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Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 001 - AGRICULTURE - GENERAL › Chapter 170 - RULES FOR ADMINISTRATION OF MAINE AGRICULTURE PROMOTION ASSISTANCE MATCHING FUND › Section 001-170-10 - CRITERIA

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
Applications will be reviewed and evaluated against the
				  following criteria:
A. Need for
				project is adequately described and documented and does not duplicate existing
				programs.
B. Goals are clearly
				stated and addressed by the work plan and the budget is clearly
				delineated.
C. Applicant and
				vendors have adequate qualifications and resources to carry out the
				program.
D. Prospects exist for
				continuation of promotional activities after the assistance period has
				ended.
E. Project design is
				practical, innovative and compatible with existing and projected programs
				designed to increase demand and markets for Maine agricultural
				products.
F. The Commissioner
				reserves the right to reject any or all applications or to approve any
				application in part or, with the agreement of the applicant, to modify any
				project proposal so as to make it approvable. Decisions of the Commissioner
				shall be final.
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 001 - AGRICULTURE - GENERAL › Chapter 170 - RULES FOR ADMINISTRATION OF MAINE AGRICULTURE PROMOTION ASSISTANCE MATCHING FUND › Section 001-170-11 - APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
Applicants must submit the following information to be
				  considered for matching grants under the provisions of
				   7
				  MRSA §401-C:
A. Applicant. Address
B. Contact Person
Address
Home Phone
Business Phone
C. Activity Title: Select a title that
				indicates the nature of the activity.
D. Starting Date of Project
E. Completion Date of Project
F. Amount of Qualifying Funds to be raised
				for Project
G. Amount of Matching
				Funds Requested
H. Total Project
				Cost
I. Project Objective
Objectives should be stated in such a way that results can be
				  evaluated, i.e. increased sales, increased per capita consumption, increased
				  share of market segment. Each activity objective should have a performance
				  indicator. Applicant should state how performance evidence will be obtained and
				  presented.
J. Proposed
				Project
Describe in detail activities to be undertaken and target
				  group. Include a brief background report on or market analysis of the
				  industry/commodity, i.e. annual production, per capita consumption, current
				  markets, volume and dollar sales for previous year. Include a resume on the
				  qualifications and experience of personnel and/or vendor to be hired to carry
				  out the project, if applicable.
K. Proposed Budget - Workplan
List activities contemplated and a breakdown of costs for
				  specific components.
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 001 - AGRICULTURE - GENERAL › Chapter 201 - RULES GOVERNING LICENSED LIVESTOCK DEALERS › Section 001-201-1 - Statutory Authority

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
The Statutory authority for Rules Governing Licensed
				  Livestock Dealers is Chapter 201 Title
				   7 MRSA
				  §§1303 and
				  1307. These statutes
				  grant the Commissioner the authority to make rules governing fair and equitable
				  practices in buying and selling livestock and poultry within the State and to
				  suppress practices in such transactions which tend against the elimination of
				  diseased and unfit livestock and poultry.
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 001 - AGRICULTURE - GENERAL › Chapter 201 - RULES GOVERNING LICENSED LIVESTOCK DEALERS › Section 001-201-2 - Definitions

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
The following terms have the following meanings:
Licensed Livestock Dealer
: "Licensed Livestock
				  Dealer" means any person, copartnership, association or corporation engaged in
				  the business of buying and selling livestock or poultry whether such purchase
				  or sale be completed by cash,, delayed payment, transfer, exchange, barter or
				  shipment on commission. A person who receives livestock and poultry exclusively
				  for slaughter on his own premises shall not be termed a Licensed Livestock
				  Dealer. The term Licensed Livestock Dealers shall apply to nonresidents of the
				  State who carry on business of buying and selling livestock and poultry in the
				  State, whether such dealer is licensed in the state of residence or
				  not.
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 001 - AGRICULTURE - GENERAL › Chapter 201 - RULES GOVERNING LICENSED LIVESTOCK DEALERS › Section 001-201-3 - Records

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A. Records of all transactions must be kept
				to the extent that the Commissioner may trace any animal to the
				seller.
B. All cattle and swine
				purchased by or consigned to a Licensed Livestock Dealer must be backtagged
				with an official USDA backtag that has been issued to that Licensed Livestock
				Dealer.
C. Licensed Livestock
				Dealers must furnish sellers with a receipt containing the following
				information:
(1) Number and type of livestock
				purchased
(2) Backtag numbers where
				applicable
(3) Identification of
				any animals intended for slaughter.
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 001 - AGRICULTURE - GENERAL › Chapter 201 - RULES GOVERNING LICENSED LIVESTOCK DEALERS › Section 001-201-4 - Disclosure of Information

