Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 40 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 40-13 - ANIMAL HEALTH DIVISION › Subject 40-13-15 - TRANSPORTATION AND HOLDING OF LIVE FERAL HOGS › Rule 40-13-15-.06 - Feral Hog Facility Requirements

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) A license is required for the operation
				of a Feral Hog Facility which holds live feral hogs.
(2) Premises registration is required for all
				physical locations where live feral hogs are held. A Premises Identification
				number evidencing said registration may be obtained by contacting the
				Department's Livestock/Poultry Program in Atlanta, Georgia during normal
				business hours, or visiting the Georgia Department of Agriculture's website at
				agr.georgia.gov.
(3) Any operator
				of a licensed Feral Hog Facility who intends to personally transport live feral
				hogs is required to obtain and maintain a Feral Hog Transport Permit.
(4) Live feral hogs may only be transported
				by individuals holding a valid Feral Hog Transport Permit.
(5) Live feral hogs held at a licensed Feral
				Hog Facility may only be transported to approved slaughter facilities, other
				licensed Feral Hog Facilities, or for immediate personal consumption unless a
				special written exemption is obtained from the State Veterinarian prior to
				transport.
(6) All feral hogs not
				being transported to an approved slaughter facility, licensed Feral Hog
				Facility, or for immediate personal consumption shall be destroyed prior to
				leaving the licensed Feral Hog Facility.
(7) All live feral hogs shall have Official
				Identification applied within 48 hours of arrival at an approved destination
				unless such live feral hog is slaughtered within 48 hours of arrival.
(8) All test eligible live feral hogs held in
				a Feral Hog Facility must test negative to an official brucellosis test and an
				official pseudorabies test within 14 days of arrival at the facility and be
				retested in 30 days. Following the second test, all live feral hogs at the
				facility must be tested every 180 days thereafter.
a. Upon notification of positive test results
				for Brucellosis or Pseudorabies, feral hogs shall be depopulated within
				twenty-four (24) hours or officially permitted by the Department to be
				transported directly to an approved slaughter facility within 48
				hours.
b. Following depopulation,
				all remaining live feral hogs shall be quarantined and retested no sooner than
				thirty (30) days following the initial positive test. Testing shall be repeated
				at 30-day intervals until two (2) negative consecutive complete herd tests are
				obtained.
c. Each new live feral
				hog added to a licensed Feral Hog Facility, whether intentionally or
				accidentally, must be held separately, have Official Identification applied,
				and be tested for Brucellosis and Pseudorabies, in accordance with these rules,
				prior to introduction into the existing facility population.
d. Brucellosis and Pseudorabies testing
				records shall be maintained for two (2) years from the testing date. Testing
				records shall be made available to the Georgia Department of Agriculture and/or
				the Georgia Department of Natural Resources upon request.
e. All such testing shall be performed by a
				veterinarian licensed under the Georgia Veterinary Practice Act and at the
				owner's expense.