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Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 11 - ANIMAL HEALTH › Chapter 15.11.06 - Swine Herd Validation for Brucellosis and Validated-free Areas in Maryland › Section 15.11.06.01 - Definitions

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A. "Department"
				means the Maryland Department of Agriculture and its designee.
B. "Herd test" includes a test of all
				breeding swine 6 months old or older in a given herd.
C. "Infected herd" means a herd that
				discloses one or more swine showing a complete agglutination reaction in the
				blood titer dilution of 1:100 or higher, or a positive reaction to the card
				test.
D. "Negative herd" means a
				herd:
(1) That discloses no swine having
				agglutination reactions higher than incomplete at the 1:100 dilution, or any
				swine positive to the card test. All animals over 6 months old in the herd are
				to be included in the brucellosis test.
(2) In which at least 10 percent of the
				breeding swine have been tested annually in a market swine testing program for
				3 consecutive years with no positive test results.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 11 - ANIMAL HEALTH › Chapter 15.11.06 - Swine Herd Validation for Brucellosis and Validated-free Areas in Maryland › Section 15.11.06.02 - Identification

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All swine tested shall be identified with an approved ear
				  tag, tattoo, or other means as specified or approved by the
				  Department.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 11 - ANIMAL HEALTH › Chapter 15.11.06 - Swine Herd Validation for Brucellosis and Validated-free Areas in Maryland › Section 15.11.06.03 - Herd Validation

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A.
				Negative Herds. A swine herd will be validated following two consecutive
				negative tests on the entire breeding herd 30 to 90 days apart. However, if all
				breeding swine tested on the first test can be accounted for on the validating
				test, an extension of time may be granted, but the extension will not be
				allowed to exceed 180 days. This includes all breeding animals 6 months old and
				older. Validation is effective for 12 months unless otherwise revoked. The
				validated status will apply to all offspring born since the last test. A swine
				of unknown brucellosis status or of a suspicious brucellosis status may not be
				added to or associated with a validated herd or a herd in the process of
				becoming validated. Herd validation will be voided under these
				circumstances.
B. Validated Herds.
(1) Owners of herds that comply with
				validation requirements will be issued validation certificates by the
				Department and the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service of the U.S.
				Department of Agriculture and may use them in advertising their breeding
				stock.
(2) Upon expiration,
				validation certificates will not be renewed (or will be cancelled, whichever is
				appropriate) until such time as the herd again satisfies validation
				requirements.
(3) Upon finding one
				or more reactors in a validated herd, the validation certificate will be
				immediately cancelled.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 11 - ANIMAL HEALTH › Chapter 15.11.06 - Swine Herd Validation for Brucellosis and Validated-free Areas in Maryland › Section 15.11.06.04 - Area Plan

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A. Area
				Validation. Following a request from swine owners within a designated area, the
				Department and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health
				Inspection Service, may declare that area validated-brucellosis-free provided
				it fulfills the following requirements:
(1)
				All breeding herds in the designated area shall have attained negative
				status.
(2) Not more than 3 percent
				of the herds, or one herd, whichever is greater, shall have been found to be
				infected during the 18-month qualification period.
(3) Areas may qualify as
				validated-brucellosis-free for a period of 3 years provided all breeding herds
				in the designated area qualify under one of the two following procedures:
(a) All herds of breeding swine in the
				designated area shall be validated or have a negative herd test, in which all
				breeding swine 6 months old or older are tested. All herds of breeding swine in
				the designated area qualifying under the procedure shall have been tested
				within 18 months before the date validation is requested.
(b) All herds of breeding swine in the
				designated area shall be validated or have established negative herd status
				under a market swine testing program (10 percent of the breeding swine to be
				tested annually for 3 consecutive years).
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 11 - ANIMAL HEALTH › Chapter 15.11.06 - Swine Herd Validation for Brucellosis and Validated-free Areas in Maryland › Section 15.11.06.05 - Introduction of Swine into Validated-Free Areas and Movement of Swine Through Auction Markets and Livestock Sales

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A. Swine for immediate slaughter may move
				through regular marketing channels (approved livestock markets and approved
				slaughtering establishments) without brucellosis testing.
B. Swine for feeding purposes may enter
				without a test, or may be held in validated areas without a test, provided the
				swine are maintained in isolation separate and apart from all breeding stock as
				approved by the Secretary.
C. Swine
				originating in validated-brucellosis-free herds, or negative non-validated
				herds in validated-brucellosis-free areas, may enter a non-validated herd
				without a test, provided the swine are moved directly and have not been in
				contact with infected swine or swine of an unknown brucellosis status, and have
				not been exposed to an infected premises.
D. Swine originating in herds not described
				in §C, above, shall have passed a negative test within 30 days before the
				date of entry, to be held in isolation, and pass one additional negative test
				within 30 to 60 days before being added to the herd.
E. Swine over 6 months old sold through
				auction markets or livestock sales, to be returned to farms for breeding
				purposes, shall originate directly from a validated herd, or be blood tested
				negative within 30 days before sale, or be blood tested negative before
				release.
F. All swine consigned to
				farms in Maryland shall be transported in conveyances that have been properly
				cleaned and disinfected.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 11 - ANIMAL HEALTH › Chapter 15.11.07 - Control, Eradication, or Both, of Infectious Diseases of Swine › Section 15.11.07.01 - Definitions

