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Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 21 - Agriculture and Land Stewardship Department › Chapter 64 - Infectious and Contagious Diseases › Rule 21-64.94 - Sanitary Measures

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
All reasonable sanitary measures and other reCornmendations by
				the state and federal authorities for the control of tuberculosis shall be
				Cornplied with.
This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code section
				163.1.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 21 - Agriculture and Land Stewardship Department › Chapter 64 - Infectious and Contagious Diseases › Rule 21-64.95 - Interstate Shipment

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
Cattle from an accredited herd may be shipped interstate on
				certificate obtained from the office of the chief, division of animal industry,
				or from the office of the bureau of animal industry without further tuberculin
				test, for a period of one year, subject to the rules of the state of
				destination.
This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code section
				165.36.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 21 - Agriculture and Land Stewardship Department › Chapter 64 - Infectious and Contagious Diseases › Rule 21-64.96 - Reactors-removal

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
All cattle which react to the tuberculin test and for which the
				owner desires indemnity, as provided by statute, must be removed immediately
				from the cattle barn, lots and pastures where other cattle are being
				kept.
(1) The barn or place where
			 reacting cattle have been housed or kept shall be thoroughly cleaned and
			 disinfected immediately.
(2) Feed
			 places and floors must be cleared of all hay and manure and scraped
			 clean.
(3) All loose boards and
			 decayed woodwork should be removed, and when deemed necessary, and requested by
			 the veterinarian, must be acCornplished before it will be considered that the
			 place has been properly cleaned and disinfected.
(4) The feeding places, troughs, floors and
			 partitions near the floor should be washed and scoured with hot water and lye.
This mle is intended to implement Iowa Code section
				163.1.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 21 - Agriculture and Land Stewardship Department › Chapter 64 - Infectious and Contagious Diseases › Rule 21-64.97 - Certificate

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
Strict Cornpliance with these methods and rules shall entitle
				the owner of tuberculosis-free herds to a certificate, "TUBERCULOSIS-FREE
				ACCREDITED HERD", to be issued by the United States Department of Agriculture,
				bureau of animal industry and the division of animal industry, Iowa department
				of agriculture and land stewardship. Said certificate shall be good for one
				year from date of test unless revoked at an earlier date.
This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code section
				165.12.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 21 - Agriculture and Land Stewardship Department › Chapter 64 - Infectious and Contagious Diseases › Rule 21-64.98 - Violation of Certificate

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
Failure on the part of the owners to Cornply with the letter or
				spirit of these methods and rules shall be considered sufficient cause for
				immediate cancellation of the cooperative agreement with them by the state and
				federal officials.
This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code section
				165.12.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 21 - Agriculture and Land Stewardship Department › Chapter 64 - Infectious and Contagious Diseases › Rule 21-64.99 - Tuberculin-administration

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
In accordance with the provisions of Iowa Code chapter 165, the
				Iowa department of agriculture and land stewardship shall have control of the
				sale, distribution and use of all tuberculin used in the state and shall
				formulate regulations for its distribution and use. Only such persons as are
				authorized by the department, inspectors of the B.A.I, and regularly licensed
				practicing veterinary surgeons of the state of Iowa shall be entitled to
				administer tuberculin to any animal included within the meaning of this
				chapter
This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code section
				165.13.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 21 - Agriculture and Land Stewardship Department › Chapter 64 - Infectious and Contagious Diseases › Rule 21-64.100 - Sale of Tuberculin

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
No person, firm or corporation shall sell or distribute
				tuberculin to any person or persons in the state of Iowa except under the
				following conditions:
(1) That the
			 person or persons are legally authorized to administer tuberculin.
(2) That all sales of tuberculin shall be
			 reported to the secretary of agriculture on proper forms, which forms may be
			 obtained from the chief, division of animal industry.
(3) Reports of all sales and distribution of
			 tuberculin in the state of Iowa shall be made in triplicate; the original copy
			 to be delivered with the tuberculin to the person obtaining same; the duplicate
			 to be forwarded to the Chief, Division of Animal Industry, Des Moines, Iowa
			 50319; and the triplicate copy to be retained by the manufacturer or
			 distributor. All reports shall be made within 60 days from date of sale.
This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code section
				165.12.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 21 - Agriculture and Land Stewardship Department › Chapter 64 - Infectious and Contagious Diseases › Rule 21-64.101 - Fee Schedule

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
(1)
Injection.
Thirty dollars per stop (herd) and two dollars per
			 head.
(2)
Reading.
Thirty dollars per stop (herd) and two dollars per head.
(3)
Tagging and branding
			 reactors.
Five dollars first reactor and three dollars each additional
			 reactor
This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code section
				165.17.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 21 - Agriculture and Land Stewardship Department › Chapter 64 - Infectious and Contagious Diseases › Rule 21-64.105 - Supervision of the Cervid Cwd Surveillance Identification Program

