Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part I - Bureau of Animal Health and Diagnostic Services › Chapter 3 - HEALTH REQUIREMENTS FOR IMPORTATION AND INTRASTATE TRANSPORTATION OF ANIMALS › Subchapter M - INTRASTATE TRANSPORTATION OF HORSES AND OTHER EQUIDAE › Section 3.221 - Equine infectious anemia

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a)
Test requirements.
A
				  test for equine infectious anemia is not required for intrastate movement of
				  equidae unless required by individual race tracks, fairs, shows or
				  sales.
(b)
Official
				  test.
The official test for equine infectious anemia recognized by the
				  Commonwealth is the agar gel immunodiffusion blood test (Coggins Test)
				  conducted by a laboratory approved by USDA-APHIS or the Department, on blood
				  samples collected by an accredited veterinarian. Only Antigen licensed by the
				  USDA-APHIS shall be used for the Coggins test.
(c)
Report of test results.
Tests for equine infectious anemia shall be reported to the Department. Tests
				  conducted in an approved laboratory within this Commonwealth shall be reported
				  on official forms furnished for this purpose. Approved laboratories outside
				  this Commonwealth conducting tests for Commonwealth owners shall report results
				  promptly to the Department.
(d)
Report of disease.
A person having knowledge of the existence
				  of equine infectious anemia or knowledge of an animal afflicted thereby
				  anywhere within this Commonwealth shall immediately send a report of the
				  infections to the Department, giving the name and address of the owner or
				  person in charge of the animal and the place where the animal is
				  kept.
(e)
Identification of
				  reactors.
Equidae which disclose a positive reaction to the Coggins
				  test shall be identified to a representative of the Department. A positive
				  animal 8 months of age or younger shall be quarantined and retested after 9
				  months of age, and, if positive at that time, shall be classified as a reactor.
				  Equidae 9 months of age or older tested positive shall be considered
				  reactors.
(f)
Reactors
				  retested by Department: branding.
An equidae reported as a reactor
				  will be identified and retested by the Department. The Department will identify
				  the tested animal by the use of mane/tail and other identifying marks or tags
				  that are in evidence at the time of the test. If the result of the retest by
				  the Department is positive, the Department will identify the positive retested
				  animal with a brand marked "23A" signifying the animal as a reactor. It is
				  unlawful to remove, deface, alter or otherwise change the tag or
				  brand.
(g)
Clinical
				  evidence-epidemiological investigation.
Should the reactor equidae
				  show clinical evidence of equine infectious anemia or if an epidemiological
				  investigation so indicates, equidae on the premises where the clinical reactor
				  is found shall be quarantined and movement allowed only after a negative test
				  of the remainder of the animals on the premises at the time the positive animal
				  is disclosed. A cost of $3 per animal tested will be charged for cost of
				  test-all tests conducted at the Summerdale laboratory. Samples shall be
				  submitted by an accredited veterinarian, who shall be responsible for the $3
				  fee.
(h)
Quarantine.
An equidae infected with equine infectious anemia
				  shall be quarantined on its home farm, or other premises approved by the
				  Department, for the remainder of the horse's life. The Department may authorize
				  the movement of an infected animal to approved facilities for research or for
				  slaughter. The infected animal shall be segregated from all others in approved
				  isolation facilities, or, at the discretion of the owner, destroyed without
				  indemnity. Isolated quarantine facilities and animals located therein shall be
				  treated with an approved pesticide as directed by the Department.
(i)
Movement into quarantine
				  facilities.
Equidae shall be moved into quarantined isolation
				  facilities with a special permit under conditions approved by the Department.
				  The animals assume the same status as animals under quarantine.
(j)
Movement from quarantine
				  facilities.
Foals born in quarantined facilities and found negative
				  prior to reaching 9 months of age may be removed to a new noninfected premises.
				  The foals shall be retested not less than 30 days following removal from the
				  original infected premises or quarantine facility. Other equidae not infected
				  which are located on premises where infected animals are properly quarantined
				  in isolation are not considered to be under quarantine and may be moved from
				  the premises intrastate.