2 CSR 30-2.004 - Definitions
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(1) As used in this chapter, the following
terms mean-
(A) Accredited Laboratory-A
diagnostic laboratory which meets the standards of an approved accreditation
body such as American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians
(AAVLD) or an International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 17025
accrediting audit group;
(B)
Accredited Veterinarian-A veterinarian approved by the administrator of the
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), United States Department of
Agriculture (USDA), and the state veterinarian in accordance with Part 161 of
Title 9, Chapter 1, of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR),
to perform functions required by cooperative state-federal animal disease
control and eradication programs;
(C) Approved Livestock Market-A place of
business or place where livestock is concentrated for the purpose of sale,
exchange, or trade made at regular or irregular intervals, whether at auction
or not, except this definition shall not apply to any public farm sale or
purebred livestock sale, or to any sale, transfer, or exchange of livestock
from one person to another person for movement or transfer to other farm
premises or directly to a licensed market and licensed by the Missouri
Department of Agriculture;
(D)
Certificate of Veterinary Inspection (CVI)-The term Certificate of Veterinary
Inspection means a legible record made on an official form of the state of
origin, issued by an accredited licensed veterinarian. The official Certificate
of Veterinary Inspection shall state that the animal(s) are free of visible
signs of contagious, infectious, or communicable disease and describe the
animal(s) by species, breed, sex, and age. All animals will be individually
identified and listed on the CVI along with all data for required tests and
vaccinations, including date, results, and the name of the laboratory
performing the test;
(E) Certified
Free Herd-A herd of cattle, swine, goats or a flock of sheep or birds which has
met the requirements and the conditions set forth in sections
267.560 to
267.660, RSMo, and as required
by the department and as recommended by the USDA, and for such status for a
specific disease and for a herd of cattle, swine, goats or flock of sheep, or
birds in another state which has met those minimum requirements and conditions
under the supervision of the livestock sanitary authority of the state in which
said animals or birds are domiciled, and as recommended by the USDA for such
status for a specific disease;
(F)
Commercial Swine-Swine that are continuously managed and have adequate
facilities and practices to prevent exposures to feral swine;
(G) Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) Susceptible
Cervids-Cervidae species that have proven to be susceptible to CWD, which
includes, but not limited to, whitetail deer, blacktail deer, mule deer, red
deer, elk, moose, sika deer, reindeer, muntjac, axis deer, and roe deer;
except, it does not include fallow deer;
(H) Dairy Cattle-All cattle, regardless of
age or sex, breed, or current use, that are born on a dairy farm or of a
breed(s) used to produce milk or other dairy products for human consumption, or
cross bred calves of any breed that are born to dairy cattle including, but not
limited to, Ayrshire, Brown Swiss, Holstein, Jersey, Guernsey, Milking
Shorthorn, and Red and Whites;
(I)
Department or Department of Agriculture-The Department of Agriculture of the
state of Missouri, and when by this law the said Department of Agriculture is
charged to perform a duty, it shall be understood to authorize the performance
of such duty by the Director of Agriculture of the state of Missouri, or by the
state veterinarian of the state of Missouri or his/hers duly authorized
deputies acting under the supervision of the Director of Agriculture;
(J) Director-The director of the Department
of Agriculture of Missouri;
(K)
Entry Permits-It is specifically noted within these rules when an entry permit
is required. Entry permit numbers may be obtained by using the 24/7 online
permitting system at https://mo.tnatc.org/usaherds/ops/Login.aspx
or by contacting the Missouri Department of Agriculture, Division of Animal
Health, at (573) 751-3377 during normal business hours, Monday through Friday.
If using an approved electronic health certificate application that submits the
health certificate instantaneously, the permit requirement is waived, except
for any species affected by an ongoing disease outbreak and for any cervidae.
