Sec.22-280-1. Uniform fee schedule for cattle and goat tests

All tuberculin tests, blood tests and calfhood vaccinations required by the Department of Agriculture shall be conducted in accordance with the Uniform Methods and Rules, United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.

(a) All payments for required state testing shall be according to this schedule:

(1) Tuberculin Tests

Ten Dollars ($10.00) for each herd-call.

Seventy-five cents ($.75) for each animal tested.

(2) Blood Testing

Ten Dollars ($10.00) for each herd-call.

Seventy-five cents ($.75) for each animal tested.

(3) Calfhood Vaccination

Ten Dollars ($10.00) for each herd-call.

One Dollar and fifty cents ($1.50) for each animal tested.

(A) Any combination of the above tests performed on a visit to a farm shall entitle the veterinarian assigned to but one herd-call fee for the visit but shall be entitled to a fee for each test performed on each animal per the schedule above. Veterinarian shall receive payment for only one herd-call during any 24 hour period, and no payment will be made for herd-calls in excess of four (4) calls per farm, per year without prior written approval of the State Veterinarian.

(b) No veterinarian shall receive payment unless such veterinarian is qualified as set out in Sec. 22-280 of the Connecticut General Statutes, and the assignment for testing has been ordered and approved by the State Veterinarian.

(c) Assignments will be made on a herd-call basis unless the State Veterinarian deigns otherwise, however, in no event shall a veterinarian receive payment for more than four (4) herd-calls at the same farm during any State of Connecticut fiscal year, July 1 through June 30.

(d) A herd-call is defined as a visit to a farm for testing all or a portion of that farm's animal (cattle or goat) population.

(e) Herds requiring testing for purposes of show, sale or export will not be assigned to private veterinarians.

(Effective November 10, 1980)