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Texas Administrative Code › Title 4 - AGRICULTURE › Part 2 - TEXAS ANIMAL HEALTH COMMISSION › Chapter 43 - TUBERCULOSIS › Subchapter B - GOATS › Section 43.11 - Accredited Herd Plan for Goats

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July
				  12, 2024
(a) Animals to
				  be tested. Testing of herds for accreditation or reaccreditation shall include
				  all goats 12 months of age and older. All natural additions shall be
				  individually identified and recorded on the test charts as members of the herd
				  at the time of the annual test.
(b)
				  Additions. Herd additions must originate directly from one of the following:
(1) accredited herd;
(2) herd in a modified accredited state that
				  has passed a herd test of all animals 12 months of age and older, and the
				  individual animals for addition were negative to the tuberculin test conducted
				  within 60 days;
(3) herd in a
				  modified accredited state or accredited free state (bovine) not meeting the
				  requirements of paragraphs (1) or (2) of this subsection. Individual animals
				  for addition must pass a negative test within 60 days prior to entering the
				  premises of the accredited herd and must be kept in isolation from all members
				  of the accredited herd until negative to a test conducted after 60 days of date
				  of entry. Animals added under paragraphs (2) and (3) of this subsection shall
				  not receive accredited herd status for sale purposes until they have been
				  members of the herd at least 60 days and were retested and found negative 60
				  days after entry.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 4 - AGRICULTURE › Part 2 - TEXAS ANIMAL HEALTH COMMISSION › Chapter 43 - TUBERCULOSIS › Subchapter B - GOATS › Section 43.12 - Requirements for Entry into Texas

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July
				  12, 2024
The entry requirements are located in Chapter 51, §
										RSA 51.11 of this title
					 (relating to Goats).
Texas Administrative Code › Title 4 - AGRICULTURE › Part 2 - TEXAS ANIMAL HEALTH COMMISSION › Chapter 43 - TUBERCULOSIS › Subchapter C - ERADICATION OF TUBERCULOSIS IN CERVIDAE › Section 43.21 - General Requirements

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12,
				  2024
(a) Reporting of
				  tests. All cervidae tested shall be officially identified at the time of an
				  official test. A report of all tuberculosis tests, including the official
				  identification of each animal, a record of the size of the response of the
				  Single Cervical Tuberculin Test or the result of the TB Cervid Stat Pak
				  Antibody Testing where indicated, and test interpretation shall be submitted in
				  accordance with the requirements of the cooperating state and federal
				  officials.
(b) Classification of
				  cervidae tested.
(1) Single cervical
				  tuberculin test.
(A) Herds of unknown status.
				  All SCT responses shall be recorded and the animals classified as suspects and
				  quarantined for retest with the CCT, unless in the judgment of the testing
				  veterinarian the reactor classification is indicated.
(B) Known infected herds. All responses shall
				  be recorded and the animals classified as reactors.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 4 - AGRICULTURE › Part 2 - TEXAS ANIMAL HEALTH COMMISSION › Chapter 43 - TUBERCULOSIS › Subchapter C - ERADICATION OF TUBERCULOSIS IN CERVIDAE › Section 43.22 - Herd Status Plans for Cervidae

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28;
				  July 12, 2024
(a)
				  Accredited Herd Plan.
(1) Animals to be
				  tested. Testing of herds for accreditation or reaccreditation shall include all
				  Cervidae and all other hoof stock over 12 months of age and animals under 12
				  months of age that are not natural additions, except that animals under 12
				  months of age that are not natural additions that were born in and originate
				  from an accredited herd will not need to be tested.
(2) Qualifying standards. To meet the
				  requirements for accredited herd status, the herd must pass at least two
				  consecutive official tests for tuberculosis at nine to 15 month intervals with
				  no evidence of bovine tuberculosis disclosed. Herds meeting these standards
				  shall be issued a certificate by the Commission.
(3) Additions. Herd additions must originate
				  directly from one of the following and have no exposure to cervids from herds
				  of lower status:
(A) An Accredited
				  Herd.
(B) A Qualified or Monitored
				  Herd. Provided, the individual animals for addition were negative to an
				  official tuberculosis test conducted within 90 days prior to entry and isolated
				  from members of the accredited herd until negative to an official tuberculosis
				  test conducted at least 90 days following entry.
(C) A herd not meeting the requirements of
				  subparagraph (A) or (B) of this paragraph. Individual animals for addition must
				  be isolated from all other members of the herd of origin, and pass two negative
				  official tests for tuberculosis conducted at least 90 days apart, with the
				  second test conducted within 90 days prior to movement to the premises of the
				  accredited herd. The additions must be kept in isolation from members of the
				  accredited herd until negative to an official tuberculosis test conducted at
				  least 90 days following the date of entry.
(D) Animals added under this subparagraph and
				  subparagraph (B) of this paragraph shall not receive accredited herd status for
				  sale or movement purposes until they are negative on a retest 90 days after
				  entry.
(4)
				  Reaccreditation. To qualify for reaccreditation, the herd must pass a test
				  within a period of 33 to 39 months of the anniversary date. The accreditation
				  period will be 36 months from the anniversary date (not 36 months from the date
				  of the reaccreditation test).
Texas Administrative Code › Title 4 - AGRICULTURE › Part 2 - TEXAS ANIMAL HEALTH COMMISSION › Chapter 43 - TUBERCULOSIS › Subchapter C - ERADICATION OF TUBERCULOSIS IN CERVIDAE › Section 43.23 - Requirements for Entry into Texas