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A. Licensed
				Livestock Dealers must provide, on request, prospective buyers with
				identification of any animals intended by the previous owner to be sold for
				slaughter.
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 001 - AGRICULTURE - GENERAL › Chapter 201 - RULES GOVERNING LICENSED LIVESTOCK DEALERS › Section 001-201-5 - Penalties

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A. Any person, copartnership, association or
				corporation who shall violate any rule or regulation promulgated under section
				1302 to 1307, or neglect or refuse to comply with any of the provisions
				thereof, commits a civil violation for which a forfeiture not to exceed $50 may
				be adjudged.
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 001 - AGRICULTURE - GENERAL › Chapter 202 - RULE FOR THE INTRASTATE MOVEMENT OF SHEEP AND GOATS › Section 001-202-I - PURPOSE

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
The purpose of the Rules for the Intrastate Movement of Sheep
				  and Goats is to ensure that Maine sheep and goats remain free of scrapie and to
				  meet United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) requirements for Consistent
				  State Status as specified in
				  9 CFR part
				  79.6. Consistent states are required to
				  impose intrastate movement regulations requiring identification upon change of
				  ownership for sheep and goats. These rules are intended to comply with those
				  requirements. These rules will ensure the continued ability for sheep and goat
				  owners to move their animals across state lines for any purpose.
Adoption of these rules requiring identification of sheep and
				  goats on change of ownership for intrastate movement does not in any way
				  obligate Maine or Maine producers to participate in the National Animal
				  Identification System.
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 001 - AGRICULTURE - GENERAL › Chapter 202 - RULE FOR THE INTRASTATE MOVEMENT OF SHEEP AND GOATS › Section 001-202-II - DEFINITIONS

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
1.
Animal
. A sheep or
				goat.
2.
Department
:
				The Maine Department of Agriculture, Food & Rural Resources.
3.
Direct Movement to Slaughter
.
				Transported to a facility for slaughter, without stops or unloading except for
				feeding and watering during which the animals are not commingled with any other
				animals.
4.
Official
				Identification
. Identification mark or device approved by the USDA or
				Department for use in the Scrapie Eradication Program. An approved
				identification ear tag must be sufficiently tamper-resistant for the intended
				use and provide unique identification for each animal. Examples of official
				identification may include: scrapie identification tags issued by the USDA or
				by the Department; breed registration tattoos accompanied by breed registration
				certificates or other tattoos approved by the Department; or USDA-approved
				electronic identification devices.
5.
Owner
. A person, partnership,
				company, corporation or any other legal entity that has legal or rightful title
				to animals, whether or not they are subject to a mortgage.
6.
Scrapie
. Scrapie is a
				nonfebrile, transmissible, insidious degenerative disease affecting the central
				nervous system of sheep and goats.
7.
Scrapie Eradication Program
.
				The cooperative State-Federal program administered by the USDA APHIS and
				consistent states to control and eradicate scrapie.
8.
Scrapie Flock Certification Program
				(SFCP)
. The cooperative Federal-State-industry voluntary program for the
				control of scrapie.
9.
Slaughter Channels
. Animals in slaughter channels include any
				animal that is sold, transferred, or moved either directly to a slaughter
				facility, to an individual for custom slaughter, or for feeding for the express
				purpose of improving the animals' condition for movement to slaughter. When
				selling animals for slaughter, owners should note on the bill of sale that the
				animals are sold only for slaughter.
10.
United States Department of
				Agriculture
.The United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and
				Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS). The Animal and Plant Health Inspection
				Service of the United States Department of Agriculture.
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 001 - AGRICULTURE - GENERAL › Chapter 202 - RULE FOR THE INTRASTATE MOVEMENT OF SHEEP AND GOATS › Section 001-202-III - IDENTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
All sexually intact animals must be officially identified on
				  change of ownership for movement within the State of Maine, except for those
				  animals less than 18 months of age moving direct to slaughter or those animals
				  less than 18 months of age moving in slaughter channels.
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 001 - AGRICULTURE - GENERAL › Chapter 202 - RULE FOR THE INTRASTATE MOVEMENT OF SHEEP AND GOATS › Section 001-202-IV - SLAUGHTER CHANNEL MOVEMENTS

