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New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 3 - LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY IMPORTATION › Subchapter 2 - CATTLE IMPORTATION › Section 2:3-2.7 - Brucellosis testing-Class B and C States

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) The conditions in this section apply to cattle imported from Class B and Class C States or areas.
(b) A prior permit for movement shall be obtained by the consignee from the State Veterinarian. Permits may be obtained as described in 2:3-1.9.
(c) All cattle to be imported must be members of or natural additions to a certified brucellosis-free herd.
(d) All cattle to be imported that are six months of age or over shall be negative to an official brucellosis test within 30 days prior to entry.
(e) Official brucellosis vaccinated heifers under 14 months of age, steers and spayed heifers are exempt from brucellosis testing.
(f) The Certificate of Veterinary Inspection shall include the prior permit number, the certified brucellosis-free herd number of the herd of origin, the date on which the herd of origin was last tested for brucellosis, and a statement by an accredited veterinarian that the cattle being imported were included in the last herd test, or were natural additions to the herd.
(g) The imported cattle shall be quarantined separate and apart from native cattle upon entry into the State until brucellosis-tested negative at the owner's expense, not less than 45 or more than 120 days after entry into the State.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 3 - LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY IMPORTATION › Subchapter 2 - CATTLE IMPORTATION › Section 2:3-2.8 - Brucellosis test for imported cattle

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
The Department may require cattle to be imported to be tested for brucellosis if in its judgment such testing would be necessary to prevent introduction of the disease.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 3 - LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY IMPORTATION › Subchapter 2 - CATTLE IMPORTATION › Section 2:3-2.9 - Anaplasmosis or Bluetongue

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) All cattle from states with endemic Anaplasmosis or Bluetongue, as determined by the United States Department of Agriculture, except cattle imported for slaughter, must be tested negative within 30 days prior to entry.
(b) Anaplasmosis positive cattle will be returned to the state of origin or quarantined until three repeated tests at least 30 days apart are negative.
(c) Bluetongue positive cattle will be quarantined and must be isolated until epidemiology and retesting discloses no potential threat to contact animals.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 3 - LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY IMPORTATION › Subchapter 3 - SWINE IMPORTATION › Section 2:3-3.1 - Compliance with subchapter and importation requirements

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
In addition to the general requirements for importation set forth at 2:3-1.1 through 1.6, all swine moved into New Jersey shall meet the specific requirements of this subchapter.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 3 - LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY IMPORTATION › Subchapter 3 - SWINE IMPORTATION › Section 2:3-3.2 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) The following words and terms, as used in this subchapter, shall have the following meanings, unless context clearly indicates otherwise.
"Qualified pseudorabies negative herd" shall mean a herd as defined in 9 C.F.R. Part 85.1, incorporated herein by reference, as amended and supplemented.
"Validated brucellosis-free herd" shall mean a herd as defined in 9 C.F.R. Part 78.1, incorporated herein by reference, as amended and supplemented.
"Validated brucellosis-free state" shall mean a state as defined in 9 C.F.R. Part 78.1, incorporated herein by reference, as amended and supplemented.
(b) A copy of the documents set forth in (a) above may be obtained electronically at
http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/waisidx_04/9cfr78_04.html
and
http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/waisidx_04/9cfr85_04.html
.
(c) A copy of the documents set forth in (a) above is on file in the State Veterinarian's Office, Division of Animal Health, New Jersey Department of Agriculture, Health and Agriculture Building, John Fitch Plaza, Trenton, NJ 08625.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 3 - LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY IMPORTATION › Subchapter 3 - SWINE IMPORTATION › Section 2:3-3.3 - Brucellosis testing

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) All imported swine shall be negative to an official brucellosis test within 30 days prior to entry.
(b) Swine that originate from a validated brucellosis-free state or a validated brucellosis-free herd are exempt from brucellosis testing. For a validated brucellosis-free herd, the Certificate of Veterinary inspection must include the validated brucellosis-free herd number of the herd of origin and the date on which the herd of origin was last tested for brucellosis.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 3 - LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY IMPORTATION › Subchapter 3 - SWINE IMPORTATION › Section 2:3-3.4 - Pseudorabies testing

