Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 32 - LIVESTOCK › Chapter 32.3 - DISEASE CONTROL › Subchapter 32.3.3 - Pseudorabies › Rule 32.3.305 - RELEASE OF QUARANTINE

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) Swine herds and
				the quarantined premises where they are located, quarantined pursuant to this
				sub-chapter as a consequence of infection with or exposure to pseudorabies, may
				be released from quarantine upon:
(a) A
				negative response to an official pseudorabies herd test made upon all swine in
				the quarantined herd, not including suckling pigs, and performed at least 60
				days after the last clinical sign of pseudorabies has been detected in the herd
				and the last reactor animals have been removed;
(b) Be identified as progeny of quarantined
				breeding swine that have completed an approved offspring segregation plan;
				or
(c) The removal, through
				euthanasia, or through removal directly to an approved slaughter destination
				without first passing through an auction market or a buying station or other
				concentration point where exposure to other livestock could result. Animals so
				moved to slaughter must be accompanied by a quarantine release issued by the
				department; or
(d) The removal of
				all pseudorabies quarantined swine to other premises specifically approved on a
				case-by-case basis by the state veterinarian to receive these animals. The
				approved premises may or may not be already under quarantine for pseudorabies.
				The following conditions must be met:
(i) The
				swine are moved to the approved receiving premises under and accompanied by a
				permit issued for this purpose by the department. The permit shall set forth
				appropriate conditions for the transfer and for the handling of the swine at
				the approved receiving premises.
(ii) Swine fed at the approved receiving
				premises are moved directly to slaughter by special permit pursuant to
				subsection (b) of this rule after reaching an acceptable condition for
				slaughter.
(iii) All other animals
				in the approved receiving premises, if not so already, are placed under
				quarantine subject to quarantine release pursuant to sections (1) and (2),
				subsections (a), (b), (d), and (e) of this rule.
(iv) Any swine remaining at the original
				quarantine premise shall be released from quarantine only after compliance with
				subsections (a), (b), (d), and (e) of this rule.
(e) In any event, the quarantine premises
				must be cleaned and disinfected in a manner and within a time interval approved
				by the department as a condition for quarantine release. All carcasses of
				animals dead of any cause must be disposed of as directed by the state
				veterinarian. The premises must remain vacant of swine for 30 days following
				quarantine release or for that period of time recommended by the state
				veterinarian.
(f) The vehicles used
				for transporting swine to the approved receiving premise shall be cleaned and
				disinfected in a manner approved by the department of livestock before being
				used in the further transportation of any livestock.
(g) The department may order the disposal by
				slaughter of any reactor swine.