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Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals › 136 - A Schedule of Fees for Various License Examinations, Laboratory Registrations, Permits and Laboratory Analysis › Section 22-136-1 - Schedule of fees

Current through July 10, 2024
Weighing, gaging, sampling or testing of milk or cream for
				butterfat or bacterial content license examination fees shall be as
				follows:
(1) Initial License
			 Examination. The fee for the initial examination for each of the above
			 categories or combinations pursuant to Section
			 22-136
			 C.G.S. is established at fifteen ($15.00) dollars and shall be paid at the time
			 of application.
(2) License
			 Renewals. All licenses are to be renewed in the month prior to their
			 expiration. The license fee shall be twenty five ($25.00) dollars and shall be
			 valid for five years from the date of renewal.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals › 150 - A Schedule of Fees for Various License Examinations, Laboratory Registrations, Permits and Laboratory Analysis › Section 22-150-1 - Laboratory registration fee

Current through July 10, 2024
Any person, firm or corporation operating or maintaining a
				laboratory in which any determination involving the weighing, sampling or
				testing of milk for butterfat is conducted shall be required to pay an annual
				registration fee of twenty five ($25.00) dollars. Registration is valid from
				July 1 to June 30, inclusive. Registrations must be renewed annually during the
				month of June.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals › 165 - A Schedule of Fees for Various License Examinations, Laboratory Registrations, Permits and Laboratory Analysis › Section 22-165-1 - Fee for bio-assays to determine vitamin and mineral content of milk and milk products

Current through July 10, 2024
The Commissioner of Agriculture shall charge a dairy plant or
				milk dealer a fee of fifty ($50.00) dollars for each sample of milk or milk
				products collected from the dairy plant or milk dealer for the purpose of
				analysis of milk and milk products for vitamin and mineral
				content.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals › 195 - Standards and Criteria Concerning the Use of Polycarbonate Returnable Containers › Grade A, Ultra High Temperature Processed and Aseptically Packaged and Grade A, Ultra-Pasteurized Milk and Milk Products, Goat Milk and Goat Milk Products › Section 22-195-10 to 22-195-11 - Repealed

Current through July 10, 2024
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals › 195 - Standards and Criteria Concerning the Use of Polycarbonate Returnable Containers › Grade A, Ultra High Temperature Processed and Aseptically Packaged and Grade A, Ultra-Pasteurized Milk and Milk Products, Goat Milk and Goat Milk Products › Section 22-195-4 to 22-195-9 - Reserved

Current through July 10, 2024
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals › 195 - Standards and Criteria Concerning the Use of Polycarbonate Returnable Containers › Grade A, Ultra High Temperature Processed and Aseptically Packaged and Grade A, Ultra-Pasteurized Milk and Milk Products, Goat Milk and Goat Milk Products › Section 22-195-10 - Grade A, ultra high temperature processed and aseptically packaged milk and milk products, goat milk and goat milk products

Current through July 10, 2024
(a)
Definitions.
(1) Ultra High Temperature Processed and
				Aseptically Packaged Milk and Milk Product means a product which is
				hermetically sealed in a container and thermally processed in conformance with
				the Code of Federal Regulations so as to render the product free of (a)
				microorganisms capable of reproducing in the product under normal
				unrefrigerated conditions of storage and distribution and (b) viable
				microorganisms which are significant to public health.
(2) The Code of Federal Regulations for
				purposes of these regulations means the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 21,
				Section 113, and item 16pc aseptic processing systems Grade-A, Pasteurized Milk
				Ordinance 1989, Revision U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Public
				Health Service Food and Drug Administration.
(3) Milk. For the purpose of this regulation
				the term milk or milk products shall mean milk or milk products processed from
				cow or goat milk as defined in Section
				22-127
				C.G.S.
(4) Commercial Sterility.
				Commercial sterility is the condition achieved by the application of heat which
				renders the milk free of microorganisms that either are capable of reproducing
				in the milk under normal non-refrigerated conditions of storage and
				distribution or are viable microorganisms (including spores) of public health
				significance.
(5) Equipment
				Sterilization. Equipment and containers used for UHT processing and aseptic
				packaging of milk shall be rendered commercially sterile by the application of
				heat, chemical sterilants or other appropriate equipment treatment that renders
				the containers and equipment free of viable microorganisms having public health
				significance, as well as microorganisms of non-health significance, capable of
				reproducing under non-refrigerated conditions of storage and
				distribution.
(6) Hermetically
				Sealed. Hermetically sealed container means a container that is designed and
				intended to be secure against the entry of microorganisms and thereby capable
				of maintaining the commercial sterility of its' contents after
				processing.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals › 195 - Standards and Criteria Concerning the Use of Polycarbonate Returnable Containers › Grade A, Ultra High Temperature Processed and Aseptically Packaged and Grade A, Ultra-Pasteurized Milk and Milk Products, Goat Milk and Goat Milk Products › Section 22-195-11 - Grade A, ultra-pasteurized milk and milk products, goat milk and goat milk products

