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Texas Administrative Code › Title 4 - AGRICULTURE › Part 2 - TEXAS ANIMAL HEALTH COMMISSION › Chapter 35 - BRUCELLOSIS › Subchapter C - ERADICATION OF BRUCELLOSIS IN GOATS › Section 35.62 - Requirements for Certified Brucellosis Free Herd of Goats

Current
				  through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) A certified brucellosis free goat
				  agreement must be completed and signed with the Texas Animal Health
				  Commission.
(b) Brucellosis testing
				  will be on a herd basis. Certified free herd status is for a 12-month
				  period.
(c) Goats required to be
				  tested--all sexually intact goats are required to be tested at one year of age
				  or older as evidenced by the eruption of their first pair of permanent incisor
				  teeth.
(d) Qualifying methods:
(1) Initial certification. Two consecutive,
				  negative blood tests of all goats required to be tested not less than 10
				  months, nor more than 14 months apart;
(2) Recertification. For continuous
				  certification, a herd must have a negative herd test of all goats required to
				  be tested conducted within 60 days before the certification anniversary date.
				  If the certification test is conducted within 60 days after the anniversary
				  date, the certification period will be 12 months from the anniversary and not
				  12 months from the date of the recertifying test. During the interval between
				  the anniversary date and the recertifying test, certification will be
				  suspended. If a herd test for recertification is not conducted within 60 days
				  after the anniversary date, the certification requirements are the same as for
				  initial certification.
(3) Purchase
				  of a certified free herd:
(A) A negative herd
				  blood test is not required when the goats remain on the premises. A new
				  certificate will be issued in the owner's name. The anniversary date and the
				  herd number will remain the same;
(B) All or part of a certified free herd
				  purchased and moved directly to premises without other goats may qualify
				  without a test. A new certification number will be issued. The anniversary date
				  of the new herd is established by the test date of the herd of origin or by a
				  new herd test of the purchased goats.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 4 - AGRICULTURE › Part 2 - TEXAS ANIMAL HEALTH COMMISSION › Chapter 35 - BRUCELLOSIS › Subchapter D - ERADICATION OF BRUCELLOSIS IN CERVIDAE › Section 35.80 - 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) Approved laboratory - A
				  State or Federal veterinary diagnostic laboratory for brucellosis testing that
				  must be approved by USDA, APHIS, VS and State animal health
				  authorities.
(2) Approved personnel
				  - Texas Animal Health Commission inspectors and veterinarians; Federal Animal
				  Health technicians and veterinarians; accredited Texas veterinarians; and
				  others who have been approved to do those assigned duties as described in these
				  regulations for brucellosis control and eradication.
(3) Area Veterinarian-In-Charge (AVIC) - The
				  official of USDA-APHIS-VS, who is assigned by the VS Deputy Administrator to
				  supervise and perform the official animal health work of APHIS in the State or
				  States concerned.
(4) Brucellosis -
				  An infectious disease of animals and humans caused by bacteria of the genus
				  Brucella.
(5) Brucellosis negative
				  animal - An animal for which laboratory tests fail to disclose evidence of
				  Brucella infection.
(6) Brucellosis
				  reactor - An animal diagnosed with Brucella based on laboratory results,
				  clinical signs, and/or epidemiologic investigation.
(7) Brucellosis suspect - An animal for which
				  laboratory test results are inconclusive but suggest Brucella
				  infection.
(8) Certified
				  Brucellosis-Free Cervid Herd - A herd of cervidae that has qualified for and
				  has been issued a certified brucellosis free cervid herd certificate signed by
				  both the State animal health official and the APHIS AVIC.
(9) Cervidae - Deer, elk, moose, caribou and
				  related species in the Cervidae family, raised under confinement or
				  agricultural conditions for the production of meat or other agricultural
				  products or for sport or exhibition, and free-ranging cervidae when they are
				  captured for any purpose.
(10)
				  Cervid herd - A herd that contains one or more animals of any cervid
				  species.
(11) Herd Test - An
				  official brucellosis blood test of all test-eligible animals in a
				  herd.
(12) Official cervid
				  identification - A VS approved eartag or other VS-approved identification
				  device that conforms to the alphanumeric Uniform Eartagging System, and
				  uniquely and permanently identifies the animal. All official identification is
				  to be placed in the right ear unless otherwise specified.
(13) Official test - An approved brucellosis
				  blood test conducted a an approved laboratory to support the classification of
				  cervidae as brucellosis negative, suspect or reactor.
(14) Test-eligible animal - All cervidae one
				  year of age or older.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 4 - AGRICULTURE › Part 2 - TEXAS ANIMAL HEALTH COMMISSION › Chapter 35 - BRUCELLOSIS › Subchapter D - ERADICATION OF BRUCELLOSIS IN CERVIDAE › Section 35.81 - General Requirements

