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Texas Administrative Code › Title 4 - AGRICULTURE › Part 2 - TEXAS ANIMAL HEALTH COMMISSION › Chapter 41 - FEVER TICKS › Section 41.4 - Quarantines

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The commission may establish quarantines on land, premises,
				  and livestock for the purpose of regulating the handling of livestock and
				  eradicating ticks or exposure to ticks in the free area or for the purpose of
				  preventing the spread of tick infestation into the free area. An owner or
				  caretaker of livestock in the free area and the commissioners court of a county
				  all or part of which is located in the free area shall cooperate with the
				  commission in the manner provided by this chapter for tick eradication in the
				  tick eradication area.
(1) Control
				purpose quarantine area-A premise or property designated by the commission, in
				writing, for a systematic inspection of livestock and premises and control of
				the movement of livestock in order to investigate and control a suspected
				exposure of animals to ticks outside the tick eradication quarantine area. The
				boundaries of the area will be determined by evaluation of the barriers to the
				potential spread of ticks.
(2)
				Temporary preventative quarantine area--An area designated by the commission
				for systematic inspection and treatment of livestock and premises, and control
				of movement of livestock, in order to detect and eradicate infestation and
				exposure from infested or exposed premises outside the tick eradication
				quarantine area. The extent of the area will be determined by evaluating the
				barriers to the potential spread of ticks.
(3) Tick eradication quarantine area--An area
				designated by the commission, through boundaries established by this chapter,
				for systematic inspection and treatment of livestock and premises, and control
				of movement of livestock, in order to detect and eradicate infestation from
				infested or exposed premises. The extent of the area will be determined by
				evaluating the barriers to the potential spread of ticks. This is the permanent
				quarantine area which is designated in §§
									RSA
				41.14-
				RSA
				41.22 of this Chapter (relating to Quarantine
				Line; Defining and Establishing Tick Eradication Areas), and in the United
				States Department of Agriculture Code of Federal Regulations Part 72.5,
				parallel to the Rio Grande River, commonly known as the buffer zone or
				systematic area.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 4 - AGRICULTURE › Part 2 - TEXAS ANIMAL HEALTH COMMISSION › Chapter 41 - FEVER TICKS › Section 41.5 - Movement of livestock

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12,
				2024
(a) When livestock
				are moved from any quarantined area the person moving the livestock must have
				in his or her possession a copy of any certificate or permit required for
				movement.
(b) A permit or
				certificate is void unless the livestock begin movement to the stated
				destination immediately upon issuance.
(c) Movement must be direct to the
				destination stated on the permit or certificate. No livestock may be unloaded
				at any destination not shown on the permit or certificate.
(d) Any livestock that become exposed during
				movement must be scratch inspected and dipped within 14 days of the
				exposure.
(e) No certificate for
				movement will be issued unless the owner of the livestock has fully complied
				with these regulations.
(f) When
				livestock are allowed to move after a required dip, the livestock must be
				loaded in the transporting conveyance wet, or held on a premise for a period of
				time approved by an authorized representative of the commission.
(g) Livestock may not move when a dip is
				required prior to movement, if rain or exposure to water results in the dip
				dripping to the ground before the dip dries. In such event, the certificate for
				movement is void, and another dip is required before movement.
(h) Gently using horses, which can be handled
				and utilized, (may be certified for movement within and from the systematic
				area upon close inspection and spraying every 14 days. In all cases, a final
				spraying must be certified by an Authorized Representative of the Commission
				for an animal to be relieved of the 14 day spraying requirement. The 14 day
				interval may be extended due to circumstances beyond the control of the owner
				upon approval by an authorized representative of the Commission. In no event
				will the extension be more than three days. If the extension is granted, the
				animal may not be removed from the 14 day pass until the next treatment on the
				regular 14 day schedule.
(i)
				Movement of cattle imported or originating from Mexico shall meet the
				requirements contained in §
									RSA
				41.11 of this Chapter (relating to Protest of
				Designation of Area or Premise).
Texas Administrative Code › Title 4 - AGRICULTURE › Part 2 - TEXAS ANIMAL HEALTH COMMISSION › Chapter 41 - FEVER TICKS › Section 41.6 - Restrictions on Movement of Livestock