Current through July 10, 2024
(a)
Definitions.
(1)
				Ultra-Pasteurization. Ultra-Pasteurized means a milk product which has been
				thermally processed at or above two hundred eighty degrees fahrenheit for two
				or more seconds, either before or after packaging, in order to produce a
				product which has an extended shelf life when refrigerated.
(2) Milk. For the purpose of this regulation
				the term milk or milk products shall mean milk or milk products processed from
				cow or goat milk as defined in Section
				22-127
				C.G.S.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals › 203c - Testing of Milk-Milk Products for the Presence of Antibiotic Residues or Other Inhibitory Substances › Standards for Testing for the Presence of Drug Residues or other Inhibitory Substances › Section 22-203c-6 - Drug residue or other inhibitor testing and reporting

Current through July 10, 2024
For the purposes of sections
				  22-203c-7
				  to
				  22-203c-10
				  inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies:
(1) "Intrastate dealer" means any person,
				firm, corporation, limited liability company or association who receives,
				pasteurizes, processes and bottles milk from one or more farms located within
				Connecticut and who sells or offers for sale milk or milk products, only within
				this state.
(2) "Interstate dealer"
				means any person, firm, corporation, limited liability company or association
				who receives, pasteurizes, processes and bottles milk from one or more farms,
				and who sells or offers for sale milk or milk products within and outside of
				this state.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals › 203c - Testing of Milk-Milk Products for the Presence of Antibiotic Residues or Other Inhibitory Substances › Standards for Testing for the Presence of Drug Residues or other Inhibitory Substances › Section 22-203c-7 - Certified milk laboratories and milk screening laboratory, standards

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) The following are incorporated by
				reference: Evaluation of Milk Laboratories, U.S. Department of Health and Human
				Services, Public Health Service/Food and Drug Administration, Pasteurized Milk
				Ordinance (PMO) as amended from time to time. The material incorporated by
				reference in this subsection is available for public inspection and copying
				during business hours by contacting:
Connecticut Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Regulation and Inspection
165 Capitol Avenue
Hartford, CT 06106
(b) The standards set forth in this section
				shall only apply to interstate dealers.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals › 203c - Testing of Milk-Milk Products for the Presence of Antibiotic Residues or Other Inhibitory Substances › Standards for Testing for the Presence of Drug Residues or other Inhibitory Substances › Section 22-203c-8 - Intrastate dealers and retail raw milk producers. Testing of milk for the presence of drug residues or other inhibitory substances

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) All retail raw milk producers and
				intrastate dealers with a herd of ten (10) or fewer milking aged animals shall
				keep records of the administration of any drug(s) including dry animal
				treatments, to milking age animals. Records shall be in a form and kept in a
				manner acceptable to the commissioner or the commissioner's designated agent.
				The record shall be kept on the premises for twelve (12) months and shall be
				available for inspection. The record shall include:
(1) The name of the drug(s);
(2) Date of the treatment;
(3) Name of person administering the
				treatment;
(4) The identification
				of the animal(s) treated;
(5) Milk
				withholding period;
(6) Date the
				milk was offered for sale after the withholding period has ended; and
(7) When the manufacturer of a drug does not
				provide directions for use or the withholding time or the drug is restricted to
				use by prescription only, the record shall also include the name of the
				prescribing veterinarian, the veterinarian's prescribed withholding time, any
				cautionary statements and the veterinarian's prescribed directions for
				use.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals › 203c - Testing of Milk-Milk Products for the Presence of Antibiotic Residues or Other Inhibitory Substances › Standards for Testing for the Presence of Drug Residues or other Inhibitory Substances › Section 22-203c-9 - Producers of milk for pasteurization. Testing of milk for the presence of drug residues or other inhibitory substances

Current through July 10, 2024
Whenever the commissioner requires a producer to test for the
				  presence of drug residues or other inhibitors the milk producer shall:
(1) Before offering for sale, test each bulk
				tank of milk or test each animal treated with a drug before milk from such
				animal is introduced into the bulk tank;
(2) Use a test approved by the commissioner
				that is capable of detecting the drug(s) or other inhibitory substances in use
				on the farm, at and above the tolerance levels established by the US Food and
				Drug Administration;
(3) Provide
				that testing areas shall have adequate lighting, be clean and well
				ventilated;
(4) Keep records of
				testing in ledger format, such records shall include the date of the test, name
				of the person testing the milk, identification of the tank being tested, test
				results and disposition of the milk;
(5) Keep test records for twelve months on
				the premises and available for inspection;
(6) Keep all test materials and test
				instructions in the testing area and available for inspection; and
(7) Properly store all test materials
				according to the manufacturer's instructions.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals › 203h - Standards for Bulk Milk Transport Tankers and the Transportation of Milk and Milk Products › Section 22-203h-2 - Bulk milk pickup tanker. Reporting

