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Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 170 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE REGISTRATION OF POULTRY DEALERS › Section 2VAC5-170-40 - Records requirement

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
All registered poultry dealers and their agents shall
				  maintain a record of all poultry that they purchase or sell.
Statutory Authority
§§ 3.2-6002, 3.2-5902, and 3.2-6011 of the Code
					 of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 170 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE REGISTRATION OF POULTRY DEALERS › Section 2VAC5-170-50 - Contents of records

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
The records required by
				  2VAC5-170-40 of this chapter shall
				  include the following information, which shall be recorded daily for each
				  transaction of that day:
1. The date
				of the transaction;
2. The kind of
				poultry in each lot purchased or sold, with the number of each kind
				specified;
3. The name and address
				of the seller, and in addition, if different, the name and address of the
				producer;
4. The name and address
				of the purchaser, and in addition, if different, the name and address of the
				ultimate purchaser;
5. The date and
				result of any test conducted on each lot of poultry or a copy of an official
				test record; and
6. The kind of
				birds (e.g. layers, market turkeys, turkey breeders, broilers, broiler
				breeders, ducks, geese, guinea hens).
Statutory Authority
§§ 3.2-6002, 3.2-5902, and 3.2-6011 of the Code
					 of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 170 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE REGISTRATION OF POULTRY DEALERS › Section 2VAC5-170-60 - Possession of records

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
The records required in
				  2VAC5-170-40 and
				  2VAC5-170-50 of this chapter shall
				  be kept in the possession of the poultry dealer or his agent for a period of
				  two years after the date of each transaction.
Statutory Authority
§§ 3.2-6002, 3.2-5902, and 3.2-6011 of the Code
					 of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 170 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE REGISTRATION OF POULTRY DEALERS › Section 2VAC5-170-70 - Inspection of records

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
Every poultry dealer or his agent shall, during all
				  reasonable hours, permit the State Veterinarian or his representative to have
				  access to and to copy any and all records maintained pursuant to this
				  chapter.
Statutory Authority
§§ 3.2-6002, 3.2-5902, and 3.2-6011 of the Code
					 of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 170 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE REGISTRATION OF POULTRY DEALERS › Section 2VAC5-170-80 - Biosecurity

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
A. Every poultry
				dealer and his agents and employees shall institute biosecurity measures in all
				business dealings (including live haul and egg pick-up) involving visits to
				farms.
B. Every poultry dealer and
				his agents and employees shall assure that coops, cages, vehicles, and loading
				equipment carried onto premises where poultry is raised, be cleaned and
				disinfected daily with an approved disinfectant. In addition, every poultry
				dealer and his agents and employees shall wear freshly laundered outer garments
				daily. Boots shall be disinfected prior to entering any premises where poultry
				is raised.
C. During an outbreak of
				avian influenza or other infectious or contagious poultry disease, other
				reasonable biosecurity measures may be instituted, as prescribed by the State
				Veterinarian, which may include more rigorous and more frequent cleaning and
				disinfection.
Statutory Authority
§§ 3.2-6002, 3.2-5902, and 3.2-6011 of the Code
					 of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 170 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE REGISTRATION OF POULTRY DEALERS › Section 2VAC5-170-90 - Out-of-state poultry

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
Poultry dealers importing poultry into Virginia shall comply
				  with the health requirements governing the admission of poultry into Virginia,
				  2VAC5-140-90, as well as the
				  requirements of this chapter. The dealer shall deliver a copy of the official
				  health certificate to the final purchaser.
Statutory Authority
§§ 3.2-6002, 3.2-5902, and 3.2-6011 of the Code
					 of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 170 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE REGISTRATION OF POULTRY DEALERS › Section 2VAC5-170-100 - Denial, suspension, or cancellation of registration

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
The State Veterinarian may, after due notice and opportunity
				  for hearing to the individual or firm involved, deny an application for
				  registration, or suspend or cancel the registration as a poultry dealer of any
				  poultry dealer or his agent when the State Veterinarian has determined any of
				  the following:
1. That the poultry
				dealer or his agent has violated state or federal statutes or regulations
				governing the interstate or intrastate movement, shipment, or transportation of
				poultry;
2. That the poultry dealer
				or his agent has made false or misleading statements in his application for
				registration;
3. That the poultry
				dealer or his agent has sold poultry that he knew or should have known was sick
				or exposed to infectious or contagious disease;
4. That the poultry dealer or his agent has
				knowingly made false or misleading entries in the records required by this
				chapter; or
5. That the poultry
				dealer or his agent has failed to comply with any provision of this
				chapter.
Statutory Authority
§§ 3.2-6002, 3.2-5902, and 3.2-6011 of the Code
					 of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 170 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE REGISTRATION OF POULTRY DEALERS › Form - FORMS (2VAC5-170)

