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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 .0201 - DAY AND TIME OF SALE

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
The regularly scheduled auction sales at public livestock
					 auction markets shall be held on a designated day or days, Monday through
					 Friday. The State Veterinarian may, on a minimum of two weeks written notice
					 from a market operator, issue a permit for a breeding cattle consignment sale
					 to be held on a Saturday. Cattle consigned to sales held under this exemption
					 must be entered at the sales barn no later than 6:00 P.M. on the day preceding
					 the sale with each individual consignment confined to separate pens until the
					 required testing for brucellosis has been completed. Cattle officially tested
					 as negative for brucellosis within 30 days prior to the sale may be entered at
					 the sales barn anytime prior to the sale.
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.
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 .0202 - NOTIFICATION OF UNSATISFACTORY PAYMENT

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
Public livestock market operators shall notify the
					 Commissioner of Agriculture of unsatisfactory payment for livestock within 24
					 hours after having knowledge of such unsatisfactory payment. The notification
					 will include the following:
(1) the
				  person on which the account is drawn and address;
(2) amount of unsatisfactory
				  payment;
(3) nature of
				  unsatisfactory payment including payee, bank; and address if
				  applicable;
(4) nature of
				  collection action taken by the public livestock market.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 106-418.6;
Eff. April 1,
					 1984;
Pursuant to
					 G.S.
					 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
					 substantive public interest Eff. March 26,
					 2017.
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 .0204 - MARKETS KEPT CLEAN AND SANITARY: DISINFECTION

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
(a)
				  Livestock market facilities including yards, loading and unloading docks,
				  alleys, pens, chutes, scales, and sales ring shall be maintained in a clean and
				  sanitary manner. All loading docks, alleys, pens, scales and sales rings used
				  for feeding and/or breeding swine shall be thoroughly cleaned and disinfected
				  in an approved manner prior to receiving such swine for each sale. All trucks,
				  trailers and other conveyances owned and/or operated by livestock market
				  operators shall be maintained in a clean and sanitary manner. Those trucks,
				  trailers, and other conveyances transporting animals affected with an
				  infectious or contagious disease shall be thoroughly cleaned and disinfected
				  before further use. All livestock market operators shall provide equipment and
				  facilities deemed suitable by the State Veterinarian or his authorized
				  representative for cleaning and disinfection of market facilities, trucks,
				  trailers, and other conveyances operated by them in handling and transporting
				  livestock.
(b) Approved
				  disinfectants to be used in disinfection of livestock market facilities,
				  trucks, trailers and conveyances, etc., are those listed in
				  2 NCAC
				  52B .0503. Equipment and facilities for
				  cleaning and disinfecting livestock market facilities, trucks, trailers and
				  other conveyances shall consist of, but not be limited to, high pressure hoses
				  and connections, power sprayers or other pressure sprayers approved by the
				  State Veterinarian for applying disinfectant solutions.
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.
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 .0205 - EXPIRED - VETERINARIANS ACCEPTABLE FOR WORK AT LIVESTOCK MARKETS

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
Authority
					 G.S.
					 106-408.1;
Eff. April 1,
					 1984;
Expired Eff. April 1, 2017 pursuant to
					 G.S.
					 150B-21.3A.
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 .0206 - CATTLE AND SWINE FOR IMMEDIATE SLAUGHTER: IDENTIFICATION

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
(a) Cattle. Cattle sold in a public livestock
				  market shall be identified with an official back tag applied at a point just
				  back of the shoulder, or by any other method approved by the State
				  Veterinarian.
(b) Swine. All swine
				  sold for immediate slaughter in a public livestock market or buying station
				  shall be identified as follows:
(1) Bred
				  gilts, sows and boars will be individually identified with an official backtag,
				  eartag or tattoo approved by the State Veterinarian.
(2) Other swine weighing 150 pounds or less
				  shall be identified with a green paint mark on the back not less than three
				  inches in diameter.
(3) Swine
				  weighing in excess of 150 pounds that can be graded and/or classed as top hogs
				  need not be paint marked or tagged.
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 .0207 - CATTLE: SWINE SOLD OTHER THAN SLAUGHTER: IDENTIFICATION