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) The Department hereby adopts and incorporates by reference the definitions of "Stage IV State/Area" and "Stage V State/Area" established under "Pseudorabies Eradication State-Federal-Industry Uniform Methods and Rules" (United States Department of Agriculture, 2003, APHIS 91-55-071, as amended and supplemented.)
(b) A copy of the document referred to at (a) above may be obtained electronically at
http://www.aphis.usda.gov/animal_health/animal_dis_spec/swine/downloads /prv_program_standards.pdf
.
(c) A copy of the document referred to at (a) above is on file in the State Veterinarian's Office, Division of Animal Health, New Jersey Department of Agriculture, NJPHEAL, 3 Schwarzkopf Drive, Ewing, NJ 08628.
(d) All imported swine shall be negative to an official pseudorabies test within 30 days prior to entry. Swine shall be held in quarantine on the farm of destination separate and apart from all native animals until retested negative not less than 30 nor more than 60 days following importation.
(e) Swine that originate from a pseudorabies Stage IV or V State/Area or originate from a qualified pseudorabies negative herd are exempt from pseudorabies testing. For a qualified pseudorabies negative herd, the Certificate of Veterinary Inspection shall include the qualified pseudorabies negative herd number of the herd of origin, and the date on which the herd of origin was last tested for pseudorabies.
(f) Importation into the State of New Jersey of swine vaccinated for pseudorabies is prohibited unless a permit has been issued by the State Veterinarian. Permits may be obtained as described in 2:3-1.9.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 3 - LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY IMPORTATION › Subchapter 4 - SHEEP IMPORTATION › Section 2:3-4.1 - Compliance and importation requirements

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
In addition to the general requirements for importation set forth at 2:3-1.1 through 1.6, all sheep moved into New Jersey, except those imported for slaughter, shall meet the specific requirements of this subchapter.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 3 - LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY IMPORTATION › Subchapter 4 - SHEEP IMPORTATION › Section 2:3-4.2 - Bluetongue

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
All sheep from states with endemic Bluetongue, as determined by the United States Department of Agriculture, except sheep imported for slaughter, must be tested negative within 30 days prior to entry.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 3 - LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY IMPORTATION › Subchapter 5 - GOAT IMPORTATION › Section 2:3-5.1 - Compliance and importation requirements

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
In addition to the general requirements for importation, 2:3-1.1 through 1.6, all goats to be imported, except for those destined for slaughter, shall meet the specific requirements of this subchapter.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 3 - LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY IMPORTATION › Subchapter 5 - GOAT IMPORTATION › Section 2:3-5.2 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) As used in this subchapter, the Department hereby adopts and incorporates by reference definitions of the following words and terms, found in the Code of Federal Regulations, as amended and supplemented, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
"Accredited-free state or zone" shall mean a state or zone as defined in 9 C.F.R. Part 77.5.
"Accredited herd" shall mean a herd as defined in the "Bovine Tuberculosis Eradication Uniform Methods and Rules" (United States Department of Agriculture, 1999, APHIS 91-45-011.)
"Goats" shall mean animals of the genus Capra as defined in the "Bovine Tuberculosis Eradication Uniform Methods and Rules" (United States Department of Agriculture, 1999, APHIS 91-45-011.)
"Wethers" shall mean castrated male goats.
(b) A copy of the documents referred to at (a) above may be obtained electronically at
http://www.aphis.usda.gov/animal_health/animal_diseases/tuberculosis/dow nloads/tb-umr.pdf
and
http://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-9/part-77/section-77.5
.
(c) A copy of the documents referred to at (a) above is on file in the State Veterinarian's Office, Division of Animal Health, New Jersey Department of Agriculture, NJPHEAL, 3 Schwarzkopf Drive, Ewing, NJ 08628.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 3 - LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY IMPORTATION › Subchapter 5 - GOAT IMPORTATION › Section 2:3-5.3 - Tuberculosis testing

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) All goats to be imported shall be negative to an official tuberculosis test within 60 days prior to entry.
(b) Goats to be imported that originate from an accredited-free state or zone or from an accredited herd shall be exempt from testing. The Certificate of Veterinary Inspection shall include the date on which the herd of origin was last tuberculin tested, and a statement by the accredited veterinarian that the goats to be imported were included in the most recent test of the herd of origin and testing with negative results occurred within one year prior to the date of movement, or were natural additions to the herd.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 3 - LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY IMPORTATION › Subchapter 5 - GOAT IMPORTATION › Section 2:3-5.4 - Tuberculosis test for imported goats

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
In addition to the tests required by 2:3-5.3, the Department may require goats imported to be tested for tuberculosis if in its judgment such testing would be necessary to prevent introduction of the disease.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 3 - LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY IMPORTATION › Subchapter 5 - GOAT IMPORTATION › Section 2:3-5.5 - Brucellosis testing

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) All goats to be imported four months of age or over shall be negative to an official brucellosis test within 30 days prior to entry.
(b) Wethers shall be exempt from brucellosis testing.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 3 - LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY IMPORTATION › Subchapter 6 - EQUINE IMPORTATION › Section 2:3-6.1 - Compliance with subchapter and importation requirements

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
In addition to the general requirements for importation, 2:3-1.1 through 1.6, all equidae moved into New Jersey shall meet the specific requirements of this subchapter.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 3 - LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY IMPORTATION › Subchapter 6 - EQUINE IMPORTATION › Section 2:3-6.2 - Official test for equine infectious anemia

