(a) The commissioner shall be responsible for the enforcement of the provisions of sections 22-298, 22-299a, 22-301 and 22-303 to 22-307, inclusive, and shall make such regulations as are necessary thereunder for the eradication of brucellosis, including the handling of the vaccine and method of vaccination, the effective identification of the vaccinated animals, the drawing of blood samples, the testing thereof and the identification of tested animals. Effective identification shall mean that all calves vaccinated with Brucella vaccine shall be permanently identified by the application of a tattoo in the right ear in a manner approved by the United States Livestock Sanitary Association and the Commissioner of Agriculture, except that tattoos applied under the regulations of any recognized breed association shall be considered sufficient identification. The commissioner may enter into cooperative agreements with the United States Department of Agriculture in furtherance of the purposes of said sections.

(b) Each veterinarian shall report each month, on forms furnished for that purpose by the commissioner, a record of blood samples drawn and of animals vaccinated by him. Any veterinarian not complying with the regulations made by the commissioner for the control and eradication of brucellosis shall not be assigned any further state work.

(c) No person shall change wilfully or knowingly the identification of any animal by tampering with the ear tag, tattoo or brand or otherwise, for the purpose of concealing or falsifying any animal's history as recorded in the files of the state Department of Agriculture.

(1949 Rev., S. 3329, 3330; 1949, 1953, S. 1354c; 1955, S. 1793d; 1957, P.A. 36, S. 6; 1959, P.A. 477, S. 8; 637, S. 2; 1961, P.A. 67; 1963, P.A. 391, S. 4; February, 1965, P.A. 574, S. 31; 1971, P.A. 872, S. 446, 448; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 146(e), (f); P.A. 04-189, S. 1; P.A. 12-80, S. 188.)

History: 1959 acts substituted “history as recorded in the file of the state department of agriculture, conservation and natural resources” for “brucellosis history” and replaced commissioner of agriculture with commissioner of agriculture, conservation and natural resources; 1961 act replaced commissioner and department of agriculture, conservation and natural resources with commissioner and department of agriculture and natural resources; 1963 act replaced reference to repealed Sec. 22-299 with reference to Sec. 22-299a; 1965 act replaced references which had included repealed Secs. 22-300 and 22-302; 1971 act replaced commissioner and department of agriculture and natural resources with commissioner and department of agriculture; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6 replaced Commissioner and Department of Agriculture with Commissioner and Department of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, effective July 1, 2004; P.A. 04-189 repealed Sec. 146 of June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, thereby reversing the merger of the Departments of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, effective June 1, 2004; P.A. 12-80 deleted former Subsec. (d) re penalty for violation.