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AR Code § 2-40-807 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Subtitle 3 - Livestock|Chapter 40 - Control of Contagious Diseases|Subchapter 8 - Equine Infectious Anemia|§ 2-40-807. Personnel authorized to collect blood samples

 All samples collected from equidae for equine infectious anemia testing shall be collected by an accredited veterinarian, the State Veterinarian, or other Arkansas Livestock and Poultry Commission-authorized personnel.
AR Code § 2-40-808 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Subtitle 3 - Livestock|Chapter 40 - Control of Contagious Diseases|Subchapter 8 - Equine Infectious Anemia|§ 2-40-808. Submission of sample and test charts

 (a) All blood samples submitted for official equine infectious anemia tests must be accompanied by a properly completed VS Form 10-11 (Equine Infectious Anemia Laboratory Test Form) or other form prescribed by the Arkansas Livestock and Poultry Commission.  (b) Proof of a negative equine infectious anemia test may be demonstrated through presentation of:  (1) The original test record document;  (2) An official electronic copy, as defined by the commission; and  (3) Other forms as may be prescribed by the commission.
AR Code § 2-40-809 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Subtitle 3 - Livestock|Chapter 40 - Control of Contagious Diseases|Subchapter 8 - Equine Infectious Anemia|§ 2-40-809. Requirements for Arkansas-approved equine infectious anemia testing laboratories

 No person, firm, or corporation shall initiate operation of an equine infectious anemia testing laboratory without first obtaining approval from the Arkansas Livestock and Poultry Commission.
AR Code § 2-40-810 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Subtitle 3 - Livestock|Chapter 40 - Control of Contagious Diseases|Subchapter 8 - Equine Infectious Anemia|§ 2-40-810. Classification of equidae tested

 (a) All equidae tested shall be classified as either negative or reactor.  (b) Reactors may be retested at the owner's expense provided the owner or the owner's agent initiates a retest request to the State Veterinarian not more than five (5) working days after the receipt of the test results by the owner or the owner's agent.  (c)  (1) All retest samples shall be collected by the same accredited veterinarian who conducted the original test or an alternate accredited veterinarian appointed by the State Veterinarian, and submitted to an approved laboratory within twenty (20) days after the receipt by the owner or the owner's agent of the first positive test.  (2) The veterinarian collecting the retest sample shall be provided documentation that the animal being retested is the one shown positive on the initial test.    (d)  (1) All reactors shall be held in isolation, under quarantine, while awaiting the retest results.  (2) All other equidae on the premises shall be held under quarantine while awaiting the retest results.    (e) Retest results shall be the official results unless there are conflicting tests.  (f) If there are conflicting tests, a third test shall be conducted in the presence of an authorized agent of the commission or by an authorized agent of the commission.  (g) The sample will be sent to the commission's diagnostic laboratory. Costs will be borne by the state unless an accredited veterinarian draws the sample, which will be paid for by the owner.  (h) Results of two (2) out of three (3) tests will determine classification.
AR Code § 2-40-811 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Subtitle 3 - Livestock|Chapter 40 - Control of Contagious Diseases|Subchapter 8 - Equine Infectious Anemia|§ 2-40-811. Reporting of test results

 (a) It is the responsibility of the approved laboratory to notify the State Veterinarian's office and the individual submitting the sample for testing within twenty-four (24) hours after classifying an equidae as a reactor.  (b) It is the responsibility of the individual collecting the test sample to notify the reactor's owner or the owner's agent of the results of all positive tests within forty-eight (48) hours after classification and to notify the animal's owner or the owner's agent of the quarantine resulting from positive test results.
AR Code § 2-40-812 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Subtitle 3 - Livestock|Chapter 40 - Control of Contagious Diseases|Subchapter 8 - Equine Infectious Anemia|§ 2-40-812. Quarantines