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) "Official test for equine infectious anemia," as used in this subchapter, means the equine infectious anemia agar gel immuno-diffusion (AGID) procedure or the Enzyme Linked Immunosorbant Assay (ELISA) procedure as conducted in accordance with (b) below.
(b) All imported equidae shall have had a negative official test for equine infectious anemia conducted at a jointly approved United States Department of Agriculture--New Jersey Department of Agriculture laboratory within the past 12 months. Equidae younger than six months and accompanied by a dam that has a negative official test within the past 12 months are exempt from this testing requirement.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 3 - LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY IMPORTATION › Subchapter 7 - POULTRY AND HATCHING EGG IMPORTATION › Section 2:3-7.2 - Pullorum testing

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) All poultry imported into New Jersey for breeding flock replacement shall originate from flocks classified as pullorum-typhoid clean under the National Poultry Improvement Plan, 9 C.F.R. Volume 1 (1-1-03 Edition), Part 145, as amended and supplemented, which is herein adopted and incorporated by reference.
(b) A copy of the document referred to at (a) above may be obtained electronically at
http://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-9/part-145
.
(c) A copy of the document referred to at (a) above is on file in the State Veterinarian's Office, Division of Animal Health, New Jersey Department of Agriculture, NJPHEAL, 3 Schwarzkopf Drive, Ewing, NJ 08628.
(d) All eggs imported for hatching shall originate from hatcheries or premises classified as pullorum-typhoid clean under the National Poultry Improvement Plan.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 3 - LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY IMPORTATION › Subchapter 7 - POULTRY AND HATCHING EGG IMPORTATION › Section 2:3-7.3 - Salmonella enteriditis

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) All poultry imported into the State for the purpose of producing eggs for human consumption and hatching eggs imported for the purpose of raising poultry that will produce eggs for human consumption shall meet the standards of the United States Sanitation Monitored Program and the United States Salmonella Enteriditis Clean program of the National Poultry Improvement Plan, 9 C.F.R. Volume 1 (1-1-03 Edition), Part 145, as amended and supplemented, which is herein adopted and incorporated by reference.
(b) A copy of the document referred to at (a) above may be obtained electronically at
http://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-9/part-145
.
(c) A copy of the document referred to at (a) above is on file in the State Veterinarian's Office, Division of Animal Health, New Jersey Department of Agriculture, NJPHEAL, 3 Schwarzkopf Drive, Ewing, NJ 08628.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 3 - LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY IMPORTATION › Subchapter 7 - POULTRY AND HATCHING EGG IMPORTATION › Section 2:3-7.4 - Avian influenza

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) No poultry waste originating from those areas, counties or states affected by Avian Influenza, as designated by the New Jersey Department of Agriculture, United States Department of Agriculture, or other state Departments of Agriculture, shall be imported into New Jersey for any purposes unless approved and provided a permit by the State Veterinarian.
(b) No poultry, or hatching eggs originating from a state, territory, or country where Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) has been detected, shall be imported into New Jersey for live bird markets unless:
1. The poultry or hatching eggs are approved and provided a permit by the State Veterinarian; and
2. The poultry or hatching eggs meet testing requirements as follows:
i. All poultry shall originate and move directly from an established flock in which a minimum of 30 birds, seven days of age and older, were tested negative for Avian Influenza using real-time reverse-transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (rRT-PCR). If the flock contains less than 30 birds, all birds from within the flock must be tested.
(1) rRT-PCR testing is accepted for all gallinaceous poultry and domestic ducks. The date of sample collection must be within 72 hours prior to the date of entry into New Jersey and the shipment must be accompanied by a copy of the finalized laboratory report indicating that the poultry tested negative for Avian Influenza.
(2) Only virus isolation testing is accepted for movement of waterfowl, other than domestic ducks, into the State of New Jersey. Negative Avian Influenza virus isolation results are not expected within 72 hours of sample collection date; therefore, prior approval for movement of waterfowl other than domestic ducks must be obtained from the New Jersey State Veterinarian.
ii. All hatching eggs and poultry less than seven days of age shall originate and move directly from an established flock that meets the testing requirements of (b)2i above.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 3 - LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY IMPORTATION › Subchapter 7 - POULTRY AND HATCHING EGG IMPORTATION › Section 2:3-7.5 - Routes: Shipment of poultry and poultry waste

