West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 61 - Agriculture › Title 61 - LEGISLATIVE RULE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Series 61-35 - Aquaculture Importation › Section 61-35-3 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 28, July 12, 2024
3.1. "Accredited
				Laboratory" means a laboratory or group of laboratories that has undergone
				specific standardizations and examinations and meets the requirements
				established by a specific laboratory-associated governing body.
3.2. "Aquaculture Advisory Board" means the
				board created under the Aquaculture Development Act § 19-32-5 of the West
				Virginia Code and shall consist of educated and knowledgeable individuals from
				various backgrounds authorized by the Aquaculture Development Act §
				19-32-5 of the West Virginia Code to review policies, laws, rules and
				regulations affecting aquaculture and to recommend changes to encourage
				aquaculture development in West Virginia
3.3. "Confidence level" means an interval
				used to indicate the reliability of an estimate; i.e., a 95 percent confidence
				level means that 95 out of 100 estimates would capture the true value of the
				test's means.
3.4. "Diagnostic
				testing" means the use of laboratory analysis to determine the disease status
				of an aquatic organism.
3.5.
				"Freely traded aquatic species" means species of aquatic organisms that, if all
				import health requirements are met, may be imported into West Virginia without
				an importation permit
3.6.
				"Genetically engineered aquatic species" means a class of aquatic organisms
				whose inherited traits have been scientifically altered to produce desired
				outcomes.
3.7. "Health
				certification" means a document provided by an accredited laboratory that
				provides testing results for diagnostics performed at that laboratory for a
				specified list of aquatic animal diseases.
3.8. "Lot" means a group of aquatic species
				reared or housed in the same tank, pond, etc. that are kept together throughout
				the lifespan of those organisms.
3.9. "Naturalized aquatic species" means a
				class of aquatic organisms that has been introduced into West Virginia waters
				and is now considered to be an established part of the state's aquatic
				population.
3.10. "Naturally
				indigenous aquatic species" means a class of aquatic organisms that was or is
				known to naturally inhabit West Virginia waters.
3.11. "Originating facility" means the
				establishment from which a group of aquatic species originated.
3.12. "Owner-Shipper Statement (OSS)" means a
				document required by the Department that must be completed and signed by the
				consigner (seller) and mailed directly to the Department upon completion of a
				sale, a copy of which must also accompany the shipment of aquatic species upon
				importation into the state of West Virginia.
3.13. "Prevalence level" means the proportion
				of aquatic species that are diseased; i.e., a prevalence level of five percent
				(5%) that five out of one hundred (5/100) animals have a disease.
3.14. "Protected aquatic species" means a
				class of aquatic organisms that is guarded from human disturbance by state or
				federal law.
3.15. "Public waters"
				means any body of water that is not privately owned; i.e., any body of water
				that is owned by the state of West Virginia or dually owned by West Virginia
				and a bordering state.
3.16.
				"Restricted aquatic species" means a class of aquatic organisms that is
				prohibited from release into West Virginia waters by state or federal
				agencies.
3.17. "Special methods"
				means a test or tool that is not commonly used to test for general diseases,
				but that is used to diagnose a specific disease.
3.18. "Specific pathogen-free" means an
				organism that, through a variety of husbandry and therapeutic methods, is known
				to be free of a particular disease.
3.19. "State Veterinarian" means the state
				animal health official, a member of the national Assembly of State Animal
				Health Officials who: oversees and implements programs in Laboratory Services
				and Veterinary Services; provides support to West Virginia's animal agriculture
				industry; administers laws, and rule and regulations that apply to health
				requirements for livestock and poultry, to strive to prevent and control the
				spread of disease through commerce, both in state and out of state; and provide
				laboratory diagnostic services to prevent and control disease.
3.20. "Susceptible species" means a class of
				aquatic organisms known to be vulnerable to a specific disease.