 (a)  (1) All reactors shall be quarantined by an authorized agent of the commission to the premises of origin or other premises designated by the owner and approved by the Arkansas Livestock and Poultry Commission.  (2) The quarantine shall restrict the reactors, all other equidae on the premises, and all equidae epidemiologically determined by the commission to have been exposed to a reactor.  (3) All equidae on affected premises shall be isolated at least four hundred forty yards (440 yds.) away from all equidae on adjacent premises and at least four hundred forty yards (440 yds.) from any public road.  (4) It is the responsibility of the owner of reactors to maintain those animals in isolation at least four hundred forty yards (440 yds.) away from any public road and all other equidae.  (5) The quarantine may be released by an authorized agent of the commission after all quarantined equidae in the affected herd test negative to an official equine infectious anemia test not less than sixty (60) days nor more than eighty (80) days following the identification and removal of the last reactor, or as determined by the designated epidemiologist.    (b) No equidae held under quarantine may be moved or released until a written permit or quarantine release, signed by an authorized agent, has been executed.  (c) All adjacent herds, neighboring herds, and other exposed equine, so deemed by epidemiological investigation, will be quarantined by written report by an authorized agent.  (d) A deviation in testing requirements for a quarantine is acceptable when made by the designated epidemiologist.
AR Code § 2-40-814 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Subtitle 3 - Livestock|Chapter 40 - Control of Contagious Diseases|Subchapter 8 - Equine Infectious Anemia|§ 2-40-814. Positive reactors at official racetracks

 (a) All equines stabled at a racetrack regulated by the Arkansas Racing Commission which test positive to the official equine infectious anemia test shall be immediately removed from the racetrack, shall be quarantined to the premises to which they are moved, and shall be destroyed, branded by authorized commission personnel, sold for immediate slaughter, or by permit shipped to an approved quarantined holding facility within twenty (20) days after the date of the last official positive equine infectious anemia test.  (b) If the equine is destroyed or dies of natural causes within the twenty (20) days, a written and signed statement by an accredited veterinarian or an agent of the commission must be furnished to the office of the State Veterinarian.  (c) If the equine is sold for slaughter, the equine may be moved from the owner's premises to an approved market or to an approved slaughter facility provided that the equine is accompanied by a permit for movement.
AR Code § 2-40-815 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Subtitle 3 - Livestock|Chapter 40 - Control of Contagious Diseases|Subchapter 8 - Equine Infectious Anemia|§ 2-40-815. Testing requirements in affected herds

 (a) All equidae determined to have been on the same premises as a reactor at the time the reactor was bled shall be tested by an accredited veterinarian or an authorized agent of the Arkansas Livestock and Poultry Commission at the owner's expense sixty to eighty (60-80) days after the reactor's last positive test result.  (b) A foal less than four (4) months of age nursing a negative tested dam is exempt from testing.
AR Code § 2-40-816 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Subtitle 3 - Livestock|Chapter 40 - Control of Contagious Diseases|Subchapter 8 - Equine Infectious Anemia|§ 2-40-816. Movement of reactors and exposed animals

 (a) All reactors and exposed equidae must be accompanied by a permit for movement when moved from their quarantined premises.  (b) All reactors must be branded before moving interstate.  (c) Movement of a reactor and exposed equidae must be direct to an approved slaughter facility or a quarantined holding facility for movement to an approved slaughter facility.  (d)  (1) Any other move such as a change in location of a reactor or exposed equidae to an alternate quarantined premise must be approved in advance following an epidemiological investigation by the State Veterinarian or other designated Arkansas Livestock and Poultry Commission personnel.  (2) The movement must also be accompanied by a permit for movement.    (e) If a change in destination becomes necessary, a new permit must be issued by commission-authorized personnel or the regulatory veterinarian.
AR Code § 2-40-817 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Subtitle 3 - Livestock|Chapter 40 - Control of Contagious Diseases|Subchapter 8 - Equine Infectious Anemia|§ 2-40-817. Requirements for quarantined holding facilities

