Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 209 - Arkansas Agriculture Department › Division 01 - Livestock And Poultry Commission › Rule 209.01.07-002 - Horse Chipping Rule

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
CRITERIA FOR PERSONS ENGAGED IN THE VOLUNTARY EMBEDDING
				OF IDENTIFICATION CHIPS FOR EQUINE MONITORING
Persons exempt from rules:
1. Arkansas licensed veterinarians
2. ARLPC employees working under the
			 direction of the State Veterinarian
Training Sessions:
The State Veterinarian shall conduct one training session per
				year if persons apply for training. The date of the training session will be
				chosen by the State Veterinarian. The training will consist of three parts and
				shall be held at the office of the State Veterinarian at the ARLPC Building, #1
				Natural Resources Drive, Little Rock, Arkansas 72215, or an alternate location
				of the State Veterinarian's choosing.
Part 1: A lecture session on horse chipping by the State
				Veterinarian to include a video of horse chipping session.
Part 2: A practical session on horse chipping by each trainee.
				Each trainee must provide his/her own horse for the practical session. Each
				trainee will also have to have an ISO compatible chip reader (or the industry
				standard) because it is not possible to chip horses properly without a reader.
				Only ISO compatible 134.2 kHz chips or the industry standard will be
				used.
Part 3: A written and practical examination will be given and
				upon successful completion, the trainee will receive a certificate to chip
				horses. The certificate will be good for one year and the person certified will
				have to contact the State Veterinarian and provide proficiency data to have
				his/her certificate extended for another year. The proficiency data for
				recertification will be as follows:
* The number of horses chipped each year
* A good recordkeeping system must be in place and maintained
				on all horses chipped
* Quality of work performed in the chipping process. Any and
				all complaints made to the Livestock & Poultry Commission will be reviewed
				and investigated
* These overall criteria will be reviewed yearly by the ALPC
				(State Veterinarian) and eligibility for recertification will be determined by
				the ALPC (State Veterinarian).
Fees for training and certification:
The fee for the training session will be $50.00 The renewal
				certification will be $20.00 per year.
Registration of Chips with ALPC
Each person that is certified by ALPC to chip horses must keep
				adequate records of the horses chipped. The records shall include the name and
				address of the owner of the horse that is chipped. This information will be
				registered with ALPC along with a fee of $5.00 per horse.
Authority and Fines:
These rules were promulgated under the authority of Act 1585 of
				2007. The act also provides for a fine to be imposed for persons chipping
				horses without training certification. That fine shall be five hundred dollars
				($500).
No liability will be assumed by the AR Livestock & Poultry
				Commission nor the State Veterinarian for injuries or adverse reactions
				incurred in the Horse Chipping Program when carried out by a certified
				individual. Certificate holders will be required to have liability insurance
				with a minimum of $25,000 coverage.
Issued in Little Rock, Arkansas on August 2,
				2007.