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
No sheep or goat may be removed from slaughter channels
				  unless it is identified to the flock of birth, and the animal is not exposed to
				  scrapie or from an infected or source flock.
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 001 - AGRICULTURE - GENERAL › Chapter 202 - RULE FOR THE INTRASTATE MOVEMENT OF SHEEP AND GOATS › Section 001-202-V - RECORDKEEPING

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
1. The owner must maintain records for a
				minimum of five years from the date of application of the identification. These
				records must be made available upon request during normal business hours to any
				authorized employee of the USDA or the Department. The records must include the
				following:
a. the official identification
				number applied;
b. the number of
				animals identified, by species;
c.
				the type of official identification; and
d. the date on which the official
				identification was applied.
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 001 - AGRICULTURE - GENERAL › Chapter 202 - RULE FOR THE INTRASTATE MOVEMENT OF SHEEP AND GOATS › Section 001-202-VI - SCRAPIE FLOCK CERTIFICATION PROGRAM

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
Owners of sheep and goats may enroll in the Scrapie Flock
				  Certification Program. Owners may contact the USDA in Sutton, MA at
				  508-865-1421.
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 001 - AGRICULTURE - GENERAL › Chapter 202 - RULE FOR THE INTRASTATE MOVEMENT OF SHEEP AND GOATS › Section 001-202-VII - VIOLATIONS

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
Whoever violates any provisions of this rule, commits a civil
				  violation for which a forfeiture not to exceed $500 per day for each violation
				  may be adjudged, except that the total of the forfeitures may not exceed
				  $50,000.
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 001 - AGRICULTURE - GENERAL › Chapter 203 - RULES FOR THE PARTICIPATION IN THE MAINE CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM › Section 001-203-1 - STATUTORY AUTHORITY

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
The statutory authority for the Maine Chronic Wasting
				  Disease Program is found in
				   7 M.R.S.A.
				  §1821.
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 001 - AGRICULTURE - GENERAL › Chapter 203 - RULES FOR THE PARTICIPATION IN THE MAINE CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM › Section 001-203-2 - PURPOSE

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
The Maine Chronic Wasting Disease Surveillance Program is
				  intended for captive cervid herd owners to monitor for Chronic Wasting Disease
				  (CWD). It requires the cooperation of the licensed owner and the Department of
				  Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry. All facilities shall be inspected and
				  licensed in accordance with
				   7 MRSA
				  §1333 (captive deer) and
				   7 MRSA §1341
				  (large game shooting areas). Facility inspections and herd inventory reviews
				  shall also be consistent with provisions defined in
				  9 CFR
				  55.23(b)(4) Responsibilities
				  of States and enrolled herd owners (January 1, 2012).
The Maine Chronic Wasting Disease Surveillance Program is
				  consistent with the proposed US Department of Agriculture's Chronic Wasting
				  Disease Program. At the time of the federal program adoption, the Department
				  shall make every effort to work with herd owners, participating in the Maine
				  program, to ensure they be included in the US Department of Agriculture's
				  program.
The purpose of this program is to:
[] Detect existing disease or absence of infection in the
				  Maine captive cervid populations
[] Prevent the introduction of infected cervids from other
				  states
[] Eradicate CWD from captive cervid populations if it is
				  found with Maine
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 001 - AGRICULTURE - GENERAL › Chapter 203 - RULES FOR THE PARTICIPATION IN THE MAINE CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM › Section 001-203-3 - DEFINITIONS

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
1.
Captive:
Cervids that are
				privately or publicly maintained or held for economic or other purposes within
				a perimeter fence or confined space.
2.
Case Definition
: A deer 12
				months of age or older having chronic weight loss and exhibiting any or all of
				the following symptoms: isolates self from herd, listlessness, blank facial
				expression, head drooping, loss of muscle control, repetitive walking in pen,
				hyperexciteability, nervousness, interest in grain, but no interest in hay,
				hypersalivation, teeth grinding, increased urination and drinking of
				water.
3.
Cervids:
All
				members of the cervid family and hybrids including but not limited to elk,
				reindeer and related species.
4.
Herd Inventory
: A physical herd census with third party
				validation. The current animal census must be reconciled with the records from
				the previous annual herd inventory by state or federal personnel, or a
				specifically authorized accredited veterinarian.
5.
Certificate of Veterinary
				Inspection
: A legible certificate or form issued by an accredited
				veterinarian, issued within 30 days preceding importation, and approved by the
				chief livestock official of the state or country of origin. The Certificate of
				Veterinary Inspection must contain the following information:
a) Names and full addresses (and physical
				addresses if different) of Consignor and Consignee.
b) Official identification for each
				animal
c) Age, sex and breed for
				each animal
d) All required test
				results
e) Signature of accredited
				veterinarian attesting to the health of the animals
f) The following statement:
"To the best of my knowledge, these cervids have not been
				  exposed to Brucellosis, Tuberculosis or Bluetongue for one year prior to the
				  date of entry. In addition, these cervids originate from a herd that has
				  participated in a state or USDA sanctioned CWD Surveillance program for a
				  minimum of 60-months and do not demonstrate clinical signs compatible with CWD
				  or have not been exposed to CWD positive cervids or cervids demonstrating
				  clinical signs of CWD for the previous five years."
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 001 - AGRICULTURE - GENERAL › Chapter 204 - RULE FOR THE LICENSING REQUIREMENTS FOR FARMED CERVIDS › Section 001-204-1 - DEFINITIONS

