Authority: IC
15-17-3-21
Affected: IC
15-17-3-13
Sec. 2.
(a) The
state veterinarian may apply to the United States Department of Agriculture to
have the state CWD program designated an approved state CWD certification
program under 9 CFR Part
55.
(b)
Any official test for chronic wasting disease must be conducted at:
(1) the Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory
at Purdue University;
(2) a United
States Department of Agriculture laboratory; or
(3) a laboratory approved by the state
veterinarian.
The state veterinarian may approve a laboratory to conduct
official tests for chronic wasting disease if the laboratory demonstrates that
its diagnostic procedures for chronic wasting disease are in compliance with
generally accepted scientific standards and approving the laboratory will
further the purposes of this rule.
(c) All tests for CWD required by this rule
or conducted under this rule must be official tests. The results of a test for
CWD that is not an official test will not satisfy the requirements of this
rule.
(d) The state veterinarian
may approve a person to be an approved CWD sample collector if he or she meets
the following requirements:
(1) The person has
submitted an application to the state veterinarian for approval.
(2) The person has successfully completed
training programs on appropriate sample collection techniques that have been
approved by the state veterinarian.
The state veterinarian's approval to be an approved CWD
sample collector continues until it is modified, suspended, or revoked by the
state veterinarian.
(e) A person approved to be an approved CWD
sample collector must do the following:
(1)
Collect and preserve appropriate samples as required by this rule and protocols
issued by the state veterinarian.
(2) Submit samples for testing according to
procedures and within the timelines required by this rule and the protocols
issued by the state veterinarian.
(3) Create and upon request of the state
veterinarian submit written records of sample collection and submission
activities that are required by this rule and protocols issued by the state
veterinarian.
(f) The
state veterinarian may modify, suspend, or revoke the approval issued to an
approved CWD sample collector if the sample collector does any of the
following:
(1) Violates a law administered by
the board.
(2) Fails to
successfully complete the initial training program on sample collection or any
supplemental training later designated by the state veterinarian as necessary
to maintain proficiency in sample collection and submission
techniques.
(3) Fails to comply
with sample collection and submission protocols issued by the state
veterinarian.
(4) Fails to create
or submit written records required by this rule and protocols issued by the
state veterinarian that accurately and completely document the sample
collection and submission.
(5)
Submits poor quality samples, incomplete samples, or samples that are not
testable.
(6) Violates any
requirement of this rule.
(g) All records required to be kept by this
rule shall be kept for not less than six (6) years.