Texas Administrative Code › Title 4 - AGRICULTURE › Part 2 - TEXAS ANIMAL HEALTH COMMISSION › Chapter 60 - SCRAPIE › Section 60.1 - Definitions

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The following words and terms, when used in this chapter,
				  shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates
				  otherwise:
(1) Accredited
				Veterinarian--a veterinarian approved by the Commission and the USDA in
				accordance with the provisions 9 CFR Part 161.
(2) Adjacent Flock--flock of sheep or goats
				on contiguous property.
(3)
				Administrator--the administrator of APHIS or any employee of USDA to whom the
				Administrator has delegated to act for the Administrator.
(4) Animal--a sheep or goat.
(5) APHIS--Animal and Plant Health Inspection
				Service, an agency of the USDA, or employees thereof.
(6) Approved Laboratory--a diagnostic
				laboratory approved by the TAHC and the USDA to conduct one or more scrapie
				tests, or genotype tests.
(7)
				Approved Test--a test for the diagnosis of scrape that is approved by the
				Administrator of APHIS for use in the scrapie eradication program or
				certification program.
(8)
				Blackfaced Sheep--any purebred Suffolk, Hampshire, Shropshire, or cross
				thereof, any non-purebred sheep known to have Suffolk, Hampshire, or Shropshire
				ancestors, and any non-purebred wool sheep of unknown ancestry with a black
				face. Hair sheep with black or dark faces are not considered to be in this
				category.
(9) Breed Associations
				and Registries--organizations that maintain the permanent records of ancestry
				or pedigrees of animals (including the animal's sire and dam), individual
				identification of animals, and/or ownership of animals.
(10) Certificate of Veterinary Inspection--a
				numbered interstate Certificate of Veterinary Inspection or a similar titled
				document that is a record of veterinary health inspection of one or more
				animals, issued on an official form by an accredited veterinarian from the
				state of origin. A Certificate of Veterinary Inspection shall be valid for 30
				days following the inspection of the animals.
(11) Commercial Sheep or Goat--any animal
				from a flock from which animals are moved either directly to slaughter or
				through slaughter channels to slaughter or any animal that is raised only for
				meat or fiber production, or for commercial breeding purposes, and is not
				registered with a sheep or goat registry or used for exhibition.
(12) Commingle, Commingled or
				Commingling--animals grouped together having physical contact with female
				animal(s) during or up to 30 days after she (they) lambed, kidded, or aborted,
				or while visible vaginal discharge was present, including contact through a
				fence, but not limited contact.
(13) Consistent State--A state listed in
				RSA
				79.1, that the APHIS Administrator has
				determined as conducting an active State scrapie control program.
(14) Designated Scrapie Epidemiologist--A
				State or Federal epidemiologist with a knowledge of scrapie epidemiology, and
				designated by APHIS to make decisions about the use and interpretation of
				diagnostic tests, field investigation data and the management of scrapie
				affected flocks.
(15) Destroyed or
				Destruction--animals that are:
(A) Euthanized
				by a means other than slaughter and the carcass disposed of by means authorized
				by the Administrator; or,
(B) in
				the case of exposed or high-risk animals that are not known to be infected,
				either euthanized or disposed of by slaughter; or,
(C) moved to a quarantined research facility,
				if Executive Director of TAHC and Administrator has approved the
				movement.