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
Application
				  for Registration, Virginia Poultry Dealers, Form VDACS-03215/OVS (rev.
				  5/2000)
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 180 - RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING PSEUDORABIES IN VIRGINIA › Section 2VAC5-180-10

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
Statutory Authority: §§ 3.2-6001, 3.2-6002, and
					 3.2-6004 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 180 - RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING PSEUDORABIES IN VIRGINIA › Section 2VAC5-180-20

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
Statutory Authority: §§ 3.2-6001, 3.2-6002, and
					 3.2-6004 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 180 - RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING PSEUDORABIES IN VIRGINIA › Section 2VAC5-180-30

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
Statutory Authority: §§ 3.2-6001, 3.2-6002, and
					 3.2-6004 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 180 - RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING PSEUDORABIES IN VIRGINIA › Section 2VAC5-180-40

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
Statutory Authority: §§ 3.2-6001, 3.2-6002, and
					 3.2-6004 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 180 - RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING PSEUDORABIES IN VIRGINIA › Section 2VAC5-180-50

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
Statutory Authority: §§ 3.2-6001, 3.2-6002, and
					 3.2-6004 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 180 - RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING PSEUDORABIES IN VIRGINIA › Section 2VAC5-180-60

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
Statutory Authority: §§ 3.2-6001, 3.2-6002, and
					 3.2-6004 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 180 - RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING PSEUDORABIES IN VIRGINIA › Section 2VAC5-180-70

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
Statutory Authority: §§ 3.2-6001, 3.2-6002, and
					 3.2-6004 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 180 - RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING PSEUDORABIES IN VIRGINIA › Section 2VAC5-180-80

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
Statutory Authority: §§ 3.2-6001, 3.2-6002, and
					 3.2-6004 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 180 - RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING PSEUDORABIES IN VIRGINIA › Section 2VAC5-180-90

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
Statutory Authority: §§ 3.2-6001, 3.2-6002, and
					 3.2-6004 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 180 - RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING PSEUDORABIES IN VIRGINIA › Section 2VAC5-180-100

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
Statutory Authority: §§ 3.2-6001, 3.2-6002, and
					 3.2-6004 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 180 - RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING PSEUDORABIES IN VIRGINIA › Section 2VAC5-180-110

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
Statutory Authority: §§ 3.2-6001, 3.2-6002, and
					 3.2-6004 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 180 - RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING PSEUDORABIES IN VIRGINIA › Section 2VAC5-180-120

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
Statutory Authority: §§ 3.2-6001, 3.2-6002, and
					 3.2-6004 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 180 - RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING PSEUDORABIES IN VIRGINIA › Form - FORMS (2VAC5-180)

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
				  Permit.
Application for Registration: Virginia Livestock and/or
				  Dealers and/or Agents, Form VDACS-03214, eff. 9/94.
Serology Test Report, Form VDACS-03013, eff. 11/94.
Pseudorabies Epidemiology Report, Form VDACS-03106.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 180 - RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING PSEUDORABIES IN VIRGINIA › Section - DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (2VAC5-180)

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
Pseudorabies State-Federal-Industry Program Standards, APHIS
				  91-55-071, effective November 1, 2003, by the U.S. Department of Agriculture,
				  Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
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 2VAC5-190-20 - Inventory

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
Any person governed by
				  2VAC5-190-30 of this chapter shall
				  disclose to the State Veterinarian within 10 days after the State
				  Veterinarian's request the numbers of birds in each classification of poultry
				  identified in
				  2VAC5-190-30 D and
				  E.
Statutory Authority
§§ 3.2-6001 and 3.2-6002 of the Code of
					 Virginia.
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 2VAC5-190-30 - Specimen submissions