Current through Reg. 49, No.
				28; July 12, 2024
(a)
				Movement from a free area. There are no restrictions on the movement of
				livestock from a designated free area.
(b) Movement is restricted from leaving a
				tick eradication quarantine area, temporary preventative quarantine area, or
				control purpose quarantined area. The owner or caretaker of livestock located
				in a tick eradication quarantine area, temporary preventative quarantine area,
				or control purpose quarantine area shall not move, or allow the movement of,
				any livestock from the area without the livestock having a commission approved
				permanent official identification device and a permit or certificate for
				movement issued by an authorized representative of the commission. No person
				may accept a shipment of livestock from a tick eradication quarantine area,
				temporary preventative quarantine area, or control purpose quarantine area,
				unless the livestock are accompanied by an original permit or certificate for
				movement.
(1) Movement from an infested
				premise or exposed premise. A certificate for movement will be issued after the
				livestock, if moving directly to slaughter by sealed conveyance, have had two
				consecutive dips not less than seven nor more than 14 days apart without
				scratch inspection unless required by §
										RSA
				41.8 of this title (relating to Dipping of
				Livestock); or have had two dips not less than seven days nor more than 14 days
				apart, with each dip following a scratch inspection that does not reveal ticks;
				or have been dipped through a swim vat following a scratch inspection and not
				less than 12 days nor more than 14 days after being dipped through a swim vat
				following a scratch inspection that does not reveal ticks.
(2) Movement from an adjacent premise or
				check premise. Certificates for movement will be issued after the livestock
				have been found free from ticks by scratch inspection and then dipped; or have
				had three dips not less than seven nor more than 14 days apart without scratch
				inspection unless required under §
										RSA
				41.8 of this title or, if moving directly to
				slaughter by sealed conveyance, have had two dips not less than seven nor more
				than 14 days apart without scratch inspection unless required under §
										RSA
				41.8 of this title if moving directly to
				slaughter by sealed conveyance.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 4 - AGRICULTURE › Part 2 - TEXAS ANIMAL HEALTH COMMISSION › Chapter 41 - FEVER TICKS › Section 41.7 - Movement Restrictions on hides and carcasses

Current through
				Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Movement from a free area. There are no
				restrictions on the movement of hides and carcasses from a free area.
(b) Movement from any quarantine area. Hides
				and carcasses and parts thereof of any animal must be inspected and undergo any
				treatment deemed necessary. A permit for movement issued by a representative of
				the commission must accompany the shipment.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 4 - AGRICULTURE › Part 2 - TEXAS ANIMAL HEALTH COMMISSION › Chapter 41 - FEVER TICKS › Section 41.8 - Dipping, Treatment, and Vaccination of Animals

Current through
				Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Unless otherwise determined by the DFTE and approved by the
				  Executive Director, the following requirements shall apply:
(1) General Requirements:
(A) All scratch inspections, dipping,
				treatment, and vaccination prescribed in this section must be done under the
				supervision of a representative authorized by the commission.
(B) All scratch inspections, dipping,
				treatment, or vaccination must be done under instructions issued by the
				commission. All requirements will be in written form directed to the owner or
				caretaker. An inspector for the commission will deliver the instructions in
				person along with a copy of these regulations. All premises boundaries will be
				listed in the instructions.
(C) The
				owner or caretaker of livestock on infested and exposed premises must comply
				with the TAHC approved Quarantine Schedule as follows:
(i) The starting date for infested premises
				for Table I (Pasture Treatment or Vacation Schedule, South of Highway 90) and
				Table II (Pasture Treatment or Vacation Schedule, North of Highway 90), is the
				date of the first clean dipping of 100% of the livestock.
(ii) The starting date for exposed premises
				for Table I and Table II is when 100% of the livestock on the premises have
				been dipped.
(iii) Copies of Table
				I (Pasture Treatment or Vacation Schedule, South of Highway 90) and Table II
				(Pasture Treatment or Vacation Schedule, North of Highway 90) may be obtained
				from the Texas Animal Health Commission, P.O. Box 12966, Austin, Texas
				78711-2966.
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(D) The owner or caretakers must gather and
				present all livestock for scratch inspection, dipping, treatment or vaccination
				required by the commission. The owner or caretaker is responsible for all costs
				associated with and labor necessary for presenting the owner or caretaker's
				cattle for scratch inspection, dipping, treatment, or vaccination at the
				location prescribed by the commission.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 4 - AGRICULTURE › Part 2 - TEXAS ANIMAL HEALTH COMMISSION › Chapter 41 - FEVER TICKS › Section 41.9 - Vacation and Inspection of a Premise

Current through Reg. 49,
				No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Vacation of premise. Upon the removal of
				all livestock from a premise, the premise remains classified as before for the
				period shown on Table I (Pasture Vacation Schedule, South of Highway 90) or
				Table II (Pasture Vacation Schedule, North of Highway 90), whichever is
				applicable. The starting date is the date of the first clean dipping during
				which 100% of the livestock on the premise have been dipped and continued on an
				official dipping schedule until removed from the premise. The premise will be
				reclassified to a Check Premise, as provided by subsection (b) of this section,
				upon the expiration of the time shown in Tables I (Pasture Vacation Schedule,
				South of Highway 90) or II (Pasture Vacation Schedule, North of Highway 90),
				whichever is applicable. The Check Premise restrictions will be released when
				determined by the commission that the premise has no infestation.
(b) Required inspection of premise. An
				infested premise, exposed premise, or adjacent premise will be inspected every
				14 days by an authorized representative of the commission. The 14-day interval
				may be extended due to circumstances that prevent the inspection. A check
				premise will be inspected when deemed necessary by an authorized representative
				of the commission.
(c) Required
				scratch inspection of livestock. The owner or caretaker of livestock on any
				premise must present them to be scratch inspected at any time specified by
				notice from an authorized representative of the commission.
(d) Free-ranging wildlife and exotic animals
				that are found on vacated pastures or check premises and which are capable of
				hosting fever ticks shall be treated by methods approved by the commission and
				for the length of time specified by the commission .
(e) All livestock maintained in the permanent
				quarantine zone as defined by §§
									RSA
				41.14-
				RSA
				41.22 of this title (relating to Quarantined
				Areas) shall be gathered and presented annually for inspection in the presence
				of an authorized representative of the commission . All of these animals shall
				be identified with a permanent and official identification device recognized by
				the commission .
(f) Required
				identification of livestock. Livestock located on a premise in a control
				purpose quarantine area, temporary preventative quarantine area or tick
				eradication quarantine area, as defined by §
									RSA 41.4 of this
				title (relating to Quarantines), shall be identified with a permanent official
				identification device approved by the commission. The owner or caretaker of
				livestock shall identify the livestock on or before the first date of
				inspection, as required by this section.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 4 - AGRICULTURE › Part 2 - TEXAS ANIMAL HEALTH COMMISSION › Chapter 41 - FEVER TICKS › Section 41.10 - Handling and feeding of livestock