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
(a) Cattle. All cattle sold for purposes
				  other than for immediate slaughter in public livestock markets shall be
				  identified with an official ear tag or a legible permanent ear tattoo or other
				  methods approved by the State Veterinarian.
(b) Swine. All swine sold for purposes other
				  than for immediate slaughter at public livestock markets, including feeder
				  and/or breeder swine shall be identified with an official ear tag or other
				  methods approved by the State Veterinarian. All feeder swine sold through
				  public livestock markets and/or approved feeder pig sales shall be identified
				  at the time of entry into a public livestock market and/or other approved
				  feeder pig sale facility, with an official feeder pig tag approved by the State
				  Veterinarian. A permanent record will be made of the tag numbers used for each
				  consignor of feeder swine, along with the name and address of the consignor.
				  One copy of the record will be mailed to the State Veterinarian at the
				  completion of each sale.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 106-416;
Eff. April 1,
					 1984;
Pursuant to
					 G.S.
					 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
					 substantive public interest Eff. March 26,
					 2017.
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 .0208 - REMOVAL OF IDENTIFICATION MARKS: TAGS: ETC

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
No person or persons shall remove any paint mark, tag,
					 etc., required for identification of cattle and swine unless previously
					 authorized by the State Veterinarian or his authorized representative. The
					 State Veterinarian authorizes the removal of paint marks, tags, etc., used for
					 identification of slaughter cattle and swine at the time of
					 slaughter.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 106-416;
Eff. April 1,
					 1984;
Pursuant to
					 G.S.
					 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
					 substantive public interest Eff. March 26,
					 2017.
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 .0210 - REMOVAL OF SLAUGHTER SWINE FROM A PUBLIC LIVESTOCK MARKET

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
(a) No swine consigned to and sold in a swine
				  slaughter sale at a public livestock market shall be removed from the market
				  for any purpose other than for immediate slaughter unless a permit is obtained
				  from the State Veterinarian or his authorized representative.
(b) Conditions under which a permit may be
				  authorized by the State Veterinarian:
(1)
				  When there is sufficient evidence to prove swine have been stolen and sold for
				  slaughter;
(2) When swine are found
				  to be affected with a treatable disease which at that time would render them
				  unfit for slaughter;
(3) No sale
				  animals;
(4) Animals sold for home
				  consumption.
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 .0211 - SALE OF SLAUGHTER SWINE IN FEEDER SWINE FACILITIES

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
Public livestock markets not having separate facilities for
					 receiving, handling and selling feeder and slaughter swine may use their feeder
					 pig facilities for the sale of slaughter swine provided:
(1) All feeder swine sales and slaughter
				  swine sales are held on alternate days;
(2) Following each slaughter swine sale, all
				  slaughter swine shall be removed and the facilities used for slaughter swine
				  shall be thoroughly cleaned and disinfected prior to receiving any feeder swine
				  for sale.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 106-416;
Eff. April 1,
					 1984;
Pursuant to
					 G.S.
					 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
					 substantive public interest Eff. March 26,
					 2017.
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 .0212 - PERMITS/DISEASED LIVESTOCK ENTER PUBLIC LIVESTOCK MARKETS

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
(a) Permits shall not be issued for known
				  diseased animals to enter a public livestock market except when it can be
				  determined by the State Veterinarian or his authorized representative that
				  other animals will not be exposed.
(b) Diseased animals entering public
				  livestock markets under permit shall be placed under quarantine until they are
				  disposed of in accordance with instructions issued by the State Veterinarian or
				  his authorized representative.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 106-412;
					 106-416;
Eff. April
					 1, 1984;
Pursuant to
					 G.S.
					 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
					 substantive public interest Eff. March 26,
					 2017.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 02 - AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 52 - VETERINARY › Subchapter E - MARKETING OF LIVESTOCK › Section .0300 - LIVESTOCK MARKET REGULATIONS › Section 52E .0301 - REMOVAL OF LIVESTOCK FROM SLAUGHTER BUYING STATIONS

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
The operator or operators of a buying station not operating
					 under a public livestock market permit shall not allow the removal of livestock
					 from such facility for any purpose other than for immediate slaughter unless a
					 permit has been obtained from the State Veterinarian or his authorized
					 representative.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 106-409;
					 106-416;
Eff. April
					 1, 1984;
Pursuant to
					 G.S.
					 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
					 substantive public interest Eff. March 26,
					 2017.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 02 - AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 52 - VETERINARY › Subchapter E - MARKETING OF LIVESTOCK › Section .0300 - LIVESTOCK MARKET REGULATIONS › Section 52E .0302 - SANITATION

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
All slaughter buying stations shall be maintained in a
					 clean and sanitary manner.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 106-409;
					 106-416;
Eff. April
					 1, 1984;
Pursuant to
					 G.S.
					 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
					 substantive public interest Eff. March 26,
					 2017.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 02 - AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 52 - VETERINARY › Subchapter E - MARKETING OF LIVESTOCK › Section .0300 - LIVESTOCK MARKET REGULATIONS › Section 52E .0303 - PERMITS TO REMOVE ANIMALS

