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Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part XXI - Animals and Animal Health › Chapter 9 - Horses and other Equines (Formerly Chapter 5) › Subchapter B - Equine Infectious Anemia (EIA) › Section XXI-921 - Enforcement (Formerly section 925)

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A. In addition to those relevant provisions
				  of law, the board may do the following, as is necessary, to carry out the
				  board's powers and duties and to accomplish the purpose of the EIA eradication
				  program.
1. The board may brand and
				  permanently, individually identify equine.
2. The board may quarantine equine,
				  EIA-positive equine and equine in their presence, cause euthanization of
				  EIA-positive equine, euthanize the EIA-positive equine or cause the sale of
				  EIA-positive equine for slaughter.
3. An authorized agent of the board may enter
				  any premises or place where equine are present during reasonable hours with or
				  without prior notice for the purpose of determining whether these EIA rules and
				  regulations have been violated and to inspect the equine for the presence of
				  EIA and exposure related to EIA. A testing veterinarian employed by the board
				  may draw blood samples from the equine present for the EIA test.
4.
a. Any
				  authorized agent of the board shall have access to, and may enter at all
				  reasonable hours, all places of business dealing in or with equine and all
				  places of business where books, papers, accounts, records, or other documents
				  related to equine are maintained.
b. The board may subpoena, and any authorized
				  agent of the board may inspect, copy, audit or investigate any of the books,
				  papers, accounts, records, or other documents pertaining to equine, all for the
				  purpose of determining whether there is compliance with the provisions of
				  R.S.
				  3:2091-2100, and with these EIA rules and
				  regulations.
c. The authority
				  granted in Subparagraph b of this Paragraph shall also extend to books, papers,
				  accounts, records, or other documents of persons doing business with the above
				  referenced places of business.
5. The board may apply to a court of
				  competent jurisdiction for a warrant to conduct any reasonable searches and
				  seizures as is necessary to carry out the board's powers and duties not already
				  provided for in these EIA rules and regulations.
6. The board may issue written orders in
				  preventing, controlling or eradicating EIA, and a violation of any such order
				  shall constitute a violation of these EIA rules and regulations.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part XXI - Animals and Animal Health › Chapter 9 - Horses and other Equines (Formerly Chapter 5) › Subchapter B - Equine Infectious Anemia (EIA) › Section XXI-923 - Severability (Formerly section 935)

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A. If any part of these EIA rules and
				  regulations is declared to be invalid for any reason by any court of competent
				  jurisdiction, said declaration shall not affect the validity of any other part
				  not so declared.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 3:2091-2097.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part XXI - Animals and Animal Health › Chapter 9 - Horses and other Equines (Formerly Chapter 5) › Subchapter B - Equine Infectious Anemia (EIA) › Section XXI-925 - Enforcement (Formerly section 525) (Repealed)

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AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 3:2091-2097.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part XXI - Animals and Animal Health › Chapter 9 - Horses and other Equines (Formerly Chapter 5) › Subchapter B - Equine Infectious Anemia (EIA) › Section XXI-927 - Fees (Formerly section 527) (Repealed)

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AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 3:2091-2097.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part XXI - Animals and Animal Health › Chapter 9 - Horses and other Equines (Formerly Chapter 5) › Subchapter B - Equine Infectious Anemia (EIA) › Section XXI-929 - Approved Equine Infectious Anemia Testing Laboratories (Formerly section 529) (Repealed)

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AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 3:2091-2097.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part XXI - Animals and Animal Health › Chapter 9 - Horses and other Equines (Formerly Chapter 5) › Subchapter B - Equine Infectious Anemia (EIA) › Section XXI-931 - Equine Quarantined Holding Area (Formerly section 531) (Repealed)

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AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 3:2091-2097.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part XXI - Animals and Animal Health › Chapter 9 - Horses and other Equines (Formerly Chapter 5) › Subchapter B - Equine Infectious Anemia (EIA) › Section XXI-933 - General Provisions-Equines (Formerly section 533) (Repealed)

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AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 3:2091-2097.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part XXI - Animals and Animal Health › Chapter 9 - Horses and other Equines (Formerly Chapter 5) › Subchapter B - Equine Infectious Anemia (EIA) › Section XXI-935 - Severability (Formerly section 535) (Repealed)

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AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 3:2091-2097.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part XXI - Animals and Animal Health › Chapter 11 - Poultry and Other Birds (Formerly Chapter 7) › Section XXI-1103 - Slaughter and Testing of Poultry of Questionable Health (Formerly section 705)

