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Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 40 - RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE PREVENTION, CONTROL AND ERADICATION OF BOVINE TUBERCULOSIS IN VIRGINIA › Section 2VAC5-40-50 - Permits for movement of reactors

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
Permits required in the above paragraph shall be issued only
				  to the owner of the cattle to be moved. Separate permits are required for each
				  animal, except when animals are moved in one drove, truckload, or carload, in
				  which case one permit shall suffice for each drove, truckload or
				  carload.
Statutory Authority
§§ 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 40 - RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE PREVENTION, CONTROL AND ERADICATION OF BOVINE TUBERCULOSIS IN VIRGINIA › Section 2VAC5-40-60 - Movement of reactors limited only from quarantined premises to slaughter

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
Permits for movement may be issued only for moving animals
				  from quarantined premises to slaughter houses operating under official state or
				  federal meat inspection.
Statutory Authority
§§ 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 40 - RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE PREVENTION, CONTROL AND ERADICATION OF BOVINE TUBERCULOSIS IN VIRGINIA › Section 2VAC5-40-70 - Slaughtering and reporting of reactors

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
All cattle which have reacted to the tuberculin test, or
				  which have been found by clinical examination to be infected with tuberculosis,
				  shall be slaughtered under official state or federal meat inspection; and the
				  postmortem findings shall be reported within 10 days to the State
				  Veterinarian.
Statutory Authority
§§ 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 40 - RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE PREVENTION, CONTROL AND ERADICATION OF BOVINE TUBERCULOSIS IN VIRGINIA › Section 2VAC5-40-80 - Tuberculosis-free accredited herds

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
Tuberculosis-free accredited herds of cattle in the
				  Commonwealth of Virginia shall be governed by the regulations of the United
				  States Department of Agriculture.
Statutory Authority
§§ 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 40 - RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE PREVENTION, CONTROL AND ERADICATION OF BOVINE TUBERCULOSIS IN VIRGINIA › Section 2VAC5-40-90 - Tuberculosis-free areas

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
Tuberculosis-free areas in the Commonwealth of Virginia
				  shall be governed by the regulations of the United States Department of
				  Agriculture.
Statutory Authority
§§ 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 40 - RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE PREVENTION, CONTROL AND ERADICATION OF BOVINE TUBERCULOSIS IN VIRGINIA › Section 2VAC5-40-100 - Disposition of tuberculosis infected herds

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
Tuberculosis infected herds may be depopulated when approved
				  by the State Veterinarian, or the owner may follow a test-and-slaughter program
				  as prescribed in the "Uniform Methods and Rules for Bovine Tuberculosis
				  Eradication," published by the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service of
				  the United States Department of Agriculture (Code of Federal Regulations Title
				  9, Chapter I, Parts 1 to 199).
Statutory Authority
§§ 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 40 - RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE PREVENTION, CONTROL AND ERADICATION OF BOVINE TUBERCULOSIS IN VIRGINIA › Form - FORMS (2VAC5-40)

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
Accredited Herd Certificate, Form VS 6-14, eff.
				  11/72.
Tuberculosis Test Record, Form VS 6-22, eff. 7/75.
Comparative Cervical Tuberculin Test Results, Form VS 6-22D,
				  eff. 11/77.
Tuberculin Test Record (special), Form VS 6-22C, eff.
				  6/77.
Notice of Quarantine Form, Form VDACS 03021, eff.
				  9/85.
Permit for Movement of Animals, Form VS 1-27, eff.
				  1/73.
Surveillance Report - Cattle Slaughtering Establishment,
				  Form VS 83-3.
Report on Herd Revealing Reactors to Tuberculin Test, Form
				  VS 6-4, eff. 11/73.
Certificate of Veterinary Inspection: for Use only in
				  Shipping Domestic Livestock, Form VDACS-03023, eff. 6/86.
Report of Tuberculous Lesions on Thoracic Granulomas in
				  Regular Kill Animals, Form VS 6-35, eff. 8/77.
Investigation for Evidence of Tuberculosis, Form VS 6-4B,
				  eff. 7/82.
Investigation for Evidence of Tuberculosis (Reactor), Form
				  VS 6-4A, eff. 7/73.
Certificate of Transfer from an Approved Livestock Sale,
				  Form VDACS-03033.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 50 - RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE PREVENTION, CONTROL AND ERADICATION OF BRUCELLOSIS OF CATTLE IN VIRGINIA › Section 2VAC5-50-10

