New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 5 - QUARANTINES AND EMBARGOES ON ANIMALS › Subchapter 4 - EQUINE INFECTIOUS ANEMIA › Section 2:5-4.1 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
The following words and terms, as used in this subchapter shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
"Approved laboratory" means a laboratory meeting all requirements and procedures of USDA, MRP, APHIS, VS Guidance Document No. 15201.1, dated April 5, 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.
"Equine infectious anemia (EIA)" means an infectious and contagious disease of equidae caused by a transmissible virus, known colloquially as swamp fever.
"Exposed equidae" means equidae that may have been exposed to EIA through direct/indirect association with an equine or equines having tested positive on approved diagnostic tests. "Direct/indirect association" includes, but is not limited to, association by way of contact, physical proximity, common ownership, or the likelihood of common fomites. An equidae will continue to be an exposed equidae until such time as it has tested negative pursuant to the USDA APHIS, Equine Infectious Anemia: Uniform Methods and Rules (APHIS-91-55-064 January 10, 2007), incorporated by reference, as amended and supplemented. A copy of that document 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.
"Official test for equine infectious anemia" means:
1. The equine infectious anemia agar gel immuno-diffusion (AGID) test or the Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA) test;
2. The test shall be conducted at a United States Department-approved laboratory for EIA testing; and
3. The blood sample shall be collected and submitted by a USDA Category II Accredited Veterinarian.
"Official test report" means a report that includes the following:
1. A complete description of the animal including name, registration number, microchip number, if any, breed, brand, tattoo, if any, sex, age, and color;
2. The name and address of the owner;
3. The location of the animal at the time of sample collection;
4. The date the sample was collected;
5. The name and location of the laboratory that conducted the test;
6. The date the laboratory test was conducted;
7. Signature of the USDA Category II Accredited Veterinarian who collected the sample; and
8. An endorsed or otherwise certified result of an official test for equine infectious anemia from an approved laboratory.
The owner, transferee, or transferor shall keep an official test report for a minimum of two years, or as otherwise required by law. Upon request, an unaltered copy or original copy of said report shall be furnished to the State Veterinarian.
"Reactor" means any equidae that has been subjected to an official test for equine infectious anemia whose result is positive for EIA and confirmed by the AGID test.