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28;
				July 12, 2024
(a) All
				conveyances which have contained infested or exposed livestock must be cleaned,
				treated, and determined to be free of ticks before reloading. All of these
				functions must be conducted in the presence of an authorized representative of
				the commission.
(b) All material
				removed from a conveyance or that has held infested or exposed livestock must
				be kept in an enclosure inaccessible to livestock, at a minimum distance of 15
				feet. No material will be removed from the enclosure without approval in
				writing by the commission.
(c) Hay,
				feed, or any other commodity capable of carrying ticks may not be moved from an
				infested or exposed premise without a permit.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 4 - AGRICULTURE › Part 2 - TEXAS ANIMAL HEALTH COMMISSION › Chapter 41 - FEVER TICKS › Section 41.11 - Protest of designation of area or premise

Current through Reg.
				49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Protest of designation of area or premise, dipping
				  directions, or other orders. Any person who desires a hearing for the purpose
				  of protesting the designation of an area or premise, or any dipping direction,
				  or scratching notice, or any other order of the commission issued under the
				  provisions of these regulations, may file an appeal pursuant to Chapter 32 of
				  this title (relating to Hearing and Appeal Procedures).
Texas Administrative Code › Title 4 - AGRICULTURE › Part 2 - TEXAS ANIMAL HEALTH COMMISSION › Chapter 41 - FEVER TICKS › Section 41.12 - Regulations on cattle and products imported from Mexico

Current
				through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) All cattle moved into Texas from Mexico
				shall be identified with an "M"-brand prior to moving to a destination in
				Texas. Metal eartags applied in Mexico must not be removed from the
				animals.
(b) A copy of the
				certificate issued by an authorized inspector of the Animal and Plant Health
				Inspection Service, United States Department of Agriculture, for the movement
				of Mexico cattle into Texas must accompany such animals to their final
				destination in Texas, or so long as they are moving through Texas.
(c) The owner or caretaker of livestock that
				have been imported from Mexico, within six months of their entry into Texas,
				may not move or allow the movement of the livestock to any area of Texas other
				than a free area; nor may any person accept a shipment of such livestock into
				the Tick eradication quarantine area.
(d) No person, firm, corporation, or carrier
				may move or transport from Mexico into Texas any commodity capable of carrying
				ticks unless the commodity has been treated in accordance with requirements of
				the commission and the United States Department of Agriculture. A certificate
				of treatment issued by an authorized inspector must accompany such products to
				their final destination in Texas, or so long as they are moving through
				Texas.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 4 - AGRICULTURE › Part 2 - TEXAS ANIMAL HEALTH COMMISSION › Chapter 41 - FEVER TICKS › Section 41.13 - Tick Program Research and Field Studies

Current through Reg. 49,
				No. 28; July 12, 2024
Tick Program Research and Field Studies. The Executive
				  Director may authorize different requirements for dipping, movement, and other
				  handling of livestock under quarantine when done pursuant to a research program
				  or field study.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 4 - AGRICULTURE › Part 2 - TEXAS ANIMAL HEALTH COMMISSION › Chapter 41 - FEVER TICKS › Section 41.14 - Quarantine Line Defining and Establishing Tick Eradication Areas

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Under existing statutes, it is unlawful
				to move, or allow or permit to move, any livestock from the quarantined area
				except in a manner prescribed by the Texas Animal Health Commission. Movement
				must be on a written permit or certificate issued by an inspector of the
				commission or the United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant
				Health Inspection Services, Veterinary Services in accordance with the law and
				the regulations of the commission.
(b) All of the area lying south and west of
				the boundary lines set forth in §§ 41.14-
				RSA
				41.22 of this title (relating to Quarantine
				Line; Defining and Establishing Tick Eradication Areas) are designated as the
				systematic tick eradication area.
(c) All of the area lying north and east of
				the boundary lines set forth in §§ 41.14-
				RSA
				41.22 of this title (relating to Quarantine
				Line; Defining and Establishing Tick Eradication Areas) are designated as the
				free area; provided, however, that individual quarantines for tick eradication,
				heretofore or hereafter established in this free area, are not affected by this
				designation.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 4 - AGRICULTURE › Part 2 - TEXAS ANIMAL HEALTH COMMISSION › Chapter 41 - FEVER TICKS › Section 41.16 - Quarantined area: Kinney County