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
The issuance of a written permit by the State Veterinarian
					 or his authorized representative to remove animals for any purpose other than
					 immediate slaughter from a "buying station" of a slaughterhouse or similar
					 business, not operating under a public livestock market permit, is contingent
					 upon the animals in question being moved to an isolated location and maintained
					 under quarantine until it can be determined that they will not serve as a
					 source of disease capable of being spread to other animals.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 106-409;
					 106-410;
					 106-416;
Eff. April
					 1, 1984;
Pursuant to
					 G.S.
					 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
					 substantive public interest Eff. March 26,
					 2017.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 02 - AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 52 - VETERINARY › Subchapter E - MARKETING OF LIVESTOCK › Section .0300 - LIVESTOCK MARKET REGULATIONS › Section 52E .0304 - PERMITS FOR OTHER PURPOSES

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
(a) At an
				  owner's request, permits to use animals sold for slaughter for another purpose
				  will be issued in the following cases:
(1)
				  when there is evidence that the animals have been stolen and sold for
				  slaughter;
(2) when the animals are
				  affected with a treatable disease or condition, including advanced pregnancy,
				  which would render them unfit for slaughter at that time;
(3) in other instances where slaughter would
				  cause a demonstrated preventable loss to the owner.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 02 - AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 52 - VETERINARY › Subchapter E - MARKETING OF LIVESTOCK › Section .0300 - LIVESTOCK MARKET REGULATIONS › Section 52E .0305 - DENIAL OF PERMIT

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
(a) No permit shall
				  be issued for an animal known to be affected with or having visible signs of a
				  contagious or infectious disease to enter a public livestock market except when
				  it can be determined that other animals will not be exposed.
(b) Animals quarantined under this provision
				  will be held in isolation for a sufficient time to prevent the exposure of
				  healthy animals to contagious diseases. Movement of quarantined animals to
				  slaughter will be authorized by the State Veterinarian or his authorized
				  representative when it is determined that the movement can be accomplished
				  without exposure of other animals or humans to disease.
(c) All facilities used for holding such
				  animals and conveyances used in transporting them shall be thoroughly cleaned
				  and disinfected at the discretion and to the satisfaction of the State
				  Veterinarian or his authorized representative.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 106-412;
					 106-416;
Eff. April
					 1, 1984;
Pursuant to
					 G.S.
					 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
					 substantive public interest Eff. March 26,
					 2017.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 02 - AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 52 - VETERINARY › Subchapter E - MARKETING OF LIVESTOCK › Section .0300 - LIVESTOCK MARKET REGULATIONS › Section 52E .0306 - PERMISSION TO SELL DISEASED ANIMALS

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
Written permission may be given by the Commissioner of
					 Agriculture or his authorized representative to sell, trade or dispose of
					 animals affected with or exposed to a contagious or infectious disease for
					 slaughter at a plant with state or federal meat inspection provided in the
					 opinion of the official issuing the permit it can be done without exposing
					 humans or animals to a contagious disease. Permission should be requested in
					 writing directed to: State Veterinarian, Department of Agriculture, Post Office
					 Box 26026, Raleigh, North Carolina 27611.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 106-413;
					 106-414;
Eff. April
					 1, 1984;
Pursuant to
					 G.S.
					 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
					 substantive public interest Eff. March 26,
					 2017.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 02 - AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 52 - VETERINARY › Subchapter E - MARKETING OF LIVESTOCK › Section .0400 - LIVESTOCK BRANDING › Section 52E .0401 - APPLICATION FOR BRAND REGISTRATION

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
(a) An
				  application for a brand shall be accompanied by an exact likeness of the brand
				  desired for registration. This likeness shall be a minimum of three inches in
				  its smallest dimension either horizontal or vertical.
(b) An application for a brand shall specify
				  the exact location on the animal where the brand will be located.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 80-61;
Eff. April 1,
					 1984;
Pursuant to
					 G.S.
					 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
					 substantive public interest Eff. March 26,
					 2017.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 02 - AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 52 - VETERINARY › Subchapter E - MARKETING OF LIVESTOCK › Section .0400 - LIVESTOCK BRANDING › Section 52E .0402 - STYLE AND LOCATION OF BRAND