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July
				  12, 2024
The entry requirements are located in Chapter 51, §
										RSA 51.10 of this title
					 (relating to Cervidae).
Texas Administrative Code › Title 4 - AGRICULTURE › Part 2 - TEXAS ANIMAL HEALTH COMMISSION › Chapter 43 - TUBERCULOSIS › Subchapter D - MOVEMENT RESTRICTION ZONE (MRZ) › Section 43.30 - Special Requirements for Movement Restriction Zone (MRZ)

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) The Movement Restriction Zone (MRZ) is
				  defined as a geographic area infected with or at high risk for bovine
				  tuberculosis.
(b) El Paso and
				  Hudspeth County MRZ. That portion of the state within the boundaries of a line
				  beginning in El Paso County where Loop 375 and Interstate Highway (IH) 10
				  intersect; thence southeast along IH 10 to Spur 148 at Ft. Hancock in Hudspeth
				  County; thence south along Spur 148 to State Highway (SH) 20; thence south
				  along SH 20 to Farm to Market Road (FM) 1088; thence south along FM 1088 to the
				  Rio Grande River; thence northwest along the Rio Grande River to South Zaragoza
				  Road in El Paso County; thence north along South Zaragoza Road to Loop 375;
				  thence northeast along Loop 375 to the intersection of Loop 375 and IH 10. The
				  El Paso and Hudspeth County MRZ only applies to bovine.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 4 - AGRICULTURE › Part 2 - TEXAS ANIMAL HEALTH COMMISSION › Chapter 43 - TUBERCULOSIS › Subchapter D - MOVEMENT RESTRICTION ZONE (MRZ) › Section 43.31 - Testing Requirements in Movement Restriction Zone (MRZ)

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
All species susceptible to bovine tuberculosis within the
					 Movement Restriction Zone must be tested as epidemiologically determined by the
					 commission .
Texas Administrative Code › Title 4 - AGRICULTURE › Part 2 - TEXAS ANIMAL HEALTH COMMISSION › Chapter 44 - BOVINE VIRAL DIARRHEA › Section 44.1 - Definitions

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The following words and terms, when used in this chapter,
				  shall have the defined meanings, unless the context clearly indicates
				  otherwise:
(1) Bovine Viral Diarrhea
				(BVD) - Bovine viral diarrhea is a viral disease of cattle that is caused by
				the bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDV).
(2) BVDV Persistently Infected (BVDV-PI)
				Cattle--Any cattle with positive results on a BVDV antigen detection test
				(e.g., ELISA [enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay], PCR [polymerase chain
				reaction], or BVDV immunohistochemistry [IHC]) that either are not retested, or
				that have a positive result on a BVDV retest.
(3) BVDV Retest--A subsequent test for BVDV
				using an antigen detection test (e.g., ELISA [enzyme-linked immunosorbent
				assay], PCR [polymerase chain reaction], or BVDV immunohistochemistry
				[IHC]).
(4) Cattle--All dairy and
				beef animals (genus Bos).
(5)
				Commission--The Texas Animal Health Commission.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 4 - AGRICULTURE › Part 2 - TEXAS ANIMAL HEALTH COMMISSION › Chapter 44 - BOVINE VIRAL DIARRHEA › Section 44.2 - General Requirements

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12,
				2024
(a) A seller that
				knowingly sells BVDV Persistently Infected Cattle must disclose the Bovine
				Viral Diarrhea Virus Persistently Infected status in writing to the buyer prior
				to or at the time of sale.
(b)
				Cattle that initially test positive to a BVDV antigen detection test may be
				administered a BVDV retest. If the retest results are negative, the cattle are
				considered to have been transiently infected (not persistently infected) and
				are not covered under this rule.
(c) The Commission shall establish a BVDV
				Program Review Working Group consisting of members from the cattle industry,
				veterinary profession, veterinary diagnostic laboratory, veterinary college,
				extension service and agency representatives. The working group shall annually
				review the BVDV control program and make recommendations to the Commission on
				amendments to program components or operation, and on whether or not the
				program should be continued.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 4 - AGRICULTURE › Part 2 - TEXAS ANIMAL HEALTH COMMISSION › Chapter 45 - REPORTABLE AND ACTIONABLE DISEASES › Section 45.1 - Definitions