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28;
				July 12, 2024
Quarantined areas are as follows for Kinney County. Beginning
				  at a point where the Rancho Rio Grande east fence intersects the Val
				  Verde-Kinney County line; thence, following the meanderings of the Rancho Rio
				  Grande east fence in a southeasterly direction to where it intersects the
				  Kinney-Maverick County line, approximately 14 miles.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 4 - AGRICULTURE › Part 2 - TEXAS ANIMAL HEALTH COMMISSION › Chapter 41 - FEVER TICKS › Section 41.18 - Quarantined area: Webb County

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28;
				July 12, 2024
Quarantined areas are as follows for Webb County. Beginning
				  at a point where the Maverick-Webb County line intersects the Mines Road and
				  following this road in a southeasterly direction to its intersection with Del
				  Mar Boulevard and IH 35, approximately 63 miles; thence, following IH 35 in a
				  southerly direction to its intersection with Matamoros Street (U.S. Highway 83)
				  approximately 4.1 miles; thence, following Matamoros Street in an easterly
				  direction approximately one mile to where Matamoros Street becomes Guadalupe
				  Street; thence, following Guadalupe Street in an easterly direction
				  approximately 1 1/2 miles to where U.S. Highway 83 turns in a southerly
				  direction; thence, following U.S. Highway 83 in a southerly direction,
				  approximately 16.7 miles to where it intersects the Webb-Zapata County
				  line.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 4 - AGRICULTURE › Part 2 - TEXAS ANIMAL HEALTH COMMISSION › Chapter 41 - FEVER TICKS › Section 41.19 - Quarantined area: Zapata County

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28;
				July 12, 2024
Quarantined areas are as follows for Zapata County. Beginning
				  at a point where U.S. Highway 83 intersects the Webb-Zapata County line and
				  following U.S. Highway 83 in a southerly direction to where it intersects the
				  Zapata-Starr County line, approximately 56 miles.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 4 - AGRICULTURE › Part 2 - TEXAS ANIMAL HEALTH COMMISSION › Chapter 41 - FEVER TICKS › Section 41.20 - Quarantined areas: Starr County

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28;
				July 12, 2024
Quarantined areas are as follows for Starr County. Beginning
				  at a point where U.S. Highway 83 intersects the Zapata-Starr County line and
				  following U.S. Highway 83 in a southeasterly direction to the south fence of
				  the M. Ramirez Pasture at the north city limits of Roma, approximately 17
				  miles; thence, following the south fence of the M. Ramirez Pasture in a
				  northeasterly direction to where it intersects the west fence of the G.
				  Madrigal Ranch, approximately .4 mile; thence, following the meanderings of the
				  west fence of the G. Madrigal Ranch in a southeasterly direction, around the
				  east side of the R. Pena addition to the City of Roma to a dirt road,
				  approximately .9 mile; thence, following the same dirt road in a southerly
				  direction to where it intersects U.S. Highway 83 at the Roma Graveyard,
				  approximately .3 mile; thence, following the north side of D.S. Highway 83 in
				  an easterly direction through Rio Grande City to its intersection with Loop 83,
				  approximately 18 miles; thence, following the north side of Loop 83 in an
				  easterly direction to its intersection with the MP Railroad right-of-way,
				  approximately 3.5 miles; thence, following the north side of MP Railroad in an
				  easterly direction to the Starr-Hidalgo County Line, approximately 13
				  miles.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 4 - AGRICULTURE › Part 2 - TEXAS ANIMAL HEALTH COMMISSION › Chapter 41 - FEVER TICKS › Section 41.21 - Quarantined area: Hidalgo County

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28;
				July 12, 2024
Quarantined areas are as follows for Hidalgo County.
				  Beginning at a point where the MP Railroad right-of-way intersects the
				  Starr-Hidalgo County line and following the north side of the MP Railroad
				  right-of-way in an easterly direction to where it intersects Old Military Road
				  approximately three-fourths of a mile; thence, following Old Military Road in
				  an easterly direction to where it intersects the IBWC Levee, approximately
				  eight miles; thence, following the IBWC Levee in a southeasterly direction to
				  where it intersects the Old Military Road, approximately 8.5 miles; thence,
				  following the Old Military Road in an easterly direction to where it joins FM
				  Road Number 1016 at Madero, approximately 1 3/4 miles; thence, following FM
				  Road Number 1016 in a southeasterly direction to where it joins the Old
				  Military Road, approximately one mile; thence, following the Old Military Road
				  in a southeasterly direction to the North Granjeno Road, approximately 1 3/4
				  mile; thence, following the North Granjeno Road in an easterly direction to
				  where it intersects Shary Road, approximately 5/8 mile; thence, south on Shary
				  Road to where it intersects the IBWC Levee, approximately 50 yards; thence,
				  following the meanderings of the IBWC in an easterly direction to where it
				  intersects FM Road 1926, approximately three miles; thence, following FM 1926
				  in a southerly direction to where it intersects U.S. Highway 281 Spur,
				  approximately 27 miles; thence, following U.S. Highway 281 Spur in an easterly
				  direction to where it becomes U.S. Highway 281, approximately 4.2 miles;
				  thence, following U.S. Highway 281, in an easterly direction to where it
				  intersects the Hidalgo-Cameron County line, approximately 22
				  miles.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 4 - AGRICULTURE › Part 2 - TEXAS ANIMAL HEALTH COMMISSION › Chapter 41 - FEVER TICKS › Section 41.22 - Quarantined area: Cameron County