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A. "Department"
				means the Maryland Department of Agriculture and its designee.
B. "Secretary" means the Secretary of
				Agriculture and his designee.
C.
				"Recognized slaughtering establishment" means a slaughtering establishment
				operating under supervision of municipal, State, or federal meat inspection or
				recognized by the Department.
D.
				"Stockyard" or "livestock market" means a place in the State where swine are
				assembled for sale, either by private sale or public auction. All livestock
				markets in Maryland not under federal-State cooperative approval must receive
				approval from the Department before being permitted to handle swine. Approval
				will be based on the standards presently set forth and as may be amended by the
				U.S. Department of Agriculture governing interstate movement of swine with
				reference to hog cholera and other communicable diseases.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 11 - ANIMAL HEALTH › Chapter 15.11.07 - Control, Eradication, or Both, of Infectious Diseases of Swine › Section 15.11.07.02 - Movement of Swine

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A.
				Slaughter. Swine may be sold direct to recognized slaughtering establishments
				without restriction, if they are identified as provided under
				9 CFR §
										71.19 and §§
									78.30 -
				78.34 (1991), which are
				incorporated by reference with the following modifications:
(1) Whenever "Administrator" appears, read
				"Secretary";
(2) Whenever
				"interstate" appears, read "intrastate"; and
(3) Whenever "authorized employee of the
				United States Department of Agriculture" appears, read "authorized employee of
				the Maryland Department of Agriculture".
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 11 - ANIMAL HEALTH › Chapter 15.11.09 - Eradication of Tuberculosis in Swine › Section 15.11.09.01 - Definitions

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A. "Department"
				means the Maryland Department of Agriculture and its designee.
B. "Reactor" means the same as the definition
				of a reactor in "Uniform Methods and Rules." There is no suspect category in
				swine tuberculin testing.
C.
				"Secretary" means the Secretary of Agriculture and his designee.
D. "Tuberculin test" means the intradermal
				test as described in the Uniform Methods and Rules for Tuberculosis
				Eradication.
E. "Uniform Methods
				and Rules" means the latest edition of Uniform Methods and Rules for
				Tuberculosis Eradication as published by the U.S. Department of
				Agriculture.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 11 - ANIMAL HEALTH › Chapter 15.11.09 - Eradication of Tuberculosis in Swine › Section 15.11.09.02 - Reporting Tuberculosis

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All persons having knowledge of the existence of or suspicion
				  of the existence of tuberculosis in swine or poultry shall report it to the
				  Department.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 11 - ANIMAL HEALTH › Chapter 15.11.09 - Eradication of Tuberculosis in Swine › Section 15.11.09.03 - Quarantine

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Any premises upon which swine tuberculosis reactors are
				  disclosed, or any premises to which slaughter swine with confirmed lesions of
				  tuberculosis have been traced, or any premises where the Secretary has reason
				  to suspect tuberculosis infection may exist or exposure to tuberculosis has
				  taken place, shall be subject to immediate quarantine. Once quarantine is
				  imposed, movement of swine on or off the premises shall be prohibited, except
				  for slaughter purposes under written permit issued by the Secretary. This
				  quarantine shall include any other species of animal or fowl that the Secretary
				  determines is infected with or has been exposed to tuberculosis. The quarantine
				  shall be released after it has been determined, by testing or other means, that
				  tuberculosis no longer exists on the premises and any cleaning and disinfecting
				  required by the Secretary has been completed.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 11 - ANIMAL HEALTH › Chapter 15.11.09 - Eradication of Tuberculosis in Swine › Section 15.11.09.04 - Herd Test

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Tuberculin tests of any or all swine in a herd will be
				  carried out whenever the Secretary has reason to suspect that tuberculosis
				  exists in the herd or that it has been exposed to this infection. Further
				  testing, or other appropriate procedures, shall be conducted on the farm in
				  order to find and remove sources of infection in any species of animal or
				  poultry on the premises. All tests for tuberculosis shall be reported
				  promptly.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 11 - ANIMAL HEALTH › Chapter 15.11.09 - Eradication of Tuberculosis in Swine › Section 15.11.09.05 - Epidemiology