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 50 - RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE PREVENTION, CONTROL AND ERADICATION OF BRUCELLOSIS OF CATTLE IN VIRGINIA › Section 2VAC5-50-20

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 50 - RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE PREVENTION, CONTROL AND ERADICATION OF BRUCELLOSIS OF CATTLE IN VIRGINIA › Section 2VAC5-50-30

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 50 - RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE PREVENTION, CONTROL AND ERADICATION OF BRUCELLOSIS OF CATTLE IN VIRGINIA › Section 2VAC5-50-40

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 50 - RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE PREVENTION, CONTROL AND ERADICATION OF BRUCELLOSIS OF CATTLE IN VIRGINIA › Section 2VAC5-50-50

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 50 - RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE PREVENTION, CONTROL AND ERADICATION OF BRUCELLOSIS OF CATTLE IN VIRGINIA › Section 2VAC5-50-60

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 50 - RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE PREVENTION, CONTROL AND ERADICATION OF BRUCELLOSIS OF CATTLE IN VIRGINIA › Section 2VAC5-50-70

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 50 - RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE PREVENTION, CONTROL AND ERADICATION OF BRUCELLOSIS OF CATTLE IN VIRGINIA › Section 2VAC5-50-80

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 50 - RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE PREVENTION, CONTROL AND ERADICATION OF BRUCELLOSIS OF CATTLE IN VIRGINIA › Section 2VAC5-50-90

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 50 - RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE PREVENTION, CONTROL AND ERADICATION OF BRUCELLOSIS OF CATTLE IN VIRGINIA › Section 2VAC5-50-100

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 50 - RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE PREVENTION, CONTROL AND ERADICATION OF BRUCELLOSIS OF CATTLE IN VIRGINIA › Section 2VAC5-50-110

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 50 - RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE PREVENTION, CONTROL AND ERADICATION OF BRUCELLOSIS OF CATTLE IN VIRGINIA › Form - FORMS (2VAC5-50)

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
Brucellosis Calfhood Vaccination Record, Form VDACS -
				  03189.
Herd History Card, Form VS 1-2, eff. 4/73.
Field Investigation or Brucellosis Market Test Reactor(s),
				  Form VS 4-106, eff. 10/74.
Appraisal and Indemnity Claim Form, Form VS 1-23, eff.
				  5/84.
Telecopier Justification for Brucellosis Herd Depopulation,
				  Form VS 4-6, eff. 7/76.
Brucellosis Memorandum of Agreement, Form VS 83-2.
BD-LSM Test Release Form.
Epidemiologic Investigation of Bruellosis Reactor Herd, Form
				  VS 4-108, eff. 10/80.
Origin of Reactors/Herd Additions, Form VS 4-108A, eff.
				  10/80.
Animals Removed from Infected Herd, Form VS 4-108B, eff.
				  10/80.
Epidemiology Report - Area Herds, Form VS 4-108C, eff.
				  10/80.
Permit for Movement of Restricted Animals, Form VS 1-27, eff.
				  12/80.
Certified Herd, Form VS 4-13, eff. 11/72.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 50 - RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE PREVENTION, CONTROL AND ERADICATION OF BRUCELLOSIS OF CATTLE IN VIRGINIA › Section - DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (2VAC5-50)

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
Brucellosis Eradication: Uniform Methods and Rules, APHIS
				  91-45-013, effective October 1, 2003, 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 60 - RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE OPERATION OF LIVESTOCK MARKETS › Section 2VAC5-60-10

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 60 - RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE OPERATION OF LIVESTOCK MARKETS › Section 2VAC5-60-20

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 60 - RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE OPERATION OF LIVESTOCK MARKETS › Section 2VAC5-60-30

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 60 - RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE OPERATION OF LIVESTOCK MARKETS › Section 2VAC5-60-40

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 60 - RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE OPERATION OF LIVESTOCK MARKETS › Section 2VAC5-60-50

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 60 - RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE OPERATION OF LIVESTOCK MARKETS › Section 2VAC5-60-60

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 60 - RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE OPERATION OF LIVESTOCK MARKETS › Section 2VAC5-60-70

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 60 - RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE OPERATION OF LIVESTOCK MARKETS › Section 2VAC5-60-80