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A. Poultry of
				questionable health in the opinion of an authorized agent of the Board of
				Animal Health that are consigned to a recognized slaughter establishment within
				Louisiana will be quarantined and the entire shipment reconsigned to a
				slaughter establishment maintaining federal inspection for wholesomeness, or
				returned to the place of origin.
B.
				All hatcheries and hatchery supply flocks within the state must be qualified as
				U.S. pullorum/typhoid clean or have met equivalent requirements for
				pullorum/typhoid control under official state supervision. If other
				domesticated fowl, with the exception of waterfowl, are maintained on the same
				premises as the participating flock, freedom from pullorum/typhoid infection
				shall be demonstrated by an official blood test of each of these
				fowl.
C. All flocks which test
				positive for
Salmonella pullorum
or
Salmonella
				galinarum
shall be followed by an investigation by the official state
				agency to determine the origin of the infection.
D. All flocks found to test positive for
				pullorum or typhoid shall be quarantined until marketed or destroyed under the
				supervision of the official state agency or until subsequently blood tested at
				intervals of at least 21 days and until two consecutive negatives tests are
				obtained.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  3:2093.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part XXI - Animals and Animal Health › Chapter 11 - Poultry and Other Birds (Formerly Chapter 7) › Section XXI-1105 - Sanitary Disposal of Dead Poultry (Formerly section 707)

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A. All commercial
				poultry producers are required to obtain a certificate of approval for their
				disposal method from the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry
				(LDAF). Failure to obtain a certificate shall be considered a violation of this
				regulation. Certificates of approval are continuous, but subject to review and
				cancellation should the poultry producer fail to dispose of dead poultry in
				accordance with this regulation.
B.
				Dead poultry must be removed from the presence of live poultry within 24 hours
				after death. The carcasses, parts of carcasses and offal must be held in
				covered containers until disposal is made by one of the approved methods. In no
				instance, however, will the storage of dead poultry be allowed to create
				sanitary problems. Commercial poultry producers shall be required to dispose of
				dead poultry by one of the following methods.
1. Incinerators. Incinerators shall be
				constructed in a manner and design capable of providing a method of disposal of
				dead poultry to prevent the spread of diseases. The design and construction
				must be approved by an authorized representative of the Board of Animal
				Health.
2. Rendering Plant. Dead
				poultry, parts of carcasses and poultry offal may be transported in covered
				containers to approved rendering plants. Poultry carcasses may be held on the
				premises of commercial poultry producers for up to 24 hours as long as the
				storage does not create a sanitary problem. All such methods of storage and
				transportation of dead poultry to approved rendering plants must be approved by
				an authorized representative of the Board of Animal Health.
3. Composting. The design, construction, and
				use of compost units such as sheds or drums must be approved by an authorized
				representative of the Board of Animal Health.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part XXI - Animals and Animal Health › Chapter 13 - Swine (Formerly Chapter 9) › Subchapter A - General Provisions › Section XXI-1301 - Definitions

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A. For purposes of
				  this Chapter, the following words shall have the following meanings unless the
				  context clearly indicates otherwise.
Approved Holding Facility
-a pen or pens
					 approved by LDAF to temporarily hold feral swine pending movement to a
					 recognized slaughter facility or reclassification.
Domestic Swine
-swine (
Sus
					 scrofa
) other than feral swine.
Feral Swine
-any hog, pig, or swine species
					 (
Sus scrofa
) including, but not limited to, Russian and
					 European wild boar and their hybrids that are running at large, free roaming,
					 or wild upon public or private lands in this state, and shall also include any
					 hog, pig, or swine species that has lived any part of its life running at
					 large, free roaming, or wild. The term feral swine shall also include any feral
					 phenotype swine, whether or not running at large, free roaming, or wild.
Feral Swine Authorized Transporter
-a
					 person authorized by the Board of Animal Health to transport live feral swine
					 to state or federally inspected slaughter facilities, quarantine swine feedlots
					 and feral swine approved holding facilities.
Recognized Slaughter Facility
-a slaughter
					 facility operated under the state or federal meat inspection laws and
					 regulations.
Swine-Proof Fence
-a fence constructed to
					 sufficient construction standards; with materials of hog-proof net, woven or
					 welded wire and wood, metal or other approved posts and, be maintained to
					 prevent egress of swine over, through, or under the fence.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 3:2093.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part XXI - Animals and Animal Health › Chapter 13 - Swine (Formerly Chapter 9) › Subchapter B - Brucellosis and Pseudorabies › Section XXI-1311 - Quarantining, Vaccinating and Testing Swine for Brucellosis and Pseudorabies (Formerly§905)