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When an infected herd has been found, a complete
				  epidemiological investigation shall be made. This should cover all species of
				  animals and fowl on the premises.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 11 - ANIMAL HEALTH › Chapter 15.11.09 - Eradication of Tuberculosis in Swine › Section 15.11.09.06 - Reactors

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Tuberculin test reactors shall be identified with a reactor
				  tag and sent to slaughter under permit or disposed of in other manner approved
				  by the Secretary within 30 days of the test date.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 11 - ANIMAL HEALTH › Chapter 15.11.09 - Eradication of Tuberculosis in Swine › Section 15.11.09.07 - Indemnity

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Indemnity by the State shall be paid in accord with
				  Agriculture Article, §
									3-107, Annotated Code of
				  Maryland, and the following requirements:
A. Indemnities will be paid to owners of
				tuberculosis reactors and to owners of herds depopulated because of the
				existence of tuberculosis.
B. Swine
				of feeder, slaughter, or both types shall be appraised using the prevailing
				market quotation price per pound as a guide. This will vary with age, size, and
				quality of the animal.
C. Breeding
				swine shall be appraised using the price of similar animals in recent sales as
				a guide.
D. Maximum indemnity from
				State sources may not exceed $175 per animal. Maximum indemnity payments shall
				be reserved for breeding swine.
E.
				If indemnity from other sources is paid to owners of swine destroyed because of
				the existence of tuberculosis, indemnity from State sources will be paid only
				to the extent that total indemnity payments plus net salvage received does not
				exceed 90 percent of the appraised value of the animal.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 11 - ANIMAL HEALTH › Chapter 15.11.09 - Eradication of Tuberculosis in Swine › Section 15.11.09.08 - Cleaning and Disinfecting

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Infected premises and all vehicles and equipment used in
				  connection with the infected premises shall be thoroughly cleaned and
				  disinfected in a manner approved by the Secretary.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 11 - ANIMAL HEALTH › Chapter 15.11.09 - Eradication of Tuberculosis in Swine › Section 15.11.09.09 - Department Cooperation with U.S.D.A

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When the U. S.D.A. has approved and put into effect a program
				  for the control and eradication of tuberculosis in swine, the Department
				  intends to cooperate with U.S.D.A. in carrying out the
				  program.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 11 - ANIMAL HEALTH › Chapter 15.11.09 - Eradication of Tuberculosis in Swine › Section 15.11.09.10 - Other Procedures and Policies

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In all procedures and policies relating to the eradication of
				  tuberculosis in swine not covered above, the latest published edition of
				  "Uniform Methods and Rules for Tuberculosis Eradication" shall
				  apply.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 11 - ANIMAL HEALTH › Chapter 15.11.11 - Salmonellosis of Poultry › Section 15.11.11.01 - Purpose

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These regulations explain a program jointly administered by
				  the Departments of Agriculture and Health and Mental Hygiene to protect both
				  human health and poultry from contagious and infectious diseases. Other
				  portions of this program are explained in COMAR 15.04.01, 10.15.03, and
				  10.15.04.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 11 - ANIMAL HEALTH › Chapter 15.11.11 - Salmonellosis of Poultry › Section 15.11.11.03 - Imported Poultry

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A. Diseased
				Poultry.
(1) Except as provided under
				§A(2) of this regulation, a person may not import poultry into Maryland if
				that person knows or has reason to know that poultry are infected with
				pullorum, typhoid, or Salmonella serotype enteritidis.
(2) If poultry are known to be infected with
				pullorum, typhoid, or Salmonella serotype enteritidis, a person may ship them
				into Maryland only if they are:
(a) Being
				shipped to an official establishment for immediate slaughter; and
(b) Labeled to show that they are
				infected.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 11 - ANIMAL HEALTH › Chapter 15.11.11 - Salmonellosis of Poultry › Section 15.11.11.04 - Permits

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A. Activities
				Requiring Permit. A person shall have a numbered annual permit from the
				Secretary before doing the following:
(1)
				Distributing, offering for sale, or selling:
(a) Hatching eggs, or
(b) Poultry, unless the poultry are being
				moved for immediate slaughter to an official establishment; and
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 11 - ANIMAL HEALTH › Chapter 15.11.11 - Salmonellosis of Poultry › Section 15.11.11.05 - Standards Designed to Control and Prevent Salmonellosis

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A. Commercial Flock.
(1) A person having a commercial flock in
				Maryland shall have the flock tested in accordance with either §A(2) or
				(3) unless the flock is:
(a) Participating in
				and meets the requirements of the:
(i) NPIP's
				"U.S. Sanitation Monitored" program for egg-type chicken breeding flocks, 9 CFR
				145 - 147, or
(ii) "Salmonella
				Enteritidis Monitored Flock Program of Pennsylvania" or an equivalent plan of
				another state, provided that plan has been approved by the Secretary;
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 11 - ANIMAL HEALTH › Chapter 15.11.11 - Salmonellosis of Poultry › Section 15.11.11.06 - Exhibitions