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Annually in the
			 month of April or upon acquisition of a new or replacement bulk milk pickup
			 tanker, each person, firm or company located in this state which picks up or
			 transports milk or milk products into or out of this state shall provide the
			 commissioner an accounting of all such bulk milk pickup tankers transporting
			 milk and milk products. Such accounting shall include the vehicle
			 identification number (VIN), license plate number and state, owner assigned
			 number, make, model, year and capacity of such bulk milk pickup
			 tankers.
(b) Each person, firm or
			 company operating a bulk milk pickup tanker within the state shall apply to the
			 commissioner for a permit to operate such tanker. The application shall be upon
			 forms provided by the department. The permit shall be in effect for one year
			 from the date of application shall be renewed yearly.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals › 277 - Livestock Commission Sales › Section 22-277-1 - Filing of bond

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) The
			 commissioner of agriculture may accept a bond or evidence of the filing of a
			 bond made by any person, firm, or corporation licensed for the operation of a
			 commission sale, pursuant to the bonding requirements of the U.S. Packers and
			 Stockyards Act, 1921, as amended and any such person, firm or corporation
			 presenting evidence shall be deemed to have complied with the bonding
			 provisions of subsection (c) of section
			 22-277
			 of the General Statutes provided the amount of the bond equals or is greater
			 than the amount required in subsection (c).
(b) If such bond does not satisfy the
			 requirements of subsection (c) such bond shall be increased to an amount
			 sufficient to fulfill the requirements of said subsection prior to issuance or
			 renewal of a license for the operation of commission sales.
(c) Any person not required to file and
			 maintain a bond under the provision of the U.S. Packers and Stockyards Act,
			 1921, as amended, is required to file and maintain a bond for the amount as set
			 forth in subsection (c) of section
			 22-277
			 of the General Statutes in order to operate commissions sale.
(d) If any bond filed and maintained under
			 subsection (c) of section
			 22-277
			 of the General Statutes is found to be inadequate by the commissioner, the
			 commissioner upon notice to the licensee may require the bond to be increased
			 to comply with such subsection. If any bond exceeds the required by such
			 subsection, the commissioner may approve its reduction upon the licensee's
			 request.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals › 277 - Livestock Commission Sales › Section 22-277-2 - Information re financing and personnel

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Any person,
			 firm or corporation licensed to operate commission sales shall furnish annually
			 and at such other times as the commissioner may designate or request verified
			 financial statements and reports showing the number and value of livestock
			 purchased or sold in Connecticut, including official identification of animals
			 and the names and addresses or persons from whom livestock is purchased and to
			 whom livestock is sold.
(b) Any
			 person, firm or corporation licensed to operate commission sales shall annually
			 furnish to the commissioner the names and addresses of all employees authorized
			 to purchase livestock for such licensee.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals › 277 - Livestock Commission Sales › Section 22-277-3 - Revocation of license

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Refusal by any
			 person, firm or corporation licensed to operate commission sales of a request
			 by the commissioner or his agent for information required to be submitted under
			 section
			 22-277
			 of the General Statutes or these regulations shall be cause for revocation of
			 the license to operate commission sales. The submission of false information
			 shall constitute cause for revocation of the license to operate commission
			 sales.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals › 278 - Notification, Testing, Transportation and Importation Requirements for Captive Cervidae › Section 22-278-2 - Notification of captive cervidae

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) No person, firm
			 or corporation shall possess captive cervidae for the purposes of raising,
			 breeding, keeping or selling such captive cervidae for domestic or commercial
			 use unless he has first notified the Commissioner of Agriculture upon forms
			 prescribed by said Commissioner. Such notification shall be completed within
			 sixty (60) days of the adoption of these regulations or the commencing of such
			 operation, whichever is sooner.
(b)
			 No captive cervid or group of cervidae may be transferred to or established on
			 the same premises as a bovine herd.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals › 278 - Notification, Testing, Transportation and Importation Requirements for Captive Cervidae › Section 22-278-3 - Testing of captive cervidae

