Article 2. General Provisions of California Food And Agricultural Code >> Division 5. >> Part 2. >> Chapter 3. >> Article 2.

The department may enter into any cooperative arrangement with the United States Department of Agriculture to undertake brucellosis control pursuant to this chapter.

To carry out the provisions of this chapter, any duly authorized representative of the department or of the United States Department of Agriculture, may enter upon any premises except dwelling houses. No person shall interfere with the representative while he is enforcing the provisions of this chapter.

The department may use the services of official veterinarians or contract with accredited veterinarians to carry out the provisions of this chapter.

The director may make such regulations as are reasonably necessary to carry this chapter into effect. He may require such reports and records as are necessary.

Every accredited veterinarian who is conducting work pursuant to this chapter shall submit reports to the department on forms that are furnished for that purpose.

In addition to any other authority in this part that is available to the director for the purpose of preventing the spread of any disease of livestock, the director may adopt regulations to prevent the spread within this state of bovine brucellosis through limitations on movement of bovine animals or through such tests or vaccinations or other means as he may find and determine to be necessary. If he finds and determines that similar regulations are necessary interstate, he shall notify the Governor in order that the procedure which is set forth in Section 9570 may be followed.

To accomplish the purpose of this chapter and to prevent outbreaks of brucellosis, the director shall by regulation establish conditions for the movement of female dairy cattle, such as evidence of calfhood vaccination or other appropriate recognized tests.