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A. The state
				  veterinarian or his representative shall have the authority to conduct
				  epidemiologic investigations and quarantine of:
1. swine herds in which one or more of the
				  animals are found to be positive to brucellosis or pseudorabies, as determined
				  by the epidemiologist, based on the interpretation of official tests;
2. the herd of origin of swine that have been
				  added to a herd that becomes quarantined because of brucellosis or
				  pseudorabies, if swine have been acquired from said herd of origin within the
				  last 12 months;
3. herds which have
				  received swine from herds found to have brucellosis or pseudorabies.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part XXI - Animals and Animal Health › Chapter 13 - Swine (Formerly Chapter 9) › Subchapter B - Brucellosis and Pseudorabies › Section XXI-1312 - Swine Movement Restrictions and Feral Swine Authorized Transporter Authorization

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A. No
				  person shall import live feral swine into this state unless the live feral
				  swine are going directly to a state or federally inspected slaughter
				  establishment, a quarantine swine feedlot or a feral swine approved holding
				  facility in a sealed trailer accompanied by a USDA VS Form 1-27 permit for the
				  movement of restricted animals.
B.
				  No person shall transport live feral swine within the state of Louisiana
				  without first registering as a feral swine authorized transporter with the
				  Board of Animal Health. Registration as a feral swine authorized transporter
				  shall not be transferrable and shall be active for a five-year
				  period.
C. Application to become a
				  feral swine authorized transporter shall be on a form prescribed by the Board
				  of Animal Health and shall include the following information:
1. name, mailing address, physical address,
				  email address, and telephone number of the applicant;
2. drivers license number of the
				  applicant;
3. brief statement
				  describing the area and parishes wherein the applicant typically transports
				  feral swine;
4. description of the
				  vehicles used to transport live feral swine including any license tag
				  numbers.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part XXI - Animals and Animal Health › Chapter 13 - Swine (Formerly Chapter 9) › Subchapter B - Brucellosis and Pseudorabies › Section XXI-1313 - Operation of Livestock Auction Markets (Formerly§907)

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A. All swine
				  which are sold or offered for sale in livestock auction markets must meet the
				  general requirements of
				  §131 and the following specific
				  pseudorabies/brucellosis requirements.
1. All
				  breeder and feeder swine moving to Louisiana auction markets from farms outside
				  Louisiana must meet the requirements of §131
2. All swine over six months of age, being
				  sold at Louisiana livestock auction markets must be identified by an official
				  swine back tag, placed on the animals' forehead and an official metal ear
				  tag.
3. The market shall furnish
				  the Board of Animal Healths official representative a copy of each check-in
				  slip, showing the name of the auction market, the date, the name and complete
				  address of each consignor, and the official back tag numbers applied to the
				  consignor's livestock. It shall be a violation of this regulation for anyone to
				  consign livestock to a Louisiana livestock auction market and give a name and
				  address that is not the name and address of the owner consigning the livestock
				  to the auction market.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part XXI - Animals and Animal Health › Chapter 13 - Swine (Formerly Chapter 9) › Subchapter C - Quarantine Swine Feedlots and Feral Swine Approved Holding Facilities › Section XXI-1321 - Quarantine Swine Feedlots and Feral Swine Approved Holding Facilities (Formerly§909)

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A. Permit Required.
				  No person may operate a quarantined swine feedlot or feral swine holding
				  facility without first obtaining a permit from the Board of Animal Health. Any
				  person operating a feedlot or holding facility without a valid permit will be
				  in violation of this regulation and subject to prosecution. Approval for a
				  quarantine swine feedlot or feral swine holding facility may be given after
				  initial inspection by an authorized agent of the Board of Animal
				  Health.
B. Requirements for
				  Operation of Quarantined Swine Feedlots and Approved Feral Swine Holding
				  Facilities
1. All swine must be maintained at
				  a minimum 200 yards from all other domestic swine pens.
2. Complete records must be maintained on all
				  transactions as described in Subsection C of this Section. These records shall
				  be made available to state-federal personnel upon request.
3. No feral swine shall be comingled with
				  domestic swine unless the facility is operating as a quarantine swine feedlot
				  and all swine movements from the quarantine swine feedlot facility must be
				  directly to a slaughtering establishment operating under approved state or
				  federal meat inspection.
4. Only
				  feral swine may be placed in an approved feral swine holding
				  facility.
5. Quarantine swine
				  feedlots and approved feral swine holding facilities must be fenced with
				  swine-proof fence to prevent any swine from escaping and the fencing must be
				  continually maintained by the owner/operator to prevent escape of
				  swine.
6. Feral swine shall not be
				  fed garbage as per LAC 7:XXI.2305.
7. Each quarantine swine feedlot or feral
				  swine holding facility shall be inspected at least annually by an authorized
				  agent of the Board of Animal Health.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part XXI - Animals and Animal Health › Chapter 13 - Swine (Formerly Chapter 9) › Subchapter D - Slaughterhouse Requirements for Identification, Sampling and Records › Section XXI-1323 - Identification of Swine with Official Backtags and the Collection of Blood Samples from Officially Backtagged Swine at Slaughter Establishments under State or Federal Meat Inspection (Formerly§911)