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) All captive
			 cervidae six (6) months of age and older in cervidae herds required to be
			 registered under section 2 of these regulations shall be tested and have a
			 negative result to a single cervical tuberculin test administered by a
			 designated accredited veterinarian. Such test shall be administered within
			 sixty (60) days of the adoption of these regulations or the commencing of such
			 operation whichever is sooner. The owner or keeper of such herd through written
			 application to the Commissioner of Agriculture may request an extension of time
			 in which to complete such testing. The Commissioner may grant such request and
			 determine a reasonable period of time.
(b) The result of such testing shall be
			 reported to the Commissioner no later than the close of business on the next
			 business day following the receipt of the results of such tests.
(c) If any captive cervid from a herd shows a
			 positive reaction to such test, such herd shall be immediately
			 quarantined.
(d) The owner of
			 captive cervidae showing a positive reaction to the test prescribed in
			 subsection (a) of this section may elect to have such animals slaughtered and
			 necropsied in accordance with State and Federal requirements.
(e) Captive cervidae tested and having a
			 positive result to the test prescribed in subsection (a) of this section which
			 are not slaughtered pursuant to subsection (d) of this section shall be tested
			 using the comparative cervical tuberculin test.
(f) Herds which are tested and have a
			 negative result to a single cervical tuberculin test, or a comparative cervical
			 tuberculin test as prescribed by subsection (e) of this section shall be
			 eligible to receive permission for transportation or sale pursuant to section 4
			 of these regulations.
(g) All herds
			 which fail to qualify for permission for transportation or sale under
			 subsection (f) of this section shall remain quarantined until such time as such
			 herd is declared to be in compliance with the requirements of these regulations
			 by the commissioner pursuant to the testing criteria set forth in this
			 section.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals › 278 - Notification, Testing, Transportation and Importation Requirements for Captive Cervidae › Section 22-278-4 - Transportation of captive cervidae

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) No captive
			 cervidae kept in Connecticut shall be transported on any public road, highway
			 or byway within the State of Connecticut unless permission to transport is
			 first obtained from the Commissioner of Agriculture prior to
			 transportation.
(b) Permission to
			 transport captive cervidae pursuant to subsection (a) of this section may only
			 be issued if such cervidae are:
(1) declared
			 tuberculosis free pursuant to section 3 of these regulations; or
(2) on their way to immediate slaughter,
			 pursuant to subsection (d) of section 3 of these regulations.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals › 278-A - Scrapie Eradication › Section 22-278-A1 - Definitions

Current through July 10, 2024
As used in this section and in sections
				22-278-A2
				to
				22-278-A14,
				inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies.
(1) "Animal" means a sheep or goat, including
			 lambs and kids;
(2) "Animal and
			 Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)" means the Animal and Plant Health
			 Inspection Service of the United States Department of Agriculture;
(3) "Approved laboratory" means a laboratory
			 approved by the state veterinarian and USDA to conduct scrapie
			 testing;
(4) "Area veterinarian in
			 charge (AVIC)" means the veterinary official of APHIS who is assigned by the
			 administrator of APHIS to supervise and perform the official animal health work
			 of APHIS in the state concerned;
(5) "Breed association and registries" means
			 organizations that maintain the permanent records of ancestry or pedigrees of
			 animals (including the animal's sire and dam), individual identification of
			 animals, and ownership of animals;
(6) "CFR" means the United States Code of
			 Federal Regulations;
(7)
			 "Commingle" means animals grouped together and having physical contact with
			 each other, including contact through a fence. Commingling includes, but is not
			 limited to, sharing an enclosure, sharing the same section in a transportation
			 unit where there is physical contact and residing in other flocks for breeding
			 or other purposes;
(8)
			 "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Agriculture or the Commissioner's
			 designated agent;
(9) "Dealer"
			 means any person, firm or corporation who sells, offers for sale or arranges
			 the sale of sheep or goats for another person, firm or corporation.
(10) "Department" means the Connecticut
			 Department of Agriculture;
(11)
			 "Designated scrapie epidemiologist (DSE)" means a state or federal veterinarian
			 designated by USDA/APHIS and the state veterinarian to make decisions about the
			 use and interpretation of diagnostic tests and field investigation data and the
			 management of scrapie affected flocks;
(12) "Exposed animal" means:
(1) Any animal that has been in the same
			 flock at the same time as a scrapie-positive female animal, excluding limited
			 contacts; or
(2) any animal born in
			 a flock after a scrapie-positive animal was born into that flock or lambed in
			 that flock, if born before that flock completes the requirements of a flock
			 plan; or
(3) any animal that was
			 commingled with a scrapie-positive female animal during or up to 30 days after
			 she lambed, kidded, or aborted, or while a visible vaginal discharge was
			 present, or that was commingled with any other scrapie-positive female animal
			 for 24 hours or more, including during activities such as shows and sales or
			 while in marketing channels; or
(4)
			 any animal in a noncompliant flock;
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals › 278-A - Scrapie Eradication › Section 22-278-A2 - Importation of sheep and goats