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
(a) No brand
				  shall be accepted for registration that:
(1)
				  contains any numbers;
(2) because
				  of shape would be difficult to read when affixed to the animal; or
(3) is a close likeness to another registered
				  brand, in accordance with
				  G.S.
				  80-60.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 02 - AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 52 - VETERINARY › Subchapter F - PEN RAISED QUAIL › Section 52F .0101 - DEFINITIONS

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
The following definitions will pertain to this entire
				  Chapter:
(1) "Person" means any
				individual, firm or corporation.
(2) "Quail" means any and all species of
				quail.
(3) "Permit" means a permit
				to process for the purpose of sale and to offer for sale pen-raised quail for
				consumption as food, issued by the N.C. Department of Agriculture.
(4) "Pen-raised quail" means any and all
				quail which have been propagated in captivity.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  106-549.94;
Eff. April 1,
				  1984;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. March 26,
				  2017.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 02 - AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 52 - VETERINARY › Subchapter F - PEN RAISED QUAIL › Section 52F .0102 - REGISTRATION

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
Any person who processes for the purpose of sale any
				  pen-raised quail for use as food shall register with the Department of
				  Agriculture.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  106-549.94; S.L. 1977, c. 905;
Eff. April 1, 1984;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. March 26,
				  2017.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 02 - AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 52 - VETERINARY › Subchapter F - PEN RAISED QUAIL › Section 52F .0103 - PEN RAISED QUAIL OFFERED FOR SALE

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
The dressed carcasses of pen-raised quail shall be offered
				  for sale only when sealed in not readily resealable containers which shall bear
				  a printed legend showing the name and address of the processor holding a valid
				  permit. The label may clearly indicate the species of quail in the container
				  and shall clearly indicate that the contents are not wild game either by the
				  use of the words "Pen-Raised," "Farm Raised" or other similar wording approved
				  by the Commissioner of Agriculture.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  106-549.94; S.L. 1977, c. 905;
Eff. April 1, 1984;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. March 26,
				  2017.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 02 - AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 52 - VETERINARY › Subchapter F - PEN RAISED QUAIL › Section 52F .0104 - RECORD REQUIREMENTS

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
The processor shall be required to maintain records
				  containing the number of pen-raised quail sold for use as food, the date of
				  each sale, and the name and address of the buyer.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  106-549.94; S.L. 1977, c. 905;
Eff. April 1, 1984;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. March 26,
				  2017.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 02 - AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 52 - VETERINARY › Subchapter F - PEN RAISED QUAIL › Section 52F .0105 - RECORDS INSPECTION

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
The records hereby required shall be supported by copies of
				  receipts, invoices, bills of sale, or other written vouchers, and shall be made
				  available for inspection at any reasonable time on request by any authorized
				  agent of the North Carolina Department of Agriculture. Such records and
				  vouchers shall be retained and made available for inspection for a minimum of
				  one year following any sale or the expiration of the permit under which
				  pen-raised quail are sold for consumption as food.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  106-549.94; S.L. 1977, c. 905;
Eff. April 1, 1984;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. March 26,
				  2017.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 02 - AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 52 - VETERINARY › Subchapter F - PEN RAISED QUAIL › Section 52F .0106 - RESALE

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
Persons offering quail for resale shall maintain the quail
				  carcasses in the sealed containers in which they are
				  purchased.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  106-549.94; S.L. 1977, c. 905;
Eff. April 1, 1984;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. March 26,
				  2017.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 02 - AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 52 - VETERINARY › Subchapter G - BIOLOGICS › Section .0100 - DEFINITIONS › Section 52G .0101 - DEFINITIONS

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
The following definitions are applicable throughout this
					 Subchapter:
(1) "Person" means and
				  includes an individual corporation, partnership, or other legal
				  entity.
(2) "Expiration Date" means
				  the end of the period in which the biological product properly stored and
				  handled, can with reasonable certainty, yield the result expected.
(3) "Commissioner" means the North Carolina
				  Commissioner of Agriculture.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 106-712;
Eff. April 1,
					 1984;
Pursuant to
					 G.S.
					 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
					 substantive public interest Eff. March 26,
					 2017.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 02 - AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 52 - VETERINARY › Subchapter G - BIOLOGICS › Section .0100 - DEFINITIONS › Section 52G .0102 - DEFINITION ADOPTED BY REFERENCE

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
The definitions contained in
					 9 CFR
					 101.4 (labeling terminology) are hereby
					 adopted by reference, except that reference to Veterinary Services shall be
					 interpreted to mean the N.C. Department of Agriculture. Copies of these
					 definitions are available in the office of the State
					 Veterinarian.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 106-712;
Eff. April 1,
					 1984;
Pursuant to
					 G.S.
					 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
					 substantive public interest Eff. March 26,
					 2017.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 02 - AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 52 - VETERINARY › Subchapter G - BIOLOGICS › Section .0200 - LICENSES › Section 52G .0201 - BIOLOGICS PRODUCTION LICENSE APPLICATION AND FEES

