WAC 16-86-025   Official brucellosis vaccination.  (1) An official vaccination report of all brucellosis vaccinations must be made to the department within thirty days of vaccination by the accredited veterinarian who performed the vaccination. The vaccination report must be made on an approved report form (USDA form number VS 4-26) issued by the department for the purpose of individually identifying the cattle and recording official brucellosis vaccinations.

     (a) All vaccinations must be performed by a licensed accredited veterinarian or federal or state employed veterinarian and are not official until they are reported to the department.

     (b) Veterinarians must record all vaccinations in a ledger that records the owner of the animal, tag numbers, and the date of vaccination. These records must be maintained for seven years.

     (2) Official calfhood vaccinates must be:

     (a) Permanently identified by official vaccination eartag (orange tag); and

     (b) Vaccinated with 2cc subcutaneous RB-51 Brucella vaccine and permanently identified as vaccinates by a vaccination tattoo in the right ear. For strain RB-51 calfhood vaccination, the tattoo consists of an R, the United States registered V-shield, and the last digit of the year of vaccination.

     (3) Official mature vaccinates (over twelve months of age) must have prevaccination blood samples for brucellosis submitted on USDA form number VS4-33 to the office of the state veterinarian. An official mature vaccinate must be:

     (a) Vaccinated with 0.25cc subcutaneous RB-51 Brucella vaccine;

     (b) Permanently identified by an official USDA identification (silver tag) and a USDA brucellosis vaccination tag (orange tag); and

     (c) Permanently identified as a vaccinate by a vaccination tattoo in the right ear. For strain RB-51 mature vaccination, the tattoo consists of an M, the United States registered V-shield, and the last digit of the year of vaccination.



[Statutory Authority: Chapters 16.36 and 34.05 RCW. 08-01-094, amended and recodified as § 16-86-025, filed 12/17/07, effective 1/17/08. Statutory Authority: RCW 16.36.040. 99-09-025, § 16-86-095, filed 4/15/99, effective 5/16/99. Statutory Authority: RCW 16.36.040 and 16.36.050. 88-05-003 (Order 1964), § 16-86-095, filed 2/5/88. Statutory Authority: Chapter 16.36 RCW. 84-08-037 (Order 1814), § 16-86-095, filed 3/30/84. Statutory Authority: Chapters 16.36 and 16.40 RCW. 81-10-049 (Order 1732), § 16-86-095, filed 5/1/81, effective 7/1/81; 79-09-076 (Order 1642), § 16-86-095, filed 8/30/79.]