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) All goats and
			 sheep imported into this state shall be identified with an official
			 identification number.
(b) A permit
			 to import sheep or goats shall be obtained from the department prior to
			 transporting such sheep or goats into this state.
(c) All goats and sheep imported into this
			 state shall be accompanied with a certificate of veterinary inspection or
			 official health certificate which states the animals are in good health, not
			 showing signs of infectious, contagious or communicable diseases, and have not
			 been exposed to scrapie.
(d) This
			 section shall not apply to sheep or goats being transported through this state
			 to another state without stopping, or sheep or goats designated for immediate
			 slaughter, provided sheep or goats designated for immediate slaughter are not
			 resold or offered for re-sale live. Sheep or goats imported into this state and
			 designated for immediate slaughter shall be accompanied by an invoice or bill
			 of sale that shows the name of the consignee, consignor, place of origin and
			 destination.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals › 278-A - Scrapie Eradication › Section 22-278-A3 - Reporting of suspected scrapie infection

Current through July 10, 2024
Any veterinarian, flock owner or a flock owner's agent who
				observes any animal or animals exhibiting the clinical signs of scrapie such as
				behavioral changes, tremor of the head and neck, excessive rubbing, loss of
				coordination, weight loss despite retention of appetite, biting of feet and
				limbs, or otherwise has reason to suspect an animal or animals may be infected
				with scrapie or may have been exposed to scrapie, shall immediately report such
				information to the state veterinarian. All laboratories conducting tests for
				the presence of scrapie in sheep or goats located in this state shall report
				such scrapie test results within twenty four (24) hours to the state
				veterinarian.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals › 278-A - Scrapie Eradication › Section 22-278-A4 - Sale and movement of sheep and goats, animal identification

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Whenever a sheep or goat changes
			 ownership or is moved from one premise to another, each such sheep or goat
			 shall be identified with an official identification number. Owners of flocks of
			 origin shall maintain records on each animal in the flock. Sheep and goats that
			 have been previously tagged with an official animal identification number may
			 be retagged, provided all official identification numbers are recorded in the
			 animal's permanent record or pedigree maintained by a breed association or
			 breed registry.
(b) Whenever an
			 animal is assigned and tagged with an official identification number the owner
			 or the owner's agent shall maintain a record of identification for sixty (60)
			 months. Such record shall be available for inspection and copying by the
			 department. The record shall record the disposition of each animal (i.e. moved,
			 sold, died, slaughtered for home use) and shall include the following
			 information:
(1) All identification including
			 official identification assigned to each animal;
(2) Species, sire, dam, date of birth or age,
			 breed and sex of each animal;
(3)
			 Name, address and phone number of the person assuming ownership of an
			 animal;
(4) If an animal is
			 purchased, the date purchased and the previous owner's name, address and phone
			 number;
(5) If the animal died, the
			 date of the death, reason for the death, disposal method and location;
			 and
(6) When an animal is moved,
			 the date of movement and the location the animal was moved to.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals › 278-A - Scrapie Eradication › Section 22-278-A5 - Official identification, loss, damage or tampering

Current through July 10, 2024
No person shall remove or tamper with any official
				identification device. Official identification devices that are lost or damaged
				or are no longer functional may be replaced, provided all possible flocks of
				origin are listed in the record associated with the new
				identification.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals › 278-A - Scrapie Eradication › Section 22-278-A6 - Movement of scrapie infected or suspected scrapie infected animals

Current through July 10, 2024
No scrapie infected or suspect scrapie infected animal shall be
				moved in this state, including direct movement to slaughter, without written
				permission from the state veterinarian.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals › 278-A - Scrapie Eradication › Section 22-278-A7 - Scrapie infected flocks

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Any scrapie
			 infected flock shall be quarantined for a period of not less than five (5)
			 years after the last high risk animal is removed from the flock, or until all
			 sheep and goats in the flock are depopulated, whichever is sooner. Premises
			 where a scrapie infected flock was depopulated shall remain free of sheep or
			 goats for one (1) year after depopulation and the areas where animals were
			 raised shall be cleaned and disinfected.
(b) In addition to subsection (a) of this
			 section, a scrapie infected flock shall complete the following to the
			 satisfaction of the state veterinarian:
(1)
			 All sheep and goats are identified and inventoried as to sex, age, breed and
			 species;
(2) The epidemiological
			 tracing is completed as to the origins of animals and the destination of
			 animals moved from the flock;
(3)
			 All animals that are classified as high risk by the state veterinarian are
			 slaughtered, depopulated or sent to a research facility acceptable to the state
			 veterinarian; and
(4) The flock
			 owner or flock owner's agent has developed and implemented a post exposure
			 flock plan approved by the state veterinarian. The post exposure flock plan
			 shall be in effect for five (5) years and shall comply with section
			 22-278-A10
			 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies. Cleaning and disinfection of
			 scrapie infected premises shall be part of the flock plan.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals › 278-A - Scrapie Eradication › Section 22-278-A8 - Source and trace flocks