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
The state veterinarian's office will conduct an annual
				inventory of Cervidae in a herd enrolled in the CCWDSI
				program.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 21 - Agriculture and Land Stewardship Department › Chapter 64 - Infectious and Contagious Diseases › Rule 21-64.106 - Surveillance Procedures

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
For cervid herds enrolled in this voluntary certification
				program, surveillance procedures shall include the following:
(1)
Slaughter
			 establishments.
All slaughtered Cervidae 12 months of age and older
			 must have brain tissue submitted at slaughter and examined for CWD by an
			 official laboratory. This brain tissue sample will be obtained by a state or
			 federal meat inspector or accredited veterinarian on the premises at the time
			 of slaughter.
(2)
Cervid
			 herds.
All cervid herds must be under continuous surveillance for CWD
			 as defined in the CCWDSI program.
(3)
Identification.
All
			 cervid animals must receive the identification before 12 months of age and be
			 identified with either:
a. Two forms of
			 official cervid identification, or
b. One form of official cervid identification
			 along with either a state-approved tag or a tag from the North American Elk
			 Breeders Association or North American Deer Farmers Association.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 21 - Agriculture and Land Stewardship Department › Chapter 64 - Infectious and Contagious Diseases › Rule 21-64.107 - Official Cervid Tests

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
The following are recognized as official cervid tests for
				CWD:
1. Histopathology.
2. Immunohistochemistry.
3. Western blot.
4. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
			 (ELISA).
5. Any other tests
			 performed by an official laboratory to confirm a diagnosis of CWD.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 21 - Agriculture and Land Stewardship Department › Chapter 64 - Infectious and Contagious Diseases › Rule 21-64.108 - Investigation of Cwd Affected Animals Identified Through Surveillance

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
Traceback must be performed for all animals diagnosed at an
				official laboratory as affected with CWD. All herds of origin and all adjacent
				herds having contact with affected animals as determined by the CCWDSI program
				must be investigated epidemiologically. All herds of origin, adjacent herds,
				and herds having contact with affected animals or exposed animals must be
				quarantined. The department will investigate CWD suspect
				herds.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 21 - Agriculture and Land Stewardship Department › Chapter 64 - Infectious and Contagious Diseases › Rule 21-64.109 - Duration of Quarantine

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
Quarantines placed in accordance with these rules must maintain
				compliance with rules
				21-64.104 (163)
				through
				21-64.119 (163).
				Quarantines maintaining compliance shall be removed after five years from the
				date of the last CWD detected test or after all animals have died or been
				depopulated and have been tested without the detection of
				CWD.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 21 - Agriculture and Land Stewardship Department › Chapter 64 - Infectious and Contagious Diseases › Rule 21-64.110 - Herd Plan

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
The herd owner, the owner's veterinarian, if requested, and the
				epidemiologist shall develop a plan for eradicating CWD in each affected herd.
				The plan must be designed to reduce and then eliminate CWD from the herd, to
				prevent spread of the disease to other herds, and to prevent reintroduction of
				CWD after the herd becomes a certified CWD cervid herd. Animals that die, are
				depopulated, or are otherwise killed must be tested for CWD. The herd plan must
				be developed and signed within 60 days after the determination that the herd is
				affected. The plan must address herd management and adhere to rules
				21-64.104 (163)
				through
				21-64.119 (163). The
				plan must be formalized as a memorandum of agreement between the owner and
				program officials, must be approved by the state veterinarian, and must include
				plans to obtain certified CWD cervid herd status. No movement restrictions may
				be removed prior to formalization of the agreement.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 21 - Agriculture and Land Stewardship Department › Chapter 64 - Infectious and Contagious Diseases › Rule 21-64.111 - Identification and Disposal Requirements

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
Affected and exposed animals must remain on the premises where
				they are found until they are identified and disposed of in accordance with
				direction from the state veterinarian. The department and the Iowa department
				of natural resources shall approve disposal issues of affected and exposed
				animals including manner and site.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 21 - Agriculture and Land Stewardship Department › Chapter 64 - Infectious and Contagious Diseases › Rule 21-64.113 - Methods for Obtaining Certified Cwd Cervid Herd Status

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
Certified CWD cervid herd status must include all Cervidae
				under common ownership. The animals that are part of a certified herd cannot be
				commingled with other cervids that are not certified, and a minimum geographic
				separation of 30 feet between herds of different status must be maintained in
				accordance with the USDA Uniform Methods and Rules as defined in APHIS Manual
				91-45-011, revised as of January 22, 1999. The escape, disappearance or death
				of any cervid shall be promptly reported along with identification numbers and
				estimated time of escape, disappearance or death. Tissue samples shall be
				available. A herd may qualify for status as a certified CWD cervid herd by one
				of the following means:
(1) Purchasing
			 a certified CWD cervid herd. Upon request and with proof of purchase, the
			 department shall issue a new certificate in the new owner's name. The
			 anniversary date and herd status for the purchased animals shall be the same as
			 for the herd to which the animals are added; or if part or all of the purchased
			 herd is moved directly to premises that have no other Cervidae, the herd may
			 retain the certified CWD status of the herd of origin. The anniversary date of
			 the new herd is the date of the most recent herd certification status
			 certificate.
(2) Upon request and
			 with proof by records, a herd owner shall be issued a certified CWD cervid herd
			 certificate by complying with the CCWDSI program for a period of five
			 years.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 21 - Agriculture and Land Stewardship Department › Chapter 64 - Infectious and Contagious Diseases › Rule 21-64.114 - Recertification of Cwd Cervid Herds