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12,
				  2024
(a) Testing
(1) All tests shall be made by approved
				  personnel only as the basis for compliance with these regulations.
(2) All tests must be confirmed by an
				  approved laboratory as the basis for compliance with these
				  regulations.
(3) Samples for all
				  retest purposes will be collected by Commission or APHIS personnel and
				  submitted to the approved laboratory for testing. An epidemiologist may
				  designate those animals that do not require a test. The herd of origin, as well
				  as the herd in which the animal(s) is presently located, will be affected by
				  the test results of the approved laboratory. The approved laboratory initial
				  test result will prevail if the traced animal cannot be positively identified
				  or if it has been slaughtered or died and cannot be retested.
(4) When the approved laboratory is unable to
				  confirm results of a test because of insufficient serum, hemolyzed blood or
				  broken tubes, the Commission may require a trace and retest of the animal(s)
				  not confirmed.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 4 - AGRICULTURE › Part 2 - TEXAS ANIMAL HEALTH COMMISSION › Chapter 35 - BRUCELLOSIS › Subchapter D - ERADICATION OF BRUCELLOSIS IN CERVIDAE › Section 35.82 - Requirements for Certified Brucellosis Free Cervidae Herd

Current
				  through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Complete and sign a herd plan agreement
				  with the Texas Animal Health Commission and the United States Department of
				  Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Veterinary
				  Services.
(b) Testing will be on a
				  herd basis. For initial certification, all sexually intact cervids in the herd
				  that are 12 months of age or older must have two consecutive negative tests 9
				  to 15 months apart. Once certified status of the herd has been attained, the
				  herd is certified for 36 months. All previously tested animals must be
				  accounted for on a following test.
(c) Recertification.
(1) To qualify for recertification, the herd
				  must pass a test within a period of 33 to 39 months of the anniversary date.
				  The recertification period will be 36 months from the anniversary date, and not
				  36 months from the date of the recertification test. For continuous
				  certification, the herd must have a negative test of all animals, required to
				  be tested, conducted within 90 days before the certification anniversary date.
				  If the test is not conducted prior to the anniversary date, but is conducted
				  within 90 days following the anniversary date, the certification will be
				  suspended until the recertification test is completed. If a herd blood test for
				  recertification is not conducted within 90 days after the anniversary date, the
				  certification requirements are the same as for initial certification. A
				  recertification test must be conducted every 33 to 39 months after initial
				  certification in order to maintain Certified Brucellosis Herd Status.
(2) If suspects or reactors are found on
				  recertification testing, certification status will be suspended and a herd
				  investigation will be initiated.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 4 - AGRICULTURE › Part 2 - TEXAS ANIMAL HEALTH COMMISSION › Chapter 36 - EXOTIC LIVESTOCK AND FOWL › Section 36.1 - 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) Camelidae--Members of
				the family of animals which includes camels, lamas, and vicunas. The domestic
				members of the genus lama includes the llama, alpaca, and guanaco.
(2) Commission--Texas Animal Health
				Commission.
(3) Exotic
				Bovidae--Non-indigenous members of the family of animals which includes water
				buffalo, gnu (wildebeest), addax, antelope and nilgai (among others).
(4) Exotic Cervidae--Non-indigenous members
				of the family of animals which includes deer, elk, moose, caribou, reindeer and
				the sub-family musk deer.
(5)
				Exotic fowl--Any avian species that is not indigenous to this state. The term
				includes ratites.
(6) Exotic
				livestock--Grass-eating or plant-eating, single-hooved or cloven-hooved mammals
				that are not indigenous to this state and are known as ungulates, including
				animals from the swine, horse, tapir, camel, llama, rhinoceros, elephant, deer,
				and antelope families.
(7)
				Livestock--Cattle, horses, mules, asses, sheep, goats, llamas, alpacas, exotic
				livestock, and hogs, unless otherwise defined.
(8) Ratite--Exotic fowl with a flat
				breastbone and small or nonexistent wings, such as ostriches, emu, moa, and
				kiwi.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 4 - AGRICULTURE › Part 2 - TEXAS ANIMAL HEALTH COMMISSION › Chapter 36 - EXOTIC LIVESTOCK AND FOWL › Section 36.2 - General

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The entry requirements are located in Chapter 51, §
									RSA
				  51.9 of this title (relating to Exotic
				  Livestock and Fowl).
Texas Administrative Code › Title 4 - AGRICULTURE › Part 2 - TEXAS ANIMAL HEALTH COMMISSION › Chapter 37 - SCREWWORMS › Section 37.1 - Control and Eradication