Current through July 10, 2024
All flocks designated as scrapie source or trace flocks shall
				be placed under quarantine until the following is completed to the satisfaction
				of the state veterinarian:
(1) All
			 sheep and goats must be identified and inventoried as to sex, age, breed and
			 species;
(2) The epidemiological
			 tracing is completed as to the origins of the animals and the destinations of
			 animals moved from the flocks;
(3)
			 All animals that are classified as high risk by the state veterinarian are
			 slaughtered, depopulated or sent to a research facility acceptable to the state
			 veterinarian; and
(4) The flock
			 owner or flock owner's agent has developed and implemented a post exposure
			 flock plan approved by the state veterinarian. The post exposure flock plan
			 shall be in effect for five (5) years and shall comply with section
			 22-278-A10
			 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals › 278-A - Scrapie Eradication › Section 22-278-A10 - Flock plans

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Flock plans
			 shall be developed using the USDA/APHIS Scrapie Eradication Uniform Methods and
			 Rules. At a minimum, the flock plan shall include the terms set forth herein.
			 All animals shall be identified with an official animal identification number.
			 No animal shall be sold from the flock for breeding purposes. Only wether lambs
			 or cull animals going directly to slaughter may be sold from the flock. All
			 animals that die for any reason shall be examined by a veterinarian, or the
			 state or federal veterinarian who shall determine the cause of death and submit
			 the appropriate samples to the National Veterinary Services Laboratory, or
			 another approved laboratory, for scrapie diagnosis. Inventories shall be kept
			 of the flock to be reviewed by the state veterinarian.
(b) The state veterinarian may include any
			 reasonable measures deemed necessary in the flock plan to prevent and eliminate
			 scrapie, including, but not limited to, mandatory enrollment in the Scrapie
			 Flock Certification Program.
(c)
			 The state veterinarian may inspect such flocks and flock records to determine
			 compliance with the flock plan.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals › 278-A - Scrapie Eradication › Section 22-278-A11 - Testing of flocks

Current through July 10, 2024
The state veterinarian may obtain any samples of tissue deemed
				necessary to determine the scrapie status of any flock. Such samples may be
				submitted to an approved laboratory for analysis. All animals from infected,
				source or trace flocks shall be tested using a validated and approved "live
				animal" test. Positive test animals shall be designated high risk
				animals.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals › 278-A - Scrapie Eradication › Section 22-278-A12 - Scrapie flock certification program

Current through July 10, 2024
Any person, firm, company, corporation or any entity owning
				sheep or goats may enroll in the Scrapie Flock Certification Program.
				Application for enrollment shall be on forms provided by the department. Each
				participant in the Scrapie Flock Certification Program shall agree in writing
				to adhere to the USDA Scrapie Eradication Uniform Methods and
				Rules.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals › 278-A - Scrapie Eradication › Section 22-278-A13 - Exhibition, identification and health requirements

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) All
			 sheep or goats exhibited at fairs, shows, petting zoos, exhibitions or other
			 places where sheep or goats from different flocks are present shall be
			 identified with an official identification number.
(b) Sheep or goats that are within thirty
			 (30) days of parturition, or that are postpartum, have aborted, or are pregnant
			 and have a vaginal discharge shall not be exhibited. Should a lambing or
			 kidding occur at a show, fair, petting zoo or exhibit the dam and her offspring
			 shall be removed from the show grounds.
(c) All sheep or goats exhibited at fairs,
			 shows, petting zoos, exhibitions or other places where sheep and goats from
			 different flocks are present shall be accompanied by a health certificate or
			 certificate of veterinary inspection which states the animals are in good
			 health, not showing signs of infectious, contagious or communicable diseases,
			 and have not been exposed to scrapie.
(d) Sheep or goats which are enrolled in the
			 Scrapie Flock Certification Program and are exhibited at fairs, shows, petting
			 zoos, exhibitions or other places where sheep or goats from different flocks
			 are present shall be housed such that a solid partition or sufficient space
			 prevents contact between animals enrolled in the Scrapie Flock Certification
			 Program from animals not enrolled in the Scrapie Flock Certification
			 Program.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals › 278-A - Scrapie Eradication › Section 22-278-A14 - Sanitation