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
(a) An application for an initial license to
				  produce biologics shall be accompanied by an application fee of one hundred
				  dollars ($100.00) and a license fee of one hundred dollars ($100.00).
(b) Applications for a license to produce
				  biologics shall contain all of the following:
(1) the name and address of the person who
				  owns the establishment proposed to produce biologics;
(2) the name and address of the person in
				  charge of biologics production;
(3)
				  the type(s) of biologics to be produced;
(4) a full description of the building,
				  including its location, facilities, equipment, and apparatus to be used in
				  biologics production; and
(5) such
				  other information as may be required by the Commissioner.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 02 - AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 52 - VETERINARY › Subchapter G - BIOLOGICS › Section .0200 - LICENSES › Section 52G .0202 - LICENSING CRITERIA FOR PRODUCTION ESTABLISHMENTS

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
(a)
				  All establishments producing biologics shall be located in a facility that is a
				  permanent fixture.
(b) All
				  establishments shall be properly equipped to produce the product(s) for which
				  they are registered.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 106-712;
					 106-713;
Eff. April
					 1, 1984;
Pursuant to
					 G.S.
					 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
					 substantive public interest Eff. March 26,
					 2017.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 02 - AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 52 - VETERINARY › Subchapter G - BIOLOGICS › Section .0200 - LICENSES › Section 52G .0203 - LICENSES

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
A license is not transferable as to location or ownership.
					 Change in equity ownership, directly or by sale or transfer of a controlling
					 stock interest or change in location, requires a new license and fee. An annual
					 license renewal fee of one hundred dollars ($100.00) is payable to the N.C.
					 Department of Agriculture on or before July 1 of each year.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 106-710;
					 106-712;
					 106-713;
Eff. April
					 1, 1984;
Pursuant to
					 G.S.
					 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
					 substantive public interest Eff. March 26,
					 2017.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 02 - AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 52 - VETERINARY › Subchapter G - BIOLOGICS › Section .0300 - INSPECTION AND RECORD KEEPING › Section 52G .0301 - INSPECTIONS

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(a) Upon receipt of
				  an application for a license to produce biologics and the appropriate
				  application fee, the director or his authorized agent shall inspect the
				  establishment.
(b) An authorized
				  representative of the Commissioner shall be permitted to enter an establishment
				  producing registered biologics at any reasonable hour and inspect without
				  previous notification the entire premises of such establishment and all records
				  maintained relative to the condition of animals maintained, biologic
				  production, spoilage, and distribution, as well as any other premises where the
				  registrant may have placed any such products, records, or animals.
(c) The licensed manufacturer shall provide
				  upon request and without cost to the Commissioner samples of stock cultures,
				  other material, or finished product from his establishment and all firms or
				  persons storing or selling the manufacturer's registered biologics; and shall
				  also provide in contracts with distributors that the Commissioner may take such
				  samples without charge to the Commissioner.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 106-712;
					 106-713;
Eff. April
					 1, 1984;
Pursuant to
					 G.S.
					 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
					 substantive public interest Eff. March 26,
					 2017.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 02 - AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 52 - VETERINARY › Subchapter G - BIOLOGICS › Section .0300 - INSPECTION AND RECORD KEEPING › Section 52G .0302 - RECORDS AND SAMPLES

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Each establishment licensed by the Commissioner shall
					 maintain, as to each registered biologic, records of the source of stock
					 cultures, methods of preparation, results of tests for purity and safety of
					 each serial of biologics produced and the sale, shipment, or other disposition
					 of the above.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 106-712;
					 106-713;
Eff. April
					 1, 1984;
Pursuant to
					 G.S.
					 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
					 substantive public interest Eff. March 26,
					 2017.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 02 - AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 52 - VETERINARY › Subchapter G - BIOLOGICS › Section .0300 - INSPECTION AND RECORD KEEPING › Section 52G .0303 - PROTECTION OF CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION

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Information submitted by users of biologics shall be
					 treated as confidential information to the extent that the release thereof will
					 divulge the contents or formulation of such product.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 106-24.1;
					 106-709;
					 106-712;
Eff. April
					 1, 1984;
Readopted Eff. July 1,
					 2019.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 02 - AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 52 - VETERINARY › Subchapter G - BIOLOGICS › Section .0400 - REGISTRATION OF BIOLOGICS › Section 52G .0401 - BIOLOGICS REQUIRING REGISTRATION