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The following words and terms, when used in this chapter,
				  shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates
				  otherwise:
(1) World Organisation for
				Animal Health (OIE) Diseases--Animal diseases which have the potential for very
				serious and rapid spread, irrespective of national borders, which are of
				serious socioeconomic or public health consequence and of major importance in
				the international trade of animals and animal products.
(2) Foreign Animal Diseases--Animal diseases
				recognized by the United States Department of Agriculture as not being found in
				the United States.
(3) Reportable
				Animal Diseases--Also termed notifiable diseases and conditions by the United
				States Department of Agriculture, diseases that consist of emergency incidents,
				emergency disease incidents, and regulated disease incidents.
(4) National Program Diseases--Animal
				diseases that are the subject of a federal and state cooperative eradication
				program between the State of Texas and the United States Department of
				Agriculture.
(5) Texas Animal
				Health Commission Designated Diseases and Agents of Disease
				Transmission--Animal diseases and agents of disease transmission that the
				commission has determined must be reported so the commission may act as
				necessary to eradicate or control the animal disease or agent of disease
				transmission.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 4 - AGRICULTURE › Part 2 - TEXAS ANIMAL HEALTH COMMISSION › Chapter 45 - REPORTABLE AND ACTIONABLE DISEASES › Section 45.2 - Duty to Report

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12,
				2024
(a) A veterinarian,
				a veterinary diagnostic laboratory, or a person having care, custody, or
				control of an animal shall report the existence of the following diseases and
				agents of disease transmission among livestock, exotic livestock, domestic
				fowl, or exotic fowl to the commission within 24 hours after diagnosis, unless
				otherwise required, if the disease or agent of disease transmission is:
(1) recognized by the United States
				Department of Agriculture as a foreign animal disease or a reportable animal
				disease;
(2) the subject of a
				cooperative eradication program with the United States Department of
				Agriculture;
(3) reportable to the
				World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE);
(4) the subject of a state emergency, as
				declared by the Governor; or
(5) a
				disease or agent of disease transmission designated by the Texas Animal Health
				Commission in § 45.3(c) of this chapter.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 4 - AGRICULTURE › Part 2 - TEXAS ANIMAL HEALTH COMMISSION › Chapter 45 - REPORTABLE AND ACTIONABLE DISEASES › Section 45.3 - Reportable and Actionable Disease List

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12,
				2024
(a) The commission
				shall protect all livestock, exotic livestock, domestic fowl, and exotic fowl
				from the following diseases and agents of disease transmission:
(1) Anthrax;
(2) Avian infectious
				laryngotracheitis;
(3) Avian
				influenza;
(4)
				Babesiosis;
(5)
				Brucellosis;
(6) Chronic wasting
				disease;
(7) Classical swine
				fever;
(8) Equine herpesvirus
				myeloencephalopathy (EHV1-EHM);
(9)
				Equine infectious anemia;
(10)
				Equine piroplasmosis;
(11)
				Foot-and-mouth disease;
(12) Fowl
				typhoid;
(13) Glanders;
(14) Hemorrhagic septicemia;
(15) Pullorum disease;
(16) Rabies;
(17) Scabies;
(18) Scrapie;
(19) Swine pseudorabies;
(20) Trichomoniasis;
(21) Tuberculosis; and
(22) Foreign or emerging diseases the
				Executive Director of the Texas Animal Health Commission determines by order
				requires control or eradication.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 4 - AGRICULTURE › Part 2 - TEXAS ANIMAL HEALTH COMMISSION › Chapter 45 - REPORTABLE AND ACTIONABLE DISEASES › Section 45.4 - Enforcement and Penalties

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July
				12, 2024
(a) A person
				who violates a rule or order under this chapter is subject to administrative
				penalties, criminal penalties, sanctions, and civil remedies as authorized by
				Chapter 161, Texas Agriculture Code.
(b) An administrative penalty for a violation
				may be in an amount not to exceed $5,000. Each day a violation continues or
				occurs is a separate violation for purposes of imposing a penalty.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 4 - AGRICULTURE › Part 2 - TEXAS ANIMAL HEALTH COMMISSION › Chapter 46 - EXPORT-IMPORT FACILITIES › Section 46.1 - Definitions

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The following words and terms, when used in this chapter,
				  shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates
				  otherwise:
(1) Animal--includes
				livestock, exotic livestock, domestic fowl, and exotic fowl.
(2) Export-Import Facility--A public or
				private livestock export-import processing facility that is a land border port
				in this state with the capacity to receive and hold livestock and livestock
				products for transportation in international trade. The term includes a
				department facility authorized by Section
				RSA
				146.021 of the Texas Agriculture
				Code.
(3) VS Form 1-27--A permit
				for the movement of restricted animals.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 4 - AGRICULTURE › Part 2 - TEXAS ANIMAL HEALTH COMMISSION › Chapter 46 - EXPORT-IMPORT FACILITIES › Section 46.2 - Duty to Report

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12,
				2024
An owner or person in charge of an export-import facility
				  shall report to the commission not later than 24 hours after an animal at an
				  export-import facility is refused export out of this state or entry into
				  another country the following information:
(1) names and addresses of the consignor,
				consignee, farm of origin, and importer;
(2) species of the animal;
(3) breed;
(4) official animal identification;
(5) sex;
(6) age in months;
(7) export-import facility where the refused
				animal is located;
(8) reason for
				refusal;
(9) number of animals in
				the shipment to which the refused animal belongs;
(10) date refused animal arrived at the
				export-import facility;
(11) date
				of refusal; and
(12) name, address,
				and telephone number of person notified regarding the refused animal.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 4 - AGRICULTURE › Part 2 - TEXAS ANIMAL HEALTH COMMISSION › Chapter 46 - EXPORT-IMPORT FACILITIES › Section 46.3 - Recordkeeping Requirements