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A. A sponsor of an
				exhibition shall notify the Secretary of the following within 30 days before
				the exhibition date: the name, place, and inclusive dates and hours of the
				exhibition.
B. The requirements for
				an exhibition are as follows: Poultry, except waterfowl, at exhibitions shall
				originate from U.S. Pullorum-Typhoid Clean or equivalent flocks, or shall have
				had a negative pullorum-typhoid test within 90 days of its movement to an
				exhibition. This information shall be documented on an NPIP Form 15, NPIP Form
				3B or similar certificate which shall accompany poultry on exhibition. In place
				of NPIP Form 15 or 3B, a junior exhibitor may substitute a health certificate
				signed by a Maryland Agricultural Extension Agent or the Department, indicating
				that exhibited poultry has originated from a U.S. Pullorum-Typhoid Clean or
				equivalent flock within the previous 12 months.
C. Record Keeping. A sponsor of an exhibition
				shall compile a list of all poultry at the exhibition. This list shall contain
				the name and address of each owner, the number, type, sex, and pullorum-typhoid
				status of all poultry. A copy of this list shall be kept by the sponsor of the
				exhibition for 12 months and shall be made available upon the request of the
				Department.
D. Inspection. All
				exhibitions are subject to inspection by the Department. The Department shall
				have access to all exhibitions and may conduct inspections and tests to enforce
				this regulation.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 11 - ANIMAL HEALTH › Chapter 15.11.11 - Salmonellosis of Poultry › Section 15.11.11.07 - Infection of Poultry by Salmonella Pullorum, Salmonella Typhoid, or Salmonella Serotype Enteritidis

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A.
				Reporting. A person performing poultry disease diagnostic services shall report
				within 48 hours of diagnosis to the Secretary the diagnosis of infection of
				poultry by Salmonella pullorum, Salmonella gallinarum, or Salmonella serotype
				enteritidis.
B. Investigation. The
				Secretary shall conduct an immediate investigation upon receipt of a report of
				pullorum, typhoid, or Salmonella serotype enteritidis infection.
C. Flock Infected with Salmonella. The
				Secretary shall quarantine any flock found to be infected with Salmonella
				pullorum, Salmonella gallinarum, or in the case of a commercial flock, only
				when infected with Salmonella serotype enteritidis. To prevent the further
				spread of these diseases, the Secretary may not release the quarantine until
				the:
(1) Flock is disposed of or retested and
				certified by the Secretary; and
(2)
				Premises have been cleaned and disinfected.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 11 - ANIMAL HEALTH › Chapter 15.11.11 - Salmonellosis of Poultry › Section 15.11.11.08 - Noncompliance

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A person who violates these regulations or who falsely
				  answers questions contained in any permit application, or who willingly
				  interferes with the Department in carrying out a duty as provided in these
				  regulations, shall forfeit his permit. A person who violates these regulations
				  is guilty of a misdemeanor as provided by Maryland law.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 11 - ANIMAL HEALTH › Chapter 15.11.11 - Salmonellosis of Poultry › Section 15.11.11.09 - Designation of Agent

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For the purpose of enforcing the regulations of this chapter,
				  the Secretary may designate an agent of the Department of Health and Mental
				  Hygiene as the Secretary's representative.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 11 - ANIMAL HEALTH › Chapter 15.11.12 - Equine Infectious Anemia › Section 15.11.12.01 - Definitions

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A. "Accredited
				veterinarian" means a licensed veterinarian approved by the U.S. Department of
				Agriculture and the Maryland Department of Agriculture.
B. "Approved pesticide" means any pesticide
				which is recognized and approved by the Department or the U.S. Department of
				Agriculture as an effective agent in the control or eradication of possible
				insect or arachnid vectors of equine infectious anemia.
C. "Department" means the Maryland Department
				of Agriculture.
D. "Equine
				infectious anemia (swamp fever)" means a disease of equines caused by a virus
				which is infectious in nature and spreads from horse to horse by blood sucking
				insects, unsterile surgical instruments (especially hypodermic needles) and the
				community use of equipment that produces cuts and abrasions. The virus can
				infect both sexes, all age groups and all breeds and species of equines.
				Infected animals remain carriers of the disease for their entire lifetime,
				constituting a potential source of spread. The disease may be acute or chronic
				or inapparent. There is no known cure or treatment.
E. "Horse" means any member of the equine
				family, including horses, mules, asses, zebra, or other equidae.
F. Official Test.
(1) "Official test" means an official test
				for equine infectious anemia accomplished by a laboratory approved by the U.S.
				Department of Agriculture on blood samples collected by accredited
				veterinarians.
(2) "Official test"
				includes:
(a) The agar get immunodiffusion
				(AGID) blood test using only antigen licensed by the U.S. Department of
				Agriculture;
(b) The competitive
				enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (cELISA); or
(c) The synthetic antigen enzyme-linked
				immunosorbent assay (saELISA).
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 11 - ANIMAL HEALTH › Chapter 15.11.12 - Equine Infectious Anemia › Section 15.11.12.03 - Test Requirements