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
A. All
				growers of poultry shall submit to a state laboratory for diagnostic testing
				specimens from poultry they grow, as specified in subsection C of this
				section.
B. All persons operating
				slaughtering plants, egg plants, hatcheries, layer houses, or any other
				poultry-raising, poultry-keeping or poultry-handling endeavor also shall submit
				such specimens from poultry they grow, handle, or process, as specified in
				subsection C of this section.
C.
				Specimens from poultry submitted pursuant to subsections A and B of this
				section for laboratory analysis shall be for diseases governed by §
				3.2-6002 of the Code of Virginia in the number and kind and at a time
				designated by the State Veterinarian.
D. Specimens submitted in accordance with
				subsection C of this section shall be from the following classes of poultry.
1. Chickens
a. Slaughter birds
b. Broiler breeders
c. Layers
d. Layer breeders
e. Broilers
f. Pullets
g. Cockerels
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 195 - PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF AVIAN INFLUENZA IN THE LIVE-BIRD MARKETING SYSTEM › Part I - Preamble; Purpose; Definitions › Section 2VAC5-195-10 - Preamble

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
The Board of Agriculture and Consumer Services will
					 receive, consider, and respond to petitions by any interested person at any
					 time regarding the content of this regulation.
Statutory Authority
§ 3.2-6023 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 195 - PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF AVIAN INFLUENZA IN THE LIVE-BIRD MARKETING SYSTEM › Part I - Preamble; Purpose; Definitions › Section 2VAC5-195-20 - Purpose

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
This regulation establishes the requirements for
					 prevention and control of LPAI in any component of a live-bird marketing system
					 operating in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
Statutory Authority
§ 3.2-6023 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 195 - PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF AVIAN INFLUENZA IN THE LIVE-BIRD MARKETING SYSTEM › Part II - Live-Bird Markets › Section 2VAC5-195-40 - LBM licensing and training requirements

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
The provisions of this section shall become effective
					 November 19, 2006.
Every LBM in Virginia shall apply to the State Veterinarian
					 for a license to operate. The LBM shall comply with the requirements of this
					 regulation. A premises identification number shall be assigned. The premises
					 identification number shall be recorded on the license to operate.
Requirements for issuance of a license to a LBM are the
					 applicant's agreement to comply with the requirements of this regulation and
					 Virginia's Avian Influenza Proclamation, development and implementation of a
					 written biosecurity plan approved by the State Veterinarian, consent to an
					 initial, random and at least quarterly inspection of the LBM and consent for
					 the State Veterinarian to review all records relating to the LBM.
Failure of the LBM to satisfactorily comply with any of the
					 licensing requirements shall result in the denial of a license to operate. The
					 State Veterinarian may seize and (i) destroy, or (ii) dispose of by any means
					 necessary or appropriate, in the State Veterinarian's judgment, any poultry
					 found in an unlicensed LBM operating in Virginia.
When the State Veterinarian determines that a licensed LBM
					 no longer meets the requirements of this regulation, such license shall be
					 suspended until such time that deficiencies have been corrected to the
					 satisfaction of the State Veterinarian.
The LBM shall allow the State Veterinarian access to the
					 LBM and the birds in the LBM for inspection and testing and for examination of
					 the LBM records.
LBM managers shall attend training that is provided or
					 approved by the State Veterinarian. Such training shall include disease
					 recognition and biosecurity requirements. A certificate of training shall be
					 provided by the trainer and maintained by the LBM in the LBM personnel
					 files.
All personnel that work in the LBM shall be trained in
					 biosecurity procedures as arranged by the owner/manager. A certificate of
					 training shall be maintained by the LBM in the LBM personnel files.
No LBM shall transport birds directly from a production
					 unit, a wholesaler, or an auction market in Virginia unless the LBM is also
					 licensed as a distribution unit in Virginia.
Statutory Authority
§ 3.2-6023 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 195 - PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF AVIAN INFLUENZA IN THE LIVE-BIRD MARKETING SYSTEM › Part II - Live-Bird Markets › Section 2VAC5-195-50 - LBM bird testing and recordkeeping