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A. Official
				  Backtagging of Swine
1. All swine over six
				  months of age that are not officially tagged when received by a slaughter
				  establishment, under state or federal meat inspection, shall be identified by
				  an official backtag, properly placed. The name and address of the consignor,
				  the name and address of the owner of the herd of origin, (if different from
				  that of the consignor), shall be recorded, along with the official backtag
				  numbers, on forms provided for this purpose. A copy of the completed form shall
				  be retained by the slaughter establishment for their records; the original is
				  to be furnished to the meat inspector to accompany blood samples to the
				  state-federal livestock diagnostic laboratory.
2. The slaughter establishment shall be
				  responsible for the identification of the animals and for ma intaining required
				  records.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part XXI - Animals and Animal Health › Chapter 15 - Sheep and Goats › Subchapter A - Sheep › Section XXI-1503 - Identification of Sheep (Formerly Section 1105)

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A. All sheep changing ownership shall be
				  individually identified by means of an official identification for
scrapie
as defined in §101
B. The following sheep shall be individually
				  identified with official identification for scrapie:
1. live scrapie positive sheep;
2. suspect scrapie positive sheep;
3. all sheep considered as high risk for
				  developing scrapie, as defined by USDA;
4. all sheep exposed to scrapie.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part XXI - Animals and Animal Health › Chapter 15 - Sheep and Goats › Subchapter B - Goats › Section XXI-1513 - Identification of Goats (Formerly Section 1303)

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A. All goats
				  changing ownership shall be individually identified by means of an official
				  identification for scrapie as defined in
				  §101 of this Part.
B. The following goats shall be individually
				  identified by means of an official identification for scrapie:
1. live scrapie positive goats;
2. suspect scrapie positive goats;
3. all goats considered as high risk for
				  developing scrapie, as defined by USDA;
4. all goats exposed to scrapie.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part XXI - Animals and Animal Health › Chapter 17 - Alternative Livestock-White-Tailed Deer and Captive Cervids (Formerly Chapter 15) › Section XXI-1701 - Statement of Authority and Purpose (Formerly Section 1501)

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A. The commissioner of agriculture and
				forestry heads and directs the Department of Agriculture and Forestry and
				exercises all functions of the state relating to the promotion, protection and
				advancement of agriculture and forestry. The commissioner is authorized by law
				and does hereby adopt these rules and regulations for the purposes of
				promoting, protecting and advancing agriculture and to implement the laws
				adopted by the legislature, including those in part I of chapter 19-A of title
				3 of the
Revised Statutes
, giving the commissioner the
				specific power to regulate farm-raised exotic animals, including imported
				exotic deer and imported exotic antelope, elk and farm-raised white-tailed
				deer.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  3:3101.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part XXI - Animals and Animal Health › Chapter 17 - Alternative Livestock-White-Tailed Deer and Captive Cervids (Formerly Chapter 15) › Section XXI-1709 - Fees (Formerly§1507)

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A. Farm-Raising
				License Fees
1. The fee for a new
				farm-raising license shall be $250.
2. The farm-raising license renewal fee shall
				be $250.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part XXI - Animals and Animal Health › Chapter 17 - Alternative Livestock-White-Tailed Deer and Captive Cervids (Formerly Chapter 15) › Section XXI-1713 - Grounds for Refusal to Issue or Renew a Farm-Raising License (Formerly§1511)

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A. The commissioner
				may refuse to issue or renew a farm-raising license for any of the following
				circumstances:
1. the applicant cannot
				demonstrate to the satisfaction of the commissioner a competency to operate an
				alternative livestock farm;
2. the
				applicant has failed to provide all of the information required in or with the
				farm-raising license or renewal application, or has provided false information
				to the department;
3. the applicant
				has previously refused to permit the department to inspect the farm or to
				inspect farm records or the applicant has otherwise failed to comply with part
				I of chapter 19-A of title 3 of the
Revised Statutes
, these
				rules and regulations, the written farm operation plan submitted to and
				approved by the department and any quarantine;
4. the department does not approve the farm
				operation plan;
5. the proposed
				farm does not pass the department's inspection;
6. the applicant has previously been found in
				violation of either part I of chapter 19-A of title 3 of the
Revised
				Statutes
, these rules and regulations, the written farm operation plan
				submitted to and approved by the department or any quarantine.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part XXI - Animals and Animal Health › Chapter 17 - Alternative Livestock-White-Tailed Deer and Captive Cervids (Formerly Chapter 15) › Section XXI-1715 - Obligations of the Farm-Raising Licensee (Formerly§1513)