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
The following terms have the following meanings:
A.
Department:
The Department of
				Agriculture, Food & Rural Resources.
B.
Cervids:
All members of the
				cervidae family and hybrids including but not limited to elk, caribou,
				reindeer, and related species as specified by the Commissioner in accordance
				with 7 M.R.S.A. §1333(1)(A).
C.
License:
A license means a
				certificate issued by the Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources,
				Division of Animal Health and Industry authorizing the holder to propagate,
				possess, purchase or sell cervids. Licenses are issued for a 12-month
				period.
D.
Livestock Dealer's
				License:
A certificate issued by the Department of Agriculture, Food and
				Rural Resources, Division of Animal Health & Industry, authorizing the
				holder to resell domestic livestock or act as an agent for the sale of domestic
				livestock in the State of Maine.
E.
Established License Holder:
An established license holder means an
				individual, who as of June 30, 2006, held a valid license to propagate,
				possess, purchase or sell cervids.
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 001 - AGRICULTURE - GENERAL › Chapter 204 - RULE FOR THE LICENSING REQUIREMENTS FOR FARMED CERVIDS › Section 001-204-2 - INSPECTIONS

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A. An initial inspection of the premises by
				the Department is required prior to the issuance of an initial license. Such
				inspection will, to the extent practicable, be conducted within 30 days of the
				receipt of the application for licensure. The applicant must be present. The
				Department shall contact the applicant in advance to arrange a suitable date
				and time for the inspection to take place. During the initial inspection the
				Department shall review all applicable rules with the applicant, including,
				without limitation, this rule, Chapter 206 Prevention and Control of Certain
				Diseases of Domestic Animals and Poultry, and Chapter 211 Rules for the
				Disposal of Animal Carcasses.
1. During the
				initial inspection the applicant will be provided with a Department contact
				list. A Departmental inspection form will be used for the inspection, which
				must be signed by both the Department and the applicant at the conclusion of
				the inspection.
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 001 - AGRICULTURE - GENERAL › Chapter 204 - RULE FOR THE LICENSING REQUIREMENTS FOR FARMED CERVIDS › Section 001-204-3 - TEMPORARY LICENSE

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
If deficiencies are found by the Department during the
				  initial license inspection, or during an annual inspection for license renewal,
				  the Department may, in its discretion, issue a temporary license conditioned
				  upon the correction of the deficiencies. A temporary license issued by the
				  Department pursuant to this rule shall be of such duration, as determined by
				  the Department, to be reasonable and necessary for the correction of the
				  deficiencies as noted on the Departmental inspection form. The failure to
				  correct the deficiencies by the end of the temporary license term shall be
				  grounds for the Department to deny an initial license, or for the Department to
				  refuse to renew a license. Any person that the Department has denied a license
				  renewal may request a hearing before the Department in accordance with the
				  Maine Administrative Procedures Act.
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 001 - AGRICULTURE - GENERAL › Chapter 204 - RULE FOR THE LICENSING REQUIREMENTS FOR FARMED CERVIDS › Section 001-204-4 - RECORDS

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A. License holders must maintain accurate
				records documenting all purchases, sales, escapes, births and deaths of all
				cervids residing at the licensed premises. Documentation shall be made
				available to the Department during normal business hours.
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 001 - AGRICULTURE - GENERAL › Chapter 204 - RULE FOR THE LICENSING REQUIREMENTS FOR FARMED CERVIDS › Section 001-204-5 - IDENTIFICATION

