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 40-13-4 - INFECTIOUS AND CONTAGIOUS DISEASES › Rule 40-13-4-.09 - Swine Pseudorabies Eradication Requirements

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) The Georgia Department of Agriculture
				adopts the Pseudorabies Eradication State-Federal-Industry Programs Standards
				in effect by the United States Department of Agriculture. Said Program
				Standards are on file in the office of the State Veterinarian and are available
				upon request. The State Veterinarian reserves the option of applying rules that
				may exceed the minimum set forth in the Program Standards.
(2) Movement of swine into Georgia shall be
				in accordance with the recommendation of the USDA Pseudorabies Eradication
				State-Federal-Industry Program Standards and the rules established by the
				Georgia Department of Agriculture.
(3) Official Tests: Only tests which have
				been conducted in the State/Federal Brucellosis Laboratory or a laboratory
				approved by the State Veterinarian will be considered official tests. All blood
				samples and completed test records must be submitted to the appropriate
				laboratory within five (5) business days following collection. No person shall
				remove, deface, alter or otherwise change any official permanent mark, tattoo,
				tag or other official identification on any swine.
(4) Individual Herd Qualification: Individual
				herds may be designated as Qualified Pseudorabies-Negative by complying with
				the Program Standards.
(5)
				Pseudorabies Vaccine: The State Veterinarian controls the use and distribution
				of pseudorabies vaccine in Georgia. The use of vaccine and each shipment of
				vaccine into Georgia must be approved in writing by the State
				Veterinarian.
(6) Depopulation:
				Swine herds affected with pseudorabies are required to depopulate unless an
				exemption is given by the State Veterinarian.
(7) Affected Herds: All herds affected with
				pseudorabies will be quarantined. Any person who owns or has custody or control
				of any swine affected with pseudorabies or known positive animals to an
				official pseudorabies test shall isolate such animals from all other livestock
				in Georgia. All herds and premises related by common ownership or management
				will be quarantined when positives are disclosed in a herd. The affected herd
				quarantine will be released no sooner than thirty (30) days following
				depopulation or upon completion of a negative complete herd test performed no
				sooner than thirty (30) days after the last positive animal was removed from
				the premise. A complete herd test may be required following release of the
				quarantine if determined necessary by the State Veterinarian and the USDA. All
				swine in an affected herd must be identified by an official eartag. A permit
				from the USDA or the Georgia Department of Agriculture must accompany animals
				moved from a quarantined herd. Herds quarantined because of an association with
				an affected herd by common ownership or management in which no positives have
				been disclosed may qualify for a conditional quarantine release after one
				negative complete herd test with the approval of the State Veterinarian and the
				USDA.
(8) At-Risk Herds: Swine
				disclosed in an epidemiological investigation to be at-risk of pseudorabies
				infection will be quarantined. At-risk herds, including feeding operations,
				within a two-mile radius of an affected herd must be tested within sixty (60)
				days following disclosure of the affected herd. The State Veterinarian and the
				USDA will develop a herd plan to eliminate the risk of pseudorabies in these
				animals.
(9) Post-Quarantine
				Releasing Test: All swine released from quarantine and all swine on a premise
				previously quarantined for pseudorabies may be retested as determined necessary
				by the State Veterinarian and the USDA.
(10) Owner's Responsibility: It shall be the
				responsibility of the herd owner to provide the necessary facilities and labor
				to facilitate the testing of all eligible swine. If a herd owner fails to
				implement or comply with an approved herd plan, the State Veterinarian may
				require the herd to be depopulated.
(11) Cleaning and Disinfecting: Affected
				premises shall be cleaned and disinfected in accordance with instruction of the
				State Veterinarian and the USDA.
Authority O.C.G.A.
				  Secs. 4-4-20 to
				  4-4-26,
				  4-4-64,
				  4-4-67,
				  4-4-70,
				  4-6-3.