 (a)  (1) A person desiring to operate a quarantined holding facility must file an application for approval of the facility on forms provided by the Arkansas Livestock and Poultry Commission.  (2) The facility must have an area where equidae testing positive to an official equine infectious anemia test and exposed equidae are kept, and where the equidae are isolated and confined at least four hundred forty yards (440 yds.) from all other equidae at all times.  (3) The facility must be approved by the commission under an inspection of the premises before the issuance of the license.    (b) Failure to maintain the reactors and exposed equidae in confinement and isolation at least four hundred forty yards (440 yds.) from all other equidae at all times is a violation of this subchapter.  (c)  (1) All equidae held in a quarantined holding facility must be shipped directly to an approved slaughter facility without diversion.  (2) An animal moved from a quarantined holding facility may not go through any livestock auction facility before shipment to slaughter.  (3) All movements from a quarantined holding facility must be accompanied by a permit for movement.    (d) All equidae entering or within an approved quarantine holding facility shall be branded or show evidence of an “S” brand on the top of the left hip or a “71A” brand or other brand prescribed by the commission on the left shoulder or neck, not less than two inches (2") in height.  (e) No equidae may be held over twenty (20) days.  (f) A quarantine pen must be clearly identified by a sign or paint using the word “Quarantined” on all sides. Letters of the sign must be a minimum of one foot (1') in height.  (g) Failure to comply with this subchapter shall be cause for cancellation of approval by the commission.
AR Code § 2-40-818 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Subtitle 3 - Livestock|Chapter 40 - Control of Contagious Diseases|Subchapter 8 - Equine Infectious Anemia|§ 2-40-818. Fictitious names and erroneous information

 (a) Test charts, permits, and other official forms must be completed in the name of the owner or the person responsible for the equidae.  (b) No livestock auction facility operator or veterinarian may be held responsible for recording erroneous information provided by an owner, buyer, or seller.  (c) The individual providing the erroneous or fictitious information shall be deemed to have violated this subchapter.
AR Code § 2-40-819 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Subtitle 3 - Livestock|Chapter 40 - Control of Contagious Diseases|Subchapter 8 - Equine Infectious Anemia|§ 2-40-819. Testing requirements for change of ownership

 (a)  (1)  (A) All equidae which are sold, bartered, traded, given free of charge, or offered for sale, or any horses otherwise exchanged for any reason within Arkansas except at approved markets must be accompanied by a record of a negative equine infectious anemia test conducted at an approved laboratory within the previous six (6) months.  (B) Proof of a negative equine infectious anemia test may be demonstrated through presentation of:  (i) The original test record document;  (ii) An official electronic copy, as defined by the Arkansas Livestock and Poultry Commission; and  (iii) Other forms as may be prescribed by the Arkansas Livestock and Poultry Commission.    (C) A foal less than six (6) months of age is exempt from the testing requirements if the foal is accompanied by, nursing, and included in change of ownership with a negative tested mare.  (D) A foal sold separately is required to have a negative current official equine infectious anemia test.    (2) On all private sales, trades, or barters, that is, any sale other than through an approved market, both the buyer and seller are equally and individually responsible for meeting the equine infectious anemia testing requirements before the sale or change of ownership.    (b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, with respect to a horse claimed in a claiming race run at a licensed racetrack regulated by the Arkansas Racing Commission, the Arkansas Livestock and Poultry Commission may require:  (1) The negative equine infectious anemia test to have been conducted at an approved laboratory within the previous twelve (12) months, rather than the previous six (6) months;  (2) Any negative equine infectious anemia test required to be conducted within the last six (6) months to be conducted after the race and after title and risk of loss have passed to the buyer; or  (3) That the requirements of both subdivisions (b)(1) and (2) of this section be met.
AR Code § 2-40-820 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Subtitle 3 - Livestock|Chapter 40 - Control of Contagious Diseases|Subchapter 8 - Equine Infectious Anemia|§ 2-40-820. Movement of equidae through approved market

