Kan. Admin. Regs. § 115-17-2a - Commercial sale of bait fish; testing procedures
(a) Live aquatic bait shall be certified free
of the following pathogens before import, according to the requirements in this
regulation:
(1) Spring viremia of carp
virus;
(2) infectious pancreatic
necrosis virus;
(3) viral
hemorrhagic septicemia virus; and
(4) infectious hematopoietic virus.
(b) On and after January 1, 2014,
upon application or renewal, each applicant and each commercial fish bait
permittee shall provide documentation of two consecutive years of pathogen-free
status from an independent laboratory approved by United States department of
agriculture, animal and plant health inspection service, for the pathogens
listed in subsection (a) for the source of bait fish being sold. If the
facility is new, the applicant shall certify by affidavit that the facility
does not meet the requirements in this regulation and shall provide
documentation of pathogen-free status for the current year of
operation.
(c) The sample size
shall be 150 fish and shall include moribund fish observed in the sampling
process. The samples shall be collected twice each year. The samples shall be
collected once during the month of October, November, or December and once
during the month of March, April, or May.
(d) Collection of each sample shall be
overseen by a doctor of veterinary medicine accredited by the United States
department of agriculture, animal and plant health inspection service. The
collection shall be made under the direct observation of the overseer to the
extent that the official can attest to the origin of the fish and that the
sampling scheme meets the requirements in this regulation.
(e) Each sample shall include all of the
ponds and grow-out tanks. The final species and age composition of each sample
shall reflect the overall composition of the certified fish on location. For
locations with more than 50 ponds, all species and sizes of fish shall be
included in each sample, but the ponds may be sampled in rotation so that all
ponds are sampled at least once every two years. This regulation shall be
effective on and after January 1, 2012.
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