Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 35 - Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry › Chapter 15 - Animal Industry › Subchapter 15 - Equine Infectious Anemia (EIA) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 35:15-15-4 - Definitions

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The following words or terms, when used in this
					 Subchapter, shall have the following meaning, unless the context clearly
					 indicates otherwise:
"Adjacent herds"
means a group or groups of
					 Equidae sharing common pasture or having any direct contact with an affected
					 herd or positive animal and includes any herd containing an animal purchased
					 from or exchanged with the affected herd. Herds separated by a distance of less
					 than two hundred (200) yards are adjacent herds.
"Affected herd"
means a herd of Equidae that
					 contains or has contained one or more animals infected with equine infectious
					 anemia and that has not passed all tests required for release from quarantine.
"Approved laboratory"
means a laboratory
					 approved prior to operating by the State Veterinarian and the Federal Area
					 Veterinarian In Charge to conduct an official test for equine infectious
					 anemia.
"Approved market"
means a stockyard, livestock
					 market, or other premises approved by the Board, where horses or other Equidae
					 are assembled for sale purposes.
"Direct shipment to slaughter"
means the
					 shipment of equine infectious anemia positive or exposed Equidae from the
					 premises of origin or a quarantined holding facility to a slaughter
					 establishment operated under state or federal inspection without diversion of
					 any type.
"Equidae"
means a family of perissodactyl
					 ungulate mammals containing a single genus Equus, which includes but is not
					 limited to horses, asses, jacks, jennies, hennies, mules, donkeys, burros,
					 ponies, and zebras.
"Equine infectious anemia (EIA)"
means a blood
					 borne viral infection of Equidae.
"Exposed animals"
means Equidae that have been
					 in contact with, associated with, or adjacent to animals known to be equine
					 infectious anemia positive. Untested animals sold for slaughter at approved
					 markets shall be considered exposed.
"Herd"
means one or more Equidae maintained on
					 common ground and includes all Equidae under single or multiple ownership or
					 supervision that are geographically separated but can have an interchange or
					 movement without regard to health status.
"Herd plan"
means a herd management and
					 testing agreement designed by a state or federal veterinarian and a herd owner
					 to control and eradicate equine infectious anemia from an affected, adjacent,
					 or exposed herd of Equidae.
"Livestock dealer"
means any person engaged in
					 the business of buying or selling Equidae in commerce or any person registered
					 and bonded under the provisions of the Federal Packers and Stockyards Act of
					 1921, as amended, who buys Equidae. The term livestock dealer shall not include
					 a farmer or rancher who buys or sells Equidae in the ordinary course of their
					 farming or ranching operation, unless they are registered and bonded under the
					 Federal Packers and Stockyards Act of 1921, as amended.
"Market veterinarian"
means any accredited
					 veterinarian who has entered into a written agreement to work a specified
					 market.
"Negative animals"
means Equidae that show a
					 negative response to an official test for equine infectious anemia or have been
					 classified negative by the designated epidemiologist, based on history,
					 supplemental tests, or other epidemiological evidence.
" Extended Equine Certificate of Veterinary
					 Inspection"
means an electronic document issued by an accredited
					 veterinarian which allows a horse to be transported for up to six (6) months
					 between states with an Extended Equine Certificate of Veterinary Inspection
					 agreement.
"Official in charge"
means any manager,
					 superintendent, secretary, or other person responsible for an equine
					 exhibition.
"Official test"
means the agar gel
					 immunodiffusion (AGID) or "Coggins" test, the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
					 (ELISA) test, or any other diagnostic test approved by the State Veterinarian.
"Owner"
means any person with the legal right
					 of possession or having control over any Equidae, and shall include but not be
					 limited to agents, caretakers, and other persons acting on behalf of that
					 person.
"Permit"
means an official document that shall
					 accompany positive or exposed Equidae to a quarantined holding facility, an
					 approved slaughter establishment, or approved quarantined premise. The permit
					 shall be issued by the Board, a representative of USDA, or an accredited
					 veterinarian. The permit shall list the name, breed, any registration number,
					 any tattoo, any brand, sex, age, color, and markings sufficient to positively
					 identify each Equidae listed on the form and shall also include the owner's
					 name and address, origin and destination locations, and the purpose of the
					 movement.
"Positive"
means any Equidae which discloses a
					 positive reaction to an official test for equine infectious anemia.
"Quarantined holding facility"
means a
					 quarantined premise approved by the Board to handle positive or exposed Equidae
					 for a period of not more than thirty (30) days prior to direct shipment to an
					 approved slaughter establishment.
"State or federal veterinarian"
means any
					 veterinarian employed by a state or federal regulatory agency.
"Test eligible"
means all Equidae other than
					 foals less than six (6) months of age accompanied by their negative tested dam.
"VS Form 10-11"
means the official USDA Equine
					 Infectious Anemia Laboratory Test form labeled VS Form 10-11 or an approved
					 electronic version.
Added at 12 Ok Reg
					 3388, eff 7-1-95 (emergency); Added at 13 Ok Reg 1847, eff 6-14-96; Amended at
					 16 Ok Reg 2107, eff 6-25-99; Amended at 17 Ok Reg 2821, eff 7-13-00; Amended at
					 19 Ok Reg 1927, eff 6-27-02; Amended at 21 Ok Reg 743, eff 4-26-04; Amended at
					 23 Ok Reg 2155, eff 6-25-06