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 60 - RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE OPERATION OF LIVESTOCK MARKETS › Section 2VAC5-60-90

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 60 - RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE OPERATION OF LIVESTOCK MARKETS › Form - FORMS (2VAC5-60)

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
Brucellosis Test Record - Market Cattle Testing Program,
				  Form VS 4-54, eff. 7/81.
Livestock for Slaughter Purposes Only, Form VDACS-03019,
				  eff. 8/82.
Livestock Market Inspection, Form LSM-5AH, eff.
				  11/18/85.
Backtagging Verification.
Test Release Form, Form BD-LSM.
Livestock Weighmasters Observation Report.
Equine Sale Release Requirement and Quarantine, Form
				  VDACS-03038.
Official Shipping Certificate and Test Record, Form
				  VDACS-03023.
Virginia Official Shipping Certificate for Consignment
				  Sales, Form VDACS-03033.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 61 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING LIVESTOCK DEALERS AND MARKETING FACILITIES FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONTROLLING AND ERADICATING INFECTIOUS AND CONTAGIOUS DISEASES OF LIVESTOCK › Section 2VAC5-61-20 - Registration

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
A. Each dealer in
				the Commonwealth shall be registered with the State Veterinarian by application
				to the State Veterinarian on forms that he provides. Each dealer shall renew
				his registration by no later than January 8 of each even-numbered year
				thereafter. Anyone operating as a dealer who fails to register is guilty of a
				violation of this chapter.
B. The
				State Veterinarian may, after due notice and opportunity for a hearing, deny,
				suspend, or cancel the registration of a dealer when the State Veterinarian has
				determined that the dealer has:
1. Violated
				state or federal laws or regulations governing the interstate or intrastate
				movement, shipment, or transportation of livestock;
2. Made false or misleading statements in the
				application for registration;
3.
				Removed or altered the official identification of livestock;
4. Failed to carry out the requirements of
				this chapter; or
5. Made false or
				misleading entries in the records that are required by this chapter.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 61 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING LIVESTOCK DEALERS AND MARKETING FACILITIES FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONTROLLING AND ERADICATING INFECTIOUS AND CONTAGIOUS DISEASES OF LIVESTOCK › Section 2VAC5-61-30 - Identification of livestock

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
A. All
				livestock, other than feeder cattle that are not of a dairy type, that are
				handled by or otherwise under the scope of business of each dealer and
				marketing facility shall be officially identified upon arrival at the marketing
				facility. For those livestock that are not identified upon arrival, each dealer
				and marketing facility shall cause official identification to be applied to any
				livestock handled by or otherwise under the scope of their business that is not
				already officially identified before leaving the marketing facility and may
				charge a fee for this service.
B.
				Official identification.
1. Official
				identification for cattle shall be an ear tag bearing a unique identification
				number issued by an official state or federal program or other form of
				identification approved by the State Veterinarian. For slaughter cattle only
				that are purchased by a registered dealer, a U.S. Department of Agriculture
				back tag shall also be considered official identification.
2. Official identification for sheep and
				goats shall be any form of identification approved by the U.S. Department of
				Agriculture scrapie eradication program or other form of identification
				approved by the State Veterinarian.
3. Official identification for swine shall be
				a unique and permanent group or individual identification number issued by an
				official state or federal program and applied to each animal or other forms of
				identification approved by the State Veterinarian.
4. Official identification for horses shall
				be a microchip, registration tattoo, brand, name, and complete physical
				description as listed or demonstrated by photographs on either a current
				certificate of veterinary inspection or Coggins test certificate, or other form
				of identification approved by the State Veterinarian.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 61 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING LIVESTOCK DEALERS AND MARKETING FACILITIES FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONTROLLING AND ERADICATING INFECTIOUS AND CONTAGIOUS DISEASES OF LIVESTOCK › Section 2VAC5-61-40 - Records

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
A. Each dealer and
				marketing facility shall keep records of the following information, which shall
				be recorded in a timely fashion upon the completion of each transaction:
1. Record of the official identification
				numbers of all livestock handled or otherwise under the scope of business other
				than feeder cattle that are not of a dairy type.
2. The name and physical address of the
				person, firm, or agent from whom each animal was purchased and the date of such
				purchase.
3. The name and physical
				address of the person, firm, or agent to whom each animal was sold and the date
				of such sale.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 61 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING LIVESTOCK DEALERS AND MARKETING FACILITIES FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONTROLLING AND ERADICATING INFECTIOUS AND CONTAGIOUS DISEASES OF LIVESTOCK › Section 2VAC5-61-50 - Inspection of marketing facilities