Please contact the Division of Animal Health to see if your electronic health
certificate application is approved;
(L) Exotic Animals-Any animal that is native
to a foreign country or of foreign origin or character, is not native to the
United States, or was introduced from abroad. This term specifically includes
animals such as, but not limited to, nonhuman primates, felids (excluding the
species Felis catus) and panthera, elephants, antelope, anteaters, macropods,
water buffalo, and certain species of exotic bovids, such as Ankole, Gayal, and
Yak;
(M) Feral Swine-Swine that is
born, living, or has lived in the wild, and the offspring of such swine. For
the purposes of this subsection, "in the wild" means not confined by humans to
pens, houses, or other facilities designed to hold swine and prevent their
escape;
(N) Licensed Dealer-Any
person engaged in the business of buying, selling, or exchanging in commerce of
livestock;
(O) Licensed Market-A
place of business or place where livestock is concentrated for the purpose of
sale, exchange, or trade made at regular or irregular intervals, whether at
auction or not, except this definition shall not apply to any public farm sale
or purebred livestock sale, or to any sale, transfer, or exchange of livestock
from one person to another person for movement or transfer to other farm
premises or directly to a licensed market;
(P) Licensed Veterinarian-A person who has
graduated from an American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) accredited
school of veterinary medicine or has received equivalent formal education as
determined by the Administrator, and who has a valid license to practice
veterinary medicine in some state;
(Q) Livestock-Cattle, swine, sheep, ratite
birds including but not limited to ostrich and emu, aquatic products as defined
in section 277.024, RSMo, llamas, alpaca,
buffalo, bison, elk documented as obtained from a legal source and not from the
wild and raised in confinement for human consumption or animal husbandry,
goats, poultry, equine, and exotic animals;
(R) Miscellaneous Animals-All other species
not specifically listed, to include but not limited to rabbits, rodents,
reptiles, pet birds, etc;
(S)
Negative Trichomoniasis Bull-A bull with one (1) negative polymerase chain
reaction (PCR) test for Tritrichomonas foetus or two (2) negative PCR tests if
commingled with a positive Trichomoniasis herd;
(T) Negative Trichomoniasis Herd-A group of
bovines that have been commingled in the previous breeding season and all
test-eligible bulls have tested negative for Tritrichomonas foetus within the
previous twelve (12) months;
(U)
Official Identification-An official form of identification such as an official
ear tag or group/lot identification number (GIN), as defined by Title 9,
Code of Federal Regulations, Part 71, published June 13, 1963,
herein incorporated by reference and made a part of this rule, as published by
the United States Government Publishing Office, 732 N. Capital Street NW,
Washington, DC 20402-0001, phone: toll free (866) 512-1800, DC area (202)
512-1800, website: http://bookstore.gpo.gov. This rule does
not incorporate any subsequent amendments or additions;
(V) Official Laboratory-A Veterinary
Diagnostic Laboratory operated by and under the direction of the state
veterinarian or other diagnostic laboratories accredited by the American
Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians or member of the National
Animal Health Laboratory Network;
(W) Official Scrapie Identification-As
defined in Title 9, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 79,
published March 25, 2019, herein incorporated by reference and made a part of
this rule, as published by the United States Government Publishing Office, 732
N. Capital Street NW, Washington, DC 20402-0001, phone: toll free (866)
512-1800, DC area (202) 512-1800, website:
http://bookstore.gpo.gov or any
other means of identification approved by the state veterinarian identifying
them to the flock of origin and listed on a CVI. This rule does not incorporate
any subsequent amendments or additions;
(X) Positive Trichomoniasis Bull-Male bovine
which has ever tested positive for Trichomoniasis (Tritrichomonas
foetus);
(Y) Positive
Trichomoniasis Herd-A group of bovines that have commingled in the previous
breeding season and in which an animal (male or female) has had a positive
diagnosis for Tritrichomonas foetus;
(Z) Quarantine-A condition in which an animal
or bird of any species is restricted in movement to a particular premises under
such terms and conditions as may be designated by order of the state
veterinarian or his/hers duly authorized deputies;
(AA) Swine Production Health Plan-A written
agreement developed for a swine production system designed to maintain the
health of the swine and detect signs of communicable disease as defined in 9
CFR Part 71.1 Definitions;
(BB)
Transitional Swine-Swine raised on dirt or that have reasonable opportunities
to be exposed to feral swine; and
(CC) Trichomoniasis-A venereal disