Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 35 - Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry › Chapter 15 - Animal Industry › Subchapter 11 - Importation of Animals › Part 13 - EQUINE PIROPLASMOSIS › Section 35:15-11-54 - Management and disposition of Positive Equidae

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) Any Equidae confirmed positive for Equine
				  Piroplasmosis shall be officially identified by the Department or regulatory
				  personnel acting under the authority of the State Veterinarian, unless already
				  electronically identified.
(b)
				  Options for managing Positive Equidae include quarantine, quarantine with
				  treatment, export, and euthanasia. Conditions for quarantine shall be outlined
				  in a compliance agreement established between the owner and the State
				  Veterinarian. Standards for quarantine shall differ for high risk and low risk
				  premises.
(c) Management of
				  Positive Equidae shall be conducted under the direct supervision of the State
				  Veterinarian.
(1) Quarantine on high risk
				  premises:
(A) Positive Equidae shall be housed
				  in a tick free facility on any premises approved by the State
				  Veterinarian.
(B) If no tick free
				  facility is available, the Positive Equidae shall be housed at a predetermined
				  safe distance from other Equidae. The State Veterinarian shall determine the
				  predetermined distance with the goal of reducing the risk of tick borne
				  transmission and shall take into account tick species in the area, natural
				  geographical barriers, seasonal variation, the potential role of wildlife in
				  tick movement, and other factors.
(C) A tick free facility may be of any size
				  but shall be surrounded by two (2) fences a minimum of thirty (30) feet apart,
				  with the zone between the fences free of vegetation and animals.
(D) Prior to moving Positive Equidae into a
				  facility, theEquidae, the facility, and the thirty (30) foot barrier zone shall
				  be treated to eliminate ticks using an approved acaricide.
(i) Positive Equidae shall be maintained on a
				  fourteen (14) to eighteen (18) day acaricide treatment interval to minimize
				  tick infestations.
(ii) Acaricides
				  used shall be labeled as effective against and approved for use on Equidae or
				  on the environment (i.e., pasture, stall, soil, etc.).
(E) Unless approved by the State
				  Veterinarian, only positive Equidae are allowed in the tick-free facility.
				  Dogs, other domestic animals, or livestock shall not be allowed to enter the
				  facility unless maintained on acaricide treatment and remain tick free at all
				  times.
(F) Facility inspections
				  shall be conducted pursuant to the following schedule:
(i) The State Veterinarian shall make at
				  least two (2) unannounced inspections of the facility within the first sixty
				  (60) calendar days of quarantine to ensure no unauthorized animals are moving
				  to or from the facility, the thirty (30) foot zone is free of vegetation and
				  animals, and the Positive Equidae are not tick infested.
(ii) During the first year of quarantine,
				  premises shall be inspected at least quarterly, or more frequently as
				  determined by the State Veterinarian, to assess compliance. At least one of
				  these inspections shall be unannounced.
(iii) After the first year of quarantine,
				  there shall be a minimum of two (2) intensive premises inspections per year for
				  premises that repeatedly demonstrate complete compliance. These inspections may
				  be scheduled or unannounced at the discretion of the State
				  Veterinarian.
(iv) Frequency of
				  inspections shall be increased in cases where the State Veterinarian has
				  identified the potential for noncompliance.
(G) Working, exercising, or allowing other
				  contact between Positive and Negative Equidae shall not be allowed except in
				  the following circumstances:
(i) Any contact
				  with other animals shall only occur on the quarantined premises.
(ii) Both Positive and Negative Equidae shall
				  be treated with an approved acaricide not less than twenty four (24) hours and
				  not more than fourteen (14) days prior to any contact.
(iii) Equidae shall not be left unattended in
				  pastures. When acaricide treated Positive Equidae are not being ridden, they
				  shall be placed in a trailer or kept a minimum of ten (10) feet from acaricide
				  treated Negative Equidae.
(iv)
				  Trailers used to transport Positive Equidae within the quarantined premises
				  shall be treated with acaricide after each use.
(v) Premises where Positive and Negative
				  Equidae have any contact shall be subject to more frequent inspections by the
				  State Veterinarian.