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Indiana Administrative Code › Title 345 - INDIANA STATE BOARD OF ANIMAL HEALTH › Article 2 - CATTLE, GOATS, AND OTHER TUBERCULOSIS OR BRUCELLOSIS CARRYING ANIMALS › Rule 7 - Chronic Wasting Disease › Section 7-2 - General provisions

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  15-17-3-21
Affected: IC
				  15-17-3-13
Sec. 2.
(a) The
				state veterinarian may apply to the United States Department of Agriculture to
				have the state CWD program designated an approved state CWD certification
				program under 9 CFR Part 55.
(b)
				Any official test for chronic wasting disease must be conducted at:
(1) the Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory
				at Purdue University;
(2) a United
				States Department of Agriculture laboratory; or
(3) a laboratory approved by the state
				veterinarian.
The state veterinarian may approve a laboratory to conduct
				  official tests for chronic wasting disease if the laboratory demonstrates that
				  its diagnostic procedures for chronic wasting disease are in compliance with
				  generally accepted scientific standards and approving the laboratory will
				  further the purposes of this rule.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 345 - INDIANA STATE BOARD OF ANIMAL HEALTH › Article 2 - CATTLE, GOATS, AND OTHER TUBERCULOSIS OR BRUCELLOSIS CARRYING ANIMALS › Rule 7 - Chronic Wasting Disease › Section 7-2.4 - Interstate movement of cervids susceptible to chronic wasting disease

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 15-17-3-21
Affected: IC 15-17-3-13; IC 15-17-18-6
Sec. 2.4.
(a) A
				person moving a cervid into the state must comply with the requirements in this
				article and 345 IAC 1-3.
(b) A
				person may move or cause to be moved into the state live animals of the family
				cervidae that are susceptible to CWD only as provided in this section. These
				are animals of the following genera and their hybrids and related species:
(1) Odocoileus (mule deer and whitetail
				deer).
(2) Cervus (elk, wapiti, red
				deer, and Sika deer).
(3) Alces
				(moose).
(4) Rangifer
				(reindeer).
(5) Any other species
				of the family cervidae that:
(A) is found to
				be susceptible to CWD; and
(B) the
				state veterinarian designates in writing as being governed by the movement
				requirements in this rule.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 345 - INDIANA STATE BOARD OF ANIMAL HEALTH › Article 2 - CATTLE, GOATS, AND OTHER TUBERCULOSIS OR BRUCELLOSIS CARRYING ANIMALS › Rule 7 - Chronic Wasting Disease › Section 7-5 - CWD positive, CWD suspect, and CWD exposed animals

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 15-17-3-21
Affected: IC 15-17-10
Sec. 5.
(a) Whenever
				an animal or herd is determined to be CWD positive, CWD suspect, or CWD exposed
				or an epidemiological investigation is unable to make a determination regarding
				the exposure of the animal or herd, the state veterinarian shall take steps to
				prevent, detect, contain, and eradicate CWD and may, without limitation on any
				other authority granted to the state veterinarian, do the following:
(1) Quarantine or otherwise restrict the
				movement of animals, carcasses, and feed or other material.
(2) Condemn animals, carcasses, and feed or
				other material.
(3) Specify the
				means of disposal for condemned items and animals in a manner appropriate for a
				prion disease.
(4) Conduct a
				complete epidemiologic investigation to determine the:
(A) specific cause and source of the disease;
				and
(B) population infected with
				and exposed to the disease.
(5) Order testing of any animal in the herd
				and require tissues from all CWD exposed or CWD suspect animals that die or are
				depopulated or otherwise killed to be tested for CWD.
(6) Take steps that are necessary or helpful
				to prevent, detect, contain, and eradicate CWD.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 345 - INDIANA STATE BOARD OF ANIMAL HEALTH › Article 2 - CATTLE, GOATS, AND OTHER TUBERCULOSIS OR BRUCELLOSIS CARRYING ANIMALS › Rule 7 - Chronic Wasting Disease › Section 7-5.5 - Herd plans

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  15-17-3-21
Affected: IC 15-17
Sec. 5.5.
(a) The
				state veterinarian will evaluate each proposed herd plan and approve herd plans
				that contain requirements that are designed to detect, prevent, or control
				possible spread of CWD based on the particular circumstances of the herd and
				its premises. Herd plans may address any topic associated with the prevention
				and control of CWD, such as the following:
(1)
				The specific conditions associated with movement restrictions imposed by the
				state veterinarian.
(2) Specified
				means of identification for each animal in the herd.
(3) Regular examination of animals in the
				herd for clinical signs of disease.
(4) Reporting to the state veterinarian any
				clinical signs of central nervous system disease or chronic wasting condition
				in the herd.
(5) Maintaining
				records of the acquisition and disposition of all animals entering or leaving
				the herd.
(6) Selective culling of
				animals.
(7) Depopulation of
				animals.
(8) The specific
				conditions for the disposal of condemned animals and objects and death loss
				from the herd.
(9) Restrictions on
				repopulating the premises or adding to the herd.
(10) Fencing and other containment
				requirements.
(11) Restrictions on
				sharing or moving potentially contaminated equipment or other
				objects.
(12) Premises cleaning and
				disinfection.
(13) Any other
				measures designed to prevent, detect, or eradicate CWD.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 345 - INDIANA STATE BOARD OF ANIMAL HEALTH › Article 2 - CATTLE, GOATS, AND OTHER TUBERCULOSIS OR BRUCELLOSIS CARRYING ANIMALS › Rule 7 - Chronic Wasting Disease › Section 7-6 - Chronic wasting disease program compliance