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
All marketing facilities shall be under the jurisdiction of
				  the State Veterinarian and available for his inspection. The State Veterinarian
				  shall assign a designee to each marketing facility for the following
				  purposes:
1. To be present before,
				during, or after the operation of the marketing facility as necessary for the
				purpose of ensuring compliance with this chapter.
2. To ensure that livestock bear official
				identification and that proper record is made of each transaction as required
				by this chapter.
3. To ensure that
				livestock are handled in accordance with the Virginia Comprehensive Animal Care
				laws (§ 3.2-6500 et seq. of Title 3.2 of the Code of Virginia).
4. To ensure proper disposition of all sick
				or diseased livestock offered for sale in accordance with this chapter or other
				orders of the State Veterinarian.
5. To make a thorough inspection of the
				marketing facility to determine if the premises are maintained in a clean,
				sanitary, and orderly manner.
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 61 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING LIVESTOCK DEALERS AND MARKETING FACILITIES FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONTROLLING AND ERADICATING INFECTIOUS AND CONTAGIOUS DISEASES OF LIVESTOCK › Section 2VAC5-61-60 - Operation of marketing facilities

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
A. The premises shall be maintained in a
				state of good repair. The marketing facility shall contain appropriately
				constructed and well-lighted livestock handling chutes, pens, and alleys for
				the inspection, identification, vaccination, and testing of livestock.
				Electrical power shall be provided.
B. The premises shall be maintained in a
				clean, sanitary, and orderly manner at all times and must be cleaned after each
				use. The sanitation process shall prevent contamination of state waters,
				production of noxious odors, and the breeding of insects or vermin. Run-off
				water shall be diverted from livestock holding areas.
C. The marketing facility shall be sprayed
				with disinfectant on a monthly basis or as otherwise required by the State
				Veterinarian. All alleys, scales, docks, pens, and rings in which livestock
				have been housed since the previous application of disinfectant must be cleaned
				of all bedding and animal waste so that the base surfaces can be thoroughly
				sprayed. No area shall be sprayed that has not been properly cleaned.
D. Isolation pens shall be provided that are
				clearly labeled, adequately drained, constructed of materials able to withstand
				frequent cleaning and disinfection, and cleaned and disinfected between each
				use.
E. Condemned and diseased
				livestock shall be penned separately from other livestock and shall be removed
				from the premises within 24 hours of the sale. Such pens shall be plainly
				marked "For Slaughter Only."
F.
				Dead animals shall be immediately moved to a designated area of the premises
				out of public view and removed from the premises within 48 hours.
G. The marketing facility shall ensure that
				feed and water can be provided to livestock in an appropriate manner when
				needed or as directed by the State Veterinarian.
H. Livestock may not be slaughtered or
				processed at the marketing facility.
I. Livestock shall not reside at the
				marketing facility.
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 61 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING LIVESTOCK DEALERS AND MARKETING FACILITIES FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONTROLLING AND ERADICATING INFECTIOUS AND CONTAGIOUS DISEASES OF LIVESTOCK › Section 2VAC5-61-70 - Restriction of livestock movement

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
A. Shipment of livestock into other states
				shall be subject to all federal laws and regulations governing the interstate
				shipment of livestock and in conformity with the requirements of the state of
				destination.
B. Whenever the State
				Veterinarian has reason to suspect or knowledge that a threat to the livestock
				industry or to public safety exists by the continued conduct of business by a
				marketing facility or dealer, he may restrict or prohibit the conduct of the
				marketing facility's or dealer's business for such time as the threat or
				condition exists.
C. Whenever the
				sanitation of a marketing facility is not maintained as required in
				2VAC5-61-60, the State Veterinarian may, at his discretion, (i) prohibit the
				use of certain areas of the marketing facility or (ii) limit the activities of
				such facility with regards to the type or to the destination of livestock sold
				in such facility. This restriction shall remain in effect until the State
				Veterinarian has determined that the marketing facility is in
				compliance.
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 61 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING LIVESTOCK DEALERS AND MARKETING FACILITIES FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONTROLLING AND ERADICATING INFECTIOUS AND CONTAGIOUS DISEASES OF LIVESTOCK › Section 2VAC5-61-80 - Penalty