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
A herd is certified for 12 months. Annual inventories conducted
				by the department, a state-authorized veterinarian, or authorized federal
				personnel are required every 9 to 15 months from the anniversary date. A
				complete physical herd inventory will be completed by the department, a
				state-authorized veterinarian, or authorized federal personnel every three
				years. For continuous certification, adherence to the provisions in these rules
				and all other state laws and rules pertaining to raising cervids is required. A
				herd's certification status is immediately terminated and a herd investigation
				shall be initiated if CWD affected or exposed animals are determined to
				originate from that herd.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 21 - Agriculture and Land Stewardship Department › Chapter 64 - Infectious and Contagious Diseases › Rule 21-64.115 - Movement Into a Certified Cwd Cervid Herd

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
(1) Animals originating from certified CWD
			 cervid herds may move into another certified CWD cervid herd with no change in
			 the status of the herd of destination.
(2) The movement of animals originating from
			 noncertified or lesser status herds into certified CWD cervid herds will result
			 in the redesignation of the herd of destination to the lesser status.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 21 - Agriculture and Land Stewardship Department › Chapter 64 - Infectious and Contagious Diseases › Rule 21-64.116 - Movement Into a Monitored Cwd Cervid Herd

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
(1) Animals originating from a monitored CWD
			 cervid herd may move into another monitored CWD cervid herd of the same
			 status.
(2) The movement of animals
			 originating from a herd which is not a monitored CWD cervid herd or from a
			 lower status monitored CWD cervid herd will result in the redesignation of the
			 herd of destination to the lesser status.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 21 - Agriculture and Land Stewardship Department › Chapter 64 - Infectious and Contagious Diseases › Rule 21-64.117 - Recognition of Monitored Cwd Cervid Herds

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
The state veterinarian shall issue a monitored CWD cervid herd
				certificate, including CWD monitored herd status as CWD monitored Level 1
				during the first calendar year, CWD monitored Level 2 during the second
				calendar year, CWD monitored Level 3 during the third calendar year, CWD
				monitored Level 4 during the fourth calendar year, CWD monitored Level 5 during
				the fifth calendar year, and CWD certification at the Cornpletion of the fifth
				year and thereafter
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 21 - Agriculture and Land Stewardship Department › Chapter 64 - Infectious and Contagious Diseases › Rule 21-64.118 - Recognition of Certified Cwd Cervid Herds

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
The state veterinarian shall issue a certified CWD cervid herd
				certificate when the herd first qualifies for certification. The state
				veterinarian shall issue a renewal form annually.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 21 - Agriculture and Land Stewardship Department › Chapter 64 - Infectious and Contagious Diseases › Rule 21-64.133 - Indemnity

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
Indemnity may be paid for losses incurred by slaughtering
				establishments in the event native Iowa swine purchased by the establishments
				for immediate slaughter are determined to have tuberculosis by the official
				meat inspector at the establishment, subject to laboratory confirmation at the
				discretion of the department by any laboratory procedure acceptable to the
				department. Indemnity will be paid by the county of origin of the swine
				provided that swine shall be identified to the farm of origin located in that
				county. If no identification can be established on swine no indemnity may be
				paid.
If the county bovine tuberculosis eradication funds are
				insufficient, the claim may be filed and may be paid in subsequent
				years.
Indemnity will be paid to the producer of swine only after
				proof of cleaning and disinfecting of premises has been established.
If a herd of swine is tested for tuberculosis at program
				expense authorization must be given by an official of the Iowa department of
				agriculture and land stewardship.
This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code sections
				159.5 and
				163.15.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 21 - Agriculture and Land Stewardship Department › Chapter 64 - Infectious and Contagious Diseases › Rule 21-64.134 - Fee Schedule

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
(1)
Injection.
Thirty dollars per stop (herd) and two dollars per
			 head.
(2)
Reading.
Thirty dollars per stop (herd) and one dollar per head.
(3)
Tagging.
Five dollars
			 for first reactor and one dollar for each additional reactor.
This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code section
				159.5(13).
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 21 - Agriculture and Land Stewardship Department › Chapter 64 - Infectious and Contagious Diseases › Rule 21-64.147 - Definitions. as Used in These Rules