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A. Identification
				of Farm-Raised Alternative Livestock
1. All
				farm-raised white-tailed deer shall be identified by means of an electronic
				implant implanted as follows:
a. the
				electronic implant shall be implanted into the subcutaneous tissue at the base
				of the left ear;
b. all farm-raised
				white-tailed deer being brought into Louisiana shall have the electronic
				implant implanted before entering this state and prior to being released on the
				farm;
c. farm-raised white-tailed
				deer born in this state shall have an electronic implant implanted the first
				time the farm raised white-tailed deer is captured alive and before the
				farm-raised white-tailed deer leaves the farm;
d. each electronic implant code shall be
				listed on the farm-raised white-tailed deer's health certificate and on the
				bill of sale or certificate of transfer.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part XXI - Animals and Animal Health › Chapter 17 - Alternative Livestock-White-Tailed Deer and Captive Cervids (Formerly Chapter 15) › Section XXI-1717 - Health Certificates and Health Requirements (Formerly§1515)

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A. Prior to
				entering Louisiana, all alternative livestock, except those being transported
				directly to a state or federally approved slaughter facility, shall:
1. meet the general health requirements
				promulgated in
				§501 of this Part
2. have an entry permit number issued by the
				state veterinarian's office no more than 15 days before entry into Louisiana
				which entry number shall be included on the certificate of veterinary
				inspection;
3. have written proof
				of a negative test for
Brucellosis
in accordance with the
Brucellosis Eradication in Cervidae Uniform Methods and Rules
as and when published by the United States Department of Agriculture, Animal
				and Plant Health Inspection Service. Until such time as the
Brucellosis
				Eradication in Cervidae Uniform Methods and Rules
are published, all
				alternative livestock six months of age and older entering Louisiana, except
				those being transported directly to a state or federally approved slaughter
				facility, shall be tested negative for
Brucellosis
within 30
				days prior to entry into Louisiana, and written proof thereof shall be
				provided, unless the alternative livestock originate from a herd which has been
				officially declared a certified
Brucellosis
free herd by the
				state of origin;
4. have written
				proof of a negative tuberculin skin test or a serological test for tuberculosis
				that meets the following requirements:
a. the
				tuberculin skin test or serological test for tuberculosis is one of the
				official tuberculosis tests approved by the U.S. Department of Agriculture for
				use on the species of alternative livestock for which permission to enter the
				state is being sought;
b. the test
				was administered and read in accordance with the USDA requirements for the
				administering and reading of that test.
5. prior to any person importing any
				alternative livestock into Louisiana, LDWF shall be provided by the department
				a copy of the entry permits or other applicable documents which describe the
				alternative livestock by species, sex, age and place of origin.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part XXI - Animals and Animal Health › Chapter 17 - Alternative Livestock-White-Tailed Deer and Captive Cervids (Formerly Chapter 15) › Section XXI-1719 - Harvesting or Killing of Farm-Raised Alternative Livestock (Formerly§1517)

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A. Farm-raised
				white-tailed deer shall be harvested by killing only from one-half hour before
				sunrise to one-half hour after sunset during the period of October 1 through
				January 31 of the following year, as established by the Louisiana Wildlife and
				Fisheries Commission. Licensees may also harvest at will at any other time from
				one-half hour before sunrise to one-half hour after sunset upon 48 hours notice
				to and written approval of the department. Upon receipt of any such notice the
				department shall, no later than 24 hours before the harvest, notify
				LDWF.
B. Except for farm-raised
				white-tailed deer, farm-raised alternative livestock may be harvested or killed
				at any time from one-half hour before sunrise to one-half hour after sunset
				unless the commissioner provides otherwise in accordance with the provisions of
				§1719 C
C. The commissioner may establish, by written
				order, other dates and conditions for the harvesting or killing of farm-raised
				alternative livestock as the commissioner deems necessary to carry out the
				purposes of part I of chapter 19-A of title 3 of the
Revised
				Statutes
. Such orders shall be issued by the commissioner in January
				of each year or as soon thereafter as is practical and published in the January
				issue of the
Louisiana Register
or in the first available
				issue after any such order is issued.
D. Except as provided by
				§1709. C.3 of these
				regulations, any farm-raised alternative livestock harvested or killed, shall
				have a farm-raised tag attached to the left ear or left antler of the carcass
				at the time of the kill and the tag shall remain with the carcass at all
				times.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  3:3101.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part XXI - Animals and Animal Health › Chapter 17 - Alternative Livestock-White-Tailed Deer and Captive Cervids (Formerly Chapter 15) › Section XXI-1721 - Prohibitions (Formerly§1519)