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12,
				2024
(a) Any area,
				county, or part of a county within the state which has been determined to be
				infested with screwworms may be quarantined when deemed necessary by the Texas
				Animal Health Commission.
(b) All
				livestock or any animals that are susceptible to screwworm infestation and fowl
				leaving an area quarantined for screwworm infestation must be accompanied by an
				inspection certificate issued by personnel designated by the Texas Animal
				Health Commission, certifying that the animals are free from screwworms and
				screwworm fly eggs and wounds.
(1) Any
				livestock or any animals that are susceptible to screwworm infestation or fowl
				which are determined to have open wounds must be restrained for the purpose of
				having these wounds treated with a remedy approved by the executive director.
				The inspection certificate must state the date and method of
				treatment.
(2) In addition to the
				treatment of wounds, all animals other than lactating dairy animals and young
				animals under two weeks of age must be sprayed with a spray approved by the
				executive director.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 4 - AGRICULTURE › Part 2 - TEXAS ANIMAL HEALTH COMMISSION › Chapter 37 - SCREWWORMS › Section 37.2 - Interstate Movement Requirements

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28;
				July 12, 2024
The screwworm requirements for entry into Texas are located
				  in Chapter 51, §
									RSA
				  51.7(b) of this title
				  (relating to All Livestock--Special Requirements).
Texas Administrative Code › Title 4 - AGRICULTURE › Part 2 - TEXAS ANIMAL HEALTH COMMISSION › Chapter 38 - TRICHOMONIASIS › Section 38.1 - Definitions

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The following words and terms, when used in this chapter,
				  have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates
				  otherwise.
(1) Accredited
				Veterinarian--A licensed veterinarian who is approved to perform specified
				functions required by cooperative state-federal disease control and eradication
				programs pursuant to Title 9 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Parts 160 and
				161.
(2) Affected Herd--A herd in
				which any cattle have been classified as
Tritrichomonas foetus
positive on an official test and has not completed the requirements for
				elimination of the disease from the herd.
(3) Cattle--All dairy and beef animals (genus
				Bos), excluding bison (genus Bison).
(4) Certified Veterinarians--Veterinarians
				certified with, and approved by the commission to collect Trichomoniasis
				samples for official Trichomoniasis testing and to perform any other official
				function under the Trichomoniasis program. To be a certified veterinarian, a
				veterinarian must meet the requirements and have authorized personnel status as
				listed in Chapter 47 of this title (related to Authorized Personnel).
(5) Commission--The Texas Animal Health
				Commission, or its designee.
(6)
				Executive Director--The Executive Director of the Texas Animal Health
				Commission, or the Executive Director's designee.
(7) Exempt Cattle (from testing
				requirements)--Cattle that have been physically rendered incapable of
				intromission at a facility recognized by the commission.
(8) Exposed Cattle--Cattle that are part of
				an affected herd or cattle that have been in contact with Trichomoniasis
				infected cattle.
(9) Herd--
(A) All cattle under common ownership or
				supervision or cattle owned by a spouse that are on one premise; or
(B) All cattle under common ownership or
				supervision or cattle owned by a spouse on two or more premises that are
				geographically separated, but on which the cattle have been interchanged or
				where there has been contact among the cattle on the different premises.
				Contact between cattle on the different premises will be assumed unless the
				owner establishes otherwise and the results of the epidemiological
				investigation are consistent with the lack of contact between premises;
				or
(C) All cattle on common
				premises, such as community pastures or grazing association units, but owned by
				different persons. Other cattle owned by the persons involved which are located
				on other premises are considered to be part of this herd unless the
				epidemiological investigation establishes that cattle from the affected herd
				have not had the opportunity for direct or indirect contact with cattle from
				that specific premises. Approved feedlots and approved pastures are not
				considered to be herds.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 4 - AGRICULTURE › Part 2 - TEXAS ANIMAL HEALTH COMMISSION › Chapter 38 - TRICHOMONIASIS › Section 38.2 - General Requirements

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12,
				2024
(a) Test
				Requirements. All Texas origin bulls sold, leased, gifted, exchanged or
				otherwise changing possession for breeding purposes in the State of Texas shall
				meet the following testing or certification requirements prior to sale or
				change of ownership in the state:
(1) Be
				certified as virgin, by the breeder or his representative, on and accompanied
				by a breeder's certificate of virgin status; or
(2) If from a herd of unknown status (a herd
				that has not had a whole herd test), be tested negative on three consecutive
				culture tests conducted not less than seven days apart or one PCR test
				conducted within 60 days of sale or movement, be held separate from all female
				cattle since the test sample was collected, and be accompanied by a
				Trichomoniasis test record showing the negative test
				results.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 4 - AGRICULTURE › Part 2 - TEXAS ANIMAL HEALTH COMMISSION › Chapter 38 - TRICHOMONIASIS › Section 38.4 - Certified Veterinary Practitioners

