Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 001 - AGRICULTURE - GENERAL › Chapter 212 - RULES GOVERNING PROCUREMENT, STORAGE, DISTRIBUTION AND USE OF BRUCELLOSIS VACCINE › Section 001-212-II - DEFINITIONS

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A.
Accredited Veterinarians
An accredited veterinarian means a licensed veterinarian who
				  has been accredited by the United States Department of Agriculture, Animal
				  Plant Health Inspection Service - Veterinary Services to represent the state
				  and federal government in assuming responsibilities for disease and parasite
				  eradication as defined by the Code of Federal Regulations, 9, Chapter 1 (1-1-86
				  Edition), Part 161.
B.
Approved Source
An approved source means an establishment which holds an
				  unexpired and unrevoked U.S. Veterinary Biologic Establishment License issued
				  by the Deputy Administrator United States Department of Agriculture, Animals
				  Plant Health Inspection Health Inspection Service Veterinary Services to
				  produce Brucella abortus vaccine and which meets the requirements listed in the
				  Code of Federal Regulations, 9, Chapter 1 (1-1-86 Edition), Part 102.
C.
Brucella Abortus
				Vaccine
Brucella Abortus Vaccine means a vaccine prepared by an
				  approved source and meeting the standards established in the Code of Federal
				  Regulations, 9, Chapter 1 (1-1-86 Edition), Part 113.65 as a desiccated live
				  culture bacterial vaccine from smooth colonial forms of the Brucella Abortus
				  organism identified as Strain 19. Bacterial count requirements of the vaccine
				  shall be for reduced dose vaccine; that is each dose of rehydrated vaccine must
				  contain at least 3.0 billion and not more than 10.0 billion organisms per dose
				  within the expiration period.
D. Calfhood Vaccination Certificate for
				Brucellosis Calfhood vaccination certificate for Brucellosis means a
				certificate issued by the Department and designated as the Report of Calfhood
				Vaccination for Bang's Disease.
E.
Department
Department means the Department of Agriculture, Food and
				  Rural Resources.
F. Grade
				Calves
Grade calves means a domestic animal produced by cross
				  breeding one of purebred stock with one of ordinary stock or ordinary stock
				  with ordinary stock.
G.
Official Brucellosis Tattoo Mark
Official Brucellosis tattoo mark means a tattoo mark applied
				  to the right ear and including the U.S. Registered Shield and "V" which will be
				  preceded by a number indicating the quarter of the year and followed by a
				  number corresponding to the last digit of the year the vaccination was
				  done.
H.
Official
				Eartag
Official eartag means the special orange-colored eartag
				  series used to identify calfhood brucellosis vaccinates and purebred
				  registration eartags. These eartags are Veterinary Services approved and
				  conform to the nine character alpha-numeric National Uniform Eartagging System
				  defined in the Code of Federal Regulations, 9, Chapter 1 (1-1-86 Edition) part
				  78.1
I.
Purebred
				Calves
Purebred calves means a strain established through breeding
				  many generations of unmixed stock. Purebred calves must be identified and
				  registered by a purebred association.