Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part I - Bureau of Animal Health and Diagnostic Services › Chapter 3a - TEMPORARY GUIDELINES FOR THE IMPORTATION AND INTRASTATE TRANSPORTATION OF CERVIDS AND CAMELIDS-STATEMENT OF POLICY › Section 3a.2 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
The following words and terms, when used in this chapter,
				  have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates
				  otherwise:
Accredited cervid herd
-A herd of cervids
				  with respect to which all of the following are correct:
(1) The herd has passed at least three
				consecutive official tuberculosis tests of all animals 12 months of age and
				older conducted at intervals of no less than 9 months and no more than 15
				months.
(2) The herd shows no
				evidence of bovine tuberculosis.
(3) The herd meets the standards set forth in
				the most recent edition of the
Uniform Methods and Rules for
				Tuberculosis Eradication in Cervidae
, developed by the Animal and
				Plant Health Inspection Service of USDA.
Brucellosis
-An infectious disease of animals
				  and man caused by
Brucella abortus, Brucella suis, Brucella
				  melitensis
or
Brucella ovis
.
Brucellosis-monitored cervid herd
-A cervid
				  herd raised under range conditions in which sufficient numbers of sexually
				  intact animals 6 months of age or older have been tested to provide a 95%
				  probability of detecting a 2% brucellosis prevalence in the herd.
Camelid
-An animal that belongs to the Family
Camelidae
. A llama is an example of a camelid.
Certified brucellosis-free cervid herd
-A
				  herd of cervids with respect to which all of the following are correct:
(i) All animals 12 months of age or older
				have passed at least three consecutive official brucellosis tests conducted at
				intervals of no less than 9 months and no more than 15 months.
(ii) The herd shows no evidence of
				brucellosis.
(iii) The herd meets
				the standards set forth in the most recent edition of the
Uniform
				Methods and Rules for Brucellosis in Cervidae
, developed by the Animal
				and Plant Health Inspection Service of USDA.
Cervid
-An animal that belongs to the Family
Cervidae
. Deer and elk are examples of cervids.
Department
-The Department of Agriculture of
				  the Commonwealth.
Domestic animal
-An animal maintained in
				  captivity.
Domestic Animal Law
-3 Pa.C.S. §
									§
				  2301-2389.
Qualified herd
-A herd of cervids with
				  respect to which all of the following are correct:
(i) The herd has undergone at least one
				complete official negative tuberculosis test of all animals 12 months of age
				and older within the past 12 months.
(ii) The herd is not classified as an
				accredited herd.
(iii) The herd
				shows no evidence of tuberculosis.
(iv) The herd meets the standards of the
Uniform Methods and Rules (UMR) for Tuberculosis Eradication in
				Cervidae
, published by the USDA.
Tuberculosis
-An infectious disease of
				  cattle, bison, sheep, goats, swine, horses, cervidae, camelids and man caused
				  by
Mycobacterium bovis, M. avium
or
M.
				  tuberculosis.
Tubercullosis-monitored cervid herd
-A herd
				  of cervids with respect to which all of the following are correct:
(i) Identification records are maintained for
				animals over 12 months of age that are slaughtered and inspected for
				tuberculosis at an approved State or Federal slaughter facility or an approved
				laboratory, so that each slaughtered animal can be identified to the
				herd.
(ii) The number of animals
				slaughtered and inspected for tuberculosis at an approved State or Federal
				slaughter facility or an approved laboratory shall be evenly distributed over a
				3-year period, at a rate to provide a 95% probability of detecting a 2%
				tuberculosis prevalence in the herd.
USDA
-The United States Department of
				  Agriculture.