Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › ANIMAL INDUSTRY › Chapter 16-54 - Animal importation › Section 16-54-010 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
In addition to the definitions found in
				  RCW
				  16.36.005, the following definitions apply to
				  this chapter:
"Accredited free state" means a state that has been
				  determined by United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant
				  Health Inspection Service (APHIS) to have a zero prevalence of cattle and bison
				  herds affected with bovine tuberculosis as listed in Title 9 C.F.R. Part 77.7
				  (January 1, 2014).
"Approved veterinary laboratory" means a laboratory that has
				  been approved by National Veterinary Services Laboratories or other USDA,
				  APHIS-approved facility.
"Certificate of veterinary inspection" means a legible
				  veterinary health inspection certificate on an official form (electronic or
				  paper) from the state of origin or from USDA, APHIS executed by a licensed and
				  accredited veterinarian or a veterinarian approved by USDA, APHIS. The
				  certificate of veterinary inspection is also known as an "official health
				  certificate."
"Class free and Class A, B, and C states" means states that
				  are classified for brucellosis by USDA, APHIS in Title 9 C.F.R. Part 78.41
				  (January 1, 2014).
"Consigned" means to deliver for custody or sale.
"Dairy cattle" means all cattle, regardless of age or sex or
				  current use, that are of a breed used to produce milk or other dairy products
				  for human consumption including, but not limited to, Ayrshire, Brown Swiss,
				  Holstein, Jersey, Guernsey, and Milking Shorthorn.
"Department" means the Washington state department of
				  agriculture (WSDA).
"Director" means the director of WSDA or the director's
				  authorized representative.
"Domestic bovine" means domesticated cattle, including
				  bison.
"Domestic equine" means horses, donkeys, mules, ponies, and
				  other animals in the
Equidae
family.
"Entry permit" means prior written permission issued by the
				  director to admit or import animals or animal reproductive products into
				  Washington state.
"Exotic animal" means species of animals that are not native
				  to Washington state but exist elsewhere in the world in the wild state.
"Feral swine" means animals included in any of the following
				  categories:
* Animals of the genus
Sus
that are free
				  roaming on public or private lands and do not appear to be domesticated;
* Swine that have been released or born into the wild
				  state;
* European wild hogs and their hybrid forms (also known as
				  European wild boars or razorbacks), regardless of whether they are free roaming
				  or kept in confinement; or
* Animals of the family
Tayassuidae
such as
				  peccaries and javelinas, regardless of whether they are free roaming or kept in
				  confinement.
"Immediate slaughter" means livestock will be delivered to a
				  federally inspected slaughter facility within twelve hours of entry into
				  Washington state.
"Mature vaccinate" means a female bovine over the age of
				  twelve months that has been vaccinated, under directions issued by the state of
				  origin, with a mature dose of brucellosis vaccine.
"Modified accredited state" means a state that has been
				  determined by USDA, APHIS to have a prevalence of bovine tuberculosis of less
				  than 0.1 percent of the total number of herds of cattle and bison as listed in
				  Title 9 C.F.R. Part 77.11 (January 1, 2014).
"Movement permit" means an entry permit that is valid for six
				  months and permits the entry of domestic equine into Washington state.
"NPIP" means the National Poultry Improvement Plan.
"Official brucellosis test" means the official test defined
				  by Title 9 C.F.R. Part 78.1 (January 1, 2014).
"Official brucellosis vaccinate" means an official adult
				  vaccinate or official calfhood vaccinate as defined by Title 9 C.F.R. Part 78.1
				  (January 1, 2014).
"Official individual identification" means identifying an
				  animal using USDA-approved devices or methods, or an alternative form of
				  identification agreed upon by the sending and receiving states, such as unique
				  breed registry tattoos when accompanied by registration documentation. A group
				  of animals may be identified by registered brands when accompanied by a
				  certificate of inspection from a brand inspection authority recognized by the
				  director when agreed upon by the sending and receiving states.
"Poultry" means chickens, turkeys, ratites, waterfowl, game
				  birds, pigeons, doves, and other domestic fowl.
"Psittacine" means birds belonging to the family
Psittacidae
including, but not limited to, parrots, macaws,
				  and parakeets.
"Restricted holding facility" means an isolated area approved
				  and licensed by the director under chapter 16-30 WAC, as advised by the state
				  veterinarian.
"Stage I, II, III, IV, or V pseudorabies state" means states
				  as classified by the Pseudorabies Eradication State-Federal-Industry Program
				  Standards (November 1, 2003).
"Timed events" means competitive events that take place where
				  time elapsed is the factor that determines the placing of individuals competing
				  in the event.
"USDA, APHIS" means the United States Department of
				  Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
"Virgin bull" means a sexually intact male bovine less than
				  eighteen months of age, as determined by dentition inspection by an accredited
				  veterinarian or verified by breed registration documents, that is confirmed by
				  a statement and the signature of the owner or the owner's designee as having
				  had no breeding contact with female cattle.
"Wild animals" is defined in
				  RCW
				  77.08.010.
Statutory Authority:
					 Chapters
					 16.36 and
					 34.05 RCW. 10-20-092, §
					 16-54-010, filed 9/30/10, effective 10/31/10. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 16.36.040 and
					 chapter
					 34.05 RCW. 08-14-057,
					 § 16-54-010, filed 6/25/08, effective 7/26/08. Statutory Authority:
					 Chapters
					 16.36 and
					 34.05 RCW. 07-14-056, §
					 16-54-010, filed 6/28/07, effective 7/29/07. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 16.36.040. 99-09-023, § 16-54-010, filed
					 4/15/99, effective 5/16/99. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 16.36.096 and
					 16.36.040. 93-19-126 (Order 5010),
					 § 16-54-010, filed 9/21/93, effective 10/22/93; 92-21-039, §
					 16-54-010, filed 10/15/92, effective 11/15/92. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 16.36.040 and
					 16.36.050. 88-05-003 (Order 1964),
					 § 16-54-010, filed 2/5/88; 84-16-022 (Order 1838), § 16-54-010, filed
					 7/24/84; Order 1172, § 16-54-010, filed 12/15/70; Order 1024, Regulation
					 1, filed 7/22/66, effective 8/22/66; Order 957, Regulation 1, filed 8/31/64;
					 Order 915, filed 4/1/63; Order 856, effective 7/19/61; Order 837, filed
					 4/14/61.