Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 32 - LIVESTOCK › Chapter 32.4 - DISEASE CONTROL › Subchapter 32.4.1 - Definitions › Rule 32.4.101 - DEFINITIONS

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
In this subchapter the following terms have the meanings or
				  interpretations indicated below and must be used in conjunction with and
				  supplemental to those definitions contained in
				  87-4-406,
				  MCA.
(1) "Alternative Livestock" means
				the animals defined as alternative livestock and cloven hoofed ungulates in
				87-4-406,
				MCA except domestic water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis).
(2) "Alternative livestock veterinarian"
				means a deputy state veterinarian who has been trained and approved by the
				department to perform regulatory work on alternative livestock.
(3) "Bill of sale" means the alternative
				livestock bill of sale form utilized by the Department of Livestock to document
				the valid transfer of ownership of alternative livestock.
(4) "Catch pen" means a fenced enclosure used
				in conjunction with the handling facility to hold alternative livestock for
				individual inspection, marking, or treatment.
(5) "Certificate of veterinary inspection"
				means the Department of Livestock inspection certificate form conforming to the
				requirements of the health certificate under ARM
				32.3.206,
				for the inspection of alternative livestock. The form must include the number,
				species, age, sex, individual animal identification, owner, alternative
				livestock farm information and the reason for the inspection.
(6) "Confirmation sample" means a second
				sample taken from the same animal and submitted to a laboratory to confirm the
				results of the original sample.
(7)
				"Department" means the Department of Livestock.
(8) "Department designated agent" means an
				individual empowered by the department to act on behalf of the department in
				performing regulatory duties strictly defined by department policy.
(9) "Disease, communicable" means a disease
				that can spread from one animal to another animal or to humans.
(10) "Disease, quarantinable" means any
				disease defined under ARM
				32.3.104,
				32.3.116
				or identified by order of the state veterinarian.
(11) "Elk-red deer hybrid" means an animal
				that is produced by the mating of an elk and red deer (Cervus elaphus) and all
				subsequent progeny.
(12)
				"Emergency" means a sudden unexpected medical condition demanding immediate
				medical care not available on the alternative livestock farm whereby if medical
				treatment is not obtained immediately, the animal may die.
(13) "Alternative livestock farm" means the
				enclosed land area upon which game farm animals may be kept, as defined by
				87-4-406(3),
				MCA.
(14) "Alternative livestock
				parts" means parts of an alternative livestock carcass that may be taken from
				an alternative livestock farm in accordance with the provisions of
				87-4-415
				and
				87-4-416,
				MCA. Alternative livestock parts does not include the regenerable parts
				harvested annually from alternative livestock farm animals.
(15) "H of A tag" means the Canadian
				equivalent of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) official
				eartag.
(16) "Handling device"
				means a mechanical structure or animal restraining device (such as a squeeze
				chute) that facilitates inspection and handling of individual alternative
				livestock.
(17) "Health
				certificate" has the meaning defined in ARM
				32.3.201.
(18) "Herd plan" means a written disease
				management plan that is designed by the herd owner and the state veterinarian
				to eradicate disease from an affected herd while reducing human exposure to the
				disease. The herd plan will include appropriate herd test frequencies, tests to
				be employed, and any additional disease or herd management practices deemed
				necessary to eradicate a disease from the herd in an efficient and effective
				manner.
(19) "Herd tattoo" means
				the recorded whole herd mark or brand required by
				81-3-102,
				MCA for alternative livestock identification.
(20) "Hybrid test" means a laboratory test
				recognized for the identification of elk-red deer hybrid animals.
(21) "Members of the same family" means a
				group whose membership is determined by including an individual, the
				individual's spouse, and the individual's parents, children, grandchildren, and
				the spouses of each.
(22) "Montana
				official eartag" means an alternative livestock identification tag provided by
				the Department of Livestock that meets the requirements of
				87-4-414(4),
				MCA.
(23) "Permit" means an
				official document issued by the Montana Department of Livestock after proper
				application which allows the movement of animals, or biologics into Montana.
				The permit shall conform to the requirements of ARM
				32.3.207.
(24) "Prohibited alternative livestock" means
				animals that are prohibited from importation for purposes of alternative
				livestock farming pursuant to
				87-4-424,
				MCA.
(25) "Quarantine facility"
				means a department approved enclosure, separate from the catch pen and handling
				device, used to isolate newly acquired or diseased alternative
				livestock.
(26) "Restricted
				alternative livestock" means animal species, subspecies and their hybrids
				subject to specific importation restrictions.
(27) "Solid wall" means a wall constructed
				with no visible cracks between construction units or underneath the wall
				unit.
(28) "State waters" means a
				body of water so defined by
				75-5-103,
				MCA.
(29) "Transfer" means the
				change in ownership interest or any part of an ownership interest in an
				alternative livestock animal.
(30)
				"Transportation" means the movement of alternative livestock to or from a
				licensed alternative livestock farm to another licensed alternative livestock
				farm, a market, or any other approved destination.
(31) "USDA official eartag" means an
				identification eartag that provides unique identification for each individual
				animal by conforming to the alphanumeric national uniform ear tagging
				system.
(32) "Whole herd mark"
				means an artificial mark or brand recorded by the department for the exclusive
				sole use of the individual in whose name the mark or brand is recorded. The
				whole herd mark assigned by the department for alternative livestock is the
				herd tattoo.
AUTH:
					 81-2-102,
					 81-2-103,
					 87-4-422,
					 MCA; IMP:
					 81-2-102,
					 81-2-103,
					 87-4-422,
					 MCA