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 15-17-3-21
Affected: IC 15-17-3-13; IC 15-17-18-12
Sec. 6.
(a) The
				state veterinarian may take any of the following actions against a herd owner
				that violates any provision of this rule or any of the requirements for moving
				cervids into Indiana in 345 IAC 1-3:
(1)
				Suspend, revoke, or lower the CWD status of the person's herd.
(2) Impose a monetary penalty under IC
				15-17-18-12.
(3) Require the development and
				implementation of a herd plan.
(4)
				Require participants in the herd certification program to submit at designated
				intervals copies of the herd inventory or reports of changes to the herd
				inventory.
(5) Any other action
				authorized by law.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 345 - INDIANA STATE BOARD OF ANIMAL HEALTH › Article 2 - CATTLE, GOATS, AND OTHER TUBERCULOSIS OR BRUCELLOSIS CARRYING ANIMALS › Rule 8 - Johne's Disease (Mycobacterium Paratuberculosis) › Section 8-1 - General provisions

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  15-17-3-21
Affected: IC 15-17-2; IC
				  15-17-3-13
Sec. 1.
(a) The
				purpose of this rule is to control the spread of Johne's disease in
				Indiana.
(b) The applicable
				definitions in IC 15-17-2 and this rule apply to this rule.
(c) An animal tests negative or passes a test
				when an official Johne's disease test indicates that the animal is not infected
				with Johne's disease.
(d) An animal
				tests positive, responds to, or fails a test when an official Johne's disease
				test indicates that the animal is infected with Johne's disease.
(e) Samples collected for use in any Johne's
				disease test must be collected by a veterinarian who is:
(1) licensed or legally able to practice
				veterinary medicine in Indiana; and
(2) accredited by the United States
				Department of Agriculture under 9 CFR, Subchapter J.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 345 - INDIANA STATE BOARD OF ANIMAL HEALTH › Article 2 - CATTLE, GOATS, AND OTHER TUBERCULOSIS OR BRUCELLOSIS CARRYING ANIMALS › Rule 8 - Johne's Disease (Mycobacterium Paratuberculosis) › Section 8-2 - "Approved market facility" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  15-17-3-21
Affected: IC 15-17-14
Sec. 2.
As used in this rule, "approved market facility" means a
				  livestock market, stockyards, concentration point, or other premises that has
				  been licensed under IC 15-17-14.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 345 - INDIANA STATE BOARD OF ANIMAL HEALTH › Article 2 - CATTLE, GOATS, AND OTHER TUBERCULOSIS OR BRUCELLOSIS CARRYING ANIMALS › Rule 8 - Johne's Disease (Mycobacterium Paratuberculosis) › Section 8-3 - "Approved slaughtering establishment" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  15-17-3-21
Affected: IC 15-17-5
Sec. 3.
As used in this rule, "approved slaughtering establishment"
				  means an establishment operating under the provisions of the Federal Meat
				  Inspection Act (
				  21
				  U.S.C. 601 et seq.) or the Indiana Meat and
				  Poultry Inspection Act (IC 15-17-5 ).
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 345 - INDIANA STATE BOARD OF ANIMAL HEALTH › Article 2 - CATTLE, GOATS, AND OTHER TUBERCULOSIS OR BRUCELLOSIS CARRYING ANIMALS › Rule 8 - Johne's Disease (Mycobacterium Paratuberculosis) › Section 8-4 - "Board" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  15-17-3-21
Affected: IC 15-17-2; IC 15-17-3
Sec. 4.
As used in this rule, "board" means the Indiana state board
				  of animal health established under IC 15-17-3.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 345 - INDIANA STATE BOARD OF ANIMAL HEALTH › Article 2 - CATTLE, GOATS, AND OTHER TUBERCULOSIS OR BRUCELLOSIS CARRYING ANIMALS › Rule 8 - Johne's Disease (Mycobacterium Paratuberculosis) › Section 8-5 - "Johne's disease" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  15-17-3-21
Affected: IC 15-17-2; IC 15-17-3
Sec. 5.
As used in this rule "Johne's disease" means an infectious
				  and communicable disease that primarily affects cattle, sheep, goats, and other
				  domestic and wild ruminants, also known as paratuberculosis, caused by
				  Mycobacterium paratuberculosis.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 345 - INDIANA STATE BOARD OF ANIMAL HEALTH › Article 2 - CATTLE, GOATS, AND OTHER TUBERCULOSIS OR BRUCELLOSIS CARRYING ANIMALS › Rule 8 - Johne's Disease (Mycobacterium Paratuberculosis) › Section 8-6 - "Moved" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  15-17-3-21
Affected: IC 15-17-2; IC 15-17-3
Sec. 6.
As used in this rule, "moved" means shipped, transported,
				  delivered, or received for movement, or otherwise aided, induced, or caused to
				  be moved.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 345 - INDIANA STATE BOARD OF ANIMAL HEALTH › Article 2 - CATTLE, GOATS, AND OTHER TUBERCULOSIS OR BRUCELLOSIS CARRYING ANIMALS › Rule 8 - Johne's Disease (Mycobacterium Paratuberculosis) › Section 8-7 - "Official eartag" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 15-17-3-21
Affected: IC 15-17-2; IC 15-17-3
Sec. 7.
As used in this rule, "official eartag" means an
				  identification eartag approved by the state veterinarian under 345 IAC 1-2.6
				  that bears an official identification number for individual animals. All
				  official eartags applied to animals must bear an official eartag shield.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 345 - INDIANA STATE BOARD OF ANIMAL HEALTH › Article 2 - CATTLE, GOATS, AND OTHER TUBERCULOSIS OR BRUCELLOSIS CARRYING ANIMALS › Rule 8 - Johne's Disease (Mycobacterium Paratuberculosis) › Section 8-7.5 - "Official eartag shield" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  15-17-3-21
Affected: IC 15-17-2; IC 15-17-3
Sec. 7.5.
As used in this rule, "official eartag shield" means the
				  shield-shaped graphic of the U.S. Route Shield with "U.S." or the state postal
				  abbreviation or Tribal alpha code imprinted within the shield.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 345 - INDIANA STATE BOARD OF ANIMAL HEALTH › Article 2 - CATTLE, GOATS, AND OTHER TUBERCULOSIS OR BRUCELLOSIS CARRYING ANIMALS › Rule 8 - Johne's Disease (Mycobacterium Paratuberculosis) › Section 8-8 - "Official Johne's disease test" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  15-17-3-21
Affected: IC 15-17-2; IC 15-17-3
Sec. 8.
As used in this rule, "official Johne's disease test" means a
				  disease detection test approved by the state veterinarian performed in a
				  laboratory approved by the state veterinarian.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 345 - INDIANA STATE BOARD OF ANIMAL HEALTH › Article 2 - CATTLE, GOATS, AND OTHER TUBERCULOSIS OR BRUCELLOSIS CARRYING ANIMALS › Rule 8 - Johne's Disease (Mycobacterium Paratuberculosis) › Section 8-9 - "Owner-shipper statement" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  15-17-3-21
Affected: IC 15-17-2; IC 15-17-3
Sec. 9.
As used in this rule, "owner-shipper statement" means a
				  written statement that is signed by the owner or shipper of animals and that
				  includes the following information:
(1) The location from which animals are
				moved.
(2) The destination of the
				animals.
(3) The number of animals
				covered by the statement.
(4) The
				species of animal covered.
(5) The
				name and address of the owner at the time of the movement.
(6) The name and address of the
				shipper.
(7) The identification of
				each animal, unless the regulations specifically provide that the
				identification does not have to be recorded.
(8) A statement that the animals are positive
				to an official Johne's disease test.
(9) Any additional information required by
				this rule.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 345 - INDIANA STATE BOARD OF ANIMAL HEALTH › Article 2 - CATTLE, GOATS, AND OTHER TUBERCULOSIS OR BRUCELLOSIS CARRYING ANIMALS › Rule 8 - Johne's Disease (Mycobacterium Paratuberculosis) › Section 8-10 - "State veterinarian" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  15-17-3-21
Affected: IC 15-17-4
Sec. 10.
As used in this rule, "state veterinarian" means the state
				  veterinarian appointed under IC 15-17-4 or an authorized agent.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 345 - INDIANA STATE BOARD OF ANIMAL HEALTH › Article 2 - CATTLE, GOATS, AND OTHER TUBERCULOSIS OR BRUCELLOSIS CARRYING ANIMALS › Rule 8 - Johne's Disease (Mycobacterium Paratuberculosis) › Section 8-11 - Moving Johne's disease positive animals