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Any person who violates any of the provisions of this chapter
				  is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.
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 61 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING LIVESTOCK DEALERS AND MARKETING FACILITIES FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONTROLLING AND ERADICATING INFECTIOUS AND CONTAGIOUS DISEASES OF LIVESTOCK › Form - FORMS (2VAC5-61)

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Application
				  for Registration: Virginia Livestock Dealers or Livestock Marketing Facilities,
				  Form VDACS-03214/OVS (rev. 5/2000)
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 70 - HEALTH REQUIREMENTS GOVERNING THE CONTROL OF EQUINE INFECTIOUS ANEMIA IN VIRGINIA › Section 2VAC5-70-10 - Definitions

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The following words and terms, when used in this chapter,
				  shall have the following meaning, unless the context clearly indicates
				  otherwise:
"Accredited veterinarian" means a licensed veterinarian
				  approved by the United States Department of Agriculture/Animal and Plant Health
				  Inspection Service (hereinafter referred to as USDA-APHIS) and State
				  Veterinarian.
"Approved laboratory" means a laboratory approved by
				  USDA-APHIS or the State Veterinarian to conduct the official test for equine
				  infectious anemia.
"Approved veterinarian" means a state-federal regulatory
				  veterinarian, an accredited veterinarian, or other veterinarian approved by the
				  State Veterinarian for special testing.
"Department" means the Virginia Department of Agriculture
				  and Consumer Services.
"Equine Infectious Anemia" (EIA or Swamp Fever) means a
				  contagious and infectious disease of horses, characterized by a variety of
				  symptoms related to anemia. It may be acute, subacute, or chronic in nature and
				  may terminate in death. The virus remains in the blood of infected animals
				  throughout their lifetime. The virus may be spread from horse to horse via
				  biting flies, mosquitoes, hypodermic needles, or blood-letting
				  procedures.
"Horse" includes all horselike animals embracing all members
				  of the equine species including horses, ponies, the asinine species, and
				  burros. It also includes hybrid offspring of the equine and asinine species by
				  whatever name they may be known, such as mules, hinnies, and donkeys.
"Interstate health certificate" means a legible record
				  covering the health requirements for importing of horses into Virginia,
				  executed on an approved form of the state of origin, and bearing the
				  endorsement of the livestock health official of that state.
"Licensed veterinarian" means a veterinarian who has
				  graduated from a recognized college of veterinary medicine and has been
				  examined and found proficient by the Virginia State Board of Veterinary
				  Medicine.
"Official test" means the agar gel immunodiffusion test
				  (Coggins AGID).
"Reactor" means a horse over eight months of age that reacts
				  positively to an official test performed by an approved laboratory.
"State-Federal Regulatory Veterinarian" means a veterinarian
				  employed by the State Veterinarian or USDA-APHIS.
"State Veterinarian" means a Virginia Department of
				  Agriculture and Consumer Services veterinarian employed by the Commissioner of
				  Agriculture and Consumer Services who is responsible for the animal health
				  programs in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
"Veterinary services" means services of
				  USDA-APHIS.
Statutory Authority
§§ 3.2-6001 through 3.2-6004 of the Code of
					 Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 70 - HEALTH REQUIREMENTS GOVERNING THE CONTROL OF EQUINE INFECTIOUS ANEMIA IN VIRGINIA › Section 2VAC5-70-20 - Testing requirements for horses exhibited at shows, fairs, or other exhibitions, or coming into contact with horses owned by others in Virginia

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All horses assembled at a show, fair, race meet, or other
				  such function, or participating in any activity on properties where horses
				  belonging to different owners may come into contact with each other in
				  Virginia, must be accompanied by a report of an official negative test for
				  equine infectious anemia. The test shall be conducted by an approved laboratory
				  on a sample taken by an accredited veterinarian or a State-Federal Regulatory
				  Veterinarian within 365 days prior to such event or activity. The person in
				  charge will ensure that a copy of the official negative test results
				  accompanies each horse in the event or activity, and shall make such reports
				  available for inspection by a representative of the State Veterinarian upon
				  request. The person in charge shall exclude any horse which is not accompanied
				  by a negative test report.
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 70 - HEALTH REQUIREMENTS GOVERNING THE CONTROL OF EQUINE INFECTIOUS ANEMIA IN VIRGINIA › Section 2VAC5-70-40 - Reactors to the official test