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
Farmed cervids must be identified with a minimum of two state
				  and federally approved identifiers.
A.
				Identification must include at least one of the following: permanent tattoo;
				microchip; or official state ear tag;
B. Identification may include one or more of
				the following: herd ear tag; leg tag; collar tag; or other identification
				approved by the Department.
C. The
				identification must enable the trace-back of cervids to herd of
				origin.
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 001 - AGRICULTURE - GENERAL › Chapter 204 - RULE FOR THE LICENSING REQUIREMENTS FOR FARMED CERVIDS › Section 001-204-6 - CONFINMENT, HANDLING, AND HERD MANAGEMENT

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A. Confinement
1. Cervids must be confined in such a manner
				as to prevent escape and to prevent wild deer and other wild animals from
				entering the enclosure.
2.
				Established License Holder's shall construct and maintain perimeter fencing a
				minimum of 6 feet high. All other license holders shall construct and maintain
				perimeter fencing a minimum of 8 feet. Barbed wire is prohibited in any area
				where cervids may have contact with that wire.
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 001 - AGRICULTURE - GENERAL › Chapter 204 - RULE FOR THE LICENSING REQUIREMENTS FOR FARMED CERVIDS › Section 001-204-7 - RECOVERY OR DISPOSITION OF ESCAPED CERVIDS

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A. The license holder shall report any
				escaped cervids to the Department within 24-hours of the known escape. The
				license holder shall be responsible for monitoring the movement of the escaped
				cervids and for recovering the cervids as authorized by the Department. If a
				cervid has been at large for longer than 72 hours, but has been returned to the
				owner's premises alive, the escaped cervid must be identified and tested for
				CWD when it ultimately dies.
B. The
				Department may euthanize any captured cervid that is relinquished to the
				Department by its owner, if known, for thepurpose of diagnostic testing for the
				presence of CWD. The Department may, in accordance with 7 M.R.S.A. §1802,
				condemn any captured cervid that is suspected of being infected with, or
				exposed to, CWD, and order that cervid euthanized for the purpose of diagnostic
				testing.
In the event that capture of the escaped cervid is not
				  practical, the Department will consult with the owner, if known, to determine
				  whether the owner will relinquish the cervid to the Department. If the owner
				  agrees to relinquish the cervid, or if the owner does not agree but the
				  commissioner of the Department condemns the cervid in accordance with 7
				  M.R.S.A. §1802, the representatives of the Department, with cooperation
				  from the representatives of the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and
				  Wildlife, may destroy the escaped cervid, and samples may be taken for the
				  purpose of diagnostic testing. The license holder shall be responsible for
				  reasonable and appropriate costs associated with the capture, euthanasia, or
				  destruction of escaped cervids.
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 001 - AGRICULTURE - GENERAL › Chapter 204 - RULE FOR THE LICENSING REQUIREMENTS FOR FARMED CERVIDS › Section 001-204-8 - SUSPENSIONS AND REVOCATION

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A. The Department
				may, in a manner consistent with the Maine Administrative Procedures Act,
				suspend or revoke a license at any time a person is determined to be in
				violation of 7M.R.S.A. Chapter 202, Chapter 206 Prevention and Control of
				Certain Diseases of Domestic Animals and Poultry, Chapter 211 Rules for the
				Disposal of Animal Carcasses or of this rule.
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 001 - AGRICULTURE - GENERAL › Chapter 205 - RULES GOVERNING POULTRY DISEASE CONTROL FUND › Section 001-205-I - AUTHORIZATION

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A.
Statutory Authority and Scope
1. The Statutory Authority for the Poultry
				Disease Control Fund is found in 7M.R.S.A. §1756 - 1757.
2. Chapter 205 establishes the rules
				governing the Poultry Disease Control Fund.
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 001 - AGRICULTURE - GENERAL › Chapter 205 - RULES GOVERNING POULTRY DISEASE CONTROL FUND › Section 001-205-II - BACKGROUND AND INTENT OF POULTRY DISEASE CONTROL FUND

