Florida Administrative Code › 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › 5C - Division of Animal Industry › Chapter 5C-29 - SCRAPIE › Section 5C-29.001 - Definitions

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
For the purpose of this chapter the following words shall
				  have the meaning indicated:
(1)
				Accredited Veterinarian. A veterinarian licensed in the state of origin and
				approved by the United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant
				Health Inspection Service (USDA, APHIS) to perform certain functions of federal
				and cooperative state-federal programs in accordance with the provisions of 9
				C.F.R. §§160-162 (2008).
(2) Administrator. The Administrator of USDA,
				APHIS or any person authorized to act for the Administrator.
(3) APHIS. Animal and Plant Health Inspection
				Service; part of the United States Department of Agriculture; responsible for
				protecting and promoting U.S. agricultural health and ecosystems vulnerable to
				invasive pests and pathogens, administering the Animal Welfare Act, and
				carrying out wildlife damage management activities.
(4) Authorized Representative. An employee of
				the state or federal government, or a licensed veterinarian accredited by the
				USDA, who is authorized to conduct animal disease control and eradication
				activities.
(5) Certified
				Flock/Herd. A complete monitored category flock/herd that has been continuously
				participating in the USDA Voluntary Scrapie Flock Certification Program
				Standards (APHIS 91-55-091, June 30, 2007) and has met the provisions for 5
				years or more.
(6) Commingled,
				commingling. Animals grouped together having physical contact with each other,
				including contact through a fence line or sharing the same section in a
				transportation unit where physical contact can occur.
(7) Division. The Division of Animal Industry
				of the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.
(8) Flock or Herd. All animals maintained on
				a single premises and all animals under common ownership or supervision on two
				or more premises with animal interchange between the premises.
(9) Flock/Herd of origin. The flock/herd in
				which an animal most recently resided in which it either was born, gave birth,
				or resided during lambing or kidding.
(10) Goat. Any ruminant of the genus
				Capra.
(11) Intrastate. Existing or
				occurring within the boundaries of the state.
(12) Official Certificate of Veterinary
				Inspection (OCVI). A legible certificate made on an official form from the
				state of origin or from the USDA, issued by an authorized representative, and
				approved by the chief animal health official of the state of origin.
(13) Official Individual Identification. A
				form of unique individual animal identification, as follows:
(a) Official Eartags. A tamper-evident
				eartag, approved by APHIS, capable of providing a unique identification number
				for each animal, and capable of being recorded in a central repository. Such
				eartags must conform to one of the following number systems:
1. National Uniform Eartagging
				System;
2. Animal Identification
				Number (AIN);
3. Premises-based
				numbering system; or
4. Any other
				numbering system approved by APHIS.