Current through Reg. 49, No.
				28; July 12, 2024
(a)
				Only certified veterinarians may perform Trichomoniasis program procedures,
				including but not limited to, collection of samples for official tests for
				Trichomoniasis within the state of Texas, submission of samples to official
				laboratories, identification of tested bulls and virgin bulls, management of
				Trichomoniasis infected bull herds, movement of infected bulls, and reporting
				of test results. In order to collect and submit Trichomoniasis samples a
				veterinary practitioner shall be certified to perform Trichomoniasis program
				procedures. In order to be certified, a veterinarian shall also have a license
				to practice veterinary medicine in the state of Texas, USDA-APHIS Category II
				accreditation, and TAHC authorized personnelstatus.
(b) All veterinarians desiring to perform
				Trichomoniasis program functions shall participate in a certification program
				on Trichomoniasis program requirements and procedures before performing any
				Trichomoniasis program functions, including but not limited to review of the
				disease, proper sample collection techniques, sample preservation and
				laboratory submission, identification of animals, management of infected herds
				and shipment of infected or exposed animals to slaughter. The official
				certification program shall be conducted by or under the auspices of the
				Commission. Certified veterinarians shall be recertified every five
				years.
(c) Certified veterinarians
				shall utilize approved procedures for collection of samples, identification of
				animals and submission of samples to laboratories.
(d) Certified veterinarians shall only
				utilize the official laboratories for culture of Trichomoniasis
				samples.
(e) Certified
				veterinarians shall submit all Trichomoniasis samples including all official
				identification on official Trichomoniasis test and report forms to the TVMDL in
				accordance with §
									38.6 of this chapter (relating to
				Official Trichomoniasis Tests).
Texas Administrative Code › Title 4 - AGRICULTURE › Part 2 - TEXAS ANIMAL HEALTH COMMISSION › Chapter 38 - TRICHOMONIASIS › Section 38.5 - Official Laboratories

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12,
				2024
(a) The official
				Trichomoniasis laboratories are the TVMDL laboratories or other laboratories
				approved by the Commission.
(b) All
				results of Trichomoniasis tests shall be reported to the Commission within
				forty-eight (48) hours of completion of the tests, by the testing laboratory or
				the veterinarian making the diagnosis.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 4 - AGRICULTURE › Part 2 - TEXAS ANIMAL HEALTH COMMISSION › Chapter 38 - TRICHOMONIASIS › Section 38.6 - Official Trichomoniasis Tests

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28;
				July 12, 2024
Approved Tests. Approved tests for Trichomoniasis testing
				  within the State of Texas shall include the culture or Polymerase Chain
				  Reaction (PCR ) testing of samples collected by certified veterinarians
				  following approved collection, handling and shipping protocols, then tested in
				  approved laboratories.
(1) Official
				Culture Tests. An official test is one in which the sample, collected in an
				InPouch, is received in the official laboratory, in good condition, within 48
				hours of collection or is incubated in an InPouch by the collecting
				veterinarian for 48 hours after collection, and such sample is submitted to be
				tested according to the "Official Protocol for Culture of Trichomoniasis."
				Samples in transit for more than 48 hours will not be accepted for official
				culture testing. During transportation, the organisms should be protected from
				exposure to daylight and extremes of temperature, which should remain above 15
				degrees Celsius (59 degrees Fahrenheit) and below 37 degrees Celsius (98.6
				degrees Fahrenheit).
(2) Official
				Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) Tests. PCR is accepted as an official test or
				an official confirmatory test when completed by a qualified laboratory,
				approved by the Executive Director, and meets the following requirements:
(A) A Trichomoniasis sample submitted in an
				InPouch must be received in the official laboratory, in good condition, within
				48 hours of collection or incubated by the collecting veterinarian for 48 hours
				after collection and submitted to arrive at the laboratory within 96 hours of
				collection. Trichomoniasis samples pooled at the laboratory may qualify as
				official tests at a ratio of up to five individually collected samples pooled
				for one test. Veterinary practitioners may not submit pooled samples for an
				official test.
(B) A Trichomoniasis
				sample submitted in phosphate buffered saline (PBS) or sterile saline must be
				received in the official laboratory, in good condition, within 120 hours of
				collection. Trichomoniasis samples pooled at the laboratory may qualify as
				official tests at a ratio of up to five individually collected samples pooled
				for one test. Veterinary practitioners may not submit pooled samples for an
				official test.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 4 - AGRICULTURE › Part 2 - TEXAS ANIMAL HEALTH COMMISSION › Chapter 38 - TRICHOMONIASIS › Section 38.7 - Review of the Program

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12,
				2024
The Commission shall establish a Trichomoniasis Program
				  Review Working Group consisting of members from the cattle industry, veterinary
				  profession, veterinary diagnostic laboratory, veterinary college, extension
				  service and agency representatives which shall annually review the
				  Trichomoniasis program and make recommendations to the Commission on amendments
				  to program components or operation, or whether or not the program should be
				  continued.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 4 - AGRICULTURE › Part 2 - TEXAS ANIMAL HEALTH COMMISSION › Chapter 38 - TRICHOMONIASIS › Section 38.8 - Herd Certification Program-Breeding Bulls