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  15-17-3-21
Affected: IC 15-17
Sec. 11.
(a) No
				animal that is positive to an official Johne's disease test may be moved into
				Indiana unless the requirements in this section are met.
(b) An animal in Indiana that tests positive
				to an official Johne's disease test may be moved from the premises only if the
				animal is moved according to the requirements in this section.
(c) An animal that is positive to an official
				Johne's disease test may be moved if the following requirements are met:
(1) The animal is moved directly to an
				approved slaughtering establishment for immediate slaughter or to an approved
				market facility for sale for immediate slaughter.
(2) The animal bears an official ear
				tag.
(3) The person transporting
				the animal keeps an owner-shipper statement with the animal at all times and
				delivers it to the consignee.
(4)
				The animal is moved to the destination in one (1) continuous movement without
				unloading prior to reaching the destination.
(5) Each means of conveyance used to
				transport the animal is thoroughly and completely cleaned and disinfected
				according to guidelines issued by the state veterinarian.
(6) Each part of a facility in which the
				animal is maintained must be thoroughly and completely cleaned and disinfected
				pursuant to guidelines issued by the state veterinarian.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 345 - INDIANA STATE BOARD OF ANIMAL HEALTH › Article 2 - CATTLE, GOATS, AND OTHER TUBERCULOSIS OR BRUCELLOSIS CARRYING ANIMALS › Rule 9 - Hunting Preserves › Section 9-1 - Definitions

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  15-17-3-21
Affected: IC 15-17-2; IC 15-17-14.7
Sec. 1.
(a) The
				definitions in IC 15-17-2 and the following definition apply throughout this
				rule.
(b) "Special hunting permit"
				means a permit issued by the board to allow a person to hunt a permitted
				animal.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 345 - INDIANA STATE BOARD OF ANIMAL HEALTH › Article 2 - CATTLE, GOATS, AND OTHER TUBERCULOSIS OR BRUCELLOSIS CARRYING ANIMALS › Rule 9 - Hunting Preserves › Section 9-2 - Hunting preserve licensing and inspection