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A. For
				Shipment into Maryland. All equines over 9 months old entering the State shall
				have been found negative to an official test for equine infectious anemia made
				within 12 months before entry, and shall be accompanied by a copy of the
				official negative test result or be consigned directly to a market or auction
				licensed by the Department.
B. For
				Exhibition. All equines over 9 months old assembled for supervised exhibition
				in the State shall have been found negative to an official test for equine
				infectious anemia made within 12 months before the date of the event. The
				supervisor of the event shall ascertain that a copy of the official negative
				test results accompanies each equine to the event and shall make a list of the
				entries and their test status available for inspection by a representative of
				the Secretary upon request.
C.
				Change of Ownership.
(1) A person may not
				change ownership of an equine over 9 months old unless it has been found
				negative to an official test for equine infectious anemia made within 12 months
				before the date of the change of ownership. A copy of the negative test shall
				accompany the equine at the time of ownership transfer and becomes the property
				of the new owner.
(2) Equines
				consigned for slaughter to an establishment approved by the Secretary shall be
				exempt from testing requirements.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 11 - ANIMAL HEALTH › Chapter 15.11.12 - Equine Infectious Anemia › Section 15.11.12.04 - Violation of Regulations

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Any person, firm, or corporation which violates these
				  regulations is subject to the penalties provided for in the Agriculture
				  Article, §§
									12-101,
				  12-102, and
				  12-103, Annotated Code of
				  Maryland.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 11 - ANIMAL HEALTH › Chapter 15.11.13 - License Required to Feed Garbage to Swine When is Heat-Treated at its Source › Section 15.11.13.01 - Authority

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The authority for these regulations is contained in the
				  Agriculture Article, §
									3-404 and
				  3-101, Annotated Code of
				  Maryland.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 11 - ANIMAL HEALTH › Chapter 15.11.13 - License Required to Feed Garbage to Swine When is Heat-Treated at its Source › Section 15.11.13.02 - License

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A. The license
				required under Agriculture Article, § 404(a)(2) is on a July to June 30
				basis and shall be renewed on or before each July 1.
B. A license may not be issued for garbage
				feeding where prohibited by other law or regulation.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 11 - ANIMAL HEALTH › Chapter 15.11.13 - License Required to Feed Garbage to Swine When is Heat-Treated at its Source › Section 15.11.13.03 - Application for License

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An application on forms prepared by the Department of
				  Agriculture together with the license fee and preliminary plans of any new
				  cooking equipment shall be submitted to the Maryland Department of Agriculture,
				  Animal Health Section.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 11 - ANIMAL HEALTH › Chapter 15.11.13 - License Required to Feed Garbage to Swine When is Heat-Treated at its Source › Section 15.11.13.04 - Heat-Treating Equipment and its Use

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A. Heating equipment shall be of a design and
				capacity that will enable it to bring food waste material to 212 degrees F
				throughout within a reasonable length of time. Occasional stirring of the
				garbage is required during the heating period to insure a uniform temperature.
				Garbage shall be held at a temperature of 212 degrees F for at least 30
				minutes.
B. The cooking container
				shall be equipped with a recording thermometer with one pen and one probe for
				each 8 feet, or portion thereof, of its length.
C. Proposed plans for all new cooking
				equipment shall be approved by the Department before construction or
				installation is started.
D. Cooking
				equipment shall be cleaned after each use.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 11 - ANIMAL HEALTH › Chapter 15.11.13 - License Required to Feed Garbage to Swine When is Heat-Treated at its Source › Section 15.11.13.05 - Records and Inspection

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A.
				Using the recording thermometer, the licensee shall make a record of the
				temperatures of each load of garbage cooked.
B. The licensee shall retain these records
				for at least 6 months for inspection by the Department of
				Agriculture.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 11 - ANIMAL HEALTH › Chapter 15.11.14 - Requirements for Livestock or Animal Exhibitions › Section 15.11.14.01 - Purpose

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A. This chapter
				describes the animal health requirements for any livestock or animal exhibition
				for the purpose of preventing the spread of a contagious or infectious
				disease.
B. This chapter also
				includes requirements concerning the proper care and treatment of animals at
				exhibitions.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 11 - ANIMAL HEALTH › Chapter 15.11.14 - Requirements for Livestock or Animal Exhibitions › Section 15.11.14.02 - Scope