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
The LBM shall verify bird identification and AI
					 test-negative status of birds at the time of their receipt. If such
					 documentation is not available, the birds shall not enter the LBM. Records for
					 birds shall include the date of entry, the premises-of-origin identification
					 number with a lot identifier, the number and species of birds in the lot, the
					 distributor license number, the date of sale, and a copy of the negative test
					 results for the birds. The record requirements shall include all premises that
					 birds have visited from the flock of origin to the LBM, including production
					 and distribution units where commingling may have occurred.
The LBM shall maintain records for 12 months from the
					 birds' date of entry into the LBM. A copy of the form to be used may be
					 obtained from the State Veterinarian.
Statutory Authority
§ 3.2-6023 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 195 - PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF AVIAN INFLUENZA IN THE LIVE-BIRD MARKETING SYSTEM › Part II - Live-Bird Markets › Section 2VAC5-195-60 - LBM sanitation and biosecurity requirements

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
A written biosecurity protocol approved by the State
					 Veterinarian shall be developed and practiced by the LBM.
The LBM shall keep the LBM environment and crates in a
					 clean and sanitary condition as defined by the biosecurity protocol. LBM
					 managers shall ensure that employees follow the approved biosecurity
					 protocol.
The LBM shall slaughter and process the birds before the
					 birds leave the LBM, unless otherwise provided in the biosecurity
					 protocol.
LBMs shall undergo quarterly closures with bird removal
					 and C&D with a minimum of 24 hours of downtime. The LBM shall be inspected
					 and approved by the State Veterinarian prior to reopening.
Poultry waste shall be placed in leak-proof bags or other
					 approved containers, sealed, and disposed of daily through procedures
					 acceptable to the local jurisdiction where the LBM is
					 located.
Statutory Authority
§ 3.2-6023 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 195 - PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF AVIAN INFLUENZA IN THE LIVE-BIRD MARKETING SYSTEM › Part II - Live-Bird Markets › Section 2VAC5-195-70 - LBM surveillance

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
Birds in the LBM may be tested for AI at any time, but
					 they shall be tested at least quarterly. Appropriate samples will be collected
					 for AI testing at an approved laboratory.
Specimens tested may include those collected from live
					 birds; the environment within the LBM; swabs collected on arrival from birds,
					 conveyances, and crates; and swabs or tissues from sick and dead birds detected
					 in the LBM. The number and source of the specimens shall be determined by the
					 State Veterinarian.
Statutory Authority
§ 3.2-6023 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 195 - PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF AVIAN INFLUENZA IN THE LIVE-BIRD MARKETING SYSTEM › Part II - Live-Bird Markets › Section 2VAC5-195-80 - Handling of LBM positive laboratory results

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
When birds in a LBM test positive for AI, the LBM shall
					 close. Such LBMs shall depopulate and perform C&D. The State Veterinarian
					 shall approve depopulation and disposal methods. The State Veterinarian may at
					 his discretion approve a plan to allow the LBM up to five calendar days from
					 the time of notification of positive test results from an approved laboratory
					 to sell down its poultry inventory. Additional birds shall not enter the LBM
					 after notification of positive status for AI or during the sell-down
					 period.
Prior to reopening, the LBM shall be inspected by the State
					 Veterinarian. Environmental samples shall be taken for testing at this time,
					 but the LBM may be allowed to reopen while it awaits environmental test
					 results. If results are positive for AI, the LBM shall again close (with up to
					 five days to permit sell down, if appropriate) and shall again perform C&D
					 procedures within 24 hours of the depopulation, followed by inspection and
					 retesting.
Samples that initially test positive for AI at an approved
					 laboratory shall be submitted to the NVSL for confirmation.
Any LBM that has a positive AI test shall undergo monthly
					 testing.
After three consecutive negative tests, the LBM may be
					 allowed to return to a schedule of quarterly testing and quarterly
					 closures.
When AI-positive birds are in the LBM or delivered to the
					 LBM, an investigation shall be initiated by the State Veterinarian. LBM records
					 shall be presented to the State Veterinarian for epidemiologic
					 investigation.
Statutory Authority
§ 3.2-6023 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 195 - PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF AVIAN INFLUENZA IN THE LIVE-BIRD MARKETING SYSTEM › Part III - Distribution Units › Section 2VAC5-195-100 - Distribution unit bird testing and recordkeeping

