Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 35 - Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry › Chapter 15 - Animal Industry › Subchapter 22 - Swine Pseudorabies and Brucellosis › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 35:15-22-1 - Definitions

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The following words and terms when used in this Sub-chapter
					 shall have the following meaning unless the context clearly indicates
					 otherwise:
"Breeding swine"
means all sexually intact
					 swine six (6) months of age or older as determined by an accredited
					 veterinarian.
"Brucellosis"
means the contagious infection
					 and communicable disease caused by the bacteria of the genus
Brucella
.
"Commercial production swine"
means swine that
					 are continuously managed and have adequate facilities and practices to prevent
					 exposure to either transitional production or feral swine.
"Commuter herd"
means two or more groups of
					 swine under common ownership or supervision that are located on more than one
					 premise in more than one state and that have an interchange or movement of
					 swine between the premises in those states as part of the normal feeding,
					 breeding, or growing operation without a change of ownership.
"Commuter herd agreement"
means a written herd
					 management and testing agreement made by the chief animal health officials of
					 all states where the commuter herd resides and the herd owner.
"Entry permit"
means official permission from
					 the State Veterinarian obtained prior to moving swine into Oklahoma valid for
					 thirty (30) days after the date of issuance that may be obtained by telephone
					 by providing the following information: name and address of the consignor; name
					 and address of the consignee; and the number, age, sex, and breed of the swine
					 to be imported.
"Exposed swine"
means swine that have been in
					 contact with, associated with, or adjacent to any animal known to be
					 pseudorabies or brucellosis positive.
"Farm of origin"
means the farm where the
					 swine were born or where the swine have resided for at least the previous
					 ninety (90) consecutive days.
"Feeder swine"
means swine intended to be fed
					 to a finished slaughter weight and not intended for breeding or
					 exhibition.
"Feral swine"
means any hog, pig, or swine
					 species (Sus scrofa) including, but not limited to, Russian and European wild
					 boar that are running at large, free roaming, or wild upon public or private
					 lands in this state, and shall also include any hog, pig, or swine species that
					 has lived any part of its life running at large, free roaming, or wild. The
					 term feral swine shall also include any feral phenotype swine, whether or not
					 running at large, free roaming, or wild.
"Herd"
means one or more swine maintained on
					 common ground and includes all swine under common ownership or supervision that
					 are geographically separated but have an interchange or movement of swine
					 between the groups.
"Infected herd"
means a herd in which an
					 animal has been determined by the designated epidemiologist to be infected with
					 pseudorabies or brucellosis using an official test.
"Isolation"
means separation of swine by a
					 physical barrier so that other swine do not have access to the isolated swine's
					 body, excrement, or discharges and the swine do not share a building with a
					 common ventilation system with other swine and are kept at a distance from
					 other swine as determined by the designated epidemiologist.
"Livestock auction market"
means a stockyard,
					 livestock market, or other premises approved by the Department where livestock
					 are assembled for sale.
"Monitored Swine Herd"
means a commercial
					 production swine herd that undergoes regular testing for pseudorabies and
					 brucellosis.
"Official Blood Sample"
means a blood sample
					 obtained and submitted by a state or federal regulatory official, an accredited
					 veterinarian, or individuals under the supervision of an accredited
					 veterinarian for pseudorabies or brucellosis testing of Oklahoma origin swine.
					 No other blood samples submitted for testing shall be considered an official
					 sample. Costs of blood sample collection and submission shall be paid by the
					 owner. In the event funds are made available by the United State Department of
					 Agriculture or the State Board of Agriculture for blood sample collection or
					 submission or for laboratory fees, these funds may be used without interruption
					 or change in any other program functions or policies.
"Official test"
means a test approved by the
					 USDA to be conducted on swine for the diagnosis of pseudorabies or brucellosis
					 and performed in a laboratory listed in a Veterinary Services Notice.
"Official 95/10 random sample test"
means a
					 sampling protocol utilizing official pseudorabies and brucellosis tests that
					 provide a ninety-five (95) percent probability of detecting infection in a herd
					 in which at least ten (10) percent of the swine are seropositive for
					 pseudorabies or brucellosis. Each segregated group of swine shall be considered
					 a separate herd and sampled as follows:
(A) less than 100 head - test 25.
(B) 100-200 head - test 27.
(C) 201 - 999 head - test 28.
(D) 1,000 head and over - test 29.
"Owner-shipper statement"
means a statement
					 signed by the owner or shipper of swine which includes the number of swine to
					 be moved, the points of origin and destination, the names of the consignor and
					 consignee, and any additional required information.
"Pseudorabies"
means the infectious and
					 communicable disease of livestock and other animals also known as Aujeszky's
					 disease, mad itch, or infectious bulbar paralysis.
"Slaughter swine"
means swine consigned
					 directly to a slaughter establishment.
"Swine Exhibition"
means any swine gathering
					 that allows opportunity for commingling of swine under separate ownership,
					 including but not limited to fairs, livestock shows, breed association shows,
					 or sales.
"Transitional production swine"
means any
					 swine that are bred, raised, or intended for exhibition, any swine that has
					 outdoor exposure during any portion of its production cycle, or any other swine
					 that have reasonable opportunities to be exposed to feral swine.
"Validated / Qualified Herd or V/Q Herd"
means
					 a herd of breeding swine maintained under a surveillance program whereby twenty
					 five percent (25%) of the herd tests negative for pseudorabies and swine
					 brucellosis on a quarterly basis.
Added at 20 Ok Reg 1520, eff 6-12-03 ; Amended at 22 Ok
						Reg 2299, eff 7-11-05 ; Amended at 23 Ok Reg 2157, eff 6-25-06 ; Amended at 24
						Ok Reg 809, eff 3-15-07 (emergency) ; Amended at 25 Ok Reg 1784, eff 7-1-08 ;
						Amended at 28 Ok Reg 2178, eff 7-25-11 ; Amended at 30 Ok Reg 788, eff
						7-1-13