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(a) Each
				  biologic produced in an establishment licensed by the Commissioner shall be
				  separately registered, except as provided in (b) and (c) of this
				  Rule.
(b) Biologics produced by a
				  licensed veterinarian for prevention or treatment of disease in animals which
				  are under his care and are administered only by him or under his supervision to
				  such animals need not be registered.
(c) Biologics which are produced pursuant to
				  9 CFR
				  102.5 (U.S. Veterinary Biological Product
				  License) need not be registered with the Commissioner.
(d) The Commissioner may require registration
				  of any biologic when he determines it necessary to prevent the spread or
				  introduction of infection or disease and to assure its safe and effective
				  use.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 106-709;
					 106-712;
Eff. April
					 1, 1984;
Amended Eff. April 1, 1985;
Pursuant to
					 G.S.
					 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
					 substantive public interest Eff. March 26,
					 2017.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 02 - AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 52 - VETERINARY › Subchapter G - BIOLOGICS › Section .0400 - REGISTRATION OF BIOLOGICS › Section 52G .0402 - APPLICATIONS FOR REGISTRATION

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(a) Each
				  application for registration of a biologic shall include a detailed protocol of
				  methods of production which shall specify, as a minimum, the source and type of
				  biologic material used to produce the product and methods used to determine
				  purity and safety of the product during manufacture and distribution.
(b) Each application for registration of a
				  biologic shall include a sample of the label to be used, which shall specify,
				  as a minimum:
(1) the name of the
				  product;
(2) the name of the person
				  producing the biologic as it appears on the license;
(3) the date the product was
				  manufactured;
(4) the expiration
				  date;
(5) the lot number;
				  and
(6) conditions of
				  use.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 02 - AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 52 - VETERINARY › Subchapter G - BIOLOGICS › Section .0400 - REGISTRATION OF BIOLOGICS › Section 52G .0403 - REGISTRATION

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(a) Registration of
				  a biologic shall be approved when the applicant provides such information
				  concerning protocols, source of biologic agents, purity and safety as may be
				  required by these Rules.
(b) Upon
				  approval, a biologic shall be registered upon receipt of a fifty dollar
				  ($50.00) fee.
(c) The registration
				  of a biologic shall specify the conditions of use and period for which the
				  registration is granted.
(d) No
				  change in composition, protocol of production or labeling of a biologic
				  registered by the Commissioner shall be made without prior approval of the
				  Commissioner.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 106-709;
					 106-710;
					 106-712;
					 106-713;
					 106-715;
Eff. April
					 1, 1984;
Pursuant to
					 G.S.
					 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
					 substantive public interest Eff. March 26,
					 2017.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 02 - AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 52 - VETERINARY › Subchapter H - GARBAGE FED SWINE › Section 52H .0101 - DEFINITIONS

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The following definition is in effect throughout this
				  Subchapter: "Garbage Feeding" means to feed garbage to swine, to offer garbage
				  to swine, to make garbage available to swine, to allow swine to have access to
				  garbage and/or similar acts wherein swine may consume or contact garbage,
				  including garbage-contaminated equipment and products.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  106-405.1;
				  106-405.8;
Eff. April
				  1, 1984;
Amended Eff. October 1, 1987;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. March 26,
				  2017.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 02 - AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 52 - VETERINARY › Subchapter H - GARBAGE FED SWINE › Section 52H .0102 - PERMIT FOR FEEDING GARBAGE TO SWINE

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(a) No person
				shall feed garbage to swine without first obtaining a permit therefor from the
				North Carolina Commissioner of Agriculture; provided that a permit is not
				required of any individual who feeds only his own household garbage to his own
				swine. Applications for permits to feed garbage shall be made in writing on
				forms furnished by the State Veterinarian and shall include the name and
				address of the applicant, the location of the feeding premises, number of swine
				usually fed, origin of garbage collected, type of collecting and cooking
				equipment and similar information. The Commissioner of Agriculture or his
				authorized agent, the State Veterinarian, may require a survey of the
				garbage-feeding premises and equipment, by a state or federal inspector, prior
				to issuing the permit.
(b) It is
				the policy of the Veterinary Division that in all cases, a survey of garbage
				feeding premises and equipment is made prior to issuance of a permit.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  106-405.2;
				  106-405.8;
Eff. April
				  1, 1984;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. March 26,
				  2017.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 02 - AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 52 - VETERINARY › Subchapter H - GARBAGE FED SWINE › Section 52H .0103 - COLLECTION AND TRANSPORTATION OF GARBAGE