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
"All-in-all-out"
means a management system
				whereby feeder swine are handled in groups kept "separate and apart" from other
				groups in a production facility. These groups are removed from the production
				facility with the Cornpletely vacated area being cleaned and sanitized prior to
				the introduction of another group.
"Aujeszky's disease, "
Cornmonly known as
				pseudorabies, means the disease wherein an animal is infected with Aujeszky's
				disease virus, irrespective of the occurrence or absence of clinical
				symptoms.
"Breeding swine "
means boars, sows and gilts
				used, or intended for use, exclusively for reproductive purposes.
"Department"
means the Iowa department of
				agriculture and land stewardship.
"Exigent circumstances "
means an
				extraordinary situation that the secretary concludes will impose an imjust and
				undue economic hardship if coupled with the imposition of these rules.
"Fertility center"
means a premises where
				breeding swine are maintained for the purposes of the collection of semen,
				ovum, or other germplasm and for the distribution of semen, ovum, or other
				germplasm to other swine herds.
"Herd"
means any group of swine maintained for
				60 days or more on Cornmon ground for any purpose, or two or more groups of
				swine that have been intermingled without regard to pseudorabies status and are
				under Cornmon ownership or possession and that have been geographically
				separated within the state of Iowa. Two or more groups of swine are assumed to
				be one herd, unless an investigation by the epidemiologist has determined that
				intermingling and contact between groups has not occurred.
"Low incidence state/area"
means a state or
				subdivision of a state with little or no incidence of pseudorabies and which
				qualifies for Stage III, or higher, and has been designated Stage III, or
				higher, by the National Pseudorabies Control Board as defined in the
				State/Federal Industry Program Standards for pseudorabies eradication; or an
				area outside the United States with a low incidence of pseudorabies determined
				by at least an equivalent testing protocol as is used to establish Stage III
				status.
"Native Iowa feeder pig"
means a feeder pig
				farrowed in Iowa, and always located in Iowa.
"Premises "
means a parcel of land together
				with buildings, enclosures and facilities sufficient for swine
				production.
"Restricted movement"
means movement of swine
				in accordance with 2000 Iowa Acts, Senate File 2312, section 17.
"Vicinity"
means a distance less than one-half
				mile.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 21 - Agriculture and Land Stewardship Department › Chapter 64 - Infectious and Contagious Diseases › Rule 21-64.151 - Quarantines

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
(1) Except for
			 sales to slaughter or to pseudorabies-approved premises, owners of animals
			 tested for pseudorabies shall hold the entire herd on the premises until
			 results are determined.
(2)
			 Infected herds not on an approved cleanup plan. All known pseudorabies infected
			 herds, not on an approved herd cleanup plan, are subject to restricted movement
			 to slaughter according to 64.154(2)"c" and 64.155(8).
(3) Quarantine releasing procedures.
a. A heard of swine shall no longer be
			 classified as a known infected herd after removal of all positive swine and at
			 least one of the following three conditions have been met:
(1) All swine have been removed and the
			 premises have been cleaned and disinfected and maintained free of swine for 30
			 days or a period of time determined adequate by an official pseudorabies
			 epidemiologist.
(2) All swine
			 seropositive to an official test have been removed and all remaining swine,
			 except suckling pigs, are tested and found negative 30 days or more after
			 removal of the seropositive animals.
(3) All swine seropositive to an official
			 test have been removed, and all breeding swine that remain in the herd and an
			 official random sample consisting of at least 30 animals from each segregated
			 group of grower-finisher swine over two months of age are tested and found
			 negative 30 days or more after removal of the seropositive animals. A second
			 test of grower-finisher swine at least 30 days after the first test is
			 required.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 21 - Agriculture and Land Stewardship Department › Chapter 64 - Infectious and Contagious Diseases › Rule 21-64.152 - Nondifferentiable Pseudorabies Vaccine Disapproved

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
The only pseudorabies vaccine or pseudorabies vaccine
				Cornbination used in this state shall be a differentiable vaccine.
After July 1, 1993, this vaccine must be differentiable by a
				licensed and approved differentiable pseudorabies test capable of determining
				gp 1 negative swine vaccinated with a gp 1 gene deleted
				vaccine.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 21 - Agriculture and Land Stewardship Department › Chapter 64 - Infectious and Contagious Diseases › Rule 21-64.154 - Identification

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
(1) All breeding
			 and feeder swine being exhibited or having a change of ownership must be
			 identified by a method approved by the Iowa department of agriculture and land
			 stewardship. The identification shall be applied by the owner, the pig dealer,
			 or the livestock dealer at the farm of origin or by the pig dealer or the
			 livestock dealer at the first concentration point.
(2) Approved identification.
a.
Breeding swine.
(1) Ear tags or tattoos with an alphabetic or
			 numeric system to provide unique identification for each animal.
(2) Ear notches or ear tattoos, if applied
			 according to the standard breed registry system.
(3) Electronic devices, other devices, or
			 marks which, when applied, will permanently and uniquely identify each
			 animal.
(4) Breeding swine
			 qualified to move intrastate without individual tests may move without unique
			 identification of each animal, if they are all identified as a group to the
			 herd of origin by an official premises tattoo.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 21 - Agriculture and Land Stewardship Department › Chapter 64 - Infectious and Contagious Diseases › Rule 21-64.155 - Certificates of Inspection

