Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 051 - Livestock Board › Sub-Agency 0003 - State Veterinarian › Chapter 1 - RABIES PREVENTION AND POST EXPOSURE MANAGEMENT RULES › Section 1-4 - Definitions

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) For the purposes of implementing these
				Rules, the following definitions apply:
(i)
				"Accredited Veterinarian" means an individual who is licensed to practice
				veterinary medicine and is accredited by the United States Department of
				Agriculture, Animal Plant and Health Inspection Service in the state where he
				or she practices.
(ii) "Board"
				means the Wyoming Livestock Board, state agency 051, whose address is 1934
				Wyott Drive, Cheyenne, WY 82002-0051, (307) 777-7515.
(iii) "Canine" means a domesticated
				carnivorous mammal of the genus
Canis
.
(iv) "Euthanized" means the humane ending of
				an animal life by, or under the direction of, a Licensed Veterinarian without
				physically damaging the brain.
(v)
				"Expose" means contact where there is potential for Rabies transmission. This
				occurs anytime there is reasonable possibility of transmission of Rabies from
				an animal that may have Rabies as determined by public health authorities.
				Transmission may occur when saliva or nervous tissue is introduced into bite
				wounds, open cuts in skin, or into mucous membranes.
(vi) "Feline" means a domesticated
				carnivorous mammal of the genus
Felis
.
(vii) "Isolation" means placement of an
				animal in a cage or pen that prevents all direct contact with humans and other
				animals. Isolation shall be at a veterinary clinic or other facility approved
				by the Wyoming State Veterinarian or State Health Officer or his or her
				authorized designee.
(viii)
				"Licensed Veterinarian" means an individual who is licensed to practice
				veterinary medicine in the state where he or she practices.
(ix) "Mustelid" means a domesticated
				carnivorous mammal of the genus
Mustela
.
(x) "Post Exposure" means any point in time
				occurring after Exposure to Rabies.
(xi) "Quarantine" means an official document
				issued by the Wyoming State Veterinarian or his or her authorized
				representative that restricts the movement of specified animals and sets forth
				requirements regarding their testing and release. All associated Quarantine
				costs shall be borne by the animal owner.
(xii) "Rabies" means an acute, rhabdoviral
				encephalomyelitis that can affect any mammal.
(xiii) "Rabies Vaccination Certificate" means
				the National Association of State Public Health Veterinarians Rabies
				vaccination form (NASPHV Form #51) that can be obtained from vaccine
				manufacturer's, or a computer-generated form containing the same
				information.
(xiv) "Vaccinated
				Animal" means any animal that has:
(A)
				Received an initial Rabies vaccine, approved by the Wyoming State Veterinarian
				prior to use, at least twenty-eight (28) days ago but not more than three
				hundred sixty-five (365) days ago according to the manufacturer's written
				instructions; or
(B) Received a
				booster Rabies vaccine, approved by the Wyoming State Veterinarian prior to
				use, according to the manufacturer's written instructions.
(xv) "Wyoming State Veterinarian" means an
				Accredited Veterinarian employed by the Board who serves as a veterinary
				official of the State authorized to supervise and perform the official animal
				health work of the State of Wyoming.