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
Distribution units shall verify bird identification and AI
					 test-negative status of birds. Distribution units shall provide documentation
					 and certification of a negative test for AI with each delivery of birds to a
					 LBM.
Distribution units shall maintain records of bird pickups
					 and deliveries for 12 months after distribution to the LBM. These records shall
					 include copies of negative AI test results, dates of pickup and delivery,
					 location of origin, species, numbers of birds, and farm premises location that
					 includes lot identification. In addition, distribution units shall keep records
					 of C&D of premises and conveyances for 12 months after distribution of the
					 birds to the LBM. A copy of the records form may be obtained from the State
					 Veterinarian.
Statutory Authority
§ 3.2-6023 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 195 - PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF AVIAN INFLUENZA IN THE LIVE-BIRD MARKETING SYSTEM › Part III - Distribution Units › Section 2VAC5-195-110 - Distribution unit sanitation and biosecurity requirements

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
Distribution unit vehicles, bird-holding devices, and any
					 premises where birds may be held shall be kept clean and sanitary.
A written biosecurity protocol approved by the State
					 Veterinarian shall be developed and practiced by the distribution unit.
Distribution units shall use state-approved all-season
					 crates and conveyance washing equipment and present C&D documentation when
					 obtaining birds from production units and other distribution units. The
					 distribution unit shall perform C&D on all crates, conveyance vehicles, and
					 other equipment after visiting a LBM and before returning to a farm. The
					 distribution unit shall maintain documentation of the most recent C&D in
					 the unit's conveyance vehicle. The distribution unit shall maintain C&D
					 documentation of all facilities, conveyance vehicles, and other equipment for
					 the most recent 12 months as part of its record system.
Distribution units shall not transport live birds from
					 LBMs.
Statutory Authority
§ 3.2-6023 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 195 - PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF AVIAN INFLUENZA IN THE LIVE-BIRD MARKETING SYSTEM › Part III - Distribution Units › Section 2VAC5-195-120 - Distribution unit surveillance

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
Distribution units receiving, purchasing, or transporting
					 poultry from a production unit or another distribution unit in Virginia shall
					 be subjected to random inspections by the State Veterinarian. Inspections shall
					 be accomplished at least quarterly to ensure that conveyances, crates, and
					 facilities are clean and sanitary and that records are kept in accordance with
					 the requirements of this regulation. Distribution units physically located
					 outside of Virginia shall present conveyances, crates, and C&D equipment
					 used as part of the live-bird marketing system in Virginia for random
					 inspections to be accomplished at least quarterly by the State
					 Veterinarian.
Distribution units receiving, purchasing, or transporting
					 poultry from a production unit or another distribution unit in Virginia may be
					 tested for AI at any time, but they shall be tested at least quarterly.
					 Specimens of choice and the types of tests to be run for each are at the
					 discretion of the State Veterinarian. Distribution units shall notify the State
					 Veterinarian of any AI test results obtained from a private entity. If a
					 distribution unit is located outside of Virginia, the State Veterinarian, at
					 his discretion, may approve testing for AI performed by a state or federal
					 veterinary official from the state where the distribution unit is physically
					 located. Distribution units located outside of Virginia and licensed by
					 Virginia shall immediately notify the State Veterinarian of all AI test results
					 of the unit, conveyances, crates, and C&D equipment performed by a state or
					 federal veterinary official in the state where the distribution is physically
					 located or by a private entity.
Statutory Authority
§ 3.2-6023 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 195 - PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF AVIAN INFLUENZA IN THE LIVE-BIRD MARKETING SYSTEM › Part III - Distribution Units › Section 2VAC5-195-130 - Handling of distribution unit positive laboratory results

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
Distribution units that receive, purchase, or transport
					 poultry from a production unit or another distribution unit in Virginia with
					 birds that test positive for AI at an approved laboratory shall close and
					 undergo depopulation of any birds on any premises and C&D of the
					 distribution unit in Virginia. The State Veterinarian shall approve
					 depopulation and disposal methods.
Environmental samples may be taken for AI testing if
					 indicated. Any environmental sample testing positive for AI at an approved
					 laboratory will be submitted to the NVSL for confirmation.
A distribution unit receiving, purchasing, or transporting
					 poultry from a production unit or another distribution unit in Virginia that
					 fails a biosecurity inspection or is positive on quarterly AI testing shall
					 undergo monthly inspections and AI testing until there have been three
					 consecutive months of negative AI testing and satisfactory results from a
					 biosecurity inspection, at which time quarterly testing may resume.
When AI-positive birds are found within the distribution
					 unit receiving, purchasing, or transporting poultry from a production unit or
					 another distribution unit in Virginia, the State Veterinarian shall initiate an
					 investigation. All distribution unit records shall be presented to the State
					 Veterinarian for epidemiologic investigation.
Statutory Authority
§ 3.2-6023 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 195 - PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF AVIAN INFLUENZA IN THE LIVE-BIRD MARKETING SYSTEM › Part IV - Production Units › Section 2VAC5-195-140 - Production unit licensing and training requirements