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A. The legislation authorizing the Poultry
				Disease Control Fund was established in 1984 during a serious outbreak of Avian
				Influenza in the United States.
B.
				An Avian Influenza Task Force was formed and as one of the actions the
				committee recommended the establishment of the Poultry Disease Control
				Fund.
C. During the outbreak the
				poultry industry agreed to contribute, if necessary, up to $100,000 to the Fund
				and Governor Joseph-Brennan agreed to contribute, if necessary, up to $100,000
				from the Governor's contingency fund.
D. The task force assumed that the maximum of
				$200,000 in the fund was adequate to depopulate and dispose of the initial
				infected flock and to indemnify the flock owner should an outbreak have
				occurred in Maine prior to a federal emergency being declared in the
				state.
E. The Task Force assumed
				that the Governor's contribution would be used for initial expenses but that
				the Industry and Governor's contribution would be shared equally up to the
				maximum of $200,000.
F. If further
				outbreaks occurred beyond the initial outbreak, the Task Force assumed that a
				federal emergency would be declared and therefore that federal funding would be
				used to depopulate and dispose of the poultry and to indemnify
				producers.
G. Although the Poultry
				Disease Control Fund was developed during the Avian Influenza crisis, the
				intent of the Task Force was that the Poultry Disease Control Fund be used
				during any emergency caused by any poultry disease.
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 001 - AGRICULTURE - GENERAL › Chapter 205 - RULES GOVERNING POULTRY DISEASE CONTROL FUND › Section 001-205-III - ESTABLISHMENT OF POULTRY DISEASE CONTROL FUND

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A. Upon discovery of any significant threat
				of contagious or infectious disease and after consultation with appropriate
				industry organizations, the Commissioner may levy an assessment from flock
				owners.
B. The assessment from
				flock owners as well as monies appropriated by the Legislature for the purpose
				described in Section II and from other public and private sources shall be
				credited to the Poultry Disease Control Fund.
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A. The Poultry
				Disease Control Fund may be used to detect, prevent, control and eradicate any
				contagious or infectious poultry disease within the state.
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A. Upon discovery or suspicion of a
				significant threat of any contagious or infectious disease to poultry in the
				state, the Commissioner or his designee will direct that specimens from the
				flock(s) be sent to one or more state approved laboratories.
B. The laboratories will make a tentative
				diagnosis of the disease by usual lesions, serological tests and isolation of
				the causative disease agent by using standard diagnostic methods.
C. Confirmation of the disease will be made
				at the National Animal Disease Laboratory (NADL) in Ames, Iowa.
D. After consultation with appropriate
				industry organizations, the Commissioner or his designee will initiate
				appropriate disease control measures as prescribed by the State Veterinarian
				including destruction if deemed necessary.
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A. After consultation with appropriate
				industry organization and subject to paragraph B, the Commissioner will levy an
				assessment to owners of commercial poultry flocks within the state of 34 per
				bird for (replacement) pullet flocks, breeder flocks, and laying flocks and
				1/24 per bird for meat type birds based upon average inventory for the previous
				12 months. Where the Commissioner determines that a greater or lesser amount of
				assessment is appropriate to meet current contingencies, he shall so establish
				such amount by rulemaking.
B. The
				total assessment levied to the poultry flock owners shall not exceed $100,000
				and no single poultry flock owner shall be assessed more than 25% of the total
				assessment or more than $25,000, whichever is the smaller amount, as specified
				in 7 M.R.S.A. §1757.
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Appraisal
A. After consultation with appropriate
				industry organizations, the Commissioner may indemnify from the Poultry Disease
				Control Fund owners of flocks destroyed because of a contagious and infectious
				diseases.
B. In accordance with 7
				M.R.S.A. § 1756-7, the amount of indemnification will be established by a
				State or Federal appraiser at the time of eradication of the poultry
				flock.
C. Subject to the
				limitations set forth in 7 M.R.S.A. § 1756-7, the amount of indemnity to
				be paid will be based upon fair market value based upon the following: number,
				age, type of poultry flock and current value of the flock type.
D. The combined value of salvage plus state
				indemnity and federal indemnity cannot exceed the amount of the
				appraisal.
E. Should the flock
				owner disagree with the appraisal, he may have a hearing before the
				Commissioner or his designee. Any request for a hearing shall be in writing and
				shall be made within 10 days following receipt of the appraisal. Such hearing
				shall be an adjudicatory hearing under the Maine Administrative Procedure
				Act.
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A. When, in the judgement of the
				commissioner, the threat of a contagious or infectious poultry disease entering
				into the State and the spread to other farms no longer exists and no state or
				federal poultry quarantine is in effect in the State, he may direct that monies
				remaining in the Poultry Disease Control Fund revert to contributors on a pro
				rata basis according to the amount of contributions made since the
				establishment of the fund or since the most recent reversion of the fund,
				whichever has last occurred (Sec. 2, 7 M.R.S.A. §1757 ).
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A. Assessments authorized under section V may
				be recovered in a civil action. In addition, any person who Violates any of
				these rules shall be subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $1,000. (Sec. 2,
				7 M.R.S.A. §1757 ).
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 001 - AGRICULTURE - GENERAL › Chapter 206 - PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF CERTAIN DISEASES OF DOMESTIC ANIMALS AND POULTRY › Section 001-206-1 - STATUTORY AUTHORITY