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12,
				2024
(a) The owner or
				person in charge of an export-import facility shall record and maintain the
				following information for each animal refused export out of this state or entry
				into another country:
(1) names and addresses
				of the consignor, consignee, farm of origin, and importer;
(2) species of the animal;
(3) breed;
(4) official animal identification;
(5) sex;
(6) age in months;
(7) export-import facility where the refused
				animal is located;
(8) destination
				of the animal after refusal;
(9)
				reason for refusal;
(10) number of
				animals in the shipment to which the refused animal belongs;
(11) date refused animal arrived at the
				export-import facility;
(12) date
				of refusal;
(13) seal(s)
				number;
(14) date seal(s) was
				applied;
(15) truck license
				number;
(16) trailer license
				number;
(17) name, address, and
				telephone number of person notified regarding the refused animal; and
(18) a copy of the health certificate
				required for international export.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 4 - AGRICULTURE › Part 2 - TEXAS ANIMAL HEALTH COMMISSION › Chapter 46 - EXPORT-IMPORT FACILITIES › Section 46.4 - Movement Restrictions

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12,
				2024
Unless permitted for movement on a VS Form 1-27 by a
				  commission representative, the owner or caretaker of an animal refused export
				  out of this state or entry into another country shall not move the animal or
				  animals in its shipment from the export-import facility if:
(1) the animal is refused for a disease or
				pest concern; or
(2) the animal or
				an animal in the shipment does not meet the commission's applicable testing,
				entry, inspection, permit, identification, movement, or change of ownership
				requirements.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 4 - AGRICULTURE › Part 2 - TEXAS ANIMAL HEALTH COMMISSION › Chapter 46 - EXPORT-IMPORT FACILITIES › Section 46.5 - Right of Entry

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12,
				2024
In addition to the enforcement authority authorized by
				  Chapter 161 of the Texas Agriculture Code, a commission employee may enter an
				  export-import facility during normal business hours to examine records, inspect
				  animals, or perform a duty under Chapter 161 or this chapter.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 4 - AGRICULTURE › Part 2 - TEXAS ANIMAL HEALTH COMMISSION › Chapter 46 - EXPORT-IMPORT FACILITIES › Section 46.6 - Enforcement and Penalties

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July
				12, 2024
(a) A person
				who violates a rule or order under this chapter is subject to administrative
				penalties, criminal penalties, sanctions, and civil remedies as authorized by
				Chapter 161, Texas Agriculture Code.
(b) An administrative penalty for a violation
				may be in an amount not to exceed $5,000. Each day a violation continues or
				occurs is a separate violation for purposes of imposing a penalty.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 4 - AGRICULTURE › Part 2 - TEXAS ANIMAL HEALTH COMMISSION › Chapter 47 - AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 47.1 - Definitions

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The following words and terms, when used in this chapter,
					 shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates
					 otherwise:
(1) Accredited
				  veterinarian--A veterinarian approved by USDA under the provisions of Title 9,
				  Part 161, Code of Federal Regulations, to perform specified functions required
				  by cooperative state-federal disease control eradication programs for Category
				  II animals.
(2) Authorized
				  personnel--
(A) Veterinarians and inspectors
				  employed by the commission;
(B)
				  USDA-APHIS, VS veterinary medical officers and animal health
				  technicians;
(C) Veterinarians who:
(i) are licensed to practice veterinary
				  medicine in Texas; and
(ii) are
				  Category II accredited by USDA-APHIS, VS for the State of Texas; and
(iii) have satisfactorily completed Texas
				  Animal Health Commission disease control or eradication program training or
				  provide documentation to the executive director that they have satisfactorily
				  completed substantially similar disease control or eradication program
				  training;
(D)
				  Veterinarians' technicians and/or employees who have satisfactorily completed
				  the Texas Animal Health Commission disease control or eradication program
				  training or provide documentation to the Executive Director that they have
				  satisfactorily completed substantially similar disease control or eradication
				  program training; and
(E) For the
				  Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) program, individuals who have satisfactorily
				  completed Texas Animal Health Commission CWD disease control or eradication
				  program training or provide documentation to the executive director that they
				  have satisfactorily completed substantially similar CWD disease control or
				  eradication program training.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 4 - AGRICULTURE › Part 2 - TEXAS ANIMAL HEALTH COMMISSION › Chapter 47 - AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 47.2 - Requirements and Application Procedures

Current through Reg. 49, No.
				  28; July 12, 2024
(a)
				  Authorized Personnel:
(1) An individual shall
				  be authorized by the commission to perform certain activities, as designated by
				  the commission, for disease control or eradication programs.
(2) An individual shall be authorized by the
				  commission in order to receive, complete and issue official
				  documents.
(3) An authorized person
				  shall receive commission approval and certification for each disease control or
				  eradication program the authorized person will perform program
				  activities.
(4) Except as provided
				  by subsection (c) of this section, an authorized person shall not perform
				  program activities in disease control or eradication program until the person
				  receives written authorization from the commission.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 4 - AGRICULTURE › Part 2 - TEXAS ANIMAL HEALTH COMMISSION › Chapter 47 - AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 47.3 - Duration and Additional Training Requirements

