603-011-1730 Procedure for Official Test and Quarantine – Scrapie (1) As used in this rule: (a) “Animal(s)” means domestic or captive sheep and/or goat(s). (b) “Exposed Flock” means a flock that has received female animals from an infected or source flock or that contains or contained a suspect female animal. (c) “Flock” means a group of two or more sheep or goats that are kept, fed, and herded together as a management unit. The term “flock” is interchangeable with the term “herd” and applies to all categories and breeds of sheep and goats. (d) “Flock Management Plan” means a written scrapie flock management agreement that is signed by the flock owner and a Department or APHIS representative (e) “Infected Flock” means a flock in which there has been at least one animal with a laboratory-confirmed diagnosis of scrapie. “Infected Flock” includes a “Source Flock.” (f) “Source Flock” means a flock in which a State or APHIS representative has determined that at least one animal was born that was diagnosed as scrapie positive at the age of 72 months or less or in which a scrapie-positive animal has resided throughout its life. The determination that an animal was born in a flock must be based either on the presence of official identification on the animal traceable to the flock, the presence of other identification on the animal that is listed on the bill of sale, or other evidence, such as registry records, to show that a scrapie-positive animal originated from the flock combined with the absence of records indicating that the animal was purchased and added to the flock. If DNA from the animal was collected when the animal resided in the flock of birth by an accredited veterinarian and stored at an approved genotyping laboratory, or if DNA collection and storage is required for breed registration and the breed registration has appropriate safeguards in place to ensure the integrity of the banking process, the owner may request verification of the animal’s identity based on DNA comparison if adequate records and identification have been maintained by the owner and the repository to show that the archived DNA is that of the animal that has been traced to the flock. A flock will no longer be a Source Flock after it has completed the requirements of a Flock Management Plan. (2) The USDA Scrapie Control and Flock Certification Program Standards found at 9 CFR Parts 54 (Control of Scrapie) and 79 (Scrapie in Sheep and Goats) are adopted by reference as the basic standards for the scrapie control and eradication program in Oregon. (3) It is unlawful for any owner or manager of sheep or goats to attempt to conceal the existence of suspected or confirmed scrapie in such animals under the control of that person. (4) The following procedures shall be followed for managing flocks determined to be infected with scrapie or that have received animals from a flock determined to be infected: (a) All animals in the flock shall be quarantined by the Department under ORS chapter 561 or 596 and shall be subject to disease status evaluation to determine the risk status of the animals involved. (b) After a disease status evaluation determines risk levels of specific animals in an infected flock or animals received from a flock determined to be infected, a Flock Management Plan shall be written in accordance with 9 CFR Part 54 and signed by the flock owner and the Director or representative. The Department may require destruction of high risk, exposed, and infected animals under ORS chapter 596. (c) The quarantine shall be removed after the Department-approved Flock Management Plan has been implemented and completed. (d) Animals from an exposed or infected flock may not be exhibited at public gatherings in Oregon until completion of the Flock Management Plan. (e) Animals from an exposed or infected flock may not be sold for breeding purposes in Oregon until the flock owner has completed a Flock Management Plan. (f) Individual animals or flocks of animals determined by the Department or representatives of USDA/APHIS to be infected with or exposed to scrapie may be condemned and destroyed by order of the Director under ORS chapter 596. Disposal of such condemned and destroyed animals shall be under direction of the Department. (g) Owners of animals destroyed by order of the Department may be eligible for indemnification as provided by ORS chapter 596. Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 561.190, 596.020, 596.412 & 596.392 Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 596.392 History: DOA 1-2024, renumbered from 603-011-0398, filed 01/03/2024, effective 01/03/2024 DOA 55-2023, amend filed 12/29/2023, effective 01/01/2024 Renumbered from 603-011-0378 by DOA 17-2010, f. & cert. ef. 8-31-10 DOA 25-2004, f. & cert. ef. 11-8-04