in this section, and the origin health certificate 
for such animals shall specify the type of test conducted, the date of 
the tests, and the results of the tests.
    (1) Tuberculosis. All goats over 1 month of age shall be negative to 
a caudal intradermal tuberculin test using 0.1 ml. of tuberculin with a 
reading obtained 72 hours (plus or minus 6 hours) after injection as 
prescribed in Veterinary Services Memorandum 552.15.
    (2) Brucellosis. Dairy and breeding goats shall be negative to a 
plate or tube agglutination test for brucellosis as prescribed in 
``Standard Agglutination Test Procedures for the Diagnosis of 
Brucellosis.'' \2\
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    \2\ See footnote 2 to Sec. 91.5.
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    (3) No goat shall be exported if it is a scrapie-positive animal or 
an exposed animal, as defined in 9 CFR parts 54 and 79, or if it has 
ever been in an infected flock, source flock, or trace flock, as defined 
in 9 CFR parts 54 and 79; or if it is the progeny, parent, or sibling of 
any scrapie-positive animal.
    (4) Goats exported for immediate slaughter need not comply with the 
requirements of paragraphs (a)(1), (2), (3), and (5) of this section.
    (5) All goats intended for export shall be identified by eartags or 
tattoos approved by the Administrator, except that goats for export to 
Canada or Mexico for immediate slaughter may be identified by flock 
brands.

(Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number 
0579-0020)

[45 FR 86412, Dec. 31, 1980, as amended at 48 FR 57472, Dec. 30, 1983; 
57 FR 23048, June 1, 1992; 59 FR 48994, Sept. 26, 1994; 60 FR 4536, Jan. 
24, 1995]