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A. No farm-raised
				alternative livestock shall be released into the wild.
B. Farm-raised white-tailed deer meat shall
				not be bought, sold, traded, or moved in commerce in any way except when taken
				to state or federally approved slaughter house. Whitetail deer antlers and
				capes may be sold if the farm of origin is not under quarantine by the
				department.
C. Farm-raised
				alternative livestock sold for slaughter, the sale of which is prohibited,
				shall be handled in accordance with state and federal meat inspection laws and
				regulations.
D. It is a violation
				of these regulations to sell, purchase, trade, transport, or otherwise transfer
				any farm-raised alternative livestock for any purpose other than immediate
				slaughter at a state or federally approved slaughter facility if such
				farm-raised alternative livestock originates from a herd which is under
				quarantine for
Brucellosis
or tuberculosis.
E. Failure to comply with any provision of
				part I of chapter 19-A of title 3 of the
Revised Statutes
,
				these rules and regulations, the written farm operation plan submitted to and
				approved by the department and any quarantine is prohibited and each act or
				omission or each day of a continuing violation shall constitute a separate
				violation.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  3:3101.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part XXI - Animals and Animal Health › Chapter 17 - Alternative Livestock-White-Tailed Deer and Captive Cervids (Formerly Chapter 15) › Section XXI-1723 - Enforcement (Formerly§1521)

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A. The department's
				authorized representatives may, at any time, enter and inspect all farms on
				which farm-raised alternative livestock are located for the purposes of
				issuing, renewing or reviewing farm-raising licenses and to insure compliance
				with part I of chapter 19-A of title 3 of the
Revised
				Statutes
, these rules and regulations, the written farm operation plan
				submitted to and approved by the department and any quarantine.
B. Authorized representatives of the
				department may inspect, during any reasonable hours, any records regarding or
				relating to any farm-raised alternative livestock.
C. Farm-raised alternative livestock which
				escapes from the enclosure system of the farm, if not captured by a licensee
				within 96 hours of the escape, may be captured or killed by authorized
				representatives of the department or by LDWF or any law enforcement agency by
				whatever means deemed necessary by that agency.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  3:3101.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part XXI - Animals and Animal Health › Chapter 17 - Alternative Livestock-White-Tailed Deer and Captive Cervids (Formerly Chapter 15) › Section XXI-1725 - Penalties (Formerly§1523)

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A. The commissioner
				may suspend or revoke the farm-raising license of any licensee and the
				harvesting permit issued to any person found guilty of violating part I of
				chapter 19-A of title 3 of the
Revised Statutes
, those
				portions of title 56 of the
Revised Statutes
related to
				wildlife, these rules and regulations, the written farm operation plan
				submitted to and approved by the department and any quarantine.
B. The commissioner may, in addition to
				suspending or revoking any farm-raising license, impose upon any person charged
				with violating any provisions of part I of chapter 19-A of title 3 of the
Revised Statutes
, these rules and regulations, the written
				farm operation plan submitted to and approved by the department and any
				quarantine, a fine for up to $100 per violation for each violation such person
				is found guilty.
C. These civil
				penalties may be assessed only by a ruling of the commissioner based on an
				adjudicatory hearing held in accordance with the Administrative Procedure
				Act.
D. Any person or licensee
				subject to an order or decision made pursuant to these regulations may request
				and receive an adjudicatory hearing before the department to be held in
				accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act by making written application
				for same to the department within 15 days of issuance of such order or
				decision.
E. The commissioner may
				seek a restraining order, injunctive relief or other relief in a proper court
				of law to restrain violations of or to compel compliance with part I of chapter
				19-A of title 3 of the
Revised Statutes
, these rules and
				regulations, the written farm operation plan submitted to and approved by the
				department or any quarantine or to enforce any order or ruling made by him in
				an adjudicatory proceedings.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  3:3101.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part XXI - Animals and Animal Health › Chapter 17 - Alternative Livestock-White-Tailed Deer and Captive Cervids (Formerly Chapter 15) › Section XXI-1727 - Chronic Wasting Disease; Surveillance Zones

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A. Whenever the
				commissioner or his designee has been notified that any cervid, whether in an
				alternative livestock facility or not, has tested positive for CWD anywhere
				within the state, he may establish a surveillance zone by the following
				procedures:
1. by giving notice, in writing,
				to any and all alternative livestock facilities within the surveillance
				zone;
2. by publishing notice of
				the surveillance zone in the
Louisiana Register
; and
3. by posting notice of the surveillance zone
				on the LDAF website.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part XXI - Animals and Animal Health › Chapter 17 - Alternative Livestock-White-Tailed Deer and Captive Cervids (Formerly Chapter 15) › Section XXI-1729 - Chronic Wasting Disease; Export of Carcasses from a Surveillance Zone