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  15-17-3-21
Affected: IC 15-17-14.7
Sec. 2.
(a) A person
				desiring to operate a hunting preserve must obtain a license from the state
				veterinarian. To apply for a hunting preserve license, a person must submit the
				following to the state veterinarian:
(1) A
				completed license application on a form that will be furnished by the state
				veterinarian.
(2) The following
				information must be included with the completed license application:
(A) A site plan that contains a detailed
				layout of the hunting preserve that includes the following:
(i) Fences, with the length of each side of
				the fence that encloses the hunting preserve.
(ii) The acreage of the fenced area where
				hunting will occur.
(iii)
				Buildings.
(iv) Public roads and
				other barriers that intersect the hunting preserve.
(B) A description of the efforts that were
				made to clear the hunting preserve of wild deer.
(C) A description of the cover on the
				preserve that will allow permitted animals the opportunity to evade
				hunters.
(3) The license
				fee specified in IC 15-17-14.7.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 345 - INDIANA STATE BOARD OF ANIMAL HEALTH › Article 2 - CATTLE, GOATS, AND OTHER TUBERCULOSIS OR BRUCELLOSIS CARRYING ANIMALS › Rule 9 - Hunting Preserves › Section 9-3 - Special hunting permit

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  15-17-3-21
Affected: IC
				  15-17-14.7-9
Sec. 3.
(a) A person
				must obtain a special hunting permit from the state veterinarian prior to
				hunting on a hunting preserve. A special hunting permit authorizes a person to
				hunt one (1) permitted animal. The fee for a special hunting permit is the fee
				specified in IC
				15-17-14.7-9.
(b) The state veterinarian may appoint
				licensed owners to issue special hunting permits.
(c) A licensed owner appointed under
				subsection (b) must do the following:
(1)
				Maintain records that accurately reflect transactions with individuals hunting
				on the hunting preserve.
(2) Remit
				fees collected for special hunting permits sales at least monthly in a manner
				directed by the state veterinarian. Permit fees collected during a month must
				be submitted to the board not later than the tenth day of the following
				month.
(3) Submit reports as
				required by the state veterinarian to verify compliance with IC 15-17-14.7 and
				this rule.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 345 - INDIANA STATE BOARD OF ANIMAL HEALTH › Article 2 - CATTLE, GOATS, AND OTHER TUBERCULOSIS OR BRUCELLOSIS CARRYING ANIMALS › Rule 9 - Hunting Preserves › Section 9-4 - Signage

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  15-17-3-21
Affected: IC 15-17-14.7
Sec. 4.
A hunting preserve licensed under this rule must mark the
				  fence enclosing the hunting preserve with clearly visible signs that
				  are:
(1) at least twelve (12) inches
				wide and twelve (12) inches long;
(2) made of a weatherproof material with a
				yellow or white background;
(3)
				written with at least one (1) inch high black or dark colored lettering with
				sufficient contrast so as to be readable from a distance that states "Hunting
				Preserve"; and
(4) placed facing
				outward on the fence that encloses the hunting preserve at each point of entry
				or exit to the hunting preserve.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 345 - INDIANA STATE BOARD OF ANIMAL HEALTH › Article 2 - CATTLE, GOATS, AND OTHER TUBERCULOSIS OR BRUCELLOSIS CARRYING ANIMALS › Rule 9 - Hunting Preserves › Section 9-5 - Record keeping requirements

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  15-17-3-21
Affected: IC 15-17-14.7
Sec. 5.
(a) A
				licensed owner shall keep a complete, accurate, and current herd record of each
				animal that is added to the herd or removed from the herd on the hunting
				preserve, including the following:
(1) The
				animal's species.
(2) All of the
				animal's identification.
(3) The
				animal's sex and estimated age.
(4)
				The date the animal is added or removed.
(5) The name and address of the source or
				destination of the animal.
(6) The
				cause for removal (taken by hunt, escape, death by accident, or death by other
				means).
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 345 - INDIANA STATE BOARD OF ANIMAL HEALTH › Article 2 - CATTLE, GOATS, AND OTHER TUBERCULOSIS OR BRUCELLOSIS CARRYING ANIMALS › Rule 9 - Hunting Preserves › Section 9-6 - Culling

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  15-17-3-21
Affected: IC 15-17-14.7
Sec. 6.
The owner of a hunting preserve or his or her authorized
				  agent may cull permitted animals from the preserve without obtaining a special
				  hunting permit for the purpose of:
(1)
				controlling the population of the herd;
(2) addressing an animal welfare
				issue;
(3) consumption by the owner
				and members of his or her household; or
(4) donation to a charitable organization
				that is qualified under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue
				Code.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 345 - INDIANA STATE BOARD OF ANIMAL HEALTH › Article 2 - CATTLE, GOATS, AND OTHER TUBERCULOSIS OR BRUCELLOSIS CARRYING ANIMALS › Rule 9 - Hunting Preserves › Section 9-7 - Medications and use of animals for food

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  15-17-3-21
Affected: IC 15-17-14.7
Sec. 7.
(a) A
				licensed owner shall follow the:
(1) label
				instructions; or
(2) extra-label
				drug use instructions of a veterinarian within the context of a
				veterinarian-client-patient relationship governing the appropriate
				administration of medications to permitted animals for sedation or
				treatment.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 345 - INDIANA STATE BOARD OF ANIMAL HEALTH › Article 2 - CATTLE, GOATS, AND OTHER TUBERCULOSIS OR BRUCELLOSIS CARRYING ANIMALS › Rule 9 - Hunting Preserves › Section 9-8 - Violations

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  15-17-3-21
Affected: IC 15-17-14.7; IC
				  15-17-18-12
Sec. 8.
The state veterinarian may take any of the following actions
				  against a hunting preserve or other individual that violates any provision of
				  this rule:
(1) Suspend or revoke the
				following:
(A) A hunting preserve
				license.
(B) An authorization to
				issue special hunting permits issued under section 3(b) of this rule.
(C) A special hunting permit.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 345 - INDIANA STATE BOARD OF ANIMAL HEALTH › Article 2.5 - TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL › Rule 1 - Definitions › Section 1-1 - Applicability