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) All vehicles carrying poultry, hatching eggs or poultry waste through New Jersey, without stopping to unload or pick up poultry in New Jersey, shall confine themselves to interstate highway system roads.
(b) All vehicles carrying poultry, hatching eggs or poultry waste through or into New Jersey shall follow routes designated by this section. The State Veterinarian may order additional routing requirements as conditions warrant.
(c) All vehicles specified in (b) above shall adhere to the following routes, unless given written permission by the State Veterinarian to use alternate routes:
1. All vehicles traveling through New Jersey shall travel only on the interstate highway system, excluding Route 40, which is in close proximity to large poultry production houses.
2. Vehicles entering New Jersey for the Vineland vicinity shall adhere to one of the following routes:
i. From Pennsylvania or Delaware: Across the Delaware Memorial Bridge north on I-295, or the New Jersey Turnpike to Route 322, east on Route 322 to Route 55 south.
(1) To B & B Poultry: Take State Route 56 West to County Route 638 then to Almond Road (County Route 540).
(2) To Vineland Kosher Poultry, Inc.: Take State Route 56 East to South Mill Road.
ii. From Pennsylvania or Delaware: Across the Commodore Barry Bridge to Route 322 to Route 55 and then follow one of the routes set forth in (c)2i above.
iii. From New York: On the New Jersey Turnpike to Route 322 east and then follow one of the routes set forth in (c)2i above.
3. Drivers of vehicles specified in (b) above shall request routes for other destinations in New Jersey from the State Veterinarian.
4. The State Veterinarian shall provide a map and/or directions with required travel routes upon request.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 3 - LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY IMPORTATION › Subchapter 8 - CAPTIVE CERVID IMPORTATION › Section 2:3-8.1 - Compliance with importation requirements

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
In addition to the general requirement for importation, 2:3-1.1 through 1.6, all captive cervids moved into New Jersey shall meet the specific requirements of this subchapter. Captive cervids are considered game animals in the State of New Jersey, and are also required to meet the specific requirements of the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection found at N.J.A.C. 7:25-10.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 3 - LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY IMPORTATION › Subchapter 8 - CAPTIVE CERVID IMPORTATION › Section 2:3-8.2 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) As used in this subchapter, the Department hereby adopts and incorporates by reference the definitions of the following words and terms, found in the Code of Federal Regulations, as amended and supplemented, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
"Accredited-free state or zone" shall mean a state or zone as defined in 9 C.F.R. Part 77.20.
"Accredited herd" shall mean a herd as defined in 9 C.F.R. Part 77.20.
"Captive cervids" shall mean cervids as defined in 9 C.F.R Part 77.20.
"Monitored herd" shall mean a herd as defined in 9 C.F.R. Part 77.20.
"Nonaccredited states or zones" shall mean states or zones as defined in 9 C.F.R. Part 77.20.
"Qualified herd" shall mean a herd as defined in 9 C.F.R. Part 77.20.
(b) A copy of the documents referred to at (a) above may be obtained electronically at
http://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-9/part-77/section-77.20
.
(c) A copy of the documents referred to at (a) above is on file in the State Veterinarian's Office, Division of Animal Health, New Jersey Department of Agriculture, NJPHEAL, 3 Schwarzkopf Drive, Ewing, NJ 08628.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 3 - LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY IMPORTATION › Subchapter 8 - CAPTIVE CERVID IMPORTATION › Section 2:3-8.3 - Tuberculosis testing

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) Captive cervids to be imported that originate from a non-accredited state or zone are prohibited from entering the State of New Jersey.
(b) All captive cervids to be imported:
1. Shall be accompanied by a Certificate of Veterinary Inspection which shall include both a statement that the animals to be imported originated from a herd which was negative to a whole herd test conducted within the one year of movement or were natural additions to the herd, and the date on which the herd of origin was last tuberculin tested; and shall have passed an official tuberculin test twice, at least 90 days but not more than six months apart, with the second test conducted within 90 days prior to the date of movement;
2. Shall have originated from a monitored herd provided that they are accompanied by a Certificate of Veterinary Inspection stating that such captive cervids originate from a monitored herd and have been tested negative to an official tuberculosis test that was conducted within 90 days prior to the date of movement; or
3. Shall have originated from a qualified herd provided that they are accompanied by a Certificate of Veterinary Inspection stating that such captive cervids originate from a qualified herd and have been tested negative to an official tuberculosis test that was conducted within 90 days prior to the date of movement.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 3 - LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY IMPORTATION › Subchapter 8 - CAPTIVE CERVID IMPORTATION › Section 2:3-8.4 - Brucellosis testing

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
All captive cervids to be imported, six months of age or over, shall be negative to an official brucellosis test within 30 days prior to entry.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 3 - LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY IMPORTATION › Subchapter 8 - CAPTIVE CERVID IMPORTATION › Section 2:3-8.5 - Bluetongue testing

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
All captive cervids to be imported from states with endemic Bluetongue, as determined by the United States Department of Agriculture, except captive cervids imported for slaughter, must be tested negative within 30 days prior to entry.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 3 - LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY IMPORTATION › Subchapter 8 - CAPTIVE CERVID IMPORTATION › Section 2:3-8.6 - Chronic wasting disease