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
The following certificates shall be used as outlined. All are
				provided by the department. All require inspection by a licensed accredited
				veterinarian.
(1) Iowa origin
			 Interstate Certificates of Veterinary Inspection shall be used for exporting
			 breeding swine or feeder swine out of the state.
(2) Intrastate Certificates of Veterinary
			 Inspection shall be used for the following movements:
a. The intrastate movement of feeder swine,
			 with a change of ownership, originating from noninfected herds requires
			 approved identification and noninfected herd identification number, showing the
			 date of last test on a Certificate of Veterinary Inspection. The feeder swine
			 shall be quarantined for 30 days.
b. The intrastate movement, with a change of
			 ownership, of breeding swine from nonquarantined herds requires approved
			 identification and noninfected herd number, or individual test results and
			 dates tested included on a Certificate of Veterinary Inspection only. The
			 breeding swine shall be quarantined for 30 days.
c. The concentration points to farm movement
			 of feeder swine originating from noninfected herds requires approved
			 identification and herd identification number and date tested included on a
			 Certificate of Veterinary Inspection. The feeder swine shall be quarantined for
			 30 days.
d. The concentration point
			 to farm intrastate movement of noninfected breeding swine from nonquarantined
			 herds requires approved identification and noninfected herd number or
			 individual test results and dates tested included on a Certificate of
			 Veterinary Inspection. The breeding swine shall be quarantined for 30
			 days.
e. The farm to an approved
			 premises or from a concentration point to an approved premises movement of
			 feeder swine requires approved identification and approved premises number to
			 be included on a Certificate of Veterinary Inspection. A statement,
			 "Quarantined until slaughter," shall be included on a Certificate of Veterinary
			 Inspection.
f. Movement of
			 exhibition swine to an exhibition when a certificate is required must be with a
			 Certificate of Veterinary Inspection.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 21 - Agriculture and Land Stewardship Department › Chapter 64 - Infectious and Contagious Diseases › Rule 21-64.156 - Noninfected Herds

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(1)
Qualifiedpseudorahies negative herd
-
recertification.
a.
			 Recertification of a qualified pseudorahies negative herd and a quahfied
			 differential negative herd shall be by monthly testing, as detailed in Iowa
			 Code section
			 166D.7(1)
"a. "
b. The status of a qualified pseudorahies
			 negative herd will be revoked if:
(1) A
			 positive test is recognized and interpreted by a pseudorahies epidemiologist as
			 infected.
(2) Pseudorahies
			 infection is diagnosed.
(3)
			 Recertification testing is not done on time.
(4) Inadequate numher of animals are
			 tested.
(5) Once a qualified
			 pseudorahies negative herd is decertified, the herd must meet all requirements
			 of Iowa Code section
			 166D.7,
			 to recertify as a qualified pseudorahies negative herd.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 21 - Agriculture and Land Stewardship Department › Chapter 64 - Infectious and Contagious Diseases › Rule 21-64.159 - Herds of Unknown Status

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Feeder pigs from herds of unknown status may not move after
				September 30, 1993; however, these herds may test to determine status and
				feeder pigs may be moved according to 64.156(1), 64.156(2), 64.156(3),
				64.157(3), or 64.158(2).
The owner must provide test data, prior to movement, proving
				that these requirements have been met.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 21 - Agriculture and Land Stewardship Department › Chapter 64 - Infectious and Contagious Diseases › Rule 21-64.161 - Sales to Approved Premises

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After June 1, 2000, all feeder pigs and cull swine except those
				from "noninfected herds" must be moved directly to an approved premises by
				restricted movement for further feeding; however, these pigs may continue to
				move as cooperator pigs if a "Feeder Pig Cooperator Plan Agreement-Revised" is
				approved by the department and movement is permitted by the
				department.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 21 - Agriculture and Land Stewardship Department › Chapter 64 - Infectious and Contagious Diseases › Rule 21-64.162 - Certification of Veterinarians to Initiate Approved Herd Cleanup Plans and Approved Feeder Pig Cooperator Plan Agreements and Fee Basis

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(1)
Requirements for
			 certification.
To be certified, the veterinarian shall meet both of
			 the following requirements:
a. Be an
			 accredited veterinarian.
b. Attend
			 and complete continuing education sessions as determined by the
			 department.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 21 - Agriculture and Land Stewardship Department › Chapter 64 - Infectious and Contagious Diseases › Rule 21-64.163 - Nondifferentiable Pseudorabies Vaccine Disapproved

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Transferred and amended, see
				21-64.152
				(163,166D), lAB 8/19/92.
These rules are intended to implement Iowa Code chapters 163
				and 166D.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 21 - Agriculture and Land Stewardship Department › Chapter 64 - Infectious and Contagious Diseases › Rule 21-64.170 - Definitions