Current through Reg.
				  49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Authorized personnel status shall be
				  valid until such time that the authorization is suspended or revoked,
				  contingent upon the authorized person completing all additional training
				  required by the commission.
(b) In
				  determining whether additional training shall be required, the Executive
				  Director may consider changes in technology, treatments, procedures and
				  programs.
(c) If additional
				  training is required for authorized personnel in a particular disease control
				  or eradication program, the commission will provide notice to affected
				  authorized personnel of the additional training requirement.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 4 - AGRICULTURE › Part 2 - TEXAS ANIMAL HEALTH COMMISSION › Chapter 47 - AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 47.4 - Standards for Authorized Personnel

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28;
				  July 12, 2024
This rule sets the minimum standards for personnel who
					 perform certain activities that are part of a disease control or eradication
					 program pursuant to Texas Agriculture Code §
										RSA
					 161.0417.
(1) Authorized personnel shall:
(A) Recognize all commission required animal
				  identification systems applicable to the disease control or eradication
				  programs for which the authorized person performs activities;
(B) Apply all animal identification for
				  commission required animal identification systems applicable to the disease
				  control or eradication programs for which the authorized person performs
				  activities;
(C) Properly complete
				  official documents;
(D) Submit
				  official documents to the commission in a timely manner as prescribed by
				  commission or USDA rule;
(E)
				  Recognize and report clinical signs and lesions of diseases applicable to the
				  disease control or eradication program for which the authorized person performs
				  activities;
(F) Properly collect
				  and ship sample specimens, as prescribed by the commission, to an appropriate
				  laboratory for testing with complete and accurate paperwork;
(G) Properly perform testing for the disease
				  control or eradication program for which the authorized person performs
				  activities;
(H) Perform official
				  tests, inspections, treatments, and vaccinations and shall submit specimens to
				  designated laboratories as prescribed by the commission;
(I) Immediately report to the commission
				  diagnosed or suspected cases of a communicable animal disease for which the
				  commission has a disease control or eradication program;
(J) Immediately report to the commission the
				  existence of a disease listed in §
											RSA 45.2 of this
				  title (relating to Duty to Report);
(K) Take such measures of sanitation as are
				  necessary to prevent the spread of communicable diseases of animals by the
				  authorized person while performing program activities;
(L) Keep him or herself currently informed on
				  state rules governing the movement of animals and on procedures applicable to
				  disease control and eradication programs for which the authorized person
				  performs activities;
(M) Secure and
				  properly use all official documents and approved digital signature capabilities
				  used in his or her work and take reasonable care to prevent the misuse thereof;
				  and
(N) Immediately report to the
				  commission the loss, theft, or deliberate or accidental misuse of an official
				  document or digital signature used in the authorized person's work.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 4 - AGRICULTURE › Part 2 - TEXAS ANIMAL HEALTH COMMISSION › Chapter 47 - AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 47.5 - Recordkeeping

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) An authorized person shall maintain
				  official documents at the authorized person's place of business.
(b) Official documents shall be complete and
				  legible.
(c) Official documents
				  shall be maintained for a minimum of five years from the original date of the
				  document.
(d) The commission may
				  inspect and copy official documents maintained by an authorized
				  person.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 4 - AGRICULTURE › Part 2 - TEXAS ANIMAL HEALTH COMMISSION › Chapter 47 - AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 47.6 - Grounds for Suspension or Revocation

Current through Reg. 49, No.
				  28; July 12, 2024
(a)
				  Automatic termination of authorized personnel status occurs with any one of the
				  following events:
(1) the authorized person
				  is separated from employment with the commission or Veterinary Services when
				  such person's authorized personnel status is contingent upon employment with
				  the commission or Veterinary Services;
(2) the authorized person is a veterinarian's
				  technician or employee who is separated from employment with an accredited
				  veterinarian;
(3) the license of an
				  authorized veterinarian issued by the Texas State Board of Veterinary Medical
				  Examiners is revoked or suspended by that board; or
(4) an authorized veterinarian's
				  accreditation is revoked by Veterinary Services.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 4 - AGRICULTURE › Part 2 - TEXAS ANIMAL HEALTH COMMISSION › Chapter 47 - AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 47.8 - Restoration of Authorized Personnel Status

Current through Reg. 49,
				  No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Authorized personnel status will be
				  automatically restored after a period of suspension contingent upon the person
				  complying with all conditions or prohibitions relative to the
				  suspension.
(b) Application for
				  authorized status may be made at the expiration of a period of revocation. The
				  applicant must meet all prerequisites for initial authorization.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 4 - AGRICULTURE › Part 2 - TEXAS ANIMAL HEALTH COMMISSION › Chapter 47 - AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 47.9 - Settlement of Contested Case

