North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 02 - AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 52 - VETERINARY › Subchapter E - MARKETING OF LIVESTOCK › Section .0200 - PUBLIC LIVESTOCK MARKET REGULATIONS › Section 52E .0203 - FACILITIES FOR HANDLING LIVESTOCK

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
Proper facilities for handling, segregating, holding and
					 sale of livestock shall meet the following minimum requirements:
(1) Facilities for Handling Breeder and/or
				  Feeder Swine. Alleys and pens shall have properly drained floors of concrete or
				  other impervious material approved by the State Veterinarian or his authorized
				  representative. The alleys shall lead directly from unloading docks to such
				  pens and shall be used by all feeder and/or breeder swine offered for
				  sale.
(2) Facilities for Handling
				  Slaughter Swine. When slaughter swine are sold on the same day that feeder
				  and/or breeder swine are sold, separate facilities shall be provided for
				  slaughter swine including unloading docks, alleys and pens. Alleys shall lead
				  directly from unloading docks to pens so that slaughter swine shall not come in
				  contact with facilities used by feeder and/or breeder swine.
(3) Maintenance of Floors Required by this
				  Rule. All floors of concrete or other impervious material referred to or
				  required in these Regulations shall be free of holes, cracks or depressions and
				  shall be properly drained and reasonably smooth so that they can be easily
				  cleaned and disinfected. All other floors shall be properly drained, free of
				  holes and depressions and maintained in such a manner that they can be readily
				  cleaned and kept in a sanitary manner.
(4) Facilities for Handling Livestock Other
				  Than Swine. Sufficient unloading and loading docks, alleys and pens shall be
				  provided for yarding livestock in a safe and humane manner. Docks, alleys and
				  pens shall be constructed in such manner so that they drain properly and may be
				  cleaned and/or disinfected as deemed necessary by the State Veterinarian or his
				  authorized representative.
(5)
				  Holding Pens and Restraining Chutes. Sufficient holding pens and restraining
				  chutes suitable for restraining animals for testing, tagging, branding and
				  other procedures required in providing livestock inspection service at
				  stockyards shall be provided and maintained in a manner acceptable to the State
				  Veterinarian at each public livestock market selling cattle.
(6) Laboratory Facility. All public livestock
				  markets selling cattle shall provide laboratory space for conducting
				  brucellosis tests acceptable to the State Veterinarian or his authorized
				  representative. The laboratory shall be constructed so as to provide privacy
				  for the person or persons conducting the brucellosis tests. It shall be
				  constructed and equipped so as to provide adequate ventilation, lighting,
				  heating, and cooling. Refrigeration for brucellosis testing supplies and water
				  with facilities for washing testing equipment shall be readily available.
				  Unauthorized persons shall not have access to this facility.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 106-408;
					 106-416;
Eff. April
					 1, 1984;
Pursuant to
					 G.S.
					 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
					 substantive public interest Eff. March 26,
					 2017.