Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 190 - RULES AND REGULATIONS ESTABLISHING A MONITORING PROGRAM FOR AVIAN INFLUENZA AND OTHER POULTRY DISEASES › Section 2VAC5-190-10 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
The following words and terms, when used in this chapter,
				  shall have the following meaning, unless the context clearly indicates
				  otherwise:
"Avian influenza" means any one of several infections or
				  disease syndromes in avian species caused by Type A influenza viruses of the
				  Orthomyxovirus group.
"Backyard flock" means a flock of fewer than 500 birds
				  maintained on private premises for the sole use of the owner.
"Breeding flocks" means poultry used to produce fertile eggs
				  to produce poultry for multiplier flocks.
"Broiler" means a chicken that is grown exclusively for food
				  purposes.
"Broiler breeder" means a chicken used to supply fertile
				  eggs to hatcheries for the production of broilers.
"Commercial toms and hens" means immature male and female
				  turkeys that are grown to market size for food purposes.
"Cockerel" means a young male chicken.
"Confined wild birds" means any live wild fowl which are
				  confined by means of pens or other structures, or which are pinioned, and
				  includes their offspring which are regulated by state or federal
				  permits.
"Department" means the Virginia Department of Agriculture
				  and Consumer Services.
"Exotic Newcastle disease" means the velogenic or
				  viscerotropic form of the disease of poultry caused by the Newcastle Disease
				  Virus (NDV) of the Paramyxovirus group.
"Flock" means all of the poultry on one premises, except
				  that, at the discretion of the department, any group of poultry which is
				  segregated from other poultry and has been so segregated for a period of at
				  least 21 days may be considered as a separate flock.
"Fowl typhoid" means an infection of poultry caused by
				  Salmonella gallinarum.
"Game farm" means any location where a variety of avian
				  species such as waterfowl, pheasant, quail, peafowl, etc., that qualify as game
				  fowl are congregated or raised individually or otherwise.
"Game fowl" means any variety of avian species hunted for
				  food or sport or specifically raised for sport.
"Grower of poultry" means any person, including an employee,
				  agent or independent contractor, who grows, raises, or keeps poultry for
				  himself or for another.
"Hatchery" means incubators, hatchers, and auxiliary
				  equipment on one premises operated and controlled for the hatching of
				  poultry.
"Layers" means chickens that produce eggs for food
				  purposes.
"Multiplier flock" means poultry used to produce fertile
				  eggs to produce poultry for egg production and broiler flocks.
"Owner" means any person or firm that owns poultry.
"Person" means any person, firm, partnership, corporation,
				  or institution.
"Poultry" means live fowl, including chickens, turkeys,
				  waterfowl, and game birds, which are propagated and maintained under the
				  control of any person.
"Poults" means young turkeys.
"Pullets" means young female chickens.
"Pullorum disease" means an infection of poultry caused by
				  Salmonella pullorum.
"Salmonella enteritidis" means a specific bacterial organism
				  capable of producing severe gastroenteritis in humans and many animals.
"Slaughter birds" means any birds that are slaughtered at
				  establishments that have been issued a grant of inspection by the U.S.
				  Department of Agriculture, Food Safety Inspection Service or by the
				  department.
"Small privately owned layer flocks" means any flock of
				  fewer than 500 birds that is used to produce eggs for food purposes and is
				  privately owned.
"Specimens" means samples, including but not limited to
				  samples of blood, tissues, eggs, and swabs, as well as samples taken from the
				  environment in which a bird lives.
"State Veterinarian" means a veterinarian employed by the
				  Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services who is responsible for the
				  animal health programs in the Commonwealth.
"Turkey breeders" means turkeys that are used to supply
				  fertile eggs to hatcheries for the production of commercial toms and
				  hens.
Statutory Authority
§§ 3.2-6001 and 3.2-6002 of the Code of
					 Virginia.