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This chapter does not apply to livestock exhibition
				  activities regulated by the Maryland Racing Commission.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 11 - ANIMAL HEALTH › Chapter 15.11.14 - Requirements for Livestock or Animal Exhibitions › Section 15.11.14.03 - Definitions

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A. In this chapter,
				the following terms have the meaning indicated.
B. Terms Defined.
(1) "Accredited herd" means a livestock herd
				meeting the U.S. Department of Agriculture testing requirements for
				tuberculosis under 9 CFR
				§
											77.1.
(2) "Accredited veterinarian" means a
				veterinarian approved to participate in a federal-state animal health program
				by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and by the Department.
(3) "Department" means the Maryland
				Department of Agriculture or its designee.
(4) "Exhibition" means any livestock show,
				except a show conducted for the sole purpose of selling the livestock
				exhibited.
(5) Exhibitor.
(a) "Exhibitor" means a person 18 years old
				or older who owns or presents livestock for exhibition.
(b) "Exhibitor" includes a parent or guardian
				of a minor child exhibiting livestock.
(6) "Interstate certificate of veterinary
				inspection" means a form provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture that:
(a) Is issued by an accredited veterinarian
				in the state where the livestock originated;
(b) Is valid for 30 days from the date of
				issue; and
(c) Documents a
				veterinary inspection which certifies that livestock is fit for transport and
				for exhibition.
(7)
				"Intrastate certificate of veterinary inspection" means a form provided by the
				Department that:
(a) Is issued by an
				accredited veterinarian in Maryland;
(b) Is valid for the exhibition season in the
				calendar year it is issued unless otherwise directed by the Department;
				and
(c) Documents a veterinary
				inspection which certifies that livestock originating in Maryland is fit for
				exhibition in this State.
(8) "Livestock" includes the following animal
				species:
(a) Bovine (cattle);
(b) Camelid (llama, alpaca, vicuna and
				guanaco);
(c) Caprine
				(goat);
(d) Cervid
				(deer);
(e) Equine (horse, donkey,
				and mule);
(f) Ovine
				(sheep);
(g) Porcine (pig);
				and
(h) Lagomorpha (rabbit and
				hare).
(9) "Person"
				includes the State, any county, municipal corporation, an individual, receiver,
				trustee, guardian, executor, administrator, fiduciary, or representative of any
				kind, or any partnership, firm, association, public or private corporation, or
				any other entity.
(10) "Petting
				zoo" means an exhibition where the public is encouraged to touch any livestock
				or other animal.
(11) "Sponsor"
				means the person responsible for organizing the livestock exhibition.
(12) "Veterinarian" means an individual who
				is licensed, registered or otherwise permitted to lawfully practice veterinary
				medicine in Maryland, any of the several states, U.S. territories, the District
				of Columbia, or any appropriate political entity as determined by the
				Department.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 11 - ANIMAL HEALTH › Chapter 15.11.14 - Requirements for Livestock or Animal Exhibitions › Section 15.11.14.04 - General Exhibition Requirements

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A. General Prohibition.
(1) A person may not conduct a livestock
				exhibition or exhibit livestock without first complying with the requirements
				of this chapter for the prevention of contagious or infectious
				disease.
(2) A person may not enter
				or show livestock at any exhibition if the livestock has a contagious or
				infectious disease.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 11 - ANIMAL HEALTH › Chapter 15.11.14 - Requirements for Livestock or Animal Exhibitions › Section 15.11.14.05 - Sponsor Requirements

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A. Each
				livestock exhibition sponsor shall:
(1)
				Provide the Department at least 60 days advanced written notice of the date,
				time, and location of any livestock exhibition, unless:
(a) The exhibition is a Maryland fair and
				show board funded event; or
(b) The
				exhibition sponsor is exempt from this requirement as determined by the
				Department; and
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 11 - ANIMAL HEALTH › Chapter 15.11.14 - Requirements for Livestock or Animal Exhibitions › Section 15.11.14.06 - Exhibitor Requirements

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A.
				General Requirements. Each livestock exhibitor shall:
(1) Have all livestock examined by an
				accredited veterinarian before the exhibition as prescribed by the
				Department;
(2) Except as provided
				in §B of this regulation, keep a copy of a valid interstate or intrastate
				certificate of veterinary inspection with each animal at all times during the
				exhibition;
(3) Do all of the
				following:
(a) Personally examine all
				livestock for any signs of contagious or infectious disease prior to entry to
				the exhibition site but not more than 24 hours before entry to the exhibition
				site;
(b) Document the examination
				with a properly completed Departmental livestock exhibition self-certification
				form for animal health;
(c) Present
				for exhibition only animals that:
(i) Have not
				been exposed to contagious or infectious diseases; and
(ii) Appear by the pre-exhibition examination
				conducted by the exhibitor to be free from infectious or contagious disease;
				and
(d) Maintain a copy
				of the completed self-certification form with the livestock during the
				exhibition;
(4)
				Individually identify each animal by ear tag, tattoo, registration number,
				national animal identification system device, or other means approved by the
				Department;
(5) Make all records
				required by this chapter available to the Department or sponsor upon
				request;
(6) Report animals
				suspected of having a contagious or infectious disease to the sponsor;
				and
(7) Allow the Department to
				examine or test any livestock for a contagious or infectious disease.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 11 - ANIMAL HEALTH › Chapter 15.11.14 - Requirements for Livestock or Animal Exhibitions › Section 15.11.14.07 - Prohibited Conduct