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(a)
				Trucks, vehicles, cans, barrels, vats or other equipment used for the
				collection and transportation of garbage shall be maintained in a clean and
				sanitary manner, and such vehicles and equipment shall not be used for any
				other purposes until cleaned and disinfected. All cans, barrels, vats or other
				containers shall be leak-proof and fitted with lids or other approved covers
				necessary to prevent spillage. No garbage, either raw or cooked, originating in
				any other state shall be fed to swine in North Carolina except upon written
				authorization by the State Veterinarian. The State Veterinarian is authorized
				to require processing or reprocessing by heat-treatment of all garbage
				originating in another state or originating in an area owned or under control
				of the United States armed forces or other agencies of the United States
				Government. The owners or agents in charge of vehicles transporting garbage
				shall furnish any authorized state or federal inspector information as to the
				origin and destination of the garbage. Upon written or verbal request, any
				person disposing of garbage shall furnish the State Veterinarian or his
				authorized agent the name and address of the garbage collector and the
				approximate hour of collection. Garbage collected and transported for the
				purpose of feeding to swine in violation of the Garbage Feeding Law
				(G.S.
				106-405.1 - 106-405.9) and/or rules and
				regulations shall be disposed of by burial or other approved methods as
				directed by authorized state and federal inspectors.
(b) Policy of the veterinary division
				dictates that the State Veterinarian does not authorize the feeding of garbage
				originating outside of this state to be fed to swine in North Carolina. No
				exception is made to the required heat treatment of garbage prior to being fed
				to swine.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  106-405.8;
Eff. April 1,
				  1984;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. March 26,
				  2017.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 02 - AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 52 - VETERINARY › Subchapter H - GARBAGE FED SWINE › Section 52H .0104 - SANITATION AND MANAGEMENT

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(a) The
				garbage feeding premises shall be kept in a clean and sanitary manner and
				properly drained. The holding pens and feed lots shall be well constructed of
				suitable materials so as to prevent the escape of swine, including baby pigs.
				The fences and gates shall be kept in good repair and escape proof from bottom
				to top. Swine shall not have access to the area where raw garbage is
				transported, unloaded and cooked. The feeding platforms or troughs shall be
				constructed of concrete, wood or other impervious material and of sufficient
				size and dimensions to accommodate the swine herd. The troughs shall be secured
				so as to prevent turning over and contaminating the soil. Raw garbage collected
				shall be heat-treated within twenty-four hours and kept covered until
				processed. Effective rodent, vermin and fly control measures shall be
				practiced. An adequate water supply shall be available on the garbage feeding
				premises. Containers and other utensils used in transferring cooked garbage to
				the feeding platforms or troughs shall not be contaminated with raw garbage.
				The feeding of garbage on the ground is prohibited. Garbage shall not be
				allowed to accumulate on the platform, in the feed trough or in and around the
				pens. Spilled garbage and waste garbage shall be buried outside the pens or
				feed lots. Rubbish, trash, bones, dead animals and other objectionable
				materials shall be removed from the feed lots and adjacent premises at frequent
				intervals and disposed of by burning, burial or other approved methods. The
				garbage feeding of swine shall be separate and apart from other livestock. No
				garbage feeding operation shall be maintained within 300 feet of non-garbage
				fed swine unless a specific written permit shall have been obtained first from
				the State Veterinarian or his authorized representative.
(b) A written permit for the maintenance of a
				garbage feeding operation of swine within 300 feet of non-garbage fed swine
				will not be issued by the State Veterinarian or his authorized representative
				unless a barrier sufficient to prevent the movement of men and animals has been
				erected and the owner of the non-garbage fed swine has given his approval in
				writing.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  106-405.5;
				  106-405.8;
Eff. April
				  1, 1984;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. March 26,
				  2017.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 02 - AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 52 - VETERINARY › Subchapter H - GARBAGE FED SWINE › Section 52H .0105 - GARBAGE COOKING EQUIPMENT AND OPERATIONS