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28;
				July 12, 2024
Quarantined areas are as follows for Cameron County.
				  Beginning at a point where the Hidalgo-Cameron County line intersects U.S.
				  Highway 281, following U.S. Highway 281 in an easterly direction to where it
				  intersects Boca Chica Boulevard, approximately 26.2 miles; thence, following
				  Boca Chica Boulevard in an easterly direction to where it becomes Boca Chica
				  Road and continuing in the same direction on Boca Chica Road to where it
				  intersects a drain ditch, approximately 9.5 miles; thence, following this drain
				  ditch in a northerly direction to where it intersects the Brownsville Ship
				  Channel, approximately three miles; thence, following the Brownsville Ship
				  Channel in a northeasterly direction to where it enters the Gulf of Mexico, a
				  distance of approximately 17.5 miles.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 4 - AGRICULTURE › Part 2 - TEXAS ANIMAL HEALTH COMMISSION › Chapter 42 - RURAL VETERINARIAN INCENTIVE PROGRAM › Section 42.1 - Authority and Purpose

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12,
				2024
(a) Authority.
				Authority for this chapter is provided in the Texas Education Code, Chapter 56,
				Subchapter G, Rural Veterinarian Incentive Program. These rules establish
				procedures to administer the subchapter as prescribed in the Texas Education
				Code §§
									56.101 -
				56.106.
(b) Purpose. The purpose of the Rural
				Veterinarian Incentive Program (program) is to encourage veterinary students
				and recent graduates to practice veterinary medicine in rural counties in Texas
				by providing educational loan repayment assistance or payment of tuition and
				fees.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 4 - AGRICULTURE › Part 2 - TEXAS ANIMAL HEALTH COMMISSION › Chapter 42 - RURAL VETERINARIAN INCENTIVE PROGRAM › Section 42.3 - Administration

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12,
				2024
(a) Administration
				of the Program. Under Texas Education Code, Subchapter G, §56.102, the
				Texas Animal Health Commission (commission) shall administer the Rural
				Veterinarian Incentive Program in accordance with rules adopted by the Rural
				Veterinarian Incentive Program Committee (committee) under this chapter.
(1) Administration of the program for
				participants without a rural community sponsor. For each year that funding for
				the program is available for distribution to participants without a rural
				community sponsor, the commission shall:
(A)
				create an application that requires an applicant to provide information on
				eligibility and the evaluation criteria established by the rules in this
				chapter and applicable law;
(B)
				disseminate information about the program in accordance with §
											42.7 of this chapter (relating to
				Dissemination of Information);
(C)
				set a deadline to submit the application;
(D) create instructions on how to complete
				and submit the application;
(E)
				select the method of submission for the application;
(F) create a scoring rubric for the
				application that includes standardized scoring for each evaluation
				criteria;
(G) notify applicants who
				are selected to be participants under the program;
(H) facilitate all required steps for a
				participant to receive loan repayment assistance or payment of tuition and fees
				under the program; and
(I) complete
				any reporting as required by law.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 4 - AGRICULTURE › Part 2 - TEXAS ANIMAL HEALTH COMMISSION › Chapter 42 - RURAL VETERINARIAN INCENTIVE PROGRAM › Section 42.5 - 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) Account--The rural
				veterinarian incentive program account authorized under Texas Education Code,
				Chapter 61, Subchapter OO, §61.9965.
(2) Applicant--A person applying to the Rural
				Veterinarian Incentive Program.
(3)
				Application Round--Means the period beginning on the date the commission begins
				accepting applications and continuing until all participants are selected from
				the applications.
(4) Board--Texas
				Higher Education Coordinating Board.
(5) Commission--The Texas Animal Health
				Commission, or its designee.
(6)
				Committee--The rural veterinarian incentive program committee established by
				Texas Education Code, Chapter 56, Subchapter G.
(7) Eligible Education Loan--A qualifying
				loan under this program as prescribed by §
									42.19 of this chapter (relating to
				Eligible Lender and Eligible Education Loan).
(8) Full-Time Veterinary Medical Services--An
				average of at least 32 hours of veterinary care per week during the obligated
				service period.
(9) Licensed
				Veterinarian--A person licensed by the Texas Board of Veterinary Medical
				Examiners under Texas Occupations Code, Chapter 801, to practice veterinary
				medicine.
(10) Obligated Service
				Period--A period equal to 12 consecutive months in which a participant agrees
				to provide full-time veterinary medical services in a rural county or counties
				under the Rural Veterinarian Incentive Program.
(11) Program--The Rural Veterinarian
				Incentive Program established by Texas Education Code, Subchapter G
				§§56.101-56.106.
(12)
				Participant--A person who is selected to receive loan repayment assistance or
				payment of tuition and fees from the Rural Veterinarian Incentive
				Program.
(13) Qualifying
				Disability--A person is considered to have a qualifying disability if the
				person:
(A) cannot work and engage in
				substantial gainful activity because of their medical condition;
(B) cannot perform work done previously or
				adjust to other work because of their medical condition; or
(C) has a long-term condition or terminal
				illness.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 4 - AGRICULTURE › Part 2 - TEXAS ANIMAL HEALTH COMMISSION › Chapter 42 - RURAL VETERINARIAN INCENTIVE PROGRAM › Section 42.7 - Dissemination of Information