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A. A person may
				not knowingly expose livestock to an animal with a contagious or infectious
				disease, or expose a healthy animal to a contagious or infectious disease in
				violation of Agriculture Article, §
									3-110, Annotated Code of
				Maryland.
B. A person may not
				willfully make false statements, provide false information, alter or possess an
				altered animal health certificate or report, or alter, damage, use, or attempt
				to use any animal or premise identification device or document in violation of
				Agriculture Article, §
									3-118, Annotated Code of
				Maryland.
C. A person may not
				knowingly conceal the fact that a contagious or infectious disease exists on
				his premises in violation of Agriculture Article, §
									3-113(b),
				Annotated Code of Maryland.
D. A
				person may not knowingly conceal signs of a contagious or infectious disease,
				to include giving anti-inflammatory drugs to mask fever and discharges, appling
				coloring or creams to lesions, or employ any other method that may be used to
				alter or disguise signs of contagious or infectious disease.
E. A person may not give away a live animal
				as a prize for, or inducement to enter, a contest, game, or other competition
				except as an agricultural project, conservation purpose, or for slaughter,
				without the approval of the Secretary of Agriculture in violation of Criminal
				Law Article, §
									10-610, Annotated Code
				of Maryland.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 11 - ANIMAL HEALTH › Chapter 15.11.14 - Requirements for Livestock or Animal Exhibitions › Section 15.11.14.08 - Penalties

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A. Criminal
				Penalties.
(1) General. A person who violates
				the provisions of this chapter, except regarding animals given as a prize, is
				guilty of a misdemeanor and is subject to the penalties provided in Agriculture
				Article, §§
										12-101 and
				12-102, Annotated Code of
				Maryland.
(2) Animal Given as a
				Prize. A person who violates the provisions of Regulation .07E of this chapter
				is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction is subject to a fine not
				exceeding $500 as provided in the Criminal Law Article, §
										10-610, Annotated Code
				of Maryland.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 11 - ANIMAL HEALTH › Chapter 15.11.15 - The Control and Eradication of Pseudorabies in Swine and Other Livestock Within Maryland › Section 15.11.15.01 - Definitions

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A. "Department"
				means the State Department of Agriculture or its designee.
B. "Pseudorabies", also known as "mad itch"
				or Aujeszky's Disease, is an infectious disease caused by a herpes virus to
				which several species of mammals and birds are susceptible, the clinical signs
				and symptoms of which are characterized by central nervous system
				disturbance.
C. "Secretary" means
				the Secretary of Agriculture or his designee.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 11 - ANIMAL HEALTH › Chapter 15.11.15 - The Control and Eradication of Pseudorabies in Swine and Other Livestock Within Maryland › Section 15.11.15.02 - Reporting Pseudorabies Outbreaks

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Any person having knowledge or suspicion of the existence of
				  pseudorabies shall report this to the Department within 48
				  hours.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 11 - ANIMAL HEALTH › Chapter 15.11.15 - The Control and Eradication of Pseudorabies in Swine and Other Livestock Within Maryland › Section 15.11.15.03 - Quarantine of Infected Herds

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A.
				Any herd which the Secretary has reason to believe is infected with or has been
				exposed to pseudorabies shall be quarantined and no livestock may be moved from
				or to a quarantined herd without written permission of the Secretary. The
				quarantine will be lifted when tests and examinations, as the Secretary may
				require, indicate that the herd is not infected.
B. If the Secretary permits swine to be moved
				from a quarantined herd to a quarantined feedlot, those swine shall be
				identified individually by a method approved by the Secretary.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 11 - ANIMAL HEALTH › Chapter 15.11.15 - The Control and Eradication of Pseudorabies in Swine and Other Livestock Within Maryland › Section 15.11.15.04 - Pseudorabies Vaccines

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The use of pseudorabies vaccine in swine is subject to the
				  following restrictions:
A. The vaccine
				shall be a USDA licensed vaccine or vaccine that is authorized for field trials
				by federal and State officials.
B.
				Prior approval for use or possession of the vaccine shall be obtained in
				writing from the Department. This approval will be granted only for use in
				swine herds determined to be infected or threatened with infection by
				pseudorabies.
C. At the time of
				vaccination, all swine shall be individually identified by a method approved by
				the Secretary.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 11 - ANIMAL HEALTH › Chapter 15.11.15 - The Control and Eradication of Pseudorabies in Swine and Other Livestock Within Maryland › Section 15.11.15.05 - Disinfection of Infected Premises

