§ 10.1. Definitions.
The following words and terms, when used in this chapter, have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
Advisory Committee—The State Pseudorabies Advisory Committee.
Animal—An equine or bovine animal, sheep, goat, pig, dog or cat and any wild animal under domestication and embryo, ova and semen.
Animal market—A place approved by the Department other than the farm of origin where animals are offered for sale, barter or trade, on a public, private or commercial basis.
Breeding swine—Sexually intact domestic swine 6 months of age or older, sexually intact feral swine of all ages, and sexually intact swine 5 months of age or younger selected for producing offspring.
Common ground—The ground, areas, building or equipment communally shared by any specific group of livestock.
Condemned—The status of a quarantined swine, swine product, conveyance or other quarantined article that has been determined by the Department as having been exposed to pseudorabies virus so that destruction of the swine, swine product, conveyance or other article is necessary to prevent the spread of pseudorabies.
Cooperative agreement—A document signed by the animal owner, attending veterinarian and Department regarding participation in a specific disease control program.
Department—The Department of Agriculture of the Commonwealth.
Eradication Program—The Pseudorabies Eradication State-Federal-Industry Program developed by USDA-APHIS and set forth in the Eradication Program standards.
Eradication Program standards—Those standards set forth in the USDA-APHIS publication bearing No. 91-55-018 and entitled ‘‘Pseudorabies Eradication State-Federal-Industry Program Standards, effective January 1, 1994,’’ or any applicable subsequent revision or codification thereof.
Farm of origin—A farm where the swine were born or the farm of most recent residence for at least 90 consecutive days immediately before movement.
Feeder swine—Domestic swine other than breeding swine.
Garbage—Putrescible animal and vegetable waste resulting from the handling, preparation, cooking and consumption of foods, including animal carcasses and parts thereof.
Herd—A group of livestock maintained on common ground for a purpose, or two or more groups of livestock between which members are interchanged regardless of separation.
Indemnity—Payment to the owner for a portion of the appraised value of condemned swine, swine products and other condemned articles that are slaughtered or destroyed by order of the Department to eradicate or prevent the spread of pseudorabies virus.
Licensed pseudorabies vaccine—A pseudorabies virus vaccine produced under license from the USDA-APHIS under the Virus, Serum and Toxin Act (21 U.S.C.A. § § 151—159).
Official pseudorabies epidemiologist—A veterinarian employed by the Department or USDA-APHIS and designated by the Department and USDA-APHIS to investigate and diagnose suspected pseudorabies in animals. An official pseudorabies epidemiologist shall have special training in the diagnosis and epidemiology of pseudorabies, and shall otherwise meet the responsibilities of an ‘‘official pseudorabies epidemiologist,’’ as that term is defined in the Eradication Program standards.
Official pseudorabies herd-cleanup plan—A written plan to eliminate pseudorabies from a swine herd. The plan shall:(i) Be developed by an official pseudorabies epidemiologist in consultation with the herd owner and his veterinary practitioner, if applicable.
(ii) Be mutually acceptable to those parties.
(iii) Be approved by the Department.
(iv) Otherwise be in conformance with the definition of ‘‘official pseudorabies herd-cleanup plan,’’ as that term is defined in the Eradication Program standards.
Owner-shipper statement—A statement signed by the owner or shipper of swine which states the following:(i) The number of swine to be moved.
(ii) Official identification (complete eartag, tattoo or backtag number) of each swine.
(iii) The points of origin and destination.
(iv) The consignor and consignee.
(v) Additional information required by 9 CFR Part 85 (relating to pseudorabies).
Permit—A document issued by the Department or USDA-APHIS authorizing and establishing conditions under which a quarantined animal may be moved interstate or intrastate.
Pseudorabies—A contagious, infectious and communicable disease of animals caused by herpesvirus suis, also known as Aujeszky’s disease, mad itch or infectious bulbar paralysis, that has been declared by the Department to be a dangerous transmissible disease.
