Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 310 - Oklahoma State Department of Health › Chapter 599 - Zoonotic Disease Control › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Section 310:599-1-2 - Definitions

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The following words and terms, when used in this chapter,
				  shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates
				  otherwise:
"Animal"
means any warm-blooded mammal.
"Cat"
means any Felis catus.
"Currently vaccinated"
means properly immunized
				  by or under the supervision of a licensed veterinarian with an antirabies
				  vaccine licensed and approved by the United States Department of Agriculture
				  for use in that animal species, or meeting conditions specified in OAC
				  310:599-3-8.
				  Vaccine must have been given at appropriate time interval(s) for the age of the
				  animal and type of vaccine administered. Within 28 days after initial
				  vaccination, a peak rabies antibody titer is expected, and the animal is
				  considered immunized. Regardless of the age of the animal at initial
				  vaccination, a booster vaccination should be administered one year later, then
				  at appropriate time intervals based on the type of vaccine administered.
"Department"
means the Oklahoma State Department
				  of Health.
"Department designee"
means an employee of the
				  Oklahoma State Department of Health, or a county health department, who is
				  acting within their scope of rabies control authority designated through the
				  Commissioner of Health.
"Dog"
means any Canis familiaris, excluding
				  hybrids.
"Domestic animal"
means a companion animal
				  including dogs, cats, and ferrets; an equine animal; or a livestock
				  animal.
"Euthanize"
means the humane killing of an
				  animal generally performed by a veterinarian, or personnel at an animal control
				  facility under the indirect supervision of a veterinarian.
"Exposure to rabies"
means a bite or
				  introduction of saliva or neural tissue into open cuts in skin, or onto mucous
				  membranes by an animal confirmed or suspected of being infected with
				  rabies.
"Ferret"
means any Mustela putorius furo.
"First party ownership"
means a situation where
				  the owner of a biting animal is directly related to the bite victim, that is
				  parent-child, sibling-sibling, grandparent-child; or when the legal residence
				  of the animal owner and the bite victim are the same.
"Home quarantine"
means confinement and
				  observation of an animal allowed at the animal owner's property for a specified
				  time period, where one of the following acceptable methods of confinement for a
				  dog are used:
(a) complete indoor housing,
(b) caging or kenneling in an enclosure with a securely
				  latched door, or
(c) yard confinement with perimeter fencing that the dog is
				  unable to climb over or dig under. Acceptable methods of confinement for a cat
				  or ferret are:
(a) complete indoor housing, or
(b) caging in an enclosure that prevents escape. The animal's
				  needs for ambient temperature control, water, nutrition, elimination, and space
				  to comfortably stand up and lie down must be adequately provided by the
				  selected confinement method. Should the animal exhibit neurologic signs, die,
				  or disappear during the specified period, an Oklahoma licensed veterinarian and
				  the Department shall be immediately notified.
"Hybrid"
means an offspring of wild animals
				  crossbred to domestic dogs or cats; considered to be wild animals in the
				  enforcement of OAC 310:599.
"Quarantine"
means physical confinement of an
				  animal during a specified time period when the animal is monitored for the
				  development of disease. During this time period, the animal is prevented from
				  having contact with other animals, and human contact is limited to as few
				  caretakers as possible.
"Rabies"
means an acute disease of humans and
				  warm-blooded mammals caused by the rabies virus (genus Lyssavirus) that affects
				  the central nervous system and is almost always fatal.
"Recognized animal control facility"
means any
				  facility operating for the purpose of stray animal control and/or animal
				  welfare that is under contract or letter of agreement which identifies a
				  licensed veterinarian responsible for animal quarantines.
"Recognized zoological park"
means any member of
				  the American Association of Zoological Parks.
"Severe injury"
means any physical injury that
				  results in broken bones or lacerations requiring multiple sutures or cosmetic
				  surgery. [4 O.S. Supp. 1991, § 44 (3)]
"Wild animal"
means an animal considered as
				  wildlife; any animal not normally adapted to live in intimate association with
				  humans nor raised for consumption by humans.
"Zoonotic disease"
means a disease that is
				  transmissible from animals to humans under natural
				  conditions.
Added at 14 Ok Reg 3581,
				  eff 7-18-97 (emergency); Added at 15 Ok Reg 2367, eff 6-11-98; Amended at 17 Ok
				  Reg 2945, eff 7-13-00