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  15-17-3-21
Affected: IC 15-17
Sec. 1.
The definitions in IC
				  15-17-2 and this rule apply
				  throughout this article.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 345 - INDIANA STATE BOARD OF ANIMAL HEALTH › Article 2.5 - TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL › Rule 1 - Definitions › Section 1-2 - "Accredited herd" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 15-17-3-21
Affected: IC 15-17
Sec. 2.
"Accredited herd" means a herd that qualifies for accredited
				  herd status under:
(1)
									345 IAC 2.5-3-4;
(2)
									345 IAC 2.5-4-4; or
(3)
									345 IAC 2.5-5-4.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 345 - INDIANA STATE BOARD OF ANIMAL HEALTH › Article 2.5 - TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL › Rule 1 - Definitions › Section 1-3 - "Accredited veterinarian" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  15-17-3-21
Affected: IC 15-17
Sec. 3.
"Accredited veterinarian" means a veterinarian that is
				  approved by the United States Department of Agriculture under 9 CFR Part 161 to
				  perform official work.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 345 - INDIANA STATE BOARD OF ANIMAL HEALTH › Article 2.5 - TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL › Rule 1 - Definitions › Section 1-4 - "Affected herd" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  15-17-3-21
Affected: IC 15-17
Sec. 4.
"Affected herd" means a herd of livestock in which there is
				  strong and substantial evidence that Mycobacterium bovis exists that may
				  include, without limitation, the following:
(1) Epidemiologic evidence.
(2) Histopathology.
(3) Polymerase chain reaction (PCR)
				assay.
(4) Bacterial isolation or
				detection.
(5) Testing
				data.
(6) Association with known
				sources of infection.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 345 - INDIANA STATE BOARD OF ANIMAL HEALTH › Article 2.5 - TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL › Rule 1 - Definitions › Section 1-5 - "Approved laboratory" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  15-17-3-21
Affected: IC 15-17; IC
				  21-46-3
Sec. 5.
"Approved laboratory" means:
(1) a state, federal, or National Animal
				Health Laboratory Network (NAHL) veterinary laboratory specifically recognized
				by United States Department of Agriculture to conduct official tuberculosis
				program diagnostic testing;
(2) the
				animal disease diagnostic laboratory created under IC
				21-46-3; or
(3) other laboratory approved by the state
				veterinarian.
A United States Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS)
				  field service laboratory may be utilized for histopathology.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 345 - INDIANA STATE BOARD OF ANIMAL HEALTH › Article 2.5 - TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL › Rule 1 - Definitions › Section 1-6 - "Approved slaughtering establishment" or "slaughtering establishment" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  15-17-3-21
Affected: IC 15-17-5
Sec. 6.
"Approved slaughtering establishment" or "slaughtering
				  establishment" means a slaughtering establishment that is operating under the
				  Federal Meat Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) or the
				  Indiana Meat and Poultry Inspection Act (IC
				  15-17-5).
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 345 - INDIANA STATE BOARD OF ANIMAL HEALTH › Article 2.5 - TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL › Rule 1 - Definitions › Section 1-7 - "Bison" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  15-17-3-21
Affected: IC 15-17
Sec. 7.
"Bison" means any animal of the genus bison species,
				  including animals commonly referred to as American buffalo or buffalo.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 345 - INDIANA STATE BOARD OF ANIMAL HEALTH › Article 2.5 - TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL › Rule 1 - Definitions › Section 1-8 - "Board" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  15-17-3-21
Affected: IC
				  15-17-3
Sec. 8.
"Board" means the Indiana state board of animal health
				  appointed under IC
				  15-17-3 or its authorized
				  representative.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 345 - INDIANA STATE BOARD OF ANIMAL HEALTH › Article 2.5 - TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL › Rule 1 - Definitions › Section 1-9 - "Bovine interferon gamma assay" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  15-17-3-21
Affected: IC 15-17
Sec. 9.
"Bovine interferon gamma assay" means an official
				  supplemental diagnostic test approved by the state veterinarian.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 345 - INDIANA STATE BOARD OF ANIMAL HEALTH › Article 2.5 - TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL › Rule 1 - Definitions › Section 1-10 - "Bovine TB UM&R" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 15-17-3-21
Affected: IC 15-17
Sec. 10.
"Bovine TB UM&R" means the uniform methods and rules for
				  bovine tuberculosis eradication incorporated by reference in
				  345 IAC 2.5-2.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 345 - INDIANA STATE BOARD OF ANIMAL HEALTH › Article 2.5 - TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL › Rule 1 - Definitions › Section 1-11 - "Bovine tuberculosis" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  15-17-3-21
Affected: IC 15-17
Sec. 11.
"Bovine tuberculosis" means a disease caused by
				  Mycobacterium bovis.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 345 - INDIANA STATE BOARD OF ANIMAL HEALTH › Article 2.5 - TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL › Rule 1 - Definitions › Section 1-12 - "Cattle" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  15-17-3-21
Affected: IC 15-17
Sec. 12.
"Cattle" means any animal of the Bos taurus species,
				  including all beef and dairy breeds.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 345 - INDIANA STATE BOARD OF ANIMAL HEALTH › Article 2.5 - TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL › Rule 1 - Definitions › Section 1-13 - "Caudal fold test" or "CFT" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  15-17-3-21
Affected: IC 15-17
Sec. 13.
"Caudal fold tuberculin test" or "CFT test" means the
				  intradermal injection of one-tenth (0.1) milliliter of United States Department
				  of Agriculture bovine purified derivative (PPD) tuberculin into either side of
				  the caudal fold with reading by visual observation and palpation between
				  sixty-six (66) and seventy-eight (78) hours following injection.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 345 - INDIANA STATE BOARD OF ANIMAL HEALTH › Article 2.5 - TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL › Rule 1 - Definitions › Section 1-14 - "Cervical tuberculin test" or "CT test" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  15-17-3-21
Affected: IC 15-17
Sec. 14.
"Cervical tuberculin test" or "CT test" means the
				  intradermal injection of one-tenth (0.1) milliliter of United States Department
				  of Agriculture bovine purified derivative (PPD) tuberculin in the cervical
				  region with reading by visual observation and palpation between sixty-six (66)
				  and seventy-eight (78) hours following injection.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 345 - INDIANA STATE BOARD OF ANIMAL HEALTH › Article 2.5 - TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL › Rule 1 - Definitions › Section 1-15 - "Cervid TB UM & R" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 15-17-3-21
Affected: IC 15-17
Sec. 15.
"Cervid TB UM & R" means the uniform methods and rules
				  for eradicating tuberculosis in cervids incorporated by reference in
				  345 IAC 2.5-2-2.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 345 - INDIANA STATE BOARD OF ANIMAL HEALTH › Article 2.5 - TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL › Rule 1 - Definitions › Section 1-16 - "Comparative cervical tuberculin test" or "CCT test" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  15-17-3-21