 (a) All equidae offered for sale or sold at approved markets must:  (1) Be accompanied by written proof of a negative equine infectious anemia test conducted within the last six (6) months;  (2) Have a blood sample collected by an accredited veterinarian and test negative to an official equine infectious anemia test performed by an approved laboratory before the animal leaves the market;  (3) Have a blood sample collected by an accredited veterinarian or an authorized agent of the Arkansas Livestock and Poultry Commission at the market and be quarantined to the market until negative results are received from an approved laboratory;  (4) Be “S” branded and consigned to slaughter before receiving test results; or  (5) Be allowed to return to their premises of origin before unloading and before consignment and be quarantined to the premises of origin until tested negative. The equidae must be tested within thirty (30) days.    (b) Proof of a negative equine infectious anemia test may be demonstrated through presentation of:  (1) The original test record document;  (2) An official electronic copy, as defined by the commission; and  (3) Other forms as may be prescribed by the commission.    (c) A foal less than six (6) months of age sold with and nursing a negative-tested mare is exempt from the testing requirements of this subchapter.  (d)  (1) A known reactor or known exposed equidae shall not be consigned for sale at an approved market unless permitted by authorized commission personnel.  (2) An animal which is found to be a reactor or exposed through testing conducted at an approved market must be maintained in a quarantine pen and isolated from all other equidae in the sale facility.  (3)  (A) The quarantine pen must be clearly identified by sign or paint using the word “Quarantined” on all sides.  (B) Letters must be one foot (1') high.      (e) It is the market owner's responsibility to make sure that all equines sold meet these requirements.
AR Code § 2-40-821 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Subtitle 3 - Livestock|Chapter 40 - Control of Contagious Diseases|Subchapter 8 - Equine Infectious Anemia|§ 2-40-821. Requirements of equidae participating in equine activities

 (a) All equidae moving within the state to equidae exhibitions, including, but not limited to, fairs, livestock shows, breed association shows, rodeos, trail rides, parades, team pennings, team ropings, racetracks, or other equidae concentration points shall be accompanied by a record of a negative current official equine infectious anemia test within the past twelve (12) months.  (b) Proof of a negative equine infectious anemia test may be demonstrated through presentation of:  (1) The original test record document;  (2) An official electronic copy, as defined by the Arkansas Livestock and Poultry Commission; and  (3) Other forms as may be prescribed by the commission.    (c) Any individual, club, organization, or association conducting an equine activity shall arrange for a certified equine infectious anemia verifier to be present at the event to verify that each of the equidae is accompanied by a record of a negative current official equine infectious anemia test if:  (1) The event charges a fee of any kind, including an entry fee, a gate fee, a membership fee, a registration fee, a user fee, a camping fee, or a grounds fee;  (2) The event provides prize money, trophies, plaques, ribbons, points, or awards of any kind, including jackpot and benefits; or  (3) The event causes a concentration of more than fifty (50) equidae.    (d) Any show or event within the state may require any additional tests or additional requirements deemed necessary.
AR Code § 2-40-822 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Subtitle 3 - Livestock|Chapter 40 - Control of Contagious Diseases|Subchapter 8 - Equine Infectious Anemia|§ 2-40-822. General requirements for equidae entering Arkansas

 (a) All equidae entering Arkansas must be accompanied by a record of a negative current official equine infectious anemia test.  (b) All equidae must also be accompanied by a certificate of veterinary inspection, listing information from a record of a negative official equine infectious anemia test, the name and address of the consignor and consignee, the number of animals in the shipment, and a description which accurately identifies each animal.  (c) A foal under six (6) months old accompanied by a negative dam does not have to be tested for equine infectious anemia.
AR Code § 2-40-823 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Subtitle 3 - Livestock|Chapter 40 - Control of Contagious Diseases|Subchapter 8 - Equine Infectious Anemia|§ 2-40-823. Requirements of equidae moving within the state

 All equidae moving within the state for any reason shall be accompanied by a negative current official equine infectious anemia test.
AR Code § 2-40-824 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Subtitle 3 - Livestock|Chapter 40 - Control of Contagious Diseases|Subchapter 8 - Equine Infectious Anemia|§ 2-40-824. Entry requirements to a veterinarian's clinic for care or treatment

 (a) Equidae may enter Arkansas when consigned directly to a veterinary hospital or clinic for treatment or for usual veterinary procedures when accompanied by an owner or shipper permit.  (b) Following release by the veterinarian, equidae must be returned immediately to the state of origin by the most direct route or meet testing requirements for additional movements.
AR Code § 2-40-825 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Subtitle 3 - Livestock|Chapter 40 - Control of Contagious Diseases|Subchapter 8 - Equine Infectious Anemia|§ 2-40-825. Entry requirements to an approved slaughter facility