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12,
				2024
(a) As part of its
				administration, the commission shall disseminate information about the program
				to schools of veterinary medicine in this state, appropriate state agencies,
				interested professional associations, and the public.
(b) At least 30 calendar days before the
				deadline to submit an application, the commission shall publish on its website:
(1) the application and any forms required to
				be completed as part of the application;
(2) the deadline for an applicant to submit
				the application;
(3) instructions
				to applicants on how to complete and submit the application;
(4) the method(s) of submission for the
				application; and
(5) a copy of the
				scoring rubric for the application.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 4 - AGRICULTURE › Part 2 - TEXAS ANIMAL HEALTH COMMISSION › Chapter 42 - RURAL VETERINARIAN INCENTIVE PROGRAM › Section 42.9 - Eligibility

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12,
				2024
To be eligible for the Rural Veterinarian Incentive program,
				  an applicant must:
(1) be an eligible
				veterinary student or graduate in accordance with Texas Education Code §
									56.104 at the time the
				applicant submits their application;
(2) be a U.S. citizen or a Legal Permanent
				Resident;
(3) not be currently
				fulfilling another obligation to provide veterinary medical services as part of
				a scholarship agreement, an educational loan agreement, or another educational
				loan repayment agreement;
(4) have
				received an eligible education loan for at least 50 percent of the funds for
				tuition and fees for one or more academic years while enrolled in an accredited
				school of veterinary medicine;
(5)
				specify the county or counties in which the applicant is practicing or intends
				to practice veterinary medicine full-time to qualify for the loan repayment
				assistance or payment of tuition and fees;
(6) be otherwise eligible to receive payment
				from the funding source; and
(7) if
				an applicant is a graduate at the time of application, the applicant must be a
				licensed veterinarian.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 4 - AGRICULTURE › Part 2 - TEXAS ANIMAL HEALTH COMMISSION › Chapter 42 - RURAL VETERINARIAN INCENTIVE PROGRAM › Section 42.13 - Application Evaluation and Selection Process

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12,
				2024
(a) Evaluation
				Criteria. The following criteria will be used to evaluate applicants:
(1) a personal statement indicating a
				background and interest in rural veterinary practice;
(2) a personal statement regarding future
				intent and goals in veterinary medical practice;
(3) experience in an active veterinary
				medical practice in a rural county;
(4) experience as a licensed veterinarian in
				Texas;
(5) relevant work or
				volunteer experience related to rural veterinary medicine;
(6) involvement in professional or
				educational activities relating to rural veterinary medicine;
(7) if the applicant is a student at the time
				of application, whether they are in good academic standing;
(8) if the applicant is a graduate at the
				time of application, whether they are licensed in good standing;
(9) letters of recommendation; and
(10) financial need.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 4 - AGRICULTURE › Part 2 - TEXAS ANIMAL HEALTH COMMISSION › Chapter 42 - RURAL VETERINARIAN INCENTIVE PROGRAM › Section 42.15 - Denial of an Application

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12,
				2024
(a) As part of its
				administration, the commission may reject an application if:
(1) the application is received after the
				established deadline;
(2) the
				application is incomplete; or
(3)
				the applicant does not meet the eligibility criteria.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 4 - AGRICULTURE › Part 2 - TEXAS ANIMAL HEALTH COMMISSION › Chapter 42 - RURAL VETERINARIAN INCENTIVE PROGRAM › Section 42.17 - Rural Community Sponsors

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12,
				2024
(a) A rural
				community sponsor is:
(1) a community or
				political subdivision or group of such entities located in a rural county;
				or
(2) a non-profit entity governed
				by council members, commissioners, or a board of trustees that:
(A) is responsible to and serves a community
				located in a rural county; and
(B)
				is legally authorized to raise funds or accept grants or financial
				gifts.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 4 - AGRICULTURE › Part 2 - TEXAS ANIMAL HEALTH COMMISSION › Chapter 42 - RURAL VETERINARIAN INCENTIVE PROGRAM › Section 42.19 - Eligible Lender and Eligible Education Loan

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12,
				2024
(a) The board
				retains the right to determine the eligibility of educational loan providers to
				which payments may be made. An eligible lender or holder shall, in general,
				make or hold education loans made to individuals for purposes of undergraduate
				or veterinary medical education and shall not be any private individual. An
				eligible lender or holder may be, but is not limited to, a bank, savings and
				loan association, credit union, institution of higher education, secondary
				market, governmental agency, or private foundation.
(b) To be eligible for repayment, an
				education loan must:
(1) be evidenced by a
				promissory note for loans to pay for the cost of attendance for veterinary
				medical education;
(2) not have
				been made to cover costs incurred after completion of veterinary
				school;
(3) not be in default at
				the time of the application;
(4)
				not have an existing obligation to provide service for loan forgiveness through
				another program;
(5) not be subject
				to repayment through another educational loan repayment or loan forgiveness
				program or repayment assistance provided by the applicant's employer while the
				applicant is participating in the program;
(6) if the loan was consolidated with other
				loans, the applicant must provide documentation of the portion of the
				consolidated debt that was originated to pay for the cost of attendance for the
				applicant's veterinary medical education; and
(7) not be an education loan made to oneself
				from one's own insurance policy or pension plan or from the insurance policy or
				pension plan of a spouse or other relative.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 4 - AGRICULTURE › Part 2 - TEXAS ANIMAL HEALTH COMMISSION › Chapter 42 - RURAL VETERINARIAN INCENTIVE PROGRAM › Section 42.21 - Amount of Loan Repayment Assistance or Payment of Tuition and Fees