Affected: IC 15-17
Sec. 16.
"Comparative cervical tuberculin test" or "CCT test" means
				  the intradermal injection of biologically balanced United States Department of
				  Agriculture bovine PPD tuberculin and avian PPD tuberculin at separate sites in
				  the mid-cervical area to determine the probable presence of bovine tuberculosis
				  by comparing the response of the two (2) tuberculins between sixty-six (66) and
				  seventy-eight (78) hours following injection.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 345 - INDIANA STATE BOARD OF ANIMAL HEALTH › Article 2.5 - TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL › Rule 1 - Definitions › Section 1-17 - "Depopulate" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  15-17-3-21
Affected: IC 15-17
Sec. 17.
"Depopulate" means to destroy all livestock in a herd by
				  slaughter, euthanasia, or death otherwise.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 345 - INDIANA STATE BOARD OF ANIMAL HEALTH › Article 2.5 - TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL › Rule 1 - Definitions › Section 1-18 - "Designated accredited veterinarian" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  15-17-3-21
Affected: IC 15-17
Sec. 18.
"Designated accredited veterinarian" means a veterinarian
				  approved by the state veterinarian and trained to conduct specific tuberculosis
				  tests or other tuberculosis activities.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 345 - INDIANA STATE BOARD OF ANIMAL HEALTH › Article 2.5 - TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL › Rule 1 - Definitions › Section 1-19 - "Designated tuberculosis epidemiologist" or "DTE" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  15-17-3-21
Affected: IC 15-17
Sec. 19.
"Designated tuberculosis epidemiologist" or "DTE" means a
				  state or federal epidemiologist designated by the state veterinarian after
				  consultation with the United States Department of Agriculture.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 345 - INDIANA STATE BOARD OF ANIMAL HEALTH › Article 2.5 - TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL › Rule 1 - Definitions › Section 1-20 - "Exposed animal" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  15-17-3-21
Affected: IC 15-17
Sec. 20.
"Exposed animal" means any livestock that has been exposed
				  to bovine tuberculosis by reason of associating with other livestock in which
				  bovine tuberculosis has been diagnosed.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 345 - INDIANA STATE BOARD OF ANIMAL HEALTH › Article 2.5 - TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL › Rule 1 - Definitions › Section 1-21 - "Geographic separation" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  15-17-3-21
Affected: IC 15-17
Sec. 21.
"Geographic separation" means:
(1) a minimum of thirty (30) feet of
				separation;
(2) no common or shared
				handling facilities or equipment;
(3) no common watering or feeding equipment;
				and
(4) no common feed vehicles
				that enter the premises of herds of different status.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 345 - INDIANA STATE BOARD OF ANIMAL HEALTH › Article 2.5 - TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL › Rule 1 - Definitions › Section 1-22 - "Herd" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  15-17-3-21
Affected: IC 15-17
Sec. 22.
"Herd" means livestock that meet one (1) of the following
				  requirements:
(1) The animals are
				under common ownership or supervision and are grouped on one (1) or more parts
				of any single premises feedlot, farm, or ranch.
(2) The animals are under common ownership or
				supervision on two (2) or more premises that are geographically separated but
				in which the animals have been interchanged or had contact with animals from
				different premises.
(3) All
				livestock on common premises, such as community pastures or grazing association
				units, but owned by different persons.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 345 - INDIANA STATE BOARD OF ANIMAL HEALTH › Article 2.5 - TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL › Rule 1 - Definitions › Section 1-23 - "Herd of origin" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  15-17-3-21
Affected: IC 15-17
Sec. 23.
"Herd of origin" means a herd of one (1) or more sires and
				  dams and their offspring from which an animal originates and may be the herd of
				  birth or the herd where the animal has resided for a minimum of four (4) months
				  immediately prior to movement.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 345 - INDIANA STATE BOARD OF ANIMAL HEALTH › Article 2.5 - TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL › Rule 1 - Definitions › Section 1-24 - "Herd test" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  15-17-3-21
Affected: IC 15-17
Sec. 24.
"Herd test" means an official tuberculosis test of all test
				  eligible cattle and bison in a herd.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 345 - INDIANA STATE BOARD OF ANIMAL HEALTH › Article 2.5 - TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL › Rule 1 - Definitions › Section 1-25 - "Individual herd plan" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  15-17-3-21
Affected: IC 15-17
Sec. 25.
"Individual herd plan" means a written disease management
				  plan that is approved by the herd owner and the state veterinarian, in
				  consultation with federal officials, and that contains disease management and
				  herd management practices designed to eradicate tuberculosis from an affected
				  herd while reducing human exposure to the disease.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 345 - INDIANA STATE BOARD OF ANIMAL HEALTH › Article 2.5 - TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL › Rule 1 - Definitions › Section 1-26 - "Livestock" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  15-17-3-21
Affected: IC
				  15-17-2-47
Sec. 26.
"Livestock" has the meaning set forth in IC
				  15-17-2-47(a).
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 345 - INDIANA STATE BOARD OF ANIMAL HEALTH › Article 2.5 - TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL › Rule 1 - Definitions › Section 1-27 - "Moved" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  15-17-3-21
Affected: IC 15-17
Sec. 27.
"Moved" means shipped, transported, or otherwise moved,
				  delivered, or received for movement.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 345 - INDIANA STATE BOARD OF ANIMAL HEALTH › Article 2.5 - TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL › Rule 1 - Definitions › Section 1-28 - "Moved directly" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  15-17-3-21
Affected: IC 15-17
Sec. 28.
"Moved directly" means moved without stopping or unloading
				  at livestock assembly points of any type. Animals moved directly may be
				  unloaded from the means of conveyance while en route only with permission of
				  the state veterinarian and only if the animals are isolated from all other
				  animals other than those in the same shipment.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 345 - INDIANA STATE BOARD OF ANIMAL HEALTH › Article 2.5 - TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL › Rule 1 - Definitions › Section 1-29 - "Natural addition" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  15-17-3-21
Affected: IC 15-17
Sec. 29.
"Natural addition" means animals born and raised in a herd.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 345 - INDIANA STATE BOARD OF ANIMAL HEALTH › Article 2.5 - TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL › Rule 1 - Definitions › Section 1-30 - "No gross lesion" or "NGL" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  15-17-3-21
Affected: IC 15-17
Sec. 30.
"No gross lesion" or "NGL" means an animal that does not