Current through July 10, 2024
Fairs, shows, exhibitions, petting zoos, auctions, commission
				sales stables or other places where sheep or goats are congregated shall keep
				all pens, show rings and all areas the animals have in common clean and free of
				litter. Should a lambing or kidding occur at a show, petting zoo, fair or other
				exhibition, the placenta, placental fluids, and soiled bedding shall be removed
				and disposed of immediately. Fecal matter, bedding, unconsumed feed, bodily
				discharges, body tissues, fluids and other contaminated debris shall be held in
				leak resistant, covered containers and disposed of in a sanitary landfill or by
				other means acceptable to the state veterinarian.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals › 280 - Uniform Fee Schedule for Cattle and Goat Tests › Section 22-280-1 - Uniform fee schedule for cattle and goat tests

Current through July 10, 2024
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.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals › 308 - Importation of Cattle Into Connecticut › Section 22-308-1 - Imported cattle to be from tuberculosis-free herds or areas

Current through July 10, 2024
All bovine animals, except cattle for immediate slaughter as
				provided by section
				22-308
				of the general statutes, imported into the state from any point outside thereof
				shall come direct from (1) tuberculosis-free accredited herds or (2) qualified
				negative herds from modified accredited tuberculosis-free
				areas.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals › 308 - Importation of Cattle Into Connecticut › Section 22-308-2 - Tuberculin test required

Current through July 10, 2024
If such herds have not passed a negative tuberculin test within
				twelve months prior to entry, the cattle from these herds to be imported into
				the state shall be tuberculin tested within thirty days prior to
				entry.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals › 308 - Importation of Cattle Into Connecticut › Section 22-308-4 - Purpose of regulations

Current through July 10, 2024
Sections
				22-308-1
				to
				22-308-3,
				inclusive, were issued for the sole purpose of protecting the healthy dairy
				herds, of preventing diseased animals from entering the state and of protecting
				the health of the public.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals › 319 - Control of Diseases in Swine › Section 22-319-1 - Importation. Quarantine

Current through July 10, 2024
All imported animals shall be reported to the commissioner of
				agriculture within forty-eight hours after arrival and shall remain in
				quarantine on the consignee's premises until released by the commissioner or
				his deputy.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals › 319 - Control of Diseases in Swine › Section 22-319-2 - Condemnation of diseased animals

Current through July 10, 2024
All swine exhibiting symptoms of a contagious disease and
				indicating to the veterinarian that treatment would be of no avail shall be
				condemned and the carcasses disposed of so to prevent spread of the
				disease.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals › 319 - Control of Diseases in Swine › Section 22-319-4 - Platforms for feeding

Current through July 10, 2024
In order that unsanitary conditions dangerous to the health of
				swine be avoided, swine shall not be fed on the ground. Feeding platforms or
				troughs shall be used and shall be cleaned before each feeding. Platforms shall
				be concrete in type or of other impervious material.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals › 319 - Control of Diseases in Swine › Section 22-319-7 - Disposal of solid wastes

Current through July 10, 2024
Operators of premises feeding swine shall see that all solid
				wastes such as residual garbage and manure removed from pens, feeding platforms
				and buildings shall be disposed of in a sanitary manner. Acceptable methods of
				disposal include:
(1) Burial or
			 landfill;
(2) compost;
(3) cesspool;
(4) spread on land and plowed
			 under.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals › 319 - Control of Diseases in Swine › Section 22-319-8 - Disposal of liquid wastes

Current through July 10, 2024
All operators of premises feeding swine shall dispose of liquid
				wastes in such a way as to avoid polluting receiving waters. If such wastes are
				disposed of on land, such disposition shall be of a nature that does not
				constitute an animal health hazard on the farm.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals › 319 - Control of Diseases in Swine › Section 22-319-10 - Testing swine for contagious and infectious diseases

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Any person, firm or corporation engaged
			 in the growing of swine which are to be used or disposed of elsewhere than on
			 the premises where such swine are grown, shall have all breeding swine tested
			 when and for any disease the Commissioner of Agriculture orders. These tests
			 shall be conducted under the Uniform Methods and Rules of the United States
			 Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service when
			 applicable.
(b) Such testing shall
			 be performed by an accredited veterinarian, a veterinarian employed by the
			 United States Department of Agriculture or the State of Connecticut or a
			 technician employed by the livestock division of the Connecticut Department of
			 Agriculture under supervision of the state veterinarian.
(c) The owner of any herd or animal to be so
			 tested shall provide assistance and proper restraint for confining the animals
			 for and during the application and diagnosis of said test.
(d) Reactor or positive swine must be sold
			 for slaughter and removed from the premises under State or Federal permit
			 within 15 days of the date of identification. Movement for immediate slaughter
			 must be to a slaughtering establishment where State or Federal inspection is
			 maintained.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals › 320f - Treating of Garbage Fed to Swine › Section 22-320f-1 - Heating of raw garbage