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
The provisions of this section shall become effective
					 November 19, 2006.
Production units shall apply to the State Veterinarian for
					 a license to operate in Virginia. A premises identification number shall be
					 assigned. The premises identification number shall be recorded on the license
					 to operate.
Production units shall allow the State Veterinarian access
					 to records upon request. Testing for AI shall be conducted by the State
					 Veterinarian.
Requirements for issuance of a license to a production unit
					 are the applicant's agreement to comply with the requirements of this
					 regulation and Virginia's Avian Influenza Proclamation, development and
					 implementation of a written biosecurity plan approved by the State
					 Veterinarian, consent to an initial, random and at least quarterly inspection
					 of the production unit and consent for the State Veterinarian to review all
					 records relating to the production unit.
Failure of the production unit to satisfactorily comply
					 with any of the licensing requirements shall result in the denial of a license
					 to operate in Virginia.
When the State Veterinarian determines that a licensed
					 production unit no longer meets the requirements of this regulation, such
					 license shall be suspended until such time that deficiencies have been
					 corrected to the satisfaction of the State Veterinarian.
Production unit personnel shall attend training provided or
					 approved by the State Veterinarian. Such training shall include disease
					 recognition and biosecurity requirements. A certificate of training shall be
					 provided by the trainer and maintained with the production unit's personnel
					 records.
Statutory Authority
§ 3.2-6023 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 195 - PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF AVIAN INFLUENZA IN THE LIVE-BIRD MARKETING SYSTEM › Part IV - Production Units › Section 2VAC5-195-150 - Production unit bird testing and recordkeeping

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
Production unit birds shall originate from a negative AI
					 flock and shall bear or be accompanied by identification to a premises of
					 origin. The categories of production units and the testing requirements for
					 each category are as specified in the "USDA Uniform Standards for a
					 State-Federal-Industry Cooperative Program, October 20, 2004."
Samples for AI testing may be collected by state or
					 federal animal health technicians, veterinary medical officers, accredited
					 veterinarians, or others so designated by the State Veterinarian.
The production unit shall maintain AI flock test records
					 as well as records of bird purchases and transfers for 12 months from the date
					 the bird left the production unit. A copy of the form to be used may be
					 obtained from the State Veterinarian.
Production unit birds loaded for transportation shall be
					 identified by premises of origin and shall contain a lot number that will
					 distinguish the shipment from others. The production unit shall record this
					 information on the test certificate that will be provided to the distribution
					 unit.
A production unit shall not sell its birds directly to
					 LBMs unless the production unit is also licensed as a distribution unit in
					 Virginia. A production unit licensed as a distribution unit in Virginia shall
					 locate the C&D equipment at a site approved by the State
					 Veterinarian.
Production unit premises with birds that test positive for
					 AI shall be quarantined while results are being confirmed. Positive AI flocks
					 shall be tested using a virus-detection procedure.
Production unit premises that are confirmed positive for
					 AI shall be depopulated and shall undergo C&D. The State Veterinarian shall
					 approve depopulation and disposal methods. Such depopulation and disposal shall
					 be accomplished by production unit personnel. The premises shall then be
					 inspected and retested. The production unit shall have a negative AI
					 environmental test before restocking. If approved by the State Veterinarian,
					 controlled slaughter may be directed as a method of
					 depopulation.
Statutory Authority
§ 3.2-6023 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 195 - PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF AVIAN INFLUENZA IN THE LIVE-BIRD MARKETING SYSTEM › Part IV - Production Units › Section 2VAC5-195-160 - Production unit sanitation and biosecurity requirements