				  reveal a lesion of bovine tuberculosis upon slaughter or necropsy inspection.
				  An animal with skin lesions alone will be considered in the same category as a
				  no gross lesion animal.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 345 - INDIANA STATE BOARD OF ANIMAL HEALTH › Article 2.5 - TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL › Rule 1 - Definitions › Section 1-31 - "Official eartag" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 15-17-3-21
Affected: IC 15-17
Sec. 31.
"Official eartag" means an identification tag approved by
				  the state veterinarian under
				  345 IAC 1-2.6 that bears an
				  official identification number for individual animals. All official eartags
				  applied to animals must bear an official eartag shield. The official eartag
				  must be tamper resistant and have a high retention rate in the animal.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 345 - INDIANA STATE BOARD OF ANIMAL HEALTH › Article 2.5 - TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL › Rule 1 - Definitions › Section 1-31.5 - "Official eartag shield" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  15-17-3-21
Affected: IC 15-17
Sec. 31.5.
"Official eartag shield" means the shield-shaped graphic of
				  the U.S. Route Shield with "U.S." or the state postal abbreviation or Tribal
				  alpha code imprinted within the shield.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 345 - INDIANA STATE BOARD OF ANIMAL HEALTH › Article 2.5 - TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL › Rule 1 - Definitions › Section 1-32 - "Official identification" or "officially identified" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  15-17-3-21
Affected: IC 15-17
Sec. 32.
"Official identification" or "officially identified" means
				  an animal is identified by means of an official identification device or method
				  approved by the state veterinarian that provides unique identification for each
				  animal.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 345 - INDIANA STATE BOARD OF ANIMAL HEALTH › Article 2.5 - TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL › Rule 1 - Definitions › Section 1-33 - "Official test" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  15-17-3-21
Affected: IC 15-17
Sec. 33.
"Official test" means any test for tuberculosis conducted by
				  an accredited veterinarian in compliance with the testing procedure, reporting,
				  and other requirements of this article.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 345 - INDIANA STATE BOARD OF ANIMAL HEALTH › Article 2.5 - TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL › Rule 1 - Definitions › Section 1-34 - "Permit" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  15-17-3-21
Affected: IC 15-17
Sec. 34.
"Permit" means an official document issued by the USDA, the
				  state veterinarian, or a designated accredited veterinarian for the movement of
				  animals. A permit must be issued at the point of origin and contain the
				  following information:
(1) The
				destination to which the animals are to be moved.
(2) The tuberculosis status of each
				animal.
(3) The identification of
				each animal.
(4) The name of the
				animal's owner.
(5) The purpose of
				the movement.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 345 - INDIANA STATE BOARD OF ANIMAL HEALTH › Article 2.5 - TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL › Rule 1 - Definitions › Section 1-35 - "Premises identification" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  15-17-3-21
Affected: IC 15-17
Sec. 35.
"Premises identification" means a method of identification
				  approved by the state veterinarian that uniquely identifies the premises of
				  origin.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 345 - INDIANA STATE BOARD OF ANIMAL HEALTH › Article 2.5 - TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL › Rule 1 - Definitions › Section 1-36 - "Quarantine" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  15-17-3-21
Affected: IC 15-17
Sec. 36.
"Quarantine" means an order of the state veterinarian or a
				  federal official that prohibits the movement of animals onto or off of a
				  premises without a permit issued by the state veterinarian or a federal
				  official.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 345 - INDIANA STATE BOARD OF ANIMAL HEALTH › Article 2.5 - TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL › Rule 1 - Definitions › Section 1-37 - "Reactor" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  15-17-3-21
Affected: IC 15-17
Sec. 37.
"Reactor" means livestock that shows a response to an
				  official tuberculosis test and is classified a reactor by the state
				  veterinarian or a federal official.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 345 - INDIANA STATE BOARD OF ANIMAL HEALTH › Article 2.5 - TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL › Rule 1 - Definitions › Section 1-38 - "Responder" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  15-17-3-21
Affected: IC 15-17
Sec. 38.
"Responder" means any livestock that is officially skin
				  tested for tuberculosis that demonstrate a visible or palpable response at the
				  site of tuberculin injection.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 345 - INDIANA STATE BOARD OF ANIMAL HEALTH › Article 2.5 - TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL › Rule 1 - Definitions › Section 1-39 - "Single cervical test" or "SCT" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  15-17-3-21
Affected: IC 15-17
Sec. 39.
"Single cervical test" or "SCT" means the intradermal
				  injection of one-tenth (0.1) milliliter of United States Department of
				  Agriculture bovine PPD tuberculin in the mid-cervical region with the reading
				  by visual observation and palpation between sixty-six (66) and seventy-eight
				  (78) hours following injection.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 345 - INDIANA STATE BOARD OF ANIMAL HEALTH › Article 2.5 - TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL › Rule 1 - Definitions › Section 1-40 - "State veterinarian" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  15-17-3-21
Affected: IC
				  15-17-3-13; IC
				  15-17-4
Sec. 40.
"State veterinarian" means the state veterinarian appointed
				  under IC 15-17-4 or an authorized agent.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 345 - INDIANA STATE BOARD OF ANIMAL HEALTH › Article 2.5 - TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL › Rule 1 - Definitions › Section 1-41 - "Tuberculin" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  15-17-3-21
Affected: IC 15-17
Sec. 41.
"Tuberculin" means a product that is approved by and
				  produced under USDA license for injection into livestock for the purpose of
				  detecting bovine tuberculosis.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 345 - INDIANA STATE BOARD OF ANIMAL HEALTH › Article 2.5 - TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL › Rule 1 - Definitions › Section 1-42 - "Tuberculosis" or "bovine tuberculosis" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  15-17-3-21
Affected: IC 15-17
Sec. 42.
"Tuberculosis" or "bovine tuberculosis" means the
				  contagious, infectious, and communicable disease caused by Mycobacterium bovis.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 345 - INDIANA STATE BOARD OF ANIMAL HEALTH › Article 2.5 - TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL › Rule 1 - Definitions › Section 1-43 - "Zone" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  15-17-3-21
Affected: IC 15-17
Sec. 43.
"Zone" means a geographical area designated by the United
				  States Department of Agriculture or the state veterinarian as a distinct land
				  area for the purposes of disease control.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 345 - INDIANA STATE BOARD OF ANIMAL HEALTH › Article 2.5 - TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL › Rule 2 - General Provisions › Section 2-1 - Purpose