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Definitions used in rules
				21-64.170 (165A)
				through
				21-64.178
				(165A) are as follows:
"Accredited veterinarian "
means a
				veterinarian approved by the deputy administrator of veterinary services,
				Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), United States Department of
				Agriculture (USDA), and the state veterinarian in accordance with Part 161 of
				Title 9, Chapter 1 of the Code of Federal Regulations, revised as of January 1,
				2000, to perform functions required by cooperative state-federal animal disease
				control and eradication programs.
"Approved laboratory "
means an American
				Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians (AAVLD) accredited
				laboratory or the National Veterinary Services Laboratory, Ames, Iowa. An
				approved laboratory must have successfully passed the Johne's diagnostic
				proficiency test in the previous year.
"Certificate "
means an official document that
				is issued at the point of origin by a state veterinarian, federal animal health
				official, or accredited veterinarian and contains information on the individual
				identification of each animal being moved, the number of animals, the purpose
				of the movement, the points of origin and destination, the consignor, the
				consignee, and any other information required by the state veterinarian.
"Designated epidemiologist"
means a
				veterinarian who has demonstrated the knowledge and ability to perform the
				functions required under these rules and who has been selected by the state
				veterinarian.
"Individual herd plan "
means a written herd
				management plan that is designed by the herd owner, the owner's veterinarian,
				if requested, and a designated epidemiologist to identify and control Johne's
				disease in an affected herd. The individual herd plan may include optional
				testing.
"Johne's disease-affected animal"
means an
				animal which has reacted positively to an organism-based detection test
				conducted by an approved laboratory.
"Permit"
means an official document for
				movement of affected or exposed animals that is issued by the state
				veterinarian, USDA Area Veterinarian-in-Charge, or accredited
				veterinarian.
"State"
means any state of the United States,
				the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, or
				Guam.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 21 - Agriculture and Land Stewardship Department › Chapter 64 - Infectious and Contagious Diseases › Rule 21-64.172 - Official Johne's Disease Tests

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Organism-based detection tests will be considered as official
				Johne's disease tests. These tests include, but are not limited to, Polymerase
				Chain Reaction (PCR) tests and bacteriological culture.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 21 - Agriculture and Land Stewardship Department › Chapter 64 - Infectious and Contagious Diseases › Rule 21-64.173 - Vaccination Allowed

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Vaccination against Johne's disease is allowed with the
				permission of the state veterinarian. The herd owner requesting vaccination of
				the herd must sign and follow a Johne's disease herd control plan consisting of
				best management practices designed to prevent the introduction of and control
				the spread of Johne's disease. A risk assessment may be included as part of the
				herd control plan. The herd owner shall submit animal vaccination reports to
				the department on forms provided by the department.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 21 - Agriculture and Land Stewardship Department › Chapter 64 - Infectious and Contagious Diseases › Rule 21-64.174 - Herd Plan

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The herd owner, the owner's veterinarian, if requested, and the
				designated epidemiologist may develop a plan for preventing the introduction of
				and controlling the spread of Johne's disease in each affected
				herd.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 21 - Agriculture and Land Stewardship Department › Chapter 64 - Infectious and Contagious Diseases › Rule 21-64.175 - Identification and Disposal Requirements

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Affected animals must remain on the premises where they are
				found until they are permanently identified by an accredited veterinarian
				applying a C-pimch in the right ear of the animal. Affected animals may be
				moved only for the purpose of consigning the animal to
				slaughter
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 21 - Agriculture and Land Stewardship Department › Chapter 64 - Infectious and Contagious Diseases › Rule 21-64.176 - Segregation, Cleaning, and Disinfecting

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Positive animals, consigned to slaughter through a
				state-federal approved auction market, must be maintained separate and apart
				from noninfected animals. Positive animals must be the last class of animal
				sold. Cleaning and disinfection of the alleyways, pen(s) and sale ring used to
				house positive animals must be acCornplished prior to the next scheduled sale.
				Affected animals entering slaughter marketing channels must be moved directly
				to the slaughter facility or the slaughter market concentration point.
				Transportation vehicles used to haul affected animals shall be cleaned and
				disinfected after such use and before transporting any additional
				animals.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 21 - Agriculture and Land Stewardship Department › Chapter 64 - Infectious and Contagious Diseases › Rule 21-64.177 - Intrastate Movement Requirements