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A. The export of
				any cervid carcass or part of a cervid carcass originating from a facility, as
				defined in this Chapter, located within a surveillance zone, is prohibited,
				except for:
1. meat that has been cut and
				wrapped;
2. meat that has been
				boned out;
3. quarters or other
				portions of meat with no spinal column or head attached;
4. antlers;
5. cleaned skull plates with
				antlers;
6. cleaned skulls without
				tissue attached;
7.
				capes;
8. tanned hides;
9. finished taxidermy mounts; and
10. cleaned cervid teeth.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part XXI - Animals and Animal Health › Chapter 17 - Alternative Livestock-White-Tailed Deer and Captive Cervids (Formerly Chapter 15) › Section XXI-1731 - Chronic Wasting Disease; Transport of Cervids in Surveillance Zone

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A. The transport of
				alternative livestock into, out of, and within an LDAF-designated surveillance
				zone is prohibited, except as indicated in this Chapter.
B. Alternative livestock may be transported
				into, out of, and within an LDAF-designated surveillance zone only with prior
				authorization of LDAF in the form of an LDAF-issued permit.
C. Permits to transport into, out of, or
				within an LDAF-designated surveillance zone may be obtained by contacting the
				Office of Animal Health.
D. Failure
				to obtain a permit prior to transporting alternative livestock to or from a
				facility located within an LDAF-designated surveillance zone shall constitute a
				violation of this Chapter.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  3:3101.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part XXI - Animals and Animal Health › Chapter 17 - Alternative Livestock-White-Tailed Deer and Captive Cervids (Formerly Chapter 15) › Section XXI-1733 - Chronic Wasting Disease; Certified Herds; Non-Certified/Non-Enrolled Herds

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A. Alternative
				livestock facilities who have voluntarily enrolled in the USDA/APHIS Herd
				Certification Program may transport cervids into, out of, and within the
				surveillance zone subject to the following requirements.
1. Certified Herds who have been in good
				standing with the USDA/APHIS CWD Program for a period of at least 60 months may
				transport cervids into, out of and within the surveillance zone only upon the
				prior issuance of an LDAF-issued movement permit.
2. Enrolled Herds who have been in good
				standing with the USDA/APHIS CWD Program for a period of at least 24 months may
				transport cervids into, out of, and within the surveillance zone only:
a. upon the prior issuance of an LDAF-issued
				transport permit; and
b. in
				accordance with same guidelines and procedures set forth in Appendix II,
				USDA-APHIS CWD Program Standards (May 2019).
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part XXI - Animals and Animal Health › Chapter 17 - Alternative Livestock-White-Tailed Deer and Captive Cervids (Formerly Chapter 15) › Section XXI-1735 - Chronic Wasting Disease: Permits and Licenses

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A. Permits to
				transport alternative livestock within an LDAF-designated surveillance zone,
				and licenses to establish new herds, may be obtained by application to the
				Office of Animal Health.
B. Permits
				to transport and/or permits to establish new herds may be cancelled by the
				commissioner or his designee whenever, in his sole judgment, such cancellation
				is necessary to prevent the spread of CWD.
C. Permits to transport shall specify the
				origin, destination, proposed date(s) of transport, and individual official
				identification for each animal being transported.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  3:3101.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part XXI - Animals and Animal Health › Chapter 17 - Alternative Livestock-White-Tailed Deer and Captive Cervids (Formerly Chapter 15) › Section XXI-1737 - Chronic Wasting Disease; Enforcement

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A. Any person
				violating the provisions of
				R.S.
				3:3101 et seq. or this Chapter shall be
				subject to enforcement action
B.
				The commissioner may suspend or revoke any license issued under the provisions
				of R.S.
				3:3108 and this Chapter. The commissioner may
				also assess a civil penalty for violation of any provision of
				R.S.
				3:1461 et seq., or any violation of any
				regulation enacted under the authority of said statutes.
C. Whenever the commissioner has reason to
				believe that any person has violated any provision of the
				R.S.
				3:3101 et seq., or this Chapter, the
				commissioner shall notify the person of the alleged violation as well as an
				opportunity to respond thereto, by certified mail, prior to any scheduled
				hearing date.
D. Each separate day
				on which any violation occurs shall be considered a separate
				violation.
E. No penalty may be
				assessed, nor may any license be suspended or revoked by the commissioner,
				prior to the holding of an adjudicatory hearing before a hearing officer. Such
				adjudicatory hearing shall be conducted in accordance with the requirements of
				the Administrative Procedure Act; any person alleged to have violated any
				provision of
				R.S.
				3:3101 et seq., or this Chapter shall be
				accorded all rights and privileges under said Act.
F. The hearing officer shall make an initial
				determination on alleged violations and recommend findings of fact and
				conclusions of law together with penalties, if applicable, in
				writing.
G. The commissioner shall
				make the final determination on the disposition of alleged
				violations.
H. Reinstatement of a
				revoked license shall be by a formal hearing before a hearing officer held
				pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act and shall require the approval of
				the commissioner.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  3:3101.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part XXI - Animals and Animal Health › Chapter 19 - Turtles › Section XXI-1903 - Requirements for Turtle Farms