Current through Reg. 49, No.
				28; July 12, 2024
Enrollment Requirements. Herd owners who enroll in the
				  Trichomoniasis Herd Certification Program shall sign a herd agreement with the
				  commission and maintain the herd in accordance with the herd agreement and
				  following conditions:
(1) All
				non-virgin breeding bulls shall be tested annually for Tritrichomonas foetus
				for three consecutive years as required by the herd agreement.
(2) During the three year inception period,
				all non-virgin breeding bulls that are sold, leased, gifted, exchanged or
				otherwise change possession shall be tested for Tritrichomonas foetus within 30
				days prior to such change in possession. The test must be completed and test
				results known prior to the time a bull(s) is physically transferred to the
				receiving premises or herd.
(3)
				Negative Tritrichomonas foetus bulls will be identified with official
				identification.
(4) All slaughter
				bulls removed from the herd must be tested for Tritrichomonas foetus. The test
				may be performed at a slaughter facility if prior arrangement with a certified
				veterinarian and an appropriate agreement with the slaughter facility
				management is made.
(5) Bovine
				females added to a certified herd shall not originate from a known
				Tritrichomonas foetus infected herd. Female herd additions must originate from
				a certified Tritrichomonas foetus free herd or qualify in one of the following
				categories:
(A) calf at side and no exposure
				to other than known negative Tritrichomonas foetus bulls;
(B) checked by an accredited veterinarian, at
				least 120 days pregnant and so recorded;
(C) virgin; or
(D) heifers exposed as virgins only to known
				negative Tritrichomonas foetus infected bulls and not yet 120 days
				pregnant.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 4 - AGRICULTURE › Part 2 - TEXAS ANIMAL HEALTH COMMISSION › Chapter 39 - SCABIES › Section 39.1 - 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) Approved product--A
				product indicated to be effective for the treatment and control of scabies and
				mange mites in livestock.
(2)
				Authorized veterinarian--Veterinarians who are licensed to practice veterinary
				medicine in Texas, are Category II accredited by USDA, APHIS, VS for the State
				of Texas; and 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.
(3) Commission--The Texas Animal Health
				Commission.
(4) Exposed
				livestock--Livestock that have had direct or indirect contact with animals
				infested with scabies or mange mites.
(5) Exposed or infested herd--Herd of
				livestock where one or more head have been confirmed to be infested with
				scabies or mange mites. The exposed status continues until the prescribed
				course of treatment is completed and inspected by the commission, USDA, APHIS,
				VS or an authorized veterinarian.
(6) Infested livestock--Livestock that have
				been confirmed to be infested with the scabies or mange mite.
(7) Livestock--Cattle, sheep, or goats.
(8) Scabies or mange mites--As used
				in this chapter includes Chorioptes bovis, Psoroptes bovis, and Sarcoptes
				scabiei mites which are reportable to the commission and commonly referred to
				as chorioptic, psoroptic, and sarcoptic mange, mange or scabies.
(9) USDA, APHIS, VS--United States Department
				of Agriculture, Animal Plant Health Inspection Service, Veterinary Services.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 4 - AGRICULTURE › Part 2 - TEXAS ANIMAL HEALTH COMMISSION › Chapter 39 - SCABIES › Section 39.2 - Scabies or Mange Mites Infested or Exposed Livestock

Current through
				Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) The owner or caretaker of livestock
				infested with or exposed to scabies or mange mites must treat the livestock as
				prescribed in this chapter and under supervision of the commission, the USDA,
				APHIS, VS or an authorized veterinarian.
(b) All livestock infested with or exposed to
				scabies or mange mites must be treated with an approved product. The product
				must be applied in a manner consistent with the product's label or labeling,
				which includes, but is not limited to, the target species, product indications,
				use, dosage, administration, intervals, withdrawal, animal safety warnings,
				precautions and all other conditions specified in the label.
(c) If there is a discrepancy between
				requirements contained in federal laws or regulations, state laws or
				regulations, or the product label, the most restrictive requirement shall apply
				unless otherwise authorized by the commission or the USDA, APHIS, VS.
(d) The person treating any infested or
				exposed livestock must maintain records of all livestock treated for a minimum
				of five years from the date of the last treatment. The records must show the
				owner's or caretaker's name and address, county of origin for the livestock,
				species and number of animal(s) treated, date of treatment, product used,
				method of treatment and concentration or dose of treatment.
(e) Treated livestock must be maintained
				physically separated from all untreated livestock until quarantine release.
(f) When dipping or spraying is
				the selected treatment, livestock must be treated in a manner to allow complete
				saturation of the livestock's skin and head.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 4 - AGRICULTURE › Part 2 - TEXAS ANIMAL HEALTH COMMISSION › Chapter 39 - SCABIES › Section 39.3 - Quarantines and Release