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(1) Animals that are positive to an official
			 Johne's disease test may be moved from the farm of origin for slaughter only if
			 the animals are moved directly to a recognized slaughtering establishment and
			 acCornpanied by an owner-shipper statement that identifies the animals as
			 positive to an official Johne's disease test and the statement is delivered to
			 the consignee. Positive animals shall be identified prior to movement by
			 application of a C-punch in the right ear of the animal.
(2) Animals that are positive to an official
			 Johne's disease test may be moved within Iowa for slaughter and consigned to a
			 state-federal approved slaughter market if the animals are acCornpanied by an
			 owner-shipper statement that identifies the animals as positive to an official
			 Johne's disease test and the statement is delivered to the consignee. Positive
			 animals shall be identified prior to movement by application of a C-punch in
			 the right ear of the animal.
(3)
			 Animals that are positive to an official Johne's disease test may be moved
			 within Iowa for purposes other than slaughter only by permit from the state
			 veterinarian.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 21 - Agriculture and Land Stewardship Department › Chapter 64 - Infectious and Contagious Diseases › Rule 21-64.178 - Import Requirements

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(1) Animals
			 that are positive to an official Johne's disease test may be imported into Iowa
			 for slaughter if the animals are moved directly to a recognized slaughtering
			 establishment and acCornpanied by an owner-shipper statement that identifies
			 the animals as positive to an official Johne's disease test and the statement
			 is delivered to the consignee. All animals must be officially
			 identified.
(2) Animals that are
			 positive to an official Johne's disease test may be imported into Iowa for
			 slaughter and consigned to a state-federal approved slaughter market if the
			 animals are acCornpanied by an owner-shipper statement that identifies the
			 animals as positive to an official Johne's disease test and the statement is
			 delivered to the consignee. Positive animals shall be identified at the market,
			 prior to sale, by application of a C-pimch in the right ear of the
			 animal.
(3) Animals that are
			 positive to an official Johne's disease test may be imported into Iowa for
			 purposes other than slaughter only by permit from the state
			 veterinarian.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 21 - Agriculture and Land Stewardship Department › Chapter 64 - Infectious and Contagious Diseases › Rule 21-64.185 - Definitions

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Terms used in these rules are defined as follows:
"Affectedpoultry flock"
means a poultry flock
				from which any animal has been diagnosed as infected with LPAI and which is not
				in Cornpliance with the provisions of the control program for LPAI as described
				in this chapter
"Approved laboratory"
means the Iowa State
				University Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, Ames, Iowa, or other American
				Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians (AAVLD) accredited
				laboratory, including the National Veterinary Services Laboratory, Ames,
				Iowa.
"Designated epidemiologist"
means a state
				veterinarian who has demonstrated the knowledge and ability to perform the
				functions required under these rules and who has been selected by the state
				veterinarian.
"House/housing facilities "
means the
				individual barn that houses the poultry.
"Individual flock plan "
means a written flock
				management and testing plan that is designed by the flock owner, the owner's
				veterinarian, if requested, and a designated epidemiologist to identify and
				eradicate LPAI from an affected or exposed flock and to prevent the spread of
				the disease to an adjacent flock.
"Low pathogenic avian influenza (LPAI) "
means
				an infectious, contagious disease of poultry caused by Type A influenza virus.
				For the purposes of these rules, LPAI shall include only subtypes identified as
				H5 or H7.
"LPAI affected"
means a designation applied to
				poultry diagnosed as infected with LPAI based on laboratory results, clinical
				signs, or epidemiologic investigation.
"LPAI suspect"
means a designation applied to
				poultry for which laboratory evidence or clinical signs suggest a diagnosis of
				LPAI but for which laboratory results are inconclusive.
"Monitored LPAI poultry flock"
means a flock
				of poultry that is in Cornpliance with the surveillance and testing procedures
				set forth in these rules.
"Official avian influenza test"
means an
				approved test conducted at a laboratory approved to diagnose avian
				influenza.
"Poultry"
means Cornmercial egg-laying and
				meat-producing chickens and Cornmercial turkeys. "Poultry" also means breeder
				flocks.
"Poultry flock"
means a group of poultry,
				generally of the same age, that are hatched, housed, managed, and sold together
				as one unit.
"Quarantine "
means an imposed restriction
				prohibiting movement of poultry to any location without specific written
				permits.
"Slaughter/disposal"
means the removal or
				depopulation of the poultry flock.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 21 - Agriculture and Land Stewardship Department › Chapter 64 - Infectious and Contagious Diseases › Rule 21-64.186 - Supervision of the Low Pathogenic Avian Influenza Program

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The state veterinarian's office shall provide oversight and
				supervision of the LPAI program in Iowa.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 21 - Agriculture and Land Stewardship Department › Chapter 64 - Infectious and Contagious Diseases › Rule 21-64.187 - Surveillance Procedures