Current through July 10, 2024
Before being fed to swine, all raw garbage shall be heated
				throughout to the boiling point, or an equivalent temperature, for thirty
				minutes within twenty-four hours of its receipt on the premises where it is
				kept and cooked.
(See 1961 Supp. §
								22-320a et
				seq.; Reg. 19-13-B79 (d).)
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals › 320f - Treating of Garbage Fed to Swine › Section 22-320f-3 - Amount of equipment required

Current through July 10, 2024
To prevent accumulation of raw garbage with resulting possible
				dissemination of disease among swine, premises where garbage is kept and
				heat-treated using live steam or similar means of rapid heat treatment shall
				have enough equipment to heat-treat all garbage within twenty-four hours of its
				receipt on the premises. On premises where direct-fire-type of heat treatment
				is employed, the operator should have enough equipment to heat all the garbage
				at one time that is received during a twenty-four hour
				period.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals › 320f - Treating of Garbage Fed to Swine › Section 22-320f-10 - Containers for carrying garbage to be leakprof and covered

Current through July 10, 2024
In order that raw garbage during transit and after reaching the
				premises where it is kept and heat-treated remain unexposed to animal sources,
				all trucks or containers used to carry raw garbage shall be leakproof and
				covered.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals › 320f - Treating of Garbage Fed to Swine › Section 22-320f-11 - Utensils for handling raw and heat-treated garbage

Current through July 10, 2024
Shovels, forks and other utensils or equipment used to handle
				raw garbage shall be cleaned before being used to handle heat-treated garbage,
				or separate equipment shall be used.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals › 320f - Treating of Garbage Fed to Swine › Section 22-320f-12 - Removal of dead animals

Current through July 10, 2024
For the prevention of the spread of disease among swine on
				premises where garbage is kept and heat-treated, dead animals shall be removed
				as soon as possible and shall be kept in covered, rat-proof containers until
				removed from the premises.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals › 323a - Intensive Poultry Farming › Section 22-323a-1 - Definitions

Current through July 10, 2024
"Commissioner" means the commissioner of agriculture or his
				authorized agent.
"Department" means department of agriculture.
"Poultry" means all domesticated fowl.
"Premises" means that portion of a tract of land with the
				building thereon or a part of a building with its grounds or other
				appurtenances which is used for intensive poultry farming.
"Waste management system" means any structure, facility, or
				equipment for the storage, treatment, or disposal of waste products from an
				intensive poultry farm, and includes the methods of operation of such
				systems.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals › 323a - Intensive Poultry Farming › Section 22-323a-2 - All intensive poultry farming operations shall meet the following minimum acceptable management practices

Current through July 10, 2024
(a)
			 Premises upon which intensive poultry farms are located shall be kept free from
			 accumulations of garbage, rubbish, vegetative growth or any other material
			 which because of its character, condition, or improper storage constitutes or
			 may become a breeding place or favorable habitat for flies or vermin, or may
			 cause a threat to the environment or public health, or constitute a public
			 nuisance.
(b) The premises on which
			 intensive poultry farms are operated shall be maintained in such a manner as to
			 minimize soil erosion and sedimentation of water courses.
(c) The area around buildings must be sloped
			 to promote rapid runoff of surface water and prevent puddles and wet areas from
			 forming.
(d) No structure housing
			 poultry, farm wastes, or farm equipment used for intensive poultry farming
			 shall be constructed or maintained so as to allow water or waste to move in or
			 out of the structure when such a condition constitutes or may constitute a
			 threat to the environment or public health, or constitute a public
			 nuisance.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals › 323a - Intensive Poultry Farming › Section 22-323a-3 - Water quality

Current through July 10, 2024
Waste management systems including but not limited to lagoons
				and subsurface disposal systems shall be properly constructed, operated and
				maintained so as not to create a threat to the environment or public health, or
				constitute a public nuisance.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals › 323a - Intensive Poultry Farming › Section 22-323a-5 - Fly control

Current through July 10, 2024
Intensive poultry farms shall be operated and maintained so as
				not to be a breeding place for excessive fly populations. Excessive fly
				populations shall be determined by the commissioner by examining fly specs on
				white cards within the poultry house or by examining the manure for larva or
				other appropriate methods. Acceptable readings shall be determined by the
				commissioner with the advice and assistance of the state
				entomologist.