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Infected premises and all vehicles and equipment used in
				  connection with an infected premises shall be thoroughly cleaned and
				  disinfected in a manner approved by the Department.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 11 - ANIMAL HEALTH › Chapter 15.11.16 - Animals Whose Importation, Sale, or Possession or Restricted in Maryland › Section 15.11.16.01 - List of Prohibited Animals

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The following animals have been determined to be harmful to
				  livestock or poultry and, therefore, an individual is prohibited from
				  transporting, importing, selling, transferring, or possessing them in this
				  State:
A. Feral swine of the
				Genus/species Sus scrofa, also known as wild pigs, European wild boars, Russian
				wild boars; and
B. The offspring of
				the feral swine of the Genus/species Sus scrofa.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 11 - ANIMAL HEALTH › Chapter 15.11.17 - Humane Treatment of Livestock, Including 3-D Livestock, at Auction Markets › Section 15.11.17.01 - General

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This chapter governs the humane treatment of livestock,
				  including 3-D livestock, by market operators and haulers at auction
				  markets.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 11 - ANIMAL HEALTH › Chapter 15.11.17 - Humane Treatment of Livestock, Including 3-D Livestock, at Auction Markets › Section 15.11.17.02 - Definitions

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A. In this chapter,
				the following terms have the meanings indicated.
B. Terms defined.
(1) "Department" means the Department of
				Agriculture.
(2) Downers.
(a) "Downers" means livestock that are down
				and unable to rise even with assistance.
(b) "Downers" includes livestock which, after
				being assisted to rise, cannot stand and walk without assistance.
(3) "Livestock" means cattle,
				swine, sheep, horses, asses, mules, or goats.
(4) "Livestock market" means an established
				location where livestock are offered for sale.
(5) "Humane treatment" means:
(a) Treating livestock in a manner that
				avoids unnecessary suffering or pain; and
(b) Providing livestock, when necessary, with
				adequate feed, water, veterinary care, and shelter.
(6) "Slaughter establishment" means an
				establishment regulated by the Food Safety Inspection Service, U.S. Department
				of Agriculture, or by a corresponding agency in those states which conduct meat
				inspection.
(7) "3-D livestock"
				means livestock that are:
(a)
				Downers;
(b) Debilitated;
				or
(c) Diseased.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 11 - ANIMAL HEALTH › Chapter 15.11.17 - Humane Treatment of Livestock, Including 3-D Livestock, at Auction Markets › Section 15.11.17.03 - Responsibility of Livestock Market Operators

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A. An operator of a livestock market:
(1) Shall provide humane treatment of
				livestock in its custody;
(2) May
				not accept downers for sale at its market;
(3) In the case of livestock that become
				downers after acceptance for sale at the market, shall:
(a) Provide the needed equipment for
				handling, moving, and, if necessary, euthanizing these animals,
(b) Identify and mark the livestock in a
				distinctive manner,
(c) Separate
				and separately pen the livestock from healthy animals, and
(d) Notify the Department that an animal has
				become a downer; and
(4)
				Shall properly dispose of all animals that die or are euthanized after
				acceptance into the market.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 11 - ANIMAL HEALTH › Chapter 15.11.17 - Humane Treatment of Livestock, Including 3-D Livestock, at Auction Markets › Section 15.11.17.04 - Responsibility of Persons Transporting Livestock

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A person transporting downers from an auction market shall
				  either:
A. If transporting downers
				with healthy animals, segregate them from the healthy animals, using a rigid
				barrier; or
B. Transport downers in
				a separate vehicle from that used for healthy animals.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 11 - ANIMAL HEALTH › Chapter 15.11.18 - Requirements for Sheep and Goats for the Eradication of Scrapie › Section 15.11.18.01 - Purpose

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The purpose of this chapter is to explain State animal health
				  requirements for sheep and goats entering or moving within Maryland to prevent
				  the introduction or spread of scrapie, a fatal, degenerative disease. The
				  control and prevention of this disease is a joint effort by the Maryland
				  Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and
				  Plant Health Inspection Service. The requirements of this chapter qualify
				  Maryland to be classified as a scrapie consistent state under 9 CFR, Part 79 .
				  Scrapie consistent status not only enhances the well-being of the State's sheep
				  and goat industry by protecting against scrapie but also helps ensure the most
				  favorable treatment possible for Maryland sheep and goat producers in any
				  market. Sheep and goat producers electing to participate in the U.S. Scrapie
				  Flock Certification Program shall follow the requirements for certification
				  found in 9 CFR, Part 54 and 79.