 (a) All equidae consigned to an approved slaughter facility must be properly and individually identified and accompanied by a waybill, bill of lading, permit, or certificate of veterinary inspection.  (b) A known reactor must be branded, and a known exposed animal must be properly identified and accompanied by a permit.
AR Code § 2-40-826 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Subtitle 3 - Livestock|Chapter 40 - Control of Contagious Diseases|Subchapter 8 - Equine Infectious Anemia|§ 2-40-826. Equine infectious anemia services

 (a) In order to fund or partially fund the Equine Infectious Anemia Control and Eradication Program, the Arkansas Livestock and Poultry Commission may, by appropriately adopted administrative rules, design and maintain a fee structure for the purpose of defraying the cost of services performed.  (b) The fees collected shall be deposited into the State Treasury as special revenues and shall be credited to the Livestock and Poultry Equine Infectious Anemia Control Fund created on the books of the Treasurer of State, the Auditor of State, and the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State.
AR Code § 2-40-829 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Subtitle 3 - Livestock|Chapter 40 - Control of Contagious Diseases|Subchapter 8 - Equine Infectious Anemia|§ 2-40-829. Research facility certification required

 Any research facility in this state which contains equidae infected with equine infectious anemia or any reactor equidae shall be certified by the Arkansas Livestock and Poultry Commission and shall be so maintained as to prevent the infection of any other equidae, whether at or outside the research facility.
AR Code § 2-40-1201 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Subtitle 3 - Livestock|Chapter 40 - Control of Contagious Diseases|Subchapter 12 - Pseudorabies Control and Eradication Program|§ 2-40-1201. Fees — Disposition of funds

 (a) In order to fund or partially fund the pseudorabies control and eradication program there is hereby levied a fee of one dollar ($1.00) per head on all spent sows and boars sold at livestock markets.  (b)  (1) Each livestock market operator shall collect fees and remit monthly to the Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration.  (2) The secretary may promulgate such rules as the secretary deems necessary to implement the collection of the fee.    (c) After deducting three percent (3%) for credit to the Constitutional Officers Fund and the State Central Services Fund, the remainder of funds so remitted to the secretary shall be deposited into the State Treasury as special revenues and credited to the Livestock and Poultry Commission Swine Testing Fund.  (d) Before the close of each fiscal year, the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State shall determine the amount of funds which will remain at the end of the fiscal year in the fund from fees collected under the provisions of this section. The Chief Fiscal Officer of the State shall allow such funds to be carried forward and made available for the same purpose in the next-succeeding fiscal year.
AR Code § 2-40-1301 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Subtitle 3 - Livestock|Chapter 40 - Control of Contagious Diseases|Subchapter 13 - Disposal of Large Animal Carcasses|§ 2-40-1301. Definitions

 As used in this subchapter, unless the context otherwise requires:   (1) “Commission” means the Arkansas Livestock and Poultry Commission created by § 2-33-101;  (2) “Large animal” means cattle, horses, hogs, sheep, goats, cervidae, bison, llamas, alpacas, ostriches, emus, rheas, and other native or nonnative animals, excluding dogs and cats; and  (3) “Large animal carcasses” means carcasses of large animals which died as the result of sickness, suffocation, accident, or from any cause other than intentional slaughter.
AR Code § 2-40-1302 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Subtitle 3 - Livestock|Chapter 40 - Control of Contagious Diseases|Subchapter 13 - Disposal of Large Animal Carcasses|§ 2-40-1302. Disposal

 (a)  (1) All large animal carcasses and all parts of large animal carcasses shall be disposed of in a manner prescribed by rules of the Arkansas Livestock and Poultry Commission.  (2) However, no large animal carcass shall be buried or otherwise disposed of in any landfill operated under a permit issued by the Division of Environmental Quality.    (b) If a person or entity conducts a farming activity at more than one (1) location, it shall not be necessary for such person or entity to have a disposal ditch or facility at each location unless specified by the State Veterinarian.