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) Movement of any captive cervid into the State of New Jersey is prohibited unless captive cervids to be imported are members of a herd participating in the United States Department of Agriculture Chronic Wasting Disease Herd Certification Program and are in compliance with the United States Department of Agriculture rules governing interstate movement of captive cervids, as described in 9 C.F.R. Volume 1 (1-1-04 Edition), Part 55, as amended and supplemented, which is herein adopted and incorporated by reference.
(b) A copy of the document referred to at (a) above may be obtained electronically at
http://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/ourfocus/animalhealth/animal-disease-information/cervid/cervids-cwd
and
http://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-9/chapter-I/subchapter-B/part-55?toc=1
.
(c) A copy of the document referred to at (a) above is on file in the State Veterinarian's Office, Division of Animal Health, New Jersey Department of Agriculture, NJPHEAL, 3 Schwarzkopf Drive, Ewing, NJ 08628.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 3 - LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY IMPORTATION › Subchapter 9 - LLAMA AND ALPACA IMPORTATION › Section 2:3-9.1 - Compliance with importation requirements

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
In addition to the general requirements for importation, 2:3-1.1 through 1.6, all llamas and alpacas moved into New Jersey shall meet the specific requirements of this subchapter.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 3 - LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY IMPORTATION › Subchapter 9 - LLAMA AND ALPACA IMPORTATION › Section 2:3-9.2 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) As used in this subchapter, the Department hereby adopts and incorporates by reference definitions of the following words and terms, found in the Code of Federal Regulations, as amended and supplemented, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
"Accredited-free state or zone" shall mean a state or zone as defined in 9 C.F.R. Part 77.5.
"Camelids" mean members of the Genus Lama.
(b) A copy of the document referred to at (a) above may be obtained electronically at
http://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-9/part-77/section-77.5
.
(c) A copy of the document referred to at (a) above is on file in the State Veterinarian's Office, Division of Animal Health, New Jersey Department of Agriculture, NJPHEAL, 3 Schwarzkopf Drive, Ewing, NJ 08628.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 3 - LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY IMPORTATION › Subchapter 9 - LLAMA AND ALPACA IMPORTATION › Section 2:3-9.3 - Tuberculosis testing

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) All camelids to be imported shall be negative to an official tuberculosis test within 60 days prior to entry.
(b) Camelids to be imported that originate from an accredited-free state or zone shall be exempt from testing.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 3 - LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY IMPORTATION › Subchapter 9 - LLAMA AND ALPACA IMPORTATION › Section 2:3-9.4 - Brucellosis testing

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) All camelids to be imported six months of age or over shall be negative to an official brucellosis test within 30 days prior to entry.
(b) Neutered male camelids are exempt from testing requirements.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 3 - LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY IMPORTATION › Subchapter 10 - NUTRIA MYOCASTER COYPU IMPORTATION › Section 2:3-10.1 - Compliance with importation requirements

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
In addition to the general requirements for importation, 2:3-1.1 through 1.6, all nutria are considered exotic game animals in the State of New Jersey, and as such shall meet the requirements of the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection found at N.J.A.C. 7:25-10.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 3 - LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY IMPORTATION › Subchapter 11 - LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY FOR EXHIBITION › Section 2:3-11.1 - Compliance with importation requirements

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
In addition to the general requirements for importation, 2:3-1.1 through 1.6, all livestock and poultry imported for exhibition, including rodeo stock, shall also comply with the requirements for each specific class of livestock or poultry.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 5 - QUARANTINES AND EMBARGOES ON ANIMALS › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 2:5-1.1 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
The following words and terms, as used in this chapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
"Cleaned and disinfected" means free of organic matter and disinfected, as described at 9 CFR 71.7, 71.10, 71.11, and 71.12, which are incorporated herein by reference.
"Department" means the New Jersey Department of Agriculture.
"Equidae" means members of the family Equidae, including, but not limited to, horses, ponies, donkeys, hinnies, mules, and miniature breeds.
"Livestock" means cattle, equidae, swine, small ruminants, rabbits, and poultry.
"State Veterinarian" means the Director, Division of Animal Health, New Jersey Department of Agriculture, or his or her designee.
"USDA Category II Accredited Veterinarian" means a state-licensed veterinarian accredited by the United States Department of Agriculture to perform certain functions of Federal and cooperative state-Federal programs in accordance with the provisions at 9 CFR Parts 160 through 162.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 5 - QUARANTINES AND EMBARGOES ON ANIMALS › Subchapter 2 - DELEGATION OF QUARANTINE AUTHORITY › Section 2:5-2.1 - State Board Approval