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A.
				Horses which have reacted positive to the official test shall be quarantined to
				the premises where tested by a State-Federal Regional Veterinarian.
B. When a reactor is disclosed on a premises,
				and such testing does not constitute a complete herd test, then all horses on
				such premises shall be tested, including the test-positive animal. The required
				testing will be for the purpose of detecting additional infection and to
				confirm the identity of the reactors. Such testing will be performed under the
				supervision of a representative of the State Veterinarian. Additional testing
				may be required by the State Veterinarian to clarify the equine infectious
				anemia status of horses on the premises.
C. Reactor animals shall be permanently
				identified by a freeze brand, using the official Commonwealth of Virginia code
				identification (52A) placed under the mane. The branding of such reactors will
				be performed by or under the supervision of a representative of the State
				Veterinarian.
D. Negative horses on
				the premises where a reactor animal is disclosed may not be removed from such
				premises without the approval of the State Veterinarian.
E. Virginia horses under eight months of age
				which have reacted to the official test shall be placed under written
				quarantine and retested when they become eight months of age. If such animals
				are reactors when they are eight months of age, they shall be subject to the
				same regulation as the adult infected animal.
F. When a reactor is disclosed, a thorough
				investigation shall be made to determine the source of the disease and to
				determine whether spread has occurred. Depending upon these findings,
				additional testing may be required by the State Veterinarian.
Statutory Authority
§§ 3.2-6001 through 3.2-6004 of the Code of
					 Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 70 - HEALTH REQUIREMENTS GOVERNING THE CONTROL OF EQUINE INFECTIOUS ANEMIA IN VIRGINIA › Section 2VAC5-70-50 - Disposition of reactor animals

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A.
				Reactor horses may be humanely destroyed. The destruction of such horses shall
				be the owner's responsibility and at his or her expense, but will be done under
				the supervision of a representative of the State Veterinarian.
B. Reactor horses may be further identified
				as required by the State Veterinarian and sold:
1. Under permit to an approved slaughter
				establishment,
2. To a market for
				sale to an approved slaughter establishment, or
3. For rendering or research
				purposes.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 70 - HEALTH REQUIREMENTS GOVERNING THE CONTROL OF EQUINE INFECTIOUS ANEMIA IN VIRGINIA › Form - FORMS (2VAC5-70)

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Permit For Movement of Restricted Animals, VS Form 1-27 (rev.
				  6/89).
Certificate of Veterinary Inspection (For Use Only in
				  Shipping Equine), VDACS-03034 (rev. 1/06).
Notice of Quarantine, VDACS-03021 (rev. 5/10).
Equine Event Report (Equidae with Official EIA Test),
				  VDACS-03028 (eff. 10/01).
Equine Event Denied Entry Report, VDACS-03029 (eff.
				  9/09).
Equine Infectious Anemia Laboratory Test, VS Form 10-11 (rev.
				  5/00).
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 80 - REQUIREMENTS GOVERNING THE BRANDING OF CATTLE IN VIRGINIA › Section 2VAC5-80-10 - Definitions

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The following words and terms, when used in this chapter,
				  shall have the following meaning, unless the context clearly indicates
				  otherwise:
"Brand" means a recorded identification mark applied on the
				  hide of live cattle by means of heat, acid, chemical, or freezing. Tattoo marks
				  in the ear, numbers used to keep production records and records of age, or
				  identification marks used by any governmental agency are not brands.
"Department" means the Virginia Department of Agriculture
				  and Consumer Services.
"Livestock market" means a place where a person assembles
				  livestock for public sale if a license or permit from the Department of
				  Agriculture and Consumer Services is required to operate such market.
"Person" means any individual, partnership, corporation, or
				  association.
"State Veterinarian" means a Virginia Department of
				  Agriculture and Consumer Services veterinarian employed by the Commissioner of
				  Agriculture and Consumer Services who is responsible for the animal health
				  programs in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
Statutory Authority
§ 3.2-6101 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 80 - REQUIREMENTS GOVERNING THE BRANDING OF CATTLE IN VIRGINIA › Section 2VAC5-80-20 - Application for registration