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12,
				2024
(a) The committee
				will determine the total obligated service periods for each participant, with a
				minimum of one obligated service period and maximum of four obligated service
				periods.
(b) For each obligated
				service period the participant may receive loan repayment assistance or payment
				of tuition and fees of up to $45,000 or the total amount of the participant's
				qualifying loans, whichever is less.
(c) Loan repayment assistance or payment of
				tuition and fees is contingent on available funding. If at any time the amount
				of money available for loan repayment assistance or payment of tuition and fees
				is insufficient to award the maximum annual award amount to all participants,
				the committee may reduce award amounts to assist a greater number of
				participants.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 4 - AGRICULTURE › Part 2 - TEXAS ANIMAL HEALTH COMMISSION › Chapter 42 - RURAL VETERINARIAN INCENTIVE PROGRAM › Section 42.23 - Conditions of Loan Repayment Assistance or Payment of Tuition and Fees

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12,
				2024
(a) To receive loan
				repayment assistance or payment of tuition and fees, a participant must execute
				an agreement in accordance with Texas Education Code, Subchapter G,
				§56.106 that includes the following terms:
(1) the participant agrees to provide
				veterinary medical services in a rural county for one calendar year for each
				academic year for which the recipient receives financial support under the
				program; and
(2) the participant
				signs a promissory note acknowledging the conditional nature of the financial
				support received under the program and promises to repay the amount of the
				financial support, any applicable interest, and reasonable collection costs if
				the recipient does not satisfy the conditions of the
				agreement.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 4 - AGRICULTURE › Part 2 - TEXAS ANIMAL HEALTH COMMISSION › Chapter 43 - TUBERCULOSIS › Subchapter A - CATTLE AND BISON › Section 43.2 - General Requirements

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12,
				  2024
(a) Tuberculosis:
				  This subchapter shall govern procedures for the prevention, surveillance,
				  control, management and eradication of bovine tuberculosis in Texas. For the
				  purpose of controlling and eradicating tuberculosis the following documents are
				  incorporated by reference: The January 1, 2005, Edition of "Bovine Tuberculosis
				  Eradication Uniform Methods and Rules" (UM&R) and the Code of Federal
				  Regulations, Title 9, Parts 71, 77, and 161.
(b) Movement Restrictions: Whenever the Texas
				  Animal Health Commission (Commission) has reason to believe that any livestock
				  or exotic livestock have been exposed to or is infected with tuberculosis, that
				  premises and all livestock and exotic livestock thereon shall have movement
				  restricted, using either a "hold order" or "quarantine", subject to a
				  determination or results of tuberculosis test conducted by authorized personnel
				  or as directed by the Designated Tuberculosis Epidemiologist or the Executive
				  Director. Movement of livestock or exotic livestock under movement restrictions
				  must be authorized by the Designated Tuberculosis Epidemiologist or the
				  Executive Director and accompanied by a written permit. The permit will list:
(1) the reactor tag number or official ear
				  tag number in the case of reactor, suspect, or exposed livestock;
(2) the owner's name and address;
(3) origin and destination
				  locations;
(4) number of animals
				  covered;
(5) the purpose of the
				  movement; and
(6) if the animals
				  are required to be shipped under seal then the permit should also show the
				  number on the seal. If a change in destination becomes necessary, a new permit
				  must be issued by authorized personnel. No diversion from the destination on
				  the permit is allowed.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 4 - AGRICULTURE › Part 2 - TEXAS ANIMAL HEALTH COMMISSION › Chapter 43 - TUBERCULOSIS › Subchapter A - CATTLE AND BISON › Section 43.4 - Increased Risk Herds or Animals

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July
				  12, 2024
Testing of increased-risk herds.
(1) In herds where
Mycobacterium
				  bovis
infection has been confirmed but the herd not depopulated, the
				  herd shall remain under quarantine until all requirements of their individual
				  herd plan have be completed as well as all applicable statutory and regulatory
				  requirements.
(2) In a newly
				  assembled herd on premises where a tuberculosis affected herd has been
				  depopulated, two annual herd tests shall be applied to all livestock and exotic
				  livestock; the first test shall be applied approximately six months after
				  assembly of the new herd. If the premises are vacated for one year, these
				  requirements may be waived.
(3) In
				  herds that are an increased risk for
Mycobacterium bovis
infection as determined by the Designated Tuberculosis Epidemiologist or the
				  Executive Director in order to control or eradicate Bovine Tuberculosis from
				  this state.
(4) Slaughter traceback
				  investigations
(A) Tracebacks to a herd: Herds
				  indicated as the source of slaughter traceback case investigations shall have
				  movement restrictions in place and all livestock and exotic livestock shall be
				  tested. The testing will be conducted by a representative of the Texas Animal
				  Health Commission or USDA personnel.
(B) Tracebacks to a feedlot: Except for
				  approved feedlots and approved pens livestock and exotic livestock in feedlots
				  known to be exposed to tuberculosis shall have movement restrictions in place
				  and exposed animals shall be moved under permit for direct shipment to
				  slaughter. When an affected lot originates from a non approved pen or feedyard,
				  the pen must be cleaned and disinfected as directed by the DTE. In addition,
				  this pen must be vacated for 30 days or as directed by the DTE. When an
				  affected lot originates from an approved pen or feedlot, the requirements for
				  cleaning and disinfection shall be according to the provisions specified in
				  §
											RSA
				  43.3(c)(3) of this title
				  (relating to Standards and Procedures).
Texas Administrative Code › Title 4 - AGRICULTURE › Part 2 - TEXAS ANIMAL HEALTH COMMISSION › Chapter 43 - TUBERCULOSIS › Subchapter A - CATTLE AND BISON › Section 43.5 - Indemnification