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) At least once each calendar year, and at any other time deemed necessary, the State Veterinarian shall advise the State Board of Agriculture of any contagious or infectious animal diseases as may be present in the State.
1. If, in the opinion of the State Veterinarian, a disease is persistent and difficult to eradicate, authority may be requested from the State Board of Agriculture for the State Veterinarian to issue prospective quarantines and violations and assess penalties for that disease, without prior Board approval for a period not to exceed 12 months.
2. If a quarantine is issued pursuant to this authority, at the next regularly scheduled State Board of Agriculture meeting, the State Veterinarian shall notify the Board of the quarantine and any violations issued, penalties assessed, or any other actions taken.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 5 - QUARANTINES AND EMBARGOES ON ANIMALS › Subchapter 3 - LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY PROHIBITION › Section 2:5-3.1 - Livestock and poultry prohibition

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(a) Premises, areas, counties, states, countries, provinces, territories, U.S. territories, or tribal nations suspected or found positive for a contagious or infectious disease may be embargoed by the Department.
(b) Once official laboratory confirmation is received that a premises, area, county, state, country, province, territory, U.S. territory, or tribal nation is positive for a contagious or infectious disease, such premises, areas, counties, states, countries, provinces, territories, U.S. territories, or tribal nations shall remain embargoed until the State Veterinarian is satisfied that the risk of disease exposure no longer exists.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 5 - QUARANTINES AND EMBARGOES ON ANIMALS › Subchapter 3 - LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY PROHIBITION › Section 2:5-3.2 - Vesicular stomatitis

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(a) The following words or terms, as used in this section, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
"Vesicular stomatitis positive location" shall mean any state, country, province, territory, U.S. territory, or tribal nation in which vesicular stomatitis is currently identified as being present in any livestock or wild or exotic animals by state, Federal, or other appropriate animal health officials, or in which there is a quarantine for vesicular stomatitis.
(b) All livestock and wild and exotic animals to be imported from any vesicular stomatitis positive location:
1. Shall be accompanied by a Certificate of Veterinary Inspection in accordance with N.J.A.C. 2:31.4, issued within 72 hours of shipment, which includes the following statements:
i. The animals have been inspected and found free of evidence of vesicular stomatitis within 72 hours of shipment; and
ii. The animals have not been on any premises on which vesicular stomatitis has been currently identified or exposed to any animal that has been vaccinated for vesicular stomatitis during the 30 days prior to the inspection date.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 5 - QUARANTINES AND EMBARGOES ON ANIMALS › Subchapter 4 - EQUINE INFECTIOUS ANEMIA › Section 2:5-4.2 - Quarantining and branding of reactor and exposed equidae; branding of reactor

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(a) When the disease of equines known as EIA exists or is suspected to exist in any equidae or stable of equidae based on epidemiological investigation, the Department may require the quarantine and testing of all such equidae to ascertain the presence or absence of EIA.
(b) All equidae having a positive official test for EIA will be quarantined to the premises. Authorized veterinary agents of the Department will properly identify the positive equidae and rebleed them to confirm the diagnosis and make sure the proper equidae has been quarantined.
(c) The owner or custodian shall confine, present, control, and restrain such equidae for examination tests and identification, as necessary.
(d) Equidae during the testing period shall be confined and not moved from the premises. Identification marks or devices affixed for the purpose of the test shall not be altered or defaced.
(e) Reactors shall be officially identified pursuant to 9 CFR 75.4.
(f) Reactors may be humanely destroyed or moved on a permit issued by an authorized agent under the direction of the State Veterinarian. Permits will be required to move exposed equidae to a new location, provided the location meets the requirements of the Department.
(g) Reactors that are not to be destroyed shall be quarantined to the premises and must be kept separate and apart from all other equidae on the premises in tightly screened quarters to prevent contact with vectors known to transmit EIA and be supplied with separate equipment, as approved by the State Veterinarian.
(h) The Department will not be liable for any loss of value of the branded equidae or for any indemnity for an equidae that is voluntarily destroyed.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 5 - QUARANTINES AND EMBARGOES ON ANIMALS › Subchapter 4 - EQUINE INFECTIOUS ANEMIA › Section 2:5-4.3 - Test requirements for transport

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(a) No equidae six months or more of age, unless exempted by the provisions at N.J.A.C. 2:5-4.4 or 4.5, shall be ridden, driven, led, or otherwise moved and/or transported on any public highway or place of public area or take part in an event or occasion of any kind or format in which equidae from different premises are commingled within the State, unless the custodian of such animal has in his or her possession during the period of such movement a valid negative official test report for such animal.
1. Said official test report shall be valid for 24 months from the date of sample collection.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 5 - QUARANTINES AND EMBARGOES ON ANIMALS › Subchapter 4 - EQUINE INFECTIOUS ANEMIA › Section 2:5-4.4 - Test requirements for sale or other exchange of ownership

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(a) No equidae six months or more of age, unless exempted by provisions of this section or N.J.A.C. 2:5-4.5 shall be sold, adopted, rescued, seized, rehomed, exchanged, bartered, given away, or otherwise have a change of ownership or custody, unless such animal has a negative official test for EIA with the sample collected within 90 days prior to such transfer.
1. At the time of such transfer, the transferor shall deliver personally or by certified mail to the transferee, an unaltered copy of the official test report.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 5 - QUARANTINES AND EMBARGOES ON ANIMALS › Subchapter 4 - EQUINE INFECTIOUS ANEMIA › Section 2:5-4.5 - Other authorized movement or transfer