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Applications for the registration of brands shall be made to
				  the State Veterinarian on forms provided by the department. The applications
				  must be accompanied by a check or money order payable to the Treasurer of
				  Virginia in the amount of $10 for each brand to be registered. In the event the
				  department denies registration of a brand, the registration fee of $10 shall be
				  returned to the applicant with a statement of the grounds for
				  refusal.
Statutory Authority
§ 3.2-6101 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 80 - REQUIREMENTS GOVERNING THE BRANDING OF CATTLE IN VIRGINIA › Section 2VAC5-80-30 - Renewal of registration

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In order to retain their validity, brand registrations must
				  be renewed at the beginning of every five-year registration period. Brands
				  registered during the five-year period must be recorded on or before July 1 of
				  the initial year of each succeeding five-year period for as long as the
				  registrant desires to maintain the registration of his brand in Virginia. The
				  fee of renewal of brand registration is $10 for each brand.
Statutory Authority
§ 3.2-6101 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 80 - REQUIREMENTS GOVERNING THE BRANDING OF CATTLE IN VIRGINIA › Section 2VAC5-80-40 - Brand transfers

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A brand that has been properly registered is the personal
				  property of the person to whom the brand is registered. A brand may be
				  transferred from one owner to another. The fee for such a transfer is
				  $3.00.
Statutory Authority
§ 3.2-6101 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 80 - REQUIREMENTS GOVERNING THE BRANDING OF CATTLE IN VIRGINIA › Section 2VAC5-80-50 - Brand certificate

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Each cattle owner who makes proper application and whose
				  brand is registered by the department will receive a certificate attesting to
				  the fact that his brand is registered in the Commonwealth of
				  Virginia.
Statutory Authority
§ 3.2-6101 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 80 - REQUIREMENTS GOVERNING THE BRANDING OF CATTLE IN VIRGINIA › Section 2VAC5-80-60 - Register of brands

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A. The
				department shall maintain a complete register of all cattle brands recorded,
				showing the name and address of the owner of each brand, and shall publish this
				register annually.
B. Every
				operator of a livestock market where cattle are sold shall keep a copy of the
				register of brands in his place of business, where it will be easily accessible
				for public inspection.
C. The
				operator of every livestock market where cattle are sold in the Commonwealth of
				Virginia shall keep a record, for at least two years, of all cattle received
				and of the names and addresses of the owners of such cattle.
Statutory Authority
§ 3.2-6101 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 80 - REQUIREMENTS GOVERNING THE BRANDING OF CATTLE IN VIRGINIA › Section 2VAC5-80-70 - Characters used in the brand

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A.
				The selection of characters for a brand must be limited to the following:
1. The 26 letters of the alphabet.
2. Numbers from two to nine,
				inclusive.
3. The following
				symbols:
[bar, slash, box, half-box, arrow, diamond, half-diamond,
				  triangle, and quarter-circle.]
A brand must have at least two characters and no more than
				  three.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 80 - REQUIREMENTS GOVERNING THE BRANDING OF CATTLE IN VIRGINIA › Section 2VAC5-80-80 - Location of brand

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A. Location
				of the brand on cattle is limited to one of the following positions: left
				shoulder, right shoulder, left ribs, right ribs, left hip, or right
				hip.
B. Care must be exercised in
				applying the brand so that the position of this identifying mark upon the
				cattle is exactly the same as shown on the brand registration
				application.
Statutory Authority
§ 3.2-6101 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 80 - REQUIREMENTS GOVERNING THE BRANDING OF CATTLE IN VIRGINIA › Section 2VAC5-80-90 - Transfer of branded cattle

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A.
				It is unlawful for any person to alter, obliterate, deface, burn over, or
				otherwise disfigure or mutilate a brand, including his own brand.
B. When buying cattle that are already
				branded, the buyer shall secure a bill of sale to indicate how and why he is in
				possession of cattle carrying another owner's brand. The new owner may then put
				his own brand on the cattle, provided this is done without defacing or burning
				over the old brand.
Statutory Authority
§ 3.2-6101 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 80 - REQUIREMENTS GOVERNING THE BRANDING OF CATTLE IN VIRGINIA › Form - FORMS (2VAC5-80)

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Application for Registration of Cattle Brand, Form
				  VDACS-03017, eff. 2/88.
Certificate of Brand Registration, Form VDACS-03210.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 90 - CONTROL AND ERADICATION OF PULLORUM DISEASE AND FOWL TYPHOID IN POULTRY FLOCKS AND HATCHERIES AND PRODUCTS THEREOF IN VIRGINIA › Section 2VAC5-90-10 - Definitions