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
A production unit shall keep its unit, conveyances,
					 bird-holding devices, and other equipment clean and sanitary.
A written biosecurity protocol approved by the State
					 Veterinarian shall be developed and practiced by the production unit.
Production units shall have state-approved equipment
					 available for C&D of premises, conveyances, and crates. Production units
					 shall maintain records of downtime and C&D for 12 months after distribution
					 of the birds in the live-bird marketing system.
Production units shall notify the State Veterinarian of
					 dates and times of scheduled pickups by distribution units at least 48 hours
					 prior to the scheduled pickups.
Statutory Authority
§ 3.2-6023 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 195 - PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF AVIAN INFLUENZA IN THE LIVE-BIRD MARKETING SYSTEM › Part IV - Production Units › Section 2VAC5-195-170 - Production unit surveillance

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
Production unit premises shall be subject to random
					 inspections by the State Veterinarian to ensure that premises, conveyances, and
					 coops are clean and sanitary. Random samples for AI testing may be collected
					 from birds or the environment at the time of inspection. The production unit
					 shall provide records for review during production unit
					 inspections.
Statutory Authority
§ 3.2-6023 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 195 - PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF AVIAN INFLUENZA IN THE LIVE-BIRD MARKETING SYSTEM › Part IV - Production Units › Section 2VAC5-195-180 - Handling of production unit positive laboratory results

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
Production unit bird samples positive for AI shall be
					 submitted to the NVSL for confirmation. The premises shall be quarantined until
					 results are obtained from the NVSL.
Production unit premises with AI-positive birds confirmed
					 by the NVSL shall remain under quarantine. All records shall be presented to
					 the State Veterinarian for epidemiologic investigation. The birds shall be
					 depopulated and the premises shall undergo C&D by employees of the
					 production unit, under the supervision of the State Veterinarian.
The State Veterinarian may require depopulation and
					 disposal any time multiple positive AI screening tests are reported, without
					 waiting for NVSL confirmation.
Statutory Authority
§ 3.2-6023 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 195 - PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF AVIAN INFLUENZA IN THE LIVE-BIRD MARKETING SYSTEM › Part IV - Production Units › Form - FORMS (2VAC5-195)

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
Application for Live-Bird Market Participant's Licensure,
					 VDACS Form LBM-01 (rev. 11/06).
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 195 - PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF AVIAN INFLUENZA IN THE LIVE-BIRD MARKETING SYSTEM › Part IV - Production Units › Section - DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (2VAC5-195)

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
Prevention and Control of H5 and H7 Low Pathogenicity
					 Avian Influenza in the Live Bird Marketing System: Uniform Standards for a
					 State-Federal-Industry Cooperative Program, APHIS 91-55-076, eff. October 20,
					 2004, United States Department of Agriculture.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 200 - RULES AND REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO THE DISPOSAL OF ENTIRE FLOCKS OF DEAD POULTRY › Section 2VAC5-200-10 - 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:
"Composting" means the natural treatment process in which
				  beneficial microbes reduce dead poultry into a biologically safe
				  byproduct.
"Dead poultry" means poultry, exclusive of those
				  intentionally slaughtered for food, that die or are destroyed as a result of a
				  contagious and infectious disease through natural contagion on any premises in
				  this state and poultry destroyed as the result of a natural or manmade
				  disaster.
"Disposal" means to put dead poultry into a landfill or
				  disposal pit; the treatment and complete destruction of dead poultry in an
				  incinerator or treatment by rendering or composting; or the management of dead
				  poultry by other methods approved by the State Veterinarian and in accordance
				  with other state laws and regulations.
"Disposal pit" means an opening dug in the ground that is
				  permitted in accordance with and meets criteria as specified in 9VAC20-80 of
				  the Virginia Waste Management Board, Solid Waste Management Regulations.
"Entire flock" means all poultry within one group that has
				  been designated as a flock for a period of at least 21 days.
"Flock" means all poultry on one premises, except that, at
				  the discretion of the State Veterinarian, 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.
"Incinerator" means a device designed for treatment of waste
				  by combustion.
"Landfill" means an area permitted by the Department of
				  Environmental Quality allowing the disposal of dead poultry.
"Off-farm disposal site" means any site for the disposal of
				  dead poultry other than the farm on which the dead poultry died.
"Person" means any person, firm, partnership, corporation, or
				  institution which engages in the raising or keeping of poultry in this
				  state.
"Poultry" means all chickens, ducks, turkeys or other
				  domestic fowls being raised or kept on any premises in the state.
"Premises" means the entire tract of land, including but not
				  limited to the buildings thereon, owned, leased or used by any person for the
				  raising or keeping of poultry.
"Raising or keeping of poultry" means the raising or keeping
				  of 500 or more poultry at one time.
"Rendering" means treating dead poultry according to the
				  process described in 9 CFR
				  82.1.
Statutory Authority
§ 3.2-6029 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 200 - RULES AND REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO THE DISPOSAL OF ENTIRE FLOCKS OF DEAD POULTRY › Section 2VAC5-200-20 - Applicability