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July
				  12, 2024
(a) A contested
				  case settlement is an agreement between the commission and the respondent in a
				  contested case which provides for a resolution different from the sanction
				  originally proposed in the commission's notice.
(b) Contested case settlement negotiations
				  may be in person, by phone, or through written communication, at the
				  commission's discretion, as necessary to resolve issues related to a particular
				  contested case.
(c) Contested case
				  settlement may incorporate any combination of authorized sanctions, additional
				  training, or remedial actions as an alternative to the originally proposed
				  sanction.
(d) All contested case
				  settlements are subject to approval by the Executive Director and the
				  commission. The Executive Director and the commission shall state in writing
				  the reasons for rejecting a proposed settlement.
(e) A contested case settlement is final and
				  binding upon a respondent at the time the respondent or respondent's authorized
				  agent signs the settlement agreement, and upon the commission when approved by
				  the commission through a signed order.
(f) If a contested case settlement is
				  rejected by the Executive Director or the commission, the contested case will
				  be resolved through additional settlement negotiations consistent with the
				  reasons for the rejection, by stipulation to the commission's originally
				  proposed sanction or combination of sanction, or through a contested case
				  hearing.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 4 - AGRICULTURE › Part 2 - TEXAS ANIMAL HEALTH COMMISSION › Chapter 47 - AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL › Subchapter B - BRUCELLOSIS PROGRAM › Section 47.11 - Definitions

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The following words and terms, when used in this chapter,
					 shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates
					 otherwise:
(1) Calfhood
				  Vaccination--Vaccination of female cattle between four and twelve months of age
				  with an approved
Brucella
vaccine at the appropriate
				  dosage.
(2) Card test permit--A
				  permit issued by USDA-APHIS, VS to an authorized person certifying that card
				  test training has been satisfactorily completed at a state-federal laboratory
				  and that the individual is authorized to conduct the card test according to the
				  requirements and standards for authorized personnel and the brucellosis laws
				  and regulations.
(3)
				  Discrepancy--Differing result between the card test performed by an authorized
				  person and the card test performed by the state-federal laboratory.
(4) Official eartag--A Veterinary Services
				  approved identification eartag that conforms to the nine-character alphanumeric
				  national uniform eartagging system. It uniquely identifies each individual
				  animal. The term includes the orange-colored eartag series used to identify
				  calfhood vaccinates.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 4 - AGRICULTURE › Part 2 - TEXAS ANIMAL HEALTH COMMISSION › Chapter 47 - AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL › Subchapter B - BRUCELLOSIS PROGRAM › Section 47.12 - General Requirements

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12,
				  2024
This regulation sets the standards for personnel who
					 perform work in the brucellosis control program pursuant to the Texas
					 Agriculture Code, §
										RSA
					 161.0417 and §
										RSA
					 163.064. Personnel may perform bovine
					 brucellosis work in Texas as follows:
(1) Collecting and submitting blood samples.
				  Only authorized personnel may collect and submit blood samples. Authorized
				  personnel and employees of authorized veterinarians may apply official eartags
				  and backtags and record individual identification on the test record.
(2) Performing the card test. Only authorized
				  personnel who hold valid card test permits may conduct the card test.
(3) Vaccinating.
(A) Only authorized personnel may calfhood
				  vaccinate eligible heifers for brucellosis. Authorized personnel employees of
				  authorized veterinarians may affix vaccination eartags and record vaccinations
				  on the vaccination certificate.
(B)
				  Only commission veterinarians and inspectors, USDA veterinary medical officers
				  and animal health technicians, and authorized veterinarians may adult vaccinate
				  cattle for brucellosis. Authorized veterinarians who vaccinate adult cattle
				  shall follow commission protocols for adult vaccination.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 4 - AGRICULTURE › Part 2 - TEXAS ANIMAL HEALTH COMMISSION › Chapter 47 - AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL › Subchapter B - BRUCELLOSIS PROGRAM › Section 47.13 - Requirements for Brucellosis Testing

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28;
				  July 12, 2024
(a)
				  Collecting samples.
(1) Individual blood
				  collection devices shall be used for each animal.
(2) Each animal shall be individually
				  identified by official eartag or backtag or individual registration tattoo or
				  brand. The individual identification must be recorded on the test record to
				  identify the corresponding blood sample.
(3) Tubes containing blood samples will be
				  numbered in sequence. There will be a gap of one or more numbers between the
				  last number assigned to a herd or unit and the first number assigned to the
				  next her or unit.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 4 - AGRICULTURE › Part 2 - TEXAS ANIMAL HEALTH COMMISSION › Chapter 47 - AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL › Subchapter B - BRUCELLOSIS PROGRAM › Section 47.14 - Brucellosis Calfhood Vaccination Requirements