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The following words and terms, when used in this chapter,
				  shall have the following meaning, unless the context clearly indicates
				  otherwise:
"Baby poultry" means newly hatched poultry (chicks, poults,
				  ducklings, goslings, keets, etc.) that have not been fed or watered.
"Department" means the Virginia Department of Agriculture
				  and Consumer Services.
"Flock" means all of the poultry on one premises; except
				  that, at the discretion of the department, any group of poultry which is
				  segregated from other poultry and has been so segregated for a period of at
				  least 21 days may be considered as a separate flock.
"Fowl typhoid or typhoid" means an infectious and contagious
				  disease of poultry caused by Salmonella gallinarum.
"Hatchery" means incubators, hatchers, and auxiliary
				  equipment on one premises operated and controlled for the hatching of
				  poultry.
"Hatching eggs" means fertile eggs used to produce
				  poultry.
"Person" means any person, firm, or corporation.
"Poultry" means live fowl, including chickens, turkeys,
				  waterfowl, and game birds, which are propagated and maintained under the
				  control of any person.
"Products" means poultry breeding stock and hatching eggs,
				  baby poultry, and started poultry.
"Pullorum disease or pullorum" means an infectious and
				  contagious disease of poultry caused by Salmonella pullorum.
"Started poultry" means young poultry (chicks, pullets,
				  cockerels, capons, poults, ducklings, goslings, keets, etc.) that have been fed
				  and watered, and are less than six months of age.
"State Veterinarian" means a Virginia Department of
				  Agriculture and Consumer Services veterinarian employed by the Commissioner of
				  Agriculture and Consumer Services who is responsible for the animal health
				  programs in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
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 90 - CONTROL AND ERADICATION OF PULLORUM DISEASE AND FOWL TYPHOID IN POULTRY FLOCKS AND HATCHERIES AND PRODUCTS THEREOF IN VIRGINIA › Section 2VAC5-90-20 - Authority

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Authority for the control and eradication of pullorum and
				  typhoid in poultry in the Commonwealth of Virginia is hereby vested in the
				  State Veterinarian. It shall be the function, power and duty of the State
				  Veterinarian to administer the following provisions:
1. All poultry hatcheries and hatchery supply
				flocks within the Commonwealth of Virginia must qualify as U.S.
				Pullorum-Typhoid Clean or meet equivalent requirements for pullorum-typhoid
				control under supervision of the State Veterinarian.
2. All shipments of products other than U.S.
				Pullorum-Typhoid Clean, or equivalent, into the Commonwealth of Virginia are
				prohibited.
3. Whenever a
				veterinarian or other person performing poultry disease diagnostic services has
				knowledge or reason to suspect that pullorum or typhoid exists in a poultry
				flock or hatchery, he shall give notice of such fact to the State Veterinarian
				within 48 hours.
4. Upon receipt of
				a report of pullorum or typhoid in poultry, the State Veterinarian shall direct
				an immediate investigation by an authorized representative to determine the
				origin and avenue of transmission of the infection.
5. Flocks deemed to be infected with pullorum
				or typhoid shall be quarantined by the State Veterinarian. Quarantined flocks
				or any portion thereof shall not be removed from the premises where the
				infection was detected, except with the written permission of the State
				Veterinarian.
6. All poultry shown
				in public exhibitions in the Commonwealth of Virginia shall originate from U.S.
				Pullorum-Typhoid Clean or equivalent flocks or have had a negative
				pullorum-typhoid test within 90 days of the movement to the public
				exhibition.
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 90 - CONTROL AND ERADICATION OF PULLORUM DISEASE AND FOWL TYPHOID IN POULTRY FLOCKS AND HATCHERIES AND PRODUCTS THEREOF IN VIRGINIA › Section 2VAC5-90-30 - Poultry flock requirements

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All poultry flocks from which hatching eggs are set in any
				  Virginia hatchery must be in compliance with the current pullorum-typhoid
				  provisions of the National Poultry Improvement Plan for Breeding Poultry (
				  9 CFR
				  145.1 through
				  145.54 ).
Statutory Authority
§§ 3.2-6001, 3.2-6002, and 3.2-6004 of the Code
					 of Virginia.