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Surveillance procedures shall only apply to commercial poultry
				flocks of 10,000 or more layers, commercial chicken broiler operations with
				10,000 or more broilers, and commercial turkey operations with 1,000 or more
				turkeys. Breeders that participate in, and qualify under, the USDA, APHIS, NPIP
				U.S. Avian Influenza Clean Program meet or exceed the surveillance provisions
				of this plan and are exempt from further certification under this rule. For
				poultry flocks, surveillance procedures shall include the following:
(1)
Turkeys and turkey
			 poults.
a.
Preslaughter/movement testing.
A minimum of six blood samples
			 per flock may be collected and forwarded to an approved laboratory for LPAI
			 testing within 21 days prior to depopulation or movement; or
b.
Slaughter/disposal
			 testing.
Six blood samples per flock shall be collected at
			 slaughter/disposal and forwarded to an approved laboratory for LPAI
			 testing.
c.
Sick flock
			 testing.
Twenty blood samples shall be collected between 10 days and
			 21 days after the onset of respiratory disease and forwarded to an approved
			 laboratory for LPAI testing, and 20 pharyngeal swabs shall be collected at
			 onset of respiratory disease and forwarded to an approved laboratory for LPAI
			 testing.
d.
Routine
			 serologic testing.
A test for LPAI should be included.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 21 - Agriculture and Land Stewardship Department › Chapter 64 - Infectious and Contagious Diseases › Rule 21-64.188 - Official Lpai Tests

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Official tests for LPAI are:
1. Agar Gel Precipitin (AGP);
2. Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay
			 (ELISA);
3. Any other tests
			 performed by an approved laboratory to confirm a diagnosis of LPAI.
Tests positive to screening for avian influenza through AGP,
				ELISA, and any other tests performed by an approved laboratory to confirm a
				diagnosis of LPAI must be forwarded to National Veterinary Services Laboratory,
				Ames, Iowa, for subtype testing.
4. Influenza type A antigen detection tests
			 approved by the state veterinarian. All influenza type A antigen detection
			 tests performed shall be prior-approved by the state veterinarian, and all
			 positive tests results shall be reported immediately to the state veterinarian.
			 A monthly report of all test results shall be reported to the state
			 veterinarian.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 21 - Agriculture and Land Stewardship Department › Chapter 64 - Infectious and Contagious Diseases › Rule 21-64.189 - Investigation of Lpai Affected Poultry Identified Through Surveillance

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All poultry diagnosed at an approved laboratory as infected
				with LPAI must be traced back to the flock or farm of origin.
All flocks having contact with affected or exposed poultry as
				determined by the designated epidemiologist must be investigated
				epidemiologically. All farms of origin and flocks having contact with affected
				or exposed poultry must be quarantined, pending the results of the
				epidemiological investigation.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 21 - Agriculture and Land Stewardship Department › Chapter 64 - Infectious and Contagious Diseases › Rule 21-64.190 - Duration of Quarantine

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Quarantines imposed in accordance with these rules shall be in
				effect for a minimum of three months after the last detection of active avian
				influenza virus on the premises. Active avian influenza virus on the premises
				will be determined through the use of sentinel poultry or virus
				isolation.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 21 - Agriculture and Land Stewardship Department › Chapter 64 - Infectious and Contagious Diseases › Rule 21-64.192 - Cleaning and Disinfecting

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The housing facilities must be cleaned and disinfected under
				state supervision within 15 days after affected poultry and manure have been
				removed.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 21 - Agriculture and Land Stewardship Department › Chapter 64 - Infectious and Contagious Diseases › Rule 21-64.201 - Supervision of the Scrapie Eradication Program

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The scrapie eradication program is a cooperative program
				between the department and APHIS and is supervised by full-time animal health
				veterinarians employed by the state or federal government.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 21 - Agriculture and Land Stewardship Department › Chapter 64 - Infectious and Contagious Diseases › Rule 21-64.202 - Identification

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Animals required to be officially identified shall have
				official identification applied upon, or before, departure from the current
				flock of origin by the flock owner or the owner's agent. An animal that already
				has identification recognized as official for Iowa does not need to have any
				additional official identification applied. If an animal was not identified
				prior to departing from its flock of birth or if its identification has been
				lost, then the animal must be identified upon, or before, departing from the
				current flock in which the animal resides and the flock of birth, or previous
				flock of origin, should be recorded, if known. No person shall apply a flock ID
				tag to an animal that has not resided in that flock. If a sexually intact
				animal that requires official identification is of uncertain origin or if the
				animal is identified with a blue metal "meat only" tag or a red or yellow tag
				denoting exposure or test status, then the animal may not be used for breeding
				and must be restricted until slaughter Animals that require official
				identification and enter the state of Iowa from other states must be identified
				with an identification that Cornplies with
				9 CFR
				79.2. For sheep originating from out of
				state, ear tags that Cornply with
				9 CFR
				79.2 will be considered official
				identification in Iowa. For goats, either ear tags or tattoos that Cornply with
				9 CFR
				79.2 will be considered official
				identification in Iowa.
(1)
Sheep
-
official identification required.
Sheep required to be officially identified include:
a. All sexually intact sheep, unless
			 specifically excluded in these rules;
b. All sexually intact sheep for
			 exhibition;
c. All sheep over 18
			 months of age;
d. All sheep
			 residing in nonCornpliant flocks;
e. All exposed, suspect, positive and
			 high-risk sheep; and
f. Sexually
			 intact sheep of any age imported into Iowa, except as noted in
			 64.202(2).