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  15-17-3-21
Affected: IC 15-17
Sec. 1.
The purpose of this article is to prevent, detect, and
				  eradicate tuberculosis (Mycobacterium bovis) in animals by using current
				  knowledge and procedures for the control of the disease. This article is to be
				  administered in cooperation with the United States Department of Agriculture.
				  The provisions of this rule apply throughout this article.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 345 - INDIANA STATE BOARD OF ANIMAL HEALTH › Article 2.5 - TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL › Rule 2 - General Provisions › Section 2-2 - Incorporation by reference

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 15-17-3-21
Affected: IC 15-17-7
Sec. 2.
(a) The
				board incorporates by reference the "Bovine Tuberculosis Eradication-Uniform
				Methods and Rules", United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant
				Health Inspection Service, January 1, 2005, as the operating procedures for
				tuberculosis control in bovine, bison, and goats. Where the Bovine TB UM &
				R conflicts with this rule, the provisions of this rule control.
(b) The board incorporates IC 15-17-7 into
				this rule.
(c) The board
				incorporates by reference Part IV ï¿½ Captive Cervids:
				Standard Procedures (Minimum Requirements) of the "Bovine Tuberculosis
				Eradication-Uniform Methods and Rules", United States Department of
				Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, January 22, 1999, as
				the operating procedures for tuberculosis control in cervids. These provisions
				constitute the "Cervid TB UM & R" defined in
				345 IAC 2.5-1-15. Where the
				Cervid TB UM & R conflicts with this rule, the provisions of this rule
				control.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 345 - INDIANA STATE BOARD OF ANIMAL HEALTH › Article 2.5 - TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL › Rule 2 - General Provisions › Section 2-3 - Identification

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  15-17-3-21
Affected: IC 15-17
Sec. 3.
An animal being tested for tuberculosis must be identified
				  at that time using official identification if such identification is not
				  already present.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 345 - INDIANA STATE BOARD OF ANIMAL HEALTH › Article 2.5 - TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL › Rule 2 - General Provisions › Section 2-4 - Official tests

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 15-17-3-21
Affected: IC 15-17-3-13; IC 15-17-7
Sec. 4.
(a) The
				state veterinarian shall have the authority to test any animal or herd that may
				be necessary to find, confirm, diagnose, treat, or eliminate tuberculosis. The
				state veterinarian shall make a reasonable effort to notify the owner of an
				animal that must be tested. The state veterinarian shall have the right to
				supervise any test conducted by an accredited veterinarian. It shall be the
				duty of all persons owning or having custody of an animal to render all
				reasonable assistance to board representatives in performing their duties under
				this rule, including, but not limited to, the submission and restraint of
				animals for the following:
(1) Testing and
				retesting.
(2)
				Identification.
(3)
				Branding.
(4) Tagging.