Missouri Code of State Regulations › Title 2 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Division 30 - Animal Health › Chapter 2 - Health Requirements for Movement of Livestock, Poultry, Miscellaneous, and Exotic Animals › Section 2 CSR 30-2.004 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 14, July 15, 2024
PURPOSE: This rule defines terms used in interstate,
				  intrastate, and exhibition requirements for the movement of livestock, poultry,
				  miscellaneous, and exotic animals in Missouri.
(1) As used in this chapter, the following
				terms mean -
(A) Accredited Laboratory - A
				diagnostic laboratory which meets the standards of an approved accreditation
				body such as American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians
				(AAVLD) or an International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 17025
				accrediting audit group;
(B)
				Accredited Veterinarian - A veterinarian approved by the administrator of the
				Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), United States Department of
				Agriculture (USDA), and the state veterinarian in accordance with Part 161 of
				Title 9, Chapter 1, of the
Code of Federal Regulations
(CFR),
				to perform functions required by cooperative state-federal animal disease
				control and eradication programs;
(C) Approved Livestock Market - A place of business or place where
				livestock is concentrated for the purpose of sale, exchange, or trade made at
				regular or irregular intervals, whether at auction or not, except this
				definition shall not apply to any public farm sale or purebred livestock sale,
				or to any sale, transfer, or exchange of livestock from one person to another
				person for movement or transfer to other farm premises or directly to a
				licensed market and licensed by the Missouri Department of
				Agriculture;
(D) Certificate of
				Veterinary lnspection (CVl) - The term Certificate of Veterinary lnspection
				means a legible record made on an official form of the state of origin, issued
				by an accredited licensed veterinarian. The official Certificate of Veterinary
				lnspection shall state that the animal(s) are free of visible signs of
				contagious, infectious, or communicable disease and describe the animal(s) by
				species, breed, sex, and age. All animals will be individually identified and
				listed on the CVI along with all data for required tests and vaccinations,
				including date, results, and the name of the laboratory performing the
				test;
(E) Certified Free Herd - A
				herd of cattle, swine, goats or a flock of sheep or birds which has met the
				requirements and the conditions set forth in sections
				267.560 to
				267.660, RSMo, and as required
				by the department and as recommended by the USDA, and for such status for a
				specific disease and for a herd of cattle, swine, goats or flock of sheep, or
				birds in another state which has met those minimum requirements and conditions
				under the supervision of the livestock sanitary authority of the state in which
				said animals or birds are domiciled, and as recommended by the USDA for such
				status for a specific disease;
(F)
				Commercial Swine - Swine that are continuously managed and have adequate
				facilities and practices to prevent exposures to feral swine;
(G) Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) Susceptible
				Cervids-Cervidae species that have proven to be susceptible to CWD, which
				includes, but not limited to, whitetail deer, blacktail deer, mule deer, red
				deer, elk, moose, sika deer, reindeer, muntjac, axis deer, and roe deer;
				except, it does not include fallow deer;
(H) Dairy Cattle - All cattle, regardless of
				age or sex, breed, or current use, that are born on a dairy farm or of a
				breed(s) used to produce milk or other dairy products for human consumption, or
				cross bred calves of any breed that are born to dairy cattle including, but not
				limited to, Ayrshire, Brown Swiss, Holstein, Jersey, Guernsey, Milking
				Shorthorn, and Red and Whites;
(I)
				Department or Department of Agriculture - The Department of Agriculture of the
				state of Missouri, and when by this law the said Department of Agriculture is
				charged to perform a duty, it shall be understood to authorize the performance
				of such duty by the Director of Agriculture of the state of Missouri, or by the
				state veterinarian of the state of Missouri or his/hers duly authorized
				deputies acting under the supervision of the Director of Agriculture;
(J) Director - The director of the Department
				of Agriculture of Missouri;
(K)
				Entry Permits - It is specifically noted within these rules when an entry
				permit is required. Entry permit numbers may be obtained by using the 24/7
				online permitting system at
https://mo.tnatc.org/usaherds/ops/Login.aspx
or by contacting the Missouri Department of Agriculture, Division of Animal
				Health, at (573) 751-3377 during normal business hours, Monday through Friday.
				If using an approved electronic health certificate application that submits the
				health certificate instantaneously, the permit requirement is waived, except
				for any species affected by an ongoing disease outbreak and for any cervidae.
