RELATES TO:
KRS 257.020
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
KRS 257.030(4) authorizes the
Board of Agriculture to promulgate administrative regulations to carry out the
provisions of KRS Chapter 257. This administrative regulation establishes
requirements to prevent and control the spread of communicable disease in
livestock, poultry, and fish by restricting unauthorized use of biological
materials in Kentucky.
Section 1. Live
pathogenetic bacteria, virus, or disease producing agents of animal origin
shall not be shipped, transported, or cause to be imported into the
Commonwealth of Kentucky without prior written consent based on material type
of the Office of the State Veterinarian (OSV). Requests for consent by the OSV
shall be emailed or sent by U.S. mail to the Office of the State
Veterinarian.
Section 2. All
biological materials for immunization, treatment, or diagnostic purposes for
livestock, poultry, or fish in the Commonwealth shall be approved in advance of
use by the OSV or the United State Department of Agriculture upon written
notice being provided to the OSV.
Section
3. Any entity distributing BVD-PI diagnostic tests shall request
approval from the OSV, and shall maintain records for at least five (5) years
after the sale, and shall make these records available to the Office of the
State Veterinarian upon demand.
Section
4. Disease-producing organisms shall not be sold in or shipped to
the Commonwealth of Kentucky unless the buyer or recipient is a licensed
veterinarian, pharmacist, or entity authorized under Kentucky Revised Statutes
to receive, hold, and sell biologics.