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A. Each
				facility which houses farm-raised turtles or turtle eggs for the purpose of
				buying, selling, or trading in commerce shall contain the following: turtle
				pond(s), turtle laying area, egg washing area, treatment areas, hatching area,
				holding or post-hatching area, and inventory storage.
B. Each facility shall possess hot and cold
				water, hand washing facilities, cooling and ventilation capability, be free of
				rodents and pests, be properly disinfected, utilize stainless steel or
				non-porous tables, buckets and baskets, and have access to restroom
				facilities.
C. The facility shall
				be free of debris, trash and offensive odors.
D. Egg Washing and Treatment Areas of the
				Facility
1. All egg washing and treatment
				areas shall be lighted and ventilated.
2. All floors in the egg washing and
				treatment areas shall consist of concrete or non-porous covering with drainage
				sufficient to prevent the accumulation of water.
3. All surfaces in the egg washing and
				treatment areas which come in contact with turtles or turtle eggs shall be
				non-porous.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part XXI - Animals and Animal Health › Chapter 19 - Turtles › Section XXI-1905 - Inspections

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A. All persons,
				licensed turtle farmers, turtle farms, farmer-exporters, exporters, and
				certified turtle farmers are subject to inspection by agents of the Louisiana
				Department of Agriculture and Forestry to insure compliance with this
				Chapter.
B. Inspections may include
				but are not limited to the following actions.
1. An agent may inspect the premises of
				persons, turtle farms, farmer-exporters, exporters, and certified turtle
				farmers to insure that no turtles or eggs belonging to different groups are
				commingled without first receiving the documentation required by La.
				R.S.
				3:2358.7 and
				§1919 of this Chapter.
2. An agent may inspect the premises of
				persons, turtle farms, farmer-exporters, exporters, and certified turtle
				farmers to insure that each turtle lot is clearly identified and is not
				improperly commingled with saleable or hatchable eggs of other turtle
				lots.
3. An agent may inspect the
				records of persons, turtle farms, farmer-exporters, exporters, and certified
				turtle farmers to verify that all documentation required by La.
				R.S.
				3:2358.7 and
				§1919 of this Chapter is
				current.
4. An agent may take
				samples of water from ponds, turtles, and turtle eggs which shall be
				transmitted to a certified laboratory for chemical and microbiological
				analysis, including, but not limited to pH, antibiotic and pesticide
				contaminants, and potentially pathogenic bacteria.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part XXI - Animals and Animal Health › Chapter 19 - Turtles › Section XXI-1907 - Collection of Egg and Turtle Samples (Formerly section 2305) (Repealed)

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AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  3:2358.2, 3:2358.9, 3:2358.10 and
				  3:2358.12.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part XXI - Animals and Animal Health › Chapter 19 - Turtles › Section XXI-1909 - Prohibitions

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A. No person may
				import turtles or turtle eggs of any species from any other state or foreign
				country unless they are a certified turtle farmer.
B. Viable turtle eggs and live turtles with a
				carapace length of less than four inches shall not be sold or offered for any
				other type of commercial or public distribution within the state of Louisiana.
1. Exceptions:
a. the sale, holding for sale, and
				distribution of viable turtle eggs and live turtles with a carapace length of
				less than four inches for bona fide scientific, educational, or exhibitional
				purposes, other than use as pets;
b. the sale and distribution of viable turtle
				eggs and live turtles with a carapace length of less than four inches to a
				certified turtle farmer.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part XXI - Animals and Animal Health › Chapter 19 - Turtles › Section XXI-1911 - Identification of Lots of Turtles and Turtle Eggs

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A. All lots of turtles or turtle eggs
				produced by persons in Louisiana shall be assigned a lot number on a
				department-approved form.
B. No
				turtle lot shall exceed 20,000 viable hatchlings or eggs.
C. All farm-raised turtle eggs shall
				originate from certified turtle farmers. They shall be identifiable by lot
				number.
D. All farm-raised turtles,
				including but not limited to turtles raised to replenish pond stock and turtles
				raised to a four- inch carapace length for the pet trade, shall be placed in a
				designated lot and remain a component of the same lot until they are sold,
				destroyed or removed from the facility's premises
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  3:2358.2 and
				  3:2358.7.