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
This chapter shall govern the disposal of dead poultry, but
				  only when the entire flock is to be depopulated or when the entire flock dies.
				  In all other instances involving for profit operations, Article 2 (§
				  3.2-6024 et seq.) of Chapter 60 of Title 3.2 of the Code of Virginia, Disposal
				  of Dead Poultry, shall govern.
Statutory Authority
§ 3.2-6029 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 200 - RULES AND REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO THE DISPOSAL OF ENTIRE FLOCKS OF DEAD POULTRY › Section 2VAC5-200-30 - Disposal pits, incinerators, landfills, rendering, or composting required of persons raising or keeping poultry

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
A. It shall be unlawful for any person to
				engage in the raising or keeping of poultry on any premises within the
				Commonwealth of Virginia, or to enter into a contract involving the raising or
				keeping of poultry with any other person, unless the premises upon which such
				poultry is to be raised or kept is provided with or unless the person
				maintaining the premises whereon the poultry is raised or kept has access to:
1. A disposal pit;
2. An incinerator;
3. A renderer through a bona fide contract
				for rendering;
4. A landfill,
				through a bona fide contract for the disposal of dead poultry
				therein.
5. Composting either on
				site, in the poultry house, or at another site approved by the State
				Veterinarian; or
6. Any other
				method approved by the State Veterinarian.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 200 - RULES AND REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO THE DISPOSAL OF ENTIRE FLOCKS OF DEAD POULTRY › Section 2VAC5-200-40 - Exemptions

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The State Veterinarian may authorize disposal of dead
				  poultry by a method other than one prescribed in this chapter, so long as, in
				  the opinion of the State Veterinarian, that method meets or exceeds the
				  standards established by this chapter.
Statutory Authority
§ 3.2-6002 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 200 - RULES AND REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO THE DISPOSAL OF ENTIRE FLOCKS OF DEAD POULTRY › Section 2VAC5-200-50 - Plans for disposal of dead poultry

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
A. No person shall engage in the raising or
				keeping of poultry and no person shall enter into a contract involving the
				raising or keeping of poultry with any other person unless he has in his
				possession a dead poultry disposal plan embracing, at a minimum, provisions
				consistent with the requirements of this chapter for the disposal of an entire
				flock of dead poultry. The plan shall be made available upon request of the
				State Veterinarian or his representative.
B. No person who owns a flock of less than
				500 poultry shall be required to have a plan for the disposal of dead poultry.
				In the event a flock of less than 500 poultry needs to be depopulated or dies,
				the State Veterinarian, in consultation with the owner, will determine a method
				of disposal that complies with disease prevention protocol, is environmentally
				sound, and is consistent with state law and regulation.
C. Nothing in this section shall prohibit a
				person from developing a plan on behalf of its contract growers.
Statutory Authority
§ 3.2-6029 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 200 - RULES AND REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO THE DISPOSAL OF ENTIRE FLOCKS OF DEAD POULTRY › Section 2VAC5-200-60 - Transportation of dead poultry; sanitation

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
A. No person may transport any dead poultry
				from any premises to an off-farm disposal site without the prior approval,
				granted on a case-by-case basis, by the State Veterinarian or his
				representative.
B. No person may
				transport dead poultry from a farm premises to any off-farm disposal site
				except in leak-proof containers or leak-proof transporting vehicles.
C. No person may transport dead poultry from
				a farm premises to any off-farm disposal site unless the dead poultry is
				enclosed in the transporting vehicle so that feathers and other debris will not
				be released into the environment.
D. No person may transport dead poultry from
				a farm premises to an off-farm disposal site unless:
1. The containers are disinfected prior to
				loading on the transporting vehicle and the exterior of the loaded transporting
				vehicle is disinfected prior to leaving the farm; and
2. The entire transporting vehicle is cleaned
				and disinfected after unloading at the off-farm disposal site and prior to
				leaving the off-farm disposal site.