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(a)
				Garbage cooking equipment shall be located 15 or more feet from the feed lots
				and so placed that raw garbage may be emptied into the cooker without passing
				through or contaminating the feed lots. The garbage cooking vats or other
				equipment shall be fitted with a metal or other approved removable cover. The
				size of the vat or other cooking equipment shall be determined by the amount of
				garbage processed and the heating facilities shall be adequate to heat-treat
				all parts of the garbage at a temperature of 212 degrees F. for 30 minutes or
				longer.
(b) Vats or other cooking
				equipment using direct fire for heat-treatment shall be enclosed in a fire box
				or furnace with a minimum of one and one-half inch direct fire space on each
				side, each end and extending a minimum of two inches above the top level of the
				garbage, during cooking operations. Drums if used shall be cut horizontally and
				enclosed in a fire box or furnace and fitted with a cover as prescribed for
				vats and other cooking equipment. The cooking equipment shall be provided with
				a shelter or other suitable covering for proper heat-treatment during all types
				of weather.
(c) Boilers and steam
				generating equipment shall be adequate in size and capacity to heat-treat the
				raw garbage of each processing operation. The steam pipes used in the cooking
				equipment shall be adequate in size and properly spaced with end valves, if
				required, and approved by the inspector. Inspectors shall provide a detailed
				diagram showing proper methods of both steam heat-treatment and open fire
				heat-treatment of garbage.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  106-405.6;
				  106-405.8;
Eff. April
				  1, 1984;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. March 26,
				  2017.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 02 - AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 52 - VETERINARY › Subchapter H - GARBAGE FED SWINE › Section 52H .0106 - CHANGES IN SPECIFICATIONS FOR COOKING EQUIPMENT

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Changes in specifications for cooking equipment and methods
				  (as specified in
				  2 NCAC
				  07E .0105) may be permitted by the State
				  Veterinarian when it will not affect the efficiency of cooking and
				  operation.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  106-405.8;
Eff. April 1,
				  1984;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. March 26,
				  2017.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 02 - AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 52 - VETERINARY › Subchapter H - GARBAGE FED SWINE › Section 52H .0107 - MOVEMENT: SALE AND QUARANTINE OF GARBAGE FED SWINE

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(a) Swine which have been fed garbage shall
				be sold only for direct movement to a slaughtering establishment. They shall
				not be used for other than immediate slaughter and at the time of sale shall be
				identified by the garbage feeding permit number on the bill of sale.
(b) No garbage-fed swine shall be moved or
				transported except in compliance with the federal regulations and with the law
				and rules and regulations of the state of destination.
(c) Swine fed on raw garbage, improperly
				cooked garbage and/or fed or held on premises in violation of the Garbage
				Feeding Law and/or rules and regulations shall be subject to quarantine. The
				State Veterinarian is authorized to permit the movement of garbage-fed swine to
				isolated premises and subject to quarantine. The movement and/or sale of
				garbage-fed swine, including swine fed on individual household garbage and all
				other swine, shall be subject to the emergency rules and regulations
				established by the Commissioner of Agriculture for the control and eradication
				of vesicular diseases.
(d) A permit
				to move swine under quarantine because of having been fed raw garbage will be
				issued by the State Veterinarian when movement can be accomplished without
				risking the exposure of other animals.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  106-405.8;
Eff. April 1,
				  1984;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. March 26,
				  2017.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 02 - AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 52 - VETERINARY › Subchapter H - GARBAGE FED SWINE › Section 52H .0108 - EXEMPTIONS

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The Commissioner of Agriculture or his authorized
				  representative will exempt from the definition of garbage the waste resulting
				  from the processing of seafood when it can be determined that the waste is not
				  contaminated with, or has not been exposed to, other material classified as
				  garbage.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  106-405.1;
Eff. April 1,
				  1984;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. March 26,
				  2017.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 02 - AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 52 - VETERINARY › Subchapter H - GARBAGE FED SWINE › Section 52H .0109 - BOILING GARBAGE

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Boiling garbage for 30 minutes is an acceptable alternate to
				  heating garbage to 212 degrees F. for 30 minutes, provided that all parts of
				  the garbage reach the temperature of boiling for 30 minutes.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  106-405.6;
Eff. April 1,
				  1984;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. March 26,
				  2017.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 02 - AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 52 - VETERINARY › Subchapter I - RENDERING PLANTS › Section 52I .0101 - PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR NEW PLANTS

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Each applicant for a license for a proposed new rendering
				  plant (one not in operation prior to January 1, 1953) shall, at the time of
				  applying for license, furnish the Commissioner of Agriculture a full set of
				  blue-prints showing detailed plans and specifications for such rendering plant
				  and its equipment. Such plans and specifications shall clearly indicate the
				  intended use of buildings and equipment and the construction standards
				  required. Any contemplated use of the plant and equipment not indicated in
				  either the application for license or in the plans and specifications shall be
				  brought to the attention of the rendering plant inspection
				  committee.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  106-168.4;
				  106-168.12;
Eff.
				  April 1, 1984;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. March 26,
				  2017.