Current through Reg.
				  49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Brucellosis vaccine will be refrigerated
				  until administered in accordance with the label directions. Vaccine will not be
				  used beyond the expiration date shown on the bottle.
(b) Each calfhood-vaccinated animal must be
				  permanently identified as vaccinates by tattoo and by official vaccination
				  eartag. If the animal is already identified with an official eartag before
				  vaccination, an additional official eartag is not required. Vaccination tattoos
				  must be applied to the right ear. For Brucella abortus strain RB 51 vaccinates
				  the tattoo will include the United States Registered Shield and "V" which will
				  be preceded by a letter "R" and followed by a number corresponding to the last
				  digit of the year in which the vaccination was done. Official vaccination
				  (orange) eartags must be applied to the right ear. Individual animal
				  registration tattoos or individual animal registration brands may be used for
				  identifying animals in place of official eartags if the cattle and/or bison are
				  registered by breed associations recognized by VS. Official calfhood vaccinates
				  are allowed to be re-tattooed by an authorized veterinarian designated by the
				  State Veterinarian, or by a Federal or State representative, provided that:
(1) The identification of the vaccinated
				  animal(s) is verified by official records maintained in State or Federal
				  offices;
(2) Prior approval for
				  re-tattooing is obtained from the State Veterinarian; and
(3) The re-tattooing produces the original
				  tattoo given at the time of vaccination.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 4 - AGRICULTURE › Part 2 - TEXAS ANIMAL HEALTH COMMISSION › Chapter 47 - AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL › Subchapter B - BRUCELLOSIS PROGRAM › Section 47.15 - Suspension or Revocation of Brucellosis Authorized Personnel Status

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Suspension or revocation of brucellosis authorized
					 personnel status may be made upon a determination that violations including,
					 but not limited to, the following have occurred:
(1) providing card test kits or antigen to
				  persons or entities not authorized by the commission;
(2) knowingly performing calfhood vaccination
				  on over-age heifers;
(3) failing to
				  identify vaccinated heifers as required by regulation;
(4) failing to submit vaccination charts
				  within 14 days following vaccination;
(5) failing to submit test documents within
				  seven days following testing;
(6)
				  submitting blood samples that are adulterated or hemolyzed or that have
				  insufficient serum to conduct confirmation testing where the number of such
				  samples exceeds 5.0% of samples submitted during the previous six-month period
				  or 30% in any one submission;
(7)
				  having more than three discrepancies in confirmation test results over a
				  six-month period;
(8) submitting
				  false claims for reimbursement for testing or vaccinating for
				  brucellosis;
(9) conducting the
				  card test at a livestock market prior to receiving complete ownership
				  information or backtag identification;
(10) a violation listed in §
										RSA
				  47.6 of this chapter (relating to Grounds for
				  Suspension or Revocation); or
(11)
				  violating a rule of the commission.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 4 - AGRICULTURE › Part 2 - TEXAS ANIMAL HEALTH COMMISSION › Chapter 47 - AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL › Subchapter C - CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE › Section 47.21 - Definitions

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The following words and terms, when used in this
					 subchapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly
					 indicates otherwise:
(1) Approved
				  Laboratory--A diagnostic laboratory approved by the Administrator to conduct
				  official tests for CWD in accordance with
				  RSA
				  55.8.
(2) Authorized personnel--For the Chronic
				  Wasting Disease (CWD) program, a person that is certified by the commission as
				  a Certified CWD Postmortem Sample Collector or, for veterinarians, a Certified
				  CWD Veterinarian.
(3) Certified CWD
				  Postmortem Sample Collector--An individual who has completed appropriate
				  training recognized by the commission on the collection, preservation,
				  laboratory submission, and proper recordkeeping of samples for postmortem CWD
				  testing, and who has been certified by the commission to perform these
				  activities.
(4) Certified CWD
				  Veterinarian--A veterinarian who has authorized personnel status for
				  veterinarians as defined by §
										RSA 47.1 of this
				  title (relating to Definitions), has completed appropriate training recognized
				  by the commission on the collection, preservation, laboratory submission, and
				  proper recordkeeping of samples for antemortem CWD testing, and who has been
				  certified by the commission to perform these activities.
(5) Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD)--A
				  transmissible spongiform encephalopathy (TSE) of susceptible species.
(6) CWD Susceptible Species--All species in
				  the cervidae family determined to be susceptible to CWD, which means any
				  species that has had a diagnosis of CWD confirmed by means of an official test
				  conducted by a laboratory approved by USDA/APHIS. This includes white-tailed
				  deer (Odocoileus virginianus), mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus), black-tailed
				  deer (Odocoileus hemionus columbianus), North American elk or wapiti (Cervus
				  Canadensis), red deer (Cervus elaphus), Sika deer (Cervus Nippon), moose (Alces
				  alces), and any associated subspecies and hybrids.
(7) Sample Identification Number--The number
				  assigned to a CWD sample on the specimen submission form.
(8) Specimen Submission Form--USDA-APHIS VS
				  form 10-4, electronic VS form 10-4 or equivalent submission form.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 4 - AGRICULTURE › Part 2 - TEXAS ANIMAL HEALTH COMMISSION › Chapter 47 - AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL › Subchapter C - CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE › Section 47.22 - General Requirements and Application Procedures