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12,
				2024
Livestock infested with or exposed to scabies or mange mites
				  will be immediately quarantined. Unless otherwise approved by the commission,
				  the quarantine will not be released until such time that all livestock in the
				  herd have been properly treated and inspected not less than 14 days after the
				  last required treatment is completed. The herd must be inspected by the
				  commission, the USDA, APHIS, VS, or an authorized veterinarian and the
				  quarantine will be released only when such inspection shows all livestock to be
				  free from scabies or mange mites.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 4 - AGRICULTURE › Part 2 - TEXAS ANIMAL HEALTH COMMISSION › Chapter 39 - SCABIES › Section 39.4 - Duties of Owners or Caretakers of Livestock Infested with or Exposed to Scabies or Mange Mites

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12,
				2024
It shall be the duty of all owners and caretakers of
				  livestock quarantined for infestation or exposure to scabies or mange mites to:
(1) Assist in the inspection and
				treatment of the livestock;
(2)
				Provide suitable vats, corrals, pens, or other equipment for the treatment and
				handling of the livestock;
(3)
				Provide the approved product used for treatment; and
(4) Prevent movement of livestock that is in
				violation of the quarantine.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 4 - AGRICULTURE › Part 2 - TEXAS ANIMAL HEALTH COMMISSION › Chapter 39 - SCABIES › Section 39.5 - Livestock at Shows, Fairs, and Exhibitions

Current through Reg. 49,
				No. 28; July 12, 2024
Livestock that are found to be infested with or exposed to
				  scabies or mange mites must be immediately removed from the premises,
				  quarantined at a new location, and physically separated from all other
				  livestock. These livestock must be treated as prescribed by this
				  chapter.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 4 - AGRICULTURE › Part 2 - TEXAS ANIMAL HEALTH COMMISSION › Chapter 39 - SCABIES › Section 39.6 - Permitted Dips for Scabies and Mange Mite Eradication

Current
				through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) The commission will authorize for
				official dipping of animals only those dips, in the appropriate concentrations,
				that have been approved by the commission for treatment of scabies and mange
				mites.
(b) The concentration of
				the dipping chemical used shall be maintained in the percentage specified for
				official use by means of the approved vat management techniques established for
				the use of the applicable agent or by an officially approved vat-side test of
				the commission.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 4 - AGRICULTURE › Part 2 - TEXAS ANIMAL HEALTH COMMISSION › Chapter 39 - SCABIES › Section 39.7 - Interstate Movement Requirements for Livestock

Current through
				Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The scabies and mange mites requirements for entry into Texas
				  are located in Chapter 51, §
									RSA
				  51.7(a) of this title
				  (relating to All Livestock - Special Requirements).
Texas Administrative Code › Title 4 - AGRICULTURE › Part 2 - TEXAS ANIMAL HEALTH COMMISSION › Chapter 40 - CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE › Section 40.2 - General Requirements

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12,
				2024
(a) Procedures for
				issuing hold orders and quarantines.
(1) Any
				CWD-suspect herd shall be immediately reported to a commission representative.
				The herd shall be restricted by hold order until the commission's epidemiologic
				investigation and approved laboratory testing are complete.
(2) A CWD-trace herd shall be restricted by
				hold order until an epidemiologic investigation by the commission is complete
				and the herd meets all herd plan requirements.
(3) A CWD-positive herd shall be restricted
				by quarantine until the herd meets all herd plan requirements.
(4) Any CWD-suspect herd, CWD-trace, and
				CWD-positive herd not complying with the epidemiologic investigation or herd
				plan requirements shall be restricted by quarantine.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 4 - AGRICULTURE › Part 2 - TEXAS ANIMAL HEALTH COMMISSION › Chapter 40 - CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE › Section 40.3 - CWD Herd Certification Program

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12,
				2024
(a) Definitions. In
				addition to the definitions in §
									40.1 of this chapter (relating to
				Definitions), the following words and terms, when used in this section, shall
				have the following meanings:
(1) Animal--An
				animal in the Cervidae family.
(2)
				Annual inspection window--The period of time each year for an enrolled herd to
				complete an annual inspection. Unless a specific period is set by a commission
				representative in writing, the annual inspection window begins 30 days before
				the month and day of the enrollment date and ends 30 days after the month and
				day of the enrollment date.
(3)
				Application and Agreement--The
CWD Herd Certification Application and
				Agreement,
a form published by the commission that is available on the
				commission website and available at TAHC region offices.
(4) Eligible Mortality--The death from any
				cause of an animal 12 months of age or older, including hunter harvests and
				animals slaughtered at a slaughter facility or processing facility.
(5) Enrolled herd--A herd that has been
				approved for enrollment in the program.
(6) Enrollment Date--The day, month, and year
				in which an owners herd is officially enrolled in the Program.
(7) Local TAHC Region Office--The TAHC Region
				Office that covers the county in which the herd's premises is
				located.
(8) Program--The CWD Herd
				Certification Program administered by the commission.
(9) Status--The status of a herd assigned
				under the program that follows the requirements in 9 CFR Part 55. Herd status
				is based on the number of years of compliance with the requirements of the
				program without evidence of the disease and without any specific determinations
				that the herd has contained or has been exposed to CWD.
(10) TWIMS--Texas Wildlife Information
				Management Services database operated by the Texas Parks and Wildlife
				Departments wildlife division
Texas Administrative Code › Title 4 - AGRICULTURE › Part 2 - TEXAS ANIMAL HEALTH COMMISSION › Chapter 40 - CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE › Section 40.4 - Entry Requirements