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(a) The provisions at N.J.A.C. 2:5-4.3 and 4.4 shall not apply to:
1. Any equidae imported for purposes of immediate slaughter or immediate veterinary care;
2. Equidae younger than six months and accompanied by a dam that has a negative official test for EIA within the past 12 months; or
3. Other authorized purpose, provided written authorization for such movement or transfer is obtained in advance thereof from the State Veterinarian.
4. In the case of importation or transport, such authorization must be in the possession of the custodian of the animal at all times during such movement.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 5 - QUARANTINES AND EMBARGOES ON ANIMALS › Subchapter 5 - CONTAGIOUS EQUINE METRITIS PROGRAM › Section 2:5-5.1 - Program requirements

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(a) The following words and terms, as used in this subchapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicate otherwise.
"Approved laboratory" means a State or Federal laboratory approved for Equine Viral Arteritis (EVA) testing by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), or a National Animal Health Laboratory Network (NAHLN) laboratory.
"Contagious equine metritis (CEM)" means a venereal disease of horses caused by
Taylorella equigenitalis
, a gram-negative coccobacillus.
"The New Jersey Contagious Equine Metritis Program" means a program meeting 9 CFR 93.300 through 93.301 and all requirements and procedures of USDA, APHIS, VS Guidance 13406.2, dated October 18, 2019, incorporated herein by reference, as amended and supplemented. A copy of these documents are on file in the State Veterinarian's Office, Division of Animal Health, New Jersey Department of Agriculture, NJPHEAL, 3 Schwarzkopf Drive, Ewing, NJ 08628.
(b) The Department adopts the rules and regulations at 9 CFR 93.300-93.301, and all requirements and procedures of USDA, APHIS, VS Guidance 13406.2, dated October 18, 2019, incorporated herein by reference, as amended and supplemented, as the official rules and regulations of the New Jersey CEM Program for imported equidae at approved quarantine facilities.
1. In addition, the Department shall require the approved quarantine facility to arrange for the following procedures to be completed upon arrival for each imported equidae:
i. An official test for equine infectious anemia (EIA), as described at N.J.A.C. 2:5-4.1;
ii. An EVA Serum Neutralization test performed by an approved laboratory; and
iii. A microchip that complies with International Organization of Standardization (ISO) 11784/11785.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 5 - QUARANTINES AND EMBARGOES ON ANIMALS › Subchapter 6 - LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY › Section 2:5-6.1 - Quarantine of premises containing livestock and poultry

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(a) Premises suspected or found positive by official laboratory confirmation for a contagious or infectious disease shall be quarantined by the State Veterinarian.
(b) If official laboratory confirmation is received that a premises is positive for a contagious disease, such premises shall remain under quarantine until the State Veterinarian is satisfied that the risk of disease exposure no longer exists.
(c) At the time of quarantine, the State Veterinarian will outline the conditions of quarantine based on the specific disease.
(d) The quarantine will be lifted when the premises are found to be free from a contagious or infectious disease based on official laboratory confirmation and epidemiological evaluation by the State Veterinarian.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 5 - QUARANTINES AND EMBARGOES ON ANIMALS › Subchapter 6 - LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY › Section 2:5-6.2 - Biosecurity

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Any premises, vehicles, protective clothing, equipment, conveyance, container, or other fomites that may have been contaminated due to an outbreak of infectious or contagious disease shall be cleaned and disinfected and/or disposed of in accordance with a clean-up plan approved by the State Veterinarian to prevent disease transmission.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 5 - QUARANTINES AND EMBARGOES ON ANIMALS › Subchapter 6 - LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY › Section 2:5-6.3 - Examination and testing to confirm existence of diseases or agents affecting livestock or poultry or premises

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When there is reason to believe that any livestock or poultry or premises is affected by a disease or agent, described at N.J.A.C. 2:2-1.1, the Department may undertake appropriate examination and testing to confirm the existence of such disease or agent, and the Department may enter any property for that purpose. Owners of livestock or poultry or premises to be examined and tested pursuant to this section, and their agents, shall grant access and provide assistance to the Department, as requested, and instructed by the Department and its representatives, including assistance by restraining, handling, and making available any animals involved until completion of the examination and testing. No person shall interfere with or otherwise obstruct any agent of the Department in the performance of their duties authorized by this section.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 5 - QUARANTINES AND EMBARGOES ON ANIMALS › Subchapter 7 - PENALTIES › Section 2:5-7.1 - Penalties for violations of this chapter

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(a) Any person who shall violate the provisions of this chapter shall be liable for a penalty of not less than $ 1,000 per unit or violation nor more than $ 2,000 per unit or violation for a first offense.
(b) For a second or subsequent offense, the penalty shall be $ 2,000 per unit or violation or may subject the offender to imprisonment for not more than one year, or both.
(c) A unit is any division or quantity accepted as a standard of measurement or exchange. Where it is possible to determine the number of animals (livestock or poultry), including by use of a reasonable estimate, the Department will use that number as the basis for calculating a penalty. Where a reasonable estimate of the number of animals involved has been relied upon as the basis for a penalty calculation, the Department will describe the evidence supporting its estimate. The evidence upon which a reasonable estimate of the number of animals involved will depend on the circumstances and may include, but is not limited to, reliance on one or more of the following: actual count(s); commercial or transportation documents; investigator and/or witness statements; standard operating procedures and/or other customary practices; standard sizes of shipping crates or transport vehicle capacity; or any other identifiable means that can provide an evidentiary basis to determine the number of animals involved for penalty calculation purposes.
(d) Every day upon which a violation occurs at the same individual location or by the same individual or persons representing that individual shall be considered a separate violation.
(e) The State Veterinarian shall make an initial determination as to whether a violation exists and the amount of the penalty to be assessed.
(f) Any person who is aggrieved by the determination of the State Veterinarian pursuant to (e) above shall, upon written request transmitted to the Department within 20 days of the notice of violation, be afforded the opportunity for a hearing thereon in the manner provided for contested cases pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act, N.J.S.A. 52:14B-1 et seq., and 52:14F-1 et seq., and the Uniform Administrative Procedure Rules, N.J.A.C. 1:1.
1. Requests for hearings shall be sent to Director, Division of Animal Health, New Jersey Department of Agriculture, PO Box 400, Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0400.
2. An informal prehearing conference with the State Veterinarian shall occur within 30 calendar days after the Department receives the written request for a hearing.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 6 - BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS FOR DIAGNOSTIC OR THERAPEUTIC PURPOSES › Subchapter 1 - BIOLOGICAL LICENSING › Section 2:6-1.1 - Definitions

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The following words and terms, when used in this chapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
"Accredited veterinarian" means any licensed Doctor of Veterinary Medicine who has fulfilled the requirements for Federal and State accreditation, pursuant to 9 C.F.R. §§
										160.1 et seq. in the State of New Jersey.
"Biological product" or "biologic," "biological" and "biological drug" mean any product utilizing virus (whether active or inactive) or any molecular part thereof, bacteria or any genetic equivalent thereof, or toxin as its basic component, or any product derived from the serum of any other animal, in the diagnosis (diagnostic biologic) or prevention (prophylactic biologic) of animal disease. This includes any and all products covered by the Animal Virus, Serum, and Toxin Act, 21 U.S.C. §§
										151 et seq., and the regulations issues pursuant thereto, 9 C.F.R. §§
										101.1 et seq.
"Diagnostic biologic" means a preparation of bacterial, viral or parasitic agents, products, factions, serums, or fractions of serums utilized to determine experience with a disease causing agent.
"Director" means the Director, Division of Animal Health, New Jersey Department of Agriculture.
"Distribution" means the preparation, sale, barter, exchange, or giving away of any regulated product.
"Domestic animal" means any and all animals other than humans.
"Licensed veterinarian" means a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine licensed by the New Jersey Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners, pursuant to 45:16-1 et seq., and the rules issued pursuant thereto, N.J.A.C. 13:44, to practice veterinary medicine, surgery, and dentistry in the State of New Jersey.
"Person" means any individual, corporation, institution or partnership.
"Prophylactic biologic" means any and all vaccines or toxoids used to initiate immunity against disease in domestic animals.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 6 - BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS FOR DIAGNOSTIC OR THERAPEUTIC PURPOSES › Subchapter 1 - BIOLOGICAL LICENSING › Section 2:6-1.2 - Distribution of biologics

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(a) Unless otherwise stated, all United States Department of Agriculture (U.S.D.A.) licensed biologics may be distributed and used according to the terms of this chapter.
(b) No U.S.D.A. unlicensed or conditionally licensed biologic or diagnostic biologic shall be distributed without the written permission from the Director.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 6 - BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS FOR DIAGNOSTIC OR THERAPEUTIC PURPOSES › Subchapter 1 - BIOLOGICAL LICENSING › Section 2:6-1.3 - Procedure for State license or permit

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(a) License or written permission to distribute, use, sell, or give away a biological product unlicensed by or conditionally licensed by the USDA shall be granted by the Director upon a showing to the Director's satisfaction in writing of:
1. The purpose, purity, safety, potency and efficacy of the product;
2. The procedures to insure (a)1 above;
3. Reporting procedures to track the product; and
4. The credibility and reliability of the person applying for the license, based on their credentials and past performance in handling these materials.