Kentucky Administrative Regulations › Title 302 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 20 - Livestock Sanitation › Section 302 KAR 20:240 - Mycobacterium paratuberculosis (Johne's)

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 1, July 1, 2024
RELATES TO: KRS Chapter 257
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
				KRS 257.030
				authorizes the board to order and enforce the cleaning and disinfection of
				premises and all articles and materials by which communicable diseases may be
				transmitted, and the destruction of diseased and exposed animals, property, and
				materials. This administrative regulation establishes a voluntary procedure to
				prevent, control, and eradicate mycobacterium paratuberculosis (Johne's) for
				bovine and bison.
Section 1.
			 Definitions.
(1) "Bovine" or "bison" means a
			 sexually intact male or female bovine or bison twelve (12) months of age or
			 older designated to be used for breeding.
(2) "Herd" means all bovine and bison animals
			 that:
(a) Are maintained on common grounds
			 under common ownership or supervision, including an animal which may be
			 geographically segregated; and
(b)
			 Have interchange or movement of animals without regard to health
			 status.
(3) "Herd known
			 to be infected with mycobacterium paratuberculosis" means a herd in which
			 bovine, bison, or other animals on the premises have been determined to be
			 infected with mycobacterium paratuberculosis by an official mycobacterium
			 paratuberculosis epidemiologist or state veterinarian;
(4) "Johne's" means a contagious, infectious
			 and communicable disease caused by mycobacterium paratuberculosis
			 bacteria.
(5) "Management agreement
			 plan" or "MAP" means a plan voluntarily agreed to by the herd owner, designated
			 herd veterinarian, and the Department of Agriculture or state veterinarian that
			 is designed to qualify the herd as mycobacterium paratuberculosis
			 free.
(6) "Negative herd" means a
			 herd that tested negative to an official mycobacterium paratuberculosis test
			 that was given to classify animals in the herd for participation in a voluntary
			 management agreement plan.
(7)
			 "Official eartag" means an identification eartag approved by the Animal Plant
			 Health Inspection Service (APHIS) as being tamper-resistant and providing
			 unique identification for each animal. An official eartag may conform to the
			 alphanumeric National Uniform Eartagging System, or it may bear a valid
			 premises identification number that is used in conjunction with the producer's
			 livestock production numbering system to provide a unique identification
			 number.
(8) "Official individual
			 animal identification" means a set of identifying characters which is uniquely
			 associated with an individual animal, and which consists of one (1) of the
			 following:
(a) The animal's official eartag
			 number;
(b) The animal's breed
			 association tattoo;
(c) The
			 animal's breed association registration number; or
(d) A registration freeze brand number which
			 uniquely identifies the animal.
(9) "Official mycobacterium paratuberculosis
			 epidemiologist" means a state or federal veterinarian that is designated by the
			 state veterinarian and the federal veterinarian in charge to investigate,
			 diagnose, and make recommendations concerning an animal affected with
			 mycobacterium paratuberculosis.
(10) "Official mycobacterium paratuberculosis
			 test" means a serological test, fecal culture, DNA probe, or other test that
			 is:
(a) Approved by the state veterinarian for
			 the diagnosis of mycobacterium paratuberculosis; and
(b) Licensed or approved by the United States
			 Department of Agriculture and the Kentucky Department of Agriculture.
(11) "Positive animal" means an
			 animal:
(a) Which has given a positive or
			 suspect reaction to an official serology test or culture positive for the
			 mycobacterium paratuberculosis organism; or
(b) In which the mycobacterium
			 paratuberculosis organism has been found in:
1. The body of the animal; or
2. The body discharge of the
			 animal.