Current
				  through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) This regulation sets the standards for
				  personnel who perform work in the Certified CWD Authorized Personnel program
				  pursuant to the Texas Agriculture Code, §
										RSA
				  161.0417. Personnel may collect samples for
				  official CWD testing in Texas as follows:
(1)
				  Effective September 1, 2015, a person, other than an accredited veterinarian
				  licensed to practice veterinary medicine in Texas, shall be a Certified CWD
				  Postmortem Sample Collector to collect and submit samples for official
				  postmortem CWD testing.
(2)
				  Effective October 15, 2016, an individual shall be a Certified CWD Veterinarian
				  to collect and submit samples for antemortem CWD testing.
(3) To become a Certified CWD Sample
				  Collector or a Certified CWD Veterinarian, a person must meet the requirements
				  and apply for Certified CWD Authorized Personnel status Collector as prescribed
				  in §
											RSA
				  47.2 of this title (relating to Requirements
				  and Application Procedures).
(4) A
				  person desiring to perform official CWD testing shall participate in a
				  certification program on CWD program requirements and procedures before
				  performing any CWD program functions, including but not limited to review of
				  the disease, proper sample collection techniques, sample preservation and
				  laboratory submission, recordkeeping, and identification of animals.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 4 - AGRICULTURE › Part 2 - TEXAS ANIMAL HEALTH COMMISSION › Chapter 47 - AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL › Subchapter C - CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE › Section 47.23 - Duration and Additional Training Requirements

Current through
				  Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Unless otherwise suspended or revoked,
				  Certified CWD Sample Collector status shall be valid for the period of three
				  years from the date of initial certification.
(b) Unless otherwise suspended or revoked,
				  Certified CWD Veterinarian status shall be valid for the period of three years
				  from the date of initial certification.
(c) Certified CWD Postmortem Sample Collector
				  status or Certified CWD Veterinarian status must be renewed by submitting a
				  renewal application to the commission, paying any applicable fees, and meeting
				  any additional requirements determined by commission rule, 30 days prior to the
				  certificate expiration date.
(d) In
				  determining whether additional training shall be required of current Certified
				  CWD Postmortem Sample Collectors or Certified CWD Veterinarians before
				  certificate renewal, the commission may consider changes in technology,
				  treatments, procedures, programs, and the performance or competency of the
				  individual in performing CWD program activities.
(e) If the commission requires general
				  training or testing for all CWD authorized personnel, the commission will
				  publish notice at least six months in advance of the certificate renewal
				  date.
(f) If the commission
				  requires individual training or testing as a result of the CWD authorized
				  personnel's performance or inability to perform CWD program activities, the
				  commission may give notification and set a time and place for training or
				  testing.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 4 - AGRICULTURE › Part 2 - TEXAS ANIMAL HEALTH COMMISSION › Chapter 47 - AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL › Subchapter C - CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE › Section 47.24 - Grounds for Suspension or Revocation

Current through Reg. 49,
				  No. 28; July 12, 2024
Suspension or revocation of Certified CWD Postmortem Sample
					 Collector status or Certified CWD Veterinarian status may be made upon a
					 determination that one or more of the following has occurred:
(1) Violating one or more of the provisions
				  prescribed in §
										RSA
				  47.6 of this title (relating to Grounds for
				  Suspension or Revocation);
(2)
				  Failing to comply with one or more of the provisions prescribed in §
										RSA
				  47.4 of this title (relating to Standards for
				  Authorized Personnel);
(3)
				  Observing clinical signs or lesions of CWD and failing to immediately report
				  those findings to the commission; or
(4) Failing to complete additional training
				  or testing as prescribed in §
										RSA
				  47.23 of this title (relating to Duration and
				  Additional Training Requirements).
Texas Administrative Code › Title 4 - AGRICULTURE › Part 2 - TEXAS ANIMAL HEALTH COMMISSION › Chapter 49 - EQUINE › Section 49.2 - Interstate Movement Requirements

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28;
				July 12, 2024
The entry requirements are located in Chapter 51, §
									RSA 51.13 of this title
				  (relating to Equine).
Texas Administrative Code › Title 4 - AGRICULTURE › Part 2 - TEXAS ANIMAL HEALTH COMMISSION › Chapter 49 - EQUINE › Section 49.3 - Requirements for Dealer Recordkeeping

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28;
				July 12, 2024
(a) A
				dealer is defined as a person engaged in the business of buying or selling
				animals in commerce:
(1) On the person's own
				account;
(2) As an employee or
				agent of the vendor, the purchaser, or both; or
(3) On a commission basis.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 4 - AGRICULTURE › Part 2 - TEXAS ANIMAL HEALTH COMMISSION › Chapter 49 - EQUINE › Section 49.4 - Equine Viral Arteritis (EVA): Reporting and Handling of Infected Equine

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) EVA classification for reporting
				purposes:
(1) Carrier Stallion. A stallion
				that has been determined through virus isolation, positive PCR tests on semen,
				breeding to naive mares or any combination of procedures to shed EVA virus in
				semen.
(2) EVA caused abortion. An
				abortion in mares which has been determined to have been caused by EVA virus
				through a combination of clinical symptoms and laboratory procedures, including
				virus isolation or positive PCR tests on fetal tissues or placenta.
(3) EVA respiratory disease. A respiratory
				disease determined to have been caused by EVA virus through a combination of
				clinical history, clinical symptoms and laboratory results, including positive
				PCR test results on naso-pharyngeal or conjunctival swabs, or whole blood;
				virus isolation; or four-fold increase in serological titers on blood samples
				collected 14 to 21 days apart.