Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 02 - Agriculture, Department of › Rule 02.04.24 - RULES GOVERNING TUBERCULOSIS › Section 02.04.24.010 - DEFINITIONS

Current through August 31, 2023
In addition to the definitions found in Section
				25-239, Idaho Code, these terms
				apply in the interpretation and enforcement of this Rule: (3-31-22)
01.
Accredited Herd
. A herd that
			 meets the standards of the UMR for bovine tuberculosis. (3-31-22)
02.
Accredited Veterinarian
. A
			 veterinarian approved by the Administrator and USDA/APHIS/VS, in accordance
			 with the provisions of Title 9, Part 161, Code of Federal Regulations, to
			 perform functions of State-Federal animal disease control programs.
			 (3-31-22)
03.
Affected
			 Herd
. A herd in which there is strong and substantial evidence that
Mycobacterium bovis
may exist. (3-31-22)
04.
Approved Laboratory
. A state
			 or federal veterinary diagnostic laboratory. The primary laboratory for
			 tuberculosis histopathology and bacteriology culture will be the National
			 Veterinary Services Laboratories, Ames, Iowa. (3-31-22)
05.
Approved Feedlot
. A feedlot
			 approved by the Administrator to feed cattle and domestic bison of unknown
			 Tuberculosis test status. (3-31-22)
06.
Area-Veterinarian-in-Charge
.
			 The veterinary official of USDA/APHIS/VS, who is assigned by the deputy
			 administrator of APHIS to supervise and perform official APHIS animal health
			 work. (3-31-22)
07.
Bovine
			 Tuberculosis
. A disease caused by
Mycobacterium bovis
.
			 (3-31-22)
08.
Cattle
.
			 All domestic bovidae, including domestic bison. (3-31-22)
09.
Domestic Bison
. All animals
			 of the genus
Bison,
which are owned by a person.
			 (3-31-22)
10.
Domestic
			 Cervidae
. Elk, fallow deer, and reindeer owned by a person.
			 (3-31-22)
11.
Eradication
. The complete elimination of bovine tuberculosis from
			 cattle, domestic cervidae, bison and goats in a state so that the disease does
			 not appear unless introduced from another species or from outside the state.
			 (3-31-22)
12.
Exposed
.
			 Animals that have had contact with other animals, herds, or materials that have
			 been determined to be infected with or affected by
Mycobacterium
			 bovis
. (3-31-22)
13.
Federal Animal Health Official
. An employee of USDA/APHIS/VS who
			 is authorized to perform animal health activities. (3-31-22)
14.
Free Area
. The counties,
			 areas or districts not quarantined by the Division of Animal Industries for
			 tuberculosis. (3-31-22)
15.
Herd
. Any group of cattle, bison, goats, and domestic cervidae
			 maintained on common ground, or two (2) or more groups of cattle, bison, goats,
			 and domestic cervidae under common ownership or supervision that are
			 geographically separated from other groups but can have an interchange or
			 movement without regard to health status. (3-31-22)
16.
Herd Depopulation
. The
			 destruction of all cattle, bison, goats, and domestic cervidae exposed to
			 bovine tuberculosis in a herd. (3-31-22)
17.
Interstate Movement
.
			 Movements of cattle, bison, goats, and domestic cervidae from Idaho into any
			 other state, territory or the District of Columbia or from any other state,
			 territory or the District of Columbia into Idaho. (3-31-22)
18.
Intrastate Movement
.
			 Movement of cattle, bison, goats, and domestic cervidae within Idaho.
			 (3-31-22)
19.
Negative
. Any cattle, bison, domestic cervidae, or goats that show
			 no response to the tuberculin test, or are classified by the testing laboratory
			 as negative for tuberculosis. (3-31-22)
20.
Official Tuberculin Test
. A
			 test for bovine tuberculosis, approved by APHIS, applied and reported by
			 approved personnel in accordance with the UMR. (3-31-22)
21.
Public Stockyards
. Premises
			 where trading in cattle, bison, goats, and domestic cervidae is carried on,
			 where yarding, feeding and watering places are provided by the stockyards or
			 transportation companies, or where cattle, bison, goats, and domestic cervidae
			 associations or similar companies maintain corrals for feeding, shearing,
			 dipping and separating animals. (3-31-22)
22.
Quarantined Area
. The
			 counties, areas, or portions thereof, quarantined by the Division of Animal
			 Industries for tuberculosis. (3-31-22)
23.
Quarantined
. Isolation of
			 all animals diseased or exposed thereto, from contact with healthy animals and
			 exclusion of such healthy animals from enclosures or grounds where said
			 diseased or exposed animals are, or have been kept. (3-31-22)
24.
Reactor
. Any cattle,
			 domestic cervidae, bison or goat that shows a response to an official
			 tuberculosis test and is classified a reactor by the testing veterinarian or
			 DTE; or any animal that is classified a reactor upon slaughter inspection or
			 necropsy. (3-31-22)
25.
Restrain
. The confinement of cattle, bison, goats, or domestic
			 cervidae in a chute, or other device, for the purpose of efficiently,
			 effectively, and safely inspecting, treating, vaccinating, or testing.
			 (3-31-22)
26.
State Animal
			 Health Official
. The Administrator, or his designee, responsible for
			 animal disease control and eradication activities. (3-31-22)
27.
Suspect
. Any cattle, bison,
			 domestic cervidae, or goat that shows a response to a tuberculin test as stated
			 in the UMR for bovine tuberculosis, and is not classified a reactor.
			 (3-31-22)
28.
Tuberculin
. A product that is approved by, and produced under,
			 USDA license for injection into cattle, bison, goats, and domestic cervidae for
			 the purpose of detecting bovine tuberculosis. (3-31-22)