§ 50.16 - Certain cattle on the Island of Molokai in Hawaii.

(a) The provisions of this part relating to indemnity for exposed cattle shall apply with respect to exposed cattle on the island of Molokai in Hawaii, except that: The Administrator may authorize the payment of Federal indemnity to owners of exposed cattle under two years of age, not to exceed $450 for any animal which has been found by APHIS to have been exposed by reason of association with tuberculous cattle, (the joint State-Federal indemnity payments, plus salvage, must not exceed the appraised value of each animal), if the exposed cattle instead of being immediately destroyed are to be moved from the premises of origin on the island of Molokai (intrastate or interstate) to a quarantined feedlot and if the following conditions are met:

(1) The exposed cattle are sold for movement to the quarantined feedlot prior to their movement from the premises of origin;

(2) The exposed cattle, prior to movement from the premises of origin, are identified by tagging with an approval metal eartag bearing a serial number attached to either ear of each animal and by branding the letter “S” (or other brand approved by the Administrator based on a determination that the brand would adequately identify the animal as destined for slaughter) on the left jaw not less than 2 nor more than 3 inches high, Provided, however, such branding may be done upon arrival at the quarantined feedlot if the cattle are accompanied to the feedlot by an APHIS or State representative, or shipped in vehicles closed with official seals;

(3) The owner of the exposed cattle on the island of Molokai prior to sale for movement to the quarantined feedlot has entered into a compliance agreement 1 with APHIS whereby it is agreed that the salvage for cattle moved to a quarantined feedlot shall be the amount received from the sale of the animals and that such owner shall be eligible for indemnity only if all cattle on the island of Molokai under his or her control are destroyed or moved under permit directly from the premises of origin to a quarantined feedlot under paragraph (a) of this section and if he or she otherwise agrees to comply with any other provisions of this part applicable to him or her; and;

(4) The purchaser of the exposed cattle has entered into a compliance agreement 1 with APHIS, which specifies that the cattle will be moved under permit directly from the premises of origin to the quarantined feedlot. Upon movement from the quarantined feedlot, the cattle will either be shipped under permit directly to a Federal or State-inspected slaughtering establishment for slaughter, or the cattle will be disposed of by rendering, burial, or incineration in an approved manner under the supervision of an APHIS or State employee. Exposed cattle are not to be sold prior to destruction unless the purchaser enters into a compliance agreement agreeing to the provisions in this paragraph.

(b) After indemnity has been paid for exposed cattle under paragraph (a) of this section, no additional indemnity shall be paid for such exposed cattle.