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12,
				2024
(a) Entry
				requirements for live animals transported into this state are located in §
									RSA 51.10 of this title
				(relating to Cervidae).
(b) CWD
				Susceptible Species Carcass Movement Restrictions for Entering this State. No
				person may transport into this state or possess any part of a CWD susceptible
				species from a state, Canadian province, or other place outside of Texas where
				CWD has been detected in free-ranging or captive herds, except as provided in
				this section.
(c) Subsection (b) of
				this section does not apply to CWD susceptible species processed in accordance
				with this section as follows:
(1) meat that
				has been cut up and packaged (boned or filleted);
(2) a carcass that has been reduced to
				quarters with no brain or spinal tissue present;
(3) a cleaned hide (skull and soft tissue
				must not be attached or present);
(4) a whole skull (or skull plate) with
				antlers attached, provided the skull plate has been completely cleaned of all
				soft tissue;
(5) finished taxidermy
				products;
(6) cleaned teeth;
				or
(7) tissue prepared and packaged
				for delivery to and use by a diagnostic or research laboratory.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 4 - AGRICULTURE › Part 2 - TEXAS ANIMAL HEALTH COMMISSION › Chapter 40 - CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE › Section 40.5 - Surveillance and Movement Requirements for Exotic CWD Susceptible Species

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12,
				2024
(a) Definitions. In
				addition to the definitions in §
									40.1 of this chapter (relating to
				Definitions), the following words and terms, when used in this section, shall
				have the following meanings:
(1) Eligible
				Mortality--The death from any cause of an exotic CWD susceptible species that
				is 12 months of age or older on any and all premises which raise and/or contain
				any exotic CWD susceptible species, whether a premises engages in live
				transport of these animals or not. This includes hunter harvest or herd culling
				on the premises, natural mortalities on the premises, and animals moved
				directly to slaughter.
(2) Exotic
				CWD Susceptible Species--A non-native cervid species determined to be
				susceptible to CWD, which means a species that has had a diagnosis of CWD
				confirmed by an official test conducted by an approved laboratory. This
				includes but is not limited to North American elk or wapiti
(Cervus
				canadensis),
red deer
(Cervus elaphus),
sika deer
(Cervus nippon),
moose
(Alces alces),
reindeer and caribou
(Rangifer tarandus),
muntjac
(Muntiacus),
and any associated subspecies and hybrids. All
				mule deer, white-tailed deer, and other native species under the jurisdiction
				of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department are excluded from this definition
				and application of this section.
(3) Premises--A physical location(s) which is
				contiguous, under common ownership or management, and represents a unique and
				describable geographic location.
(4) Transport--Movement of an exotic CWD
				susceptible species from one non-contiguous property or premises to
				another.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 4 - AGRICULTURE › Part 2 - TEXAS ANIMAL HEALTH COMMISSION › Chapter 40 - CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE › Section 40.6 - CWD Movement Restriction Zones

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28;
				July 12, 2024
(a)
				Definitions. In addition to the definitions in §40.1 (relating to
				Definitions) of this chapter, the following words and terms, when used in this
				section, shall have the following meanings:
(1) Check Station--TPWD-established mandatory
				check stations in any CZ or SZ or any portion of a CZ or SZ for the purpose of
				collecting biological information on CWD susceptible species taken within a CZ
				or SZ.
(2) CWD Containment Zone
				(CZ)--A geographic area in this state which CWD has been detected or the
				commission has determined, using the best available science, a high risk of CWD
				exists or may exist.
(3) CWD
				Surveillance Zone (SZ)--A geographic area in the state which the commission,
				using the best available science, has determined or where there is a risk of
				CWD existing and surveillance is necessary.
(4) Exotic CWD Susceptible Species--A
				non-native cervid species determined to be susceptible to CWD, which means a
				species that has had a diagnosis of CWD confirmed by an official test conducted
				by an approved laboratory. This includes but is not limited to North American
				elk or wapiti
(Cervus canadensis),
red deer
(Cervus
				elaphus),
sika deer
(Cervus nippon),
moose
(Alces alces),
reindeer and caribou
(Rangifer
				tarandus),
muntjac
(Muntiacus),
and any associated
				subspecies and hybrids. All mule deer, white-tailed deer, and other native
				species under the jurisdiction of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department are
				excluded from this definition and application of this section.
(5) Final processing--The cleaning and
				processing by more than quarters of CWD susceptible species for cooking or
				storage purposes.
(6) High fence
				premises--A premises enclosed on all sides by a fence adequate to prevent the
				ingress and egress of all exotic CWD susceptible species.
(7) Processing facility--A stationary
				facility designed and constructed to store or process CWD susceptible
				species.
(8) TPWD--The Texas Parks
				and Wildlife Department.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 4 - AGRICULTURE › Part 2 - TEXAS ANIMAL HEALTH COMMISSION › Chapter 40 - CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE › Section 40.7 - Executive Director Declaration of a CWD Movement Restriction Zone