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The statutory authority for Prevention and Control of
				  Diseases of Domestic Animals is found in
				  7 MRSA §1752 and
				  7 MRSA
				  §7 MRSA§
									1812 . This
				  legislation grants the Commissioner of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry
				  the authority to promulgate all rules necessary to prevent and control certain
				  diseases of domestic animals and poultry and to prevent, control, and eradicate
				  Brucellosis. Furthermore, there are several specific provisions in 7 M.R.S.A.
				  chapters 202, 301, 303 and 305 which grant rule-making
				  authority.
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The following terms have the following meanings:
A.
Accredited Veterinarian
: A
				licensed veterinarian certified by the USDA to be an Accredited
				Veterinarian.
B.
Authorized
				Agent of the Commissioner:
A state veterinarian or a licensed,
				practicing veterinarian contracted to work for the department; or any other
				department employee who has been authorized by the commissioner to obtain
				samples for the purpose of testing.
C.
Boarding/Breeding Facility
:
				An establishment that boards horses, regardless of the number of horses or the
				length of time of boarding, and receives compensation for these
				services.
D.
Brucellosis
				Class A State
: A state or area defined by the USDA as a class A state or
				area.
E.
Brucellosis Class B
				State
: A state or area defined by the USDA as a class B state or
				area.
F.
Brucellosis Class C
				State
: A state or area defined by the USDA as a class C state or
				area.
G.
Brucellosis Class
				Free State
: A state or area defined by the USDA to be a class free state
				or area.
H.
Certified
				Brucellosis Free Herd
: A herd of cattle or bison which has qualified for
				and whose owner has been issued a certified brucellosis free herd certificate
				signed by the appropriate state animal health official and the veterinarian in
				charge.
I.
Certificate of
				Veterinary Inspection
: A legible certificate signed by an accredited
				veterinarian and approved by the chief livestock official of the state or
				country of origin stating that the animals are free from signs of contagious,
				infectious and communicable diseases and containing the following:
1. An official identification number, or
				identification satisfactory to the commissioner, for each animal
2. Age, sex and breed of each
				animal
3. The results of any
				qualifying test
4. The exact
				address of consignor (sender) and consignee (receiver).
5. The expected date of entry
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A. Domestic animals or poultry infected with
				or exposed to any contagious or infectious disease, or any domestic animals or
				birds from any sick herd, flock or area under quarantine in any state or
				country shall not be imported into the state of Maine.
B. Domestic animals or poultry that have been
				given a biological product capable of spreading disease and capable of causing
				an antibody titer for reportable diseases among susceptible animals or poultry
				shall not be imported without first obtaining written permission from the
				commissioner.
C. All conveyances
				and equipment used for the transportation of livestock and poultry shall be
				maintained in a sanitary condition as determined by the commissioner.
D. The owners and operators of all
				conveyances and equipment used for movement of any livestock or poultry
				infected with or exposed to any reportable diseases shall have the conveyances
				and equipment cleaned and disinfected as the commissioner may direct.
E. Imported domestic animals or poultry not
				in compliance with these rules may, at the discretion of the commissioner,
				located in 7 M.R.S.A. §1753;
1. be
				returned to the state or country of origin; or
2. be placed under quarantine or;
3. be slaughtered or condemned.
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A.
GENERAL
1. Any domestic animal and/or poultry
				condemned by the commissioner shall be slaughtered and disposed of as the
				commissioner shall direct.
2. The
				commissioner may enter any premises and/or auction, suspected of having any
				contagious or infectious disease, conduct an investigation, and take any sample
				necessary to diagnose and/or control any contagious or infectious disease, or
				any alleged incidence of inappropriate animal husbandry practices.
3. No animal or bird that has been in any zoo
				or menagerie shall be permitted in any premises in the state where any domestic
				animals or poultry are kept without meeting importation requirements for that
				species.
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 001 - AGRICULTURE - GENERAL › Chapter 207 - CONTROL OF EQUINE INFECTIOUS ANEMIA › Section 001-207-1 - Certificate Requirements