Pseudorabies exposed animal—An animal that has been in contact with a pseudorabies infected animal. The term does not include an animal, other than swine, that has not been in contact for 10-consecutive days with an animal with symptoms of pseudorabies.
Pseudorabies restricted animal market—A quarantined animal market designated by the Department to conduct sales of swine originating from premises under Pennsylvania pseudorabies quarantine.
Pseudorabies test—A test for the diagnosis of pseudorabies approved by the Department that is conducted in a laboratory approved by the Department or USDA-APHIS to perform pseudorabies tests.
Pseudorabies vaccine—A product containing pseudorabies virus antigens.
Qualified pseudorabies negative herd—A swine herd enrolled in and in compliance with the qualified pseudorabies negative swine herd plan as defined in 9 CFR Part 85.
Quarantined feedlot—Premises where pseudorabies infected or exposed swine are fed and from which swine are moved by permit or owner shipper statement directly to a recognized slaughter establishment or directly through no more than one pseudorabies restricted animal market and then directly to a recognized slaughter establishment.
Quarantined herd—A herd in which pseudorabies infected or exposed swine are bred, reared or fed, and from which swine are moved only by permit directly to a recognized slaughter establishment or directly through no more than one pseudorabies restricted animal market and then directly to a recognized slaughter establishment.
Recognized slaughter establishment—A slaughter establishment operated under the Federal Meat Inspection Act (21 U.S.C.A. § § 601—623, 641—645, 661, 671—680 and 691).
Secretary—The Secretary of the Department.
Stage I—The initial preparation stage of the Eradication Program, during which the basic procedures to control and eradicate pseudorabies are developed. This designation means that the Commonwealth has met the Stage I qualification standard set forth in the Eradication Program standards.
Stage II—The control stage of the Eradication Program, during which the Department participates on a cooperative basis with the Veterinary Services branch of USDA-APHIS to determine which herds are infected with pseudorabies and to begin herd-cleanup. This designation means that the Commonwealth, or a particular county thereof if so designated, has met the Stage II qualification standard set forth in the Eradication Program standards.
Stage III—The mandatory herd-cleanup stage of the Eradication Program, during which the cleanup of infected herds becomes mandatory and the Department, in consultation with the Advisory Committee, establishes time limits for developing and completing official pseudorabies herd-cleanup plans. This designation means that the Commonwealth, or a particular county thereof if so designated, has met the Stage III qualification standard set forth in the Eradication Program standards.
Stage IV—The surveillance stage of the Eradication Program, during which the Department monitors the Commonwealth, or any county thereof bearing this designation, to determine that cleanup programs have been effective, that any pseudorabies cases are attributable to importation of swine from out-of-State and that these outbreaks are contained. This designation means that the Commonwealth, or a particular county thereof if so designated, has met the Stage IV qualification standard set forth in the Eradication Program standards.
Stage V—The pseudorabies-free stage of the Eradication Program, during which the Commonwealth, or any county thereof bearing this designation, has been free of pseudorabies for at least 12 months and continues surveillance for cases of that disease. This designation means that the Commonwealth, or a particular county thereof if so designated, has met the Stage V qualification standard set forth in the Eradication Program standards.
USDA-APHIS—The United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services.
Authority The provisions of this § 10.1 amended under sections 3 and 9 of the act of April 17, 1929 (P. L. 533, No. 236) (3 P. S. § § 343 and 349); sections 4 and 6 of the act of March 28, 1929 (P. L. 110, No. 117) (3 P. S. § § 374 and 376); section 40 of the act of July 22, 1913 (P. L. 928, No. 441) (3 P. S. § 430); and section 1702 of The Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P. S. § 442).
Source The provisions of this § 10.1 adopted March 19, 1982, effective May 19, 1982, 12 Pa.B. 979; amended August 16, 1991, effective August 17, 1991, 21 Pa.B. 3688; amended May 10, 1996, effective May 11, 1996, 26 Pa.B. 2184. Immediately preceding text appears at serial pages (160955) to (160957).
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