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Order Declaring a CWD High-Risk Area or
				County (Order). The Executive Director may issue an Order to declare a CWD
				high-risk area or county based on sound epidemiological principles for disease
				detection, control, and eradication. The epidemiological criteria used for
				designating an area or county as high risk may include the presence of disease,
				multiple CWD-positive animals in the area, and common husbandry and animal use
				practices that could lead to disease exposure.
(b) The Order shall contain the following
				elements:
(1) The epidemiological criteria for
				which the order is being issued.
(2) A description of the area or county
				determined to be high risk that enables a person to identify the area and
				determine if a premises is included in the area.
(3) A statement that movement of CWD
				susceptible species is prohibited, if the Executive Director determines the
				threat of disease spread warrants such action.
(4) Any exceptions, terms, conditions, or
				provisions prescribed under this chapter.
(5) The class of persons authorized by the
				commission or the Executive Director to issue certificates or permits
				permitting movement.
(6) Any
				authorized movement certificate or permit must be issued in conformity with the
				requirements stated in the high-risk Order :
(A) The Executive Director may provide a
				written certificate or written permit authorizing the movement of CWD
				susceptible species from locations where the CWD susceptible species have been
				restricted.
(B) The certificate or
				permit must be issued by a commission representative.
(7) If the Order prohibits the movement of
				any CWD susceptible species until tested negative for the disease, the
				Executive Director may prescribe:
(A) any
				exceptions;
(B) terms;
(C) conditions; or
(D) provisions the Executive Director
				considers necessary or desirable to promote the objectives of this chapter or
				to minimize the economic impact of the quarantine without endangering those
				objectives or the health and safety of other CWD susceptible species.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 4 - AGRICULTURE › Part 2 - TEXAS ANIMAL HEALTH COMMISSION › Chapter 40 - CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE › Section 40.8 - 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 41 - FEVER TICKS › Section 41.2 - Designation of an area

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12,
				2024
(a) Each area of
				the state will be classified by the commission as a free area, control purpose
				quarantine area, temporary preventative quarantine area, or tick eradication
				quarantine area. The commission will immediately redesignate an area when any
				change in circumstances warrants reclassification. Each area will be determined
				by the Animal Health Commission according to the needs of inspection and
				treatment for known or suspected infestation of ticks.
(b) Upon the designation of any area other
				than a free area, and upon the request of five livestock owners within that
				area, the commission will appoint an area advisory committee from
				recommendations made by livestock owners within the area. The committee will be
				kept informed of the general plan of inspection and treatment for the area, of
				the results of all inspections of livestock and premises, and of changes in
				boundaries.
(c) The commission will
				notify all livestock owners within an area, except the free area, as to the
				type area in which their livestock are located. All changes in designation of
				an area will be in writing with the reason for change given.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 4 - AGRICULTURE › Part 2 - TEXAS ANIMAL HEALTH COMMISSION › Chapter 41 - FEVER TICKS › Section 41.3 - Designation of a premise

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12,
				2024
(a) Each premise
				within a tick eradication quarantine area, temporary preventative quarantine
				area, or control purpose quarantine area will be classified by the commission
				as an infested, exposed, adjacent, or check premise. The commission will
				immediately redesignate a premise when a change in circumstances warrants
				reclassification. The boundaries of each premise will be determined according
				to inspection and treatment needs for known or suspected infestation of ticks.
				A premise which has received untreated livestock from a premise later found to
				be tick infested, and the length of such infestation is unknown, may be
				classified as control purpose instead of exposed if livestock on the premise
				are found to be tick free, the owner agrees in writing to present the animals
				for inspection when required by the Commission, and such classification does
				not present a threat of the spread of ticks to the surrounding
				premise(s).
(b) The commission will
				notify all livestock owners within an area, except the free area, as to the
				type premise on which their livestock are located. All changes in designation
				of premises will be in writing with the reason for change given.
(c) A premise that would normally be
				classified as adjacent may be exempted from adjacent premise requirements by a
				State or Federal epidemiologist if the premise is separated from the exposed or
				infested premise by double fencing, sufficient to prevent the spread of ticks,
				with one of the fences being game-proof.