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Indemnification to cattle owners. After said suspects or
					 reactors are slaughtered, the owner may submit to the Texas Animal Health
					 Commission a written statement made by said establishment showing the amount of
					 salvage paid for each animal.
(1)
				  Cattle that are slaughtered in compliance with the tuberculosis program or as a
				  result of a response on an official test can be indemnified as follows. Subject
				  to the availability of funds, the Commission may pay the owner the unreimbursed
				  amount determined by deducting the salvage value and the federal indemnity from
				  the appraised value not to exceed:
(A) 1,000
				  for each animal classified as a suspect or a reactor;
(B) $100 for each negative exposed animal
				  slaughtered as a result of a whole herd depopulation.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 4 - AGRICULTURE › Part 2 - TEXAS ANIMAL HEALTH COMMISSION › Chapter 43 - TUBERCULOSIS › Subchapter A - CATTLE AND BISON › Section 43.6 - Dairy Calf Ranches

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12,
				  2024
(a) Definitions:
(1) Calf Ranch--A facility that feeds more
				  than 10 dairy calves (sexually intact and/or steers) less than of 6 months age
				  (determined by the presence of 1st molar or approximately 300 pounds) when not
				  located on site of the dairy of origin.
(2) Colostrum--The "first milk" produced by a
				  cow for a few days following parturition.
(3) Waste Milk/Hospital Milk--Milk produced
				  by dairy cattle which is unsellable for human consumption.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 4 - AGRICULTURE › Part 2 - TEXAS ANIMAL HEALTH COMMISSION › Chapter 43 - TUBERCULOSIS › Subchapter A - CATTLE AND BISON › Section 43.7 - Authorized Calf Ranch/Authorized Grower Facility

Current through Reg.
				  49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Definitions:
(1) Authorized Calf Ranch--A facility that is
				  approved by the Executive Director of the commission for the feeding of
				  restricted cattle under six months of age.
(2) Authorized Grower Facility--A facility
				  that is approved by the Executive Director of the commission for feeding
				  restricted cattle that are being raised for breeding or feeding purposes in
				  drylot conditions over six months of age.
(3) Restricted animals--Animals determined to
				  be exposed or at risk of exposure to diseases or conditions of regulatory
				  interest as defined by the commission.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 4 - AGRICULTURE › Part 2 - TEXAS ANIMAL HEALTH COMMISSION › Chapter 43 - TUBERCULOSIS › Subchapter B - GOATS › Section 43.10 - Definitions

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The following words and terms, when used in this section,
					 shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates
					 otherwise.
(1) Accredited free
				  state--A state which maintains full compliance with all the provisions of the
				  USDA's Uniform Methods and Rules (UMR) and where no evidence of bovine
				  tuberculosis has been disclosed for five or more years.
(2) Goats--Domestic caprids (genus
				  Capra).
(3) Herd--A group of goats
				  maintained on common ground, or two or more groups of goats under common
				  ownership or supervision geographically separated but which have an interchange
				  or movement without regard to health status. (A Group is construed to mean one
				  or more animals.)
(4) Individually
				  identified--Identification by metal eartag which provides unique identification
				  for each individual animal conforming to the nine-character, alphanumeric
				  National Uniform Eartagging System; or by an individual registration
				  tattoo.
(5) Modified accredited
				  state--A state which is actively participating in the eradication of bovine
				  tuberculosis and which maintains its status in accordance with the provisions
				  of these UMR.
(6) Negative
				  animals--Goats which show no response to a tuberculin test or have been
				  classified negative by the testing veterinarian following the application of
				  the comparative cervical test.
(7)
				  Reactor--Any goat that shows a response to a tuberculin test and is classified
				  a reactor by the testing veterinarian.
(8) Suspect--Any goat which shows a response
				  to the caudal fold tuberculin test and is not classified a reactor or goats
				  which have been classified suspects by a comparative cervical test.
(9) Tuberculin test--A test for tuberculosis
				  applied and reported by approved personnel. The official tuberculin tests are:
				  the caudal fold test, the comparative cervical test, and the single cervical
				  test.
(10) Who may administer
				  tuberculin test--Tuberculin tests shall be conducted by a veterinarian employed
				  by the Texas Animal Health Commission or the United States Department of
				  Agriculture or by an accredited veterinarian.