Fla. Admin. Code Ann. R. 5C-31.001 - Definitions
(1) Approved Livestock Facility. A livestock
market or stockyard under state or federal veterinary supervision where
livestock are assembled and that has been approved under
9 C.F.R. §
71.20 (2013), as incorporated in Rule
5C-31.006, F.A.C.
(2) Approved Tagging Site. A site or location
specifically approved by the department to apply official individual
identification to cattle.
(3)
Approved Tagging Site Manager. The individual responsible for an approved
tagging site.
(4) Cattle. Any bull,
steer, ox, cow, heifer, calf, or any other bovine animal including
bison.
(5) Moved directly. The
transport of cattle, without offloading, from one premises to
another.
(6) Official Individual
Identification. An individual animal identification that uniquely identifies
the animal, the premises of origin or the premises where the animal was
uniquely identified, and the state in which the official individual
identification was applied, and
(a) Is
approved by the United States Department of Agriculture in accordance with
9 C.F.R. §
86.4(a)(1) (2013) as
incorporated in Rule 5C-31.006, F.A.C., or
(b) Is submitted to the department and
verified by the department as meeting the requirements for official individual
identification such that state officials can determine the herd in which the
animal was officially identified.
(7) Premises Identification Number. A
nationally unique number assigned by a state, tribal and/or federal animal
health authority to a premises that is, in the judgment of the state, tribal
and/or federal animal health authority, a geographically distinct location from
other premises.
(8) Premises of
Origin. The farm or ranch at which the official individual identification is
applied, or if the official identification is applied at an approved tagging
site, the farm or ranch from which the cattle have been brought to the approved
tagging site.
(9) Purchaser. The
new owner of the cattle purchased during or as part of an auction or sale at an
Approved Livestock Facility.
(10)
Recognized Slaughter Establishment. Any slaughter establishment operating under
the provisions of the Federal Meat Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. §§
601 et seq.) as incorporated in subsection
5C-3.001(36),
F.A.C., or the state meat inspection act of the state in which the
establishment is located.
Notes
Rulemaking Authority 534.071, 570.07(23), 585.002(4), 585.08(2)(a) FS. Law Implemented 570.07(15), 585.08(2)(a), 585.11, 585.145 FS.
New 2-19-14, Amended 9-4-14.
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