				Please contact the Division of Animal Health to see if your electronic health
				certificate application is approved;
(L) Exotic Animals - Any animal that is
				native to a foreign country or of foreign origin or character, is not native to
				the United States, or was introduced from abroad. This term specifically
				includes animals such as, but not limited to, nonhuman primates, felids
				(excluding the species Felis catus) and panthera, elephants, antelope,
				anteaters, macropods, water buffalo, and certain species of exotic bovids, such
				as Ankole, Gayal, and Yak;
(M)
				Feral Swine - Swine that is born, living, or has lived in the wild, and the
				offspring of such swine. For the purposes of this subsection, "in the wild"
				means not confined by humans to pens, houses, or other facilities designed to
				hold swine and prevent their escape;
(N) Licensed Dealer - Any person engaged in
				the business of buying, selling, or exchanging in commerce of
				livestock;
(O) Licensed Market - A
				place of business or place where livestock is concentrated for the purpose of
				sale, exchange, or trade made at regular or irregular intervals, whether at
				auction or not, except this definition shall not apply to any public farm sale
				or purebred livestock sale, or to any sale, transfer, or exchange of livestock
				from one person to another person for movement or transfer to other farm
				premises or directly to a licensed market;
(P) Licensed Veterinarian - A person who has
				graduated from an American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) accredited
				school of veterinary medicine or has received equivalent formal education as
				determined by the Administrator, and who has a valid license to practice
				veterinary medicine in some state;
(Q) Livestock - Cattle, swine, sheep, ratite
				birds including but not limited to ostrich and emu, aquatic products as defined
				in section 277.024, RSMo, llamas, alpaca,
				buffalo, bison, elk documented as obtained from a legal source and not from the
				wild and raised in confinement for human consumption or animal husbandry,
				goats, poultry, equine, and exotic animals;
(R) Miscellaneous Animals - All other species
				not specifically listed, to include but not limited to rabbits, rodents,
				reptiles, pet birds, etc;
(S)
				Negative Trichomoniasis Bull - A bull with one (1) negative polymerase chain
				reaction (PCR) test for Tritrichomonas foetus or two (2) negative PCR tests if
				commingled with a positive Trichomoniasis herd;
(T) Negative Trichomoniasis Herd - A group of
				bovines that have been commingled in the previous breeding season and all
				test-eligible bulls have tested negative for Tritrichomonas foetus within the
				previous twelve (12) months;
(U)
				Official Identification - An official form of identification such as an
				official ear tag or group/lot identification number (GIN), as defined by Title
				9, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 71, published June 13, 1963, herein
				incorporated by reference and made a part of this rule, as published by the
				United States Government Publishing Office, 732 N. Capital Street NW,
				Washington, DC 20402-0001, phone: toll free (866) 512-1800, DC area (202)
				512-1800, website:
http://bookstore.gpo.gov
. This rule does
				not incorporate any subsequent amendments or additions;
(V) Official Laboratory - A Veterinary
				Diagnostic Laboratory operated by and under the direction of the state
				veterinarian or other diagnostic laboratories accredited by the American
				Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians or member of the National
				Animal Health Laboratory Network;
(W) Official Scrapie identification - As
				defined in Title 9, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 79, published March 25,
				2019, herein incorporated by reference and made a part of this rule, as
				published by the United States Government Publishing Office, 732 N. Capital
				Street NW, Washington, DC 20402-0001, phone: toll free (866) 512-1800, DC area
				(202) 5121800, website:
http://bookstore.gpo.gov
or any other
				means of identification approved by the state veterinarian identifying them to
				the flock of origin and listed on a CVI. This rule does not incorporate any
				subsequent amendments or additions;
(X) Positive Trichomoniasis Bull - Male
				bovine which has ever tested positive for Trichomoniasis (Tritrichomonas
				foetus);
(Y) Positive
				Trichomoniasis Herd - A group of bovines that have commingled in the previous
				breeding season and in which an animal (male or female) has had a positive
				diagnosis for Tritrichomonas foetus;
(Z) Quarantine - A condition in which an
				animal or bird of any species is restricted in movement to a particular
				premises under such terms and conditions as may be designated by order of the
				state veterinarian or his/hers duly authorized deputies;
(AA) Swine Production Health Plan - A written
				agreement developed for a swine production system designed to maintain the
				health of the swine and detect signs of communicable disease as defined in 9
				CFR Part 71.1 Definitions;
(BB)
				Transitional Swine - Swine raised on dirt or that have reasonable opportunities
				to be exposed to feral swine; and
(CC) Trichomoniasis - A venereal disease of
				cattle caused by the protozoan parasite species of Tritrichomonas
				foetus.