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All horses or other equidae imported into the State of Maine
				  shall be accompanied by an Official Equine Infectious Anemia Certificate from
				  the State or Country of origin, which shall be approved by the Chief Livestock
				  Official, showing evidence of being tested and found negative to the Coggins or
				  Agar gel immuno/diffusion test within six (6) months of date of entry, except
				  nursing foals under six (6) months. Such test shall be conducted by
				  laboratories approved by the United States Department of Agriculture, Food and
				  Rural Resources, and the official blood sample shall be taken and certificate
				  signed by an accredited veterinarian.
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The Agar Gel immuno/diffusion (Coggins Test) shall be the
				  official test for Equine Infectious Anemia (hereinafter
				  "E.I.A.").
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When a horse has been tested by the Coggins Test with
				  positive results, the animal shall be confined to specific premises as defined
				  by Title
				  7 M.R.S.A.
				  §1820, until an Accredited Veterinarian
				  of the Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources has conducted the
				  necessary test for release of quarantine.
A. If an E.I.A. positive horse is clinically
				ill and exhibiting one or more of the following symptoms, be shall remain in
				quarantine or be disposed of as the Commissioner may direct:
1. History of rapid loss of flesh;
2. Loss of spirit and energy;
3. Evidence of muscular weakness with
				intermittent attacks of fever;
4.
				Congestion of the mucous membranes of the eye;
5. Some degree of jaundice;
6. Dropsical swellings of the lower parts of
				the body.
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Equines reacting positive to the Coggins Test for E.I.A.
				  shall be permanently identified by freeze branding and lip
				  tattoo.
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No Equine Infectious Anemia shall be imported or produced in
				  the State without previous permit from the Commissioner of Agriculture, Food
				  and Rural Resources,
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No test results shall be recognized from any person or
				  laboratory not approved by the United States Department of Agriculture, Animal
				  and Plant Health Inspection Service.
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Official blood sample shall be taken by an accredited
				  veterinarian or a veterinarian employed by the State or Federal Department of
				  Agriculture.
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All animals under test shall remain on premises where blood
				  sample was taken, until test results are reported to the Owner or his agent,
				  unless a permit is obtained from the Commissioner of Agriculture, Food and
				  Rural Resources for movement to another location.
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Retesting of other animals exposed on the same premises to a
				  positive reactor shall be at the discretion of the Commissioner of Agriculture,
				  Food and Rural Resources.
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 001 - AGRICULTURE - GENERAL › Chapter 207 - CONTROL OF EQUINE INFECTIOUS ANEMIA › Section 001-207-11 - Negative Test Required

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The Commissioner shall require a negative Coggins Test within
				  thirty-six (36) months, on all horses raced, exhibited, or stabled on race
				  tracks or fair grounds where other horses are being raced, exhibited or
				  stabled.
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The person or persons in charge of race meets, exhibitions,
				  stables on race tracks or fair grounds where horses are being raced, exhibited,
				  or stabled, shall ascertain that a copy of the official test accompanies each
				  equine and such reports shall be available for inspection by an agent of the
				  Commissioner of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources upon request. Failure to
				  furnish such reports shall exclude equines from the events.
Chapter IX, Section
				  13(a) of the Rules
				  and Regulations of the Maine State Harness Racing Commission is hereby deemed
				  to be incorporated herein by reference and applicable to all horses assembled
				  at a Harness Race Meet, including but not limited to standardbred horses, lead
				  ponies, marshall mounts, stallions and brood mares. Harness Racing Commission
				  personnel may assist in the enforcement of this regulation insofar as they are
				  permitted and authorized by law. Whoever violates these regulations shall be
				  punishable as provided in Title 7, M.R.S.A. §1706.
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A. A negative
				"Coggins Test Certificate" properly identifying the horse by tattoo number
				issued by an approved laboratory, certifying that within the prior thirty-six
				(36) months the horse has been tested negative shall be presented to a track
				member for any horse before it will be allowed entrance to, or remain upon, the
				grounds of a licensed track conducting meetings.
B. Declaration shall not be accepted for any
				horse to any race unless the declarer has furnished the Race Secretary with a
				negative "Coggins Test" written certificate for that horse, as required by
				Sub-Section A above.
C. No
				eligibility or validation certificate shall be issued for a horse from which a
				positive "Coggins Test" has been reported. If an eligibility or validation
				certificate is issued and thereof, the certificate must be returned immediately
				by the holder to the U.S.T.A.
Note
: Refer to the Rules and Regulations of the
				  Maine State Harness Racing Commission, Chapter 9, Section 13.