Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - AGRICULTURE, DEPARTMENT OF › Title 23 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, BUREAU OF ANIMAL INDUSTRY › Chapter 18 - COMMERCIAL DOG AND CAT OPERATOR INSPECTION REGULATIONS › Section 23-18-010 - Record Keeping

Current through June 17, 2024
All records, except records for boarding kennels, shall be
				  kept and maintained for a period of three (3) years, unless the Director
				  requests, in writing, that they be maintained for a longer period, for the
				  purpose of investigation. The three-year time period shall begin from the date
				  a dog or cat was acquired and from the date a dog or cat was disposed. Such
				  records shall include the Certificate of Veterinary Inspection if required by
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				  for the dogs or cats, and shall be physically maintained on the premises, or be
				  readily available for review at the time of inspection. Records shall contain
				  information sufficient to completely and accurately identify each dog and cat
				  being housed or contained by the operator.
010.01 Acquisition Records for Commercial Dog
				or Cat Breeders, Pet Shops, Dealers, and Voluntary Licensees
010.01A Each commercial dog or cat breeder,
				pet shop, dealer, and voluntary licensee shall make, keep and maintain records
				or forms based on information obtained from a seller or other source of dogs or
				cats which fully and correctly document information concerning each dog or cat
				purchased or otherwise acquired, owned, or held in the licensee's possession or
				control, including any offspring born of any dog or cat while in the licensee's
				possession or control. A commercial dog or cat breeder, pet shop, dealer or
				voluntary licensee may use the form referred to as Record of Acquisition and
				Dogs and Cats on Hand, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Form 7005 or
				similar Department approved form to record acquisition of dogs or cats. A copy
				of Form 7005 is attached to these regulations as Appendix C, and incorporated
				herein by reference. Records shall be completed within 48 hours of acquiring a
				dog or cat. Such completed records and forms required to be kept pursuant to
				this section, shall include:
010.01A(1) The
				date a dog or cat was purchased, held, owned, received, controlled, or
				otherwise acquired, including births;
010.01A(2) The name and complete mailing
				address of the person from whom the dog or cat was purchased, received, or
				otherwise acquired. Such information is required, regardless of whether or not
				the person selling, transporting, or otherwise transferring ownership of the
				dog or cat is required to be licensed under the Act and these
				regulations;
010.01A(3) The United
				States Department of Agriculture license number, the license number issued
				under the Act and these regulations, or the license number from any other
				state, whichever is applicable. If the license number is not available, one of
				the following shall be acceptable:
010.01A(3)(a) The vehicle license number and
				state; or
010.01A(3)(b) The
				driver's license number and state.
010.01A(4) The method of transportation,
				including the name of the initial carrier or intermediate handler or, if a
				privately owned vehicle is used to transport a dog or cat, the name of the
				owner of the privately owned vehicle;
010.01A(5) The individual identification
				number or name from the tag, tattoo, microchip, or cage card.
010.01A(6) The form referred to as the USDA's
				United States Interstate and International Certificate of Health Examination
				for Small Animals, APHIS Form 7001 (also known as health certificate), or
				similar state form, a copy of which is attached as Appendix D and incorporated
				herein by reference, to make, keep and maintain the information required by 23
				NAC 18-010 of these regulations, shall accompany all dogs and cats imported
				into Nebraska. A health certificate shall be signed by a veterinarian who is
				licensed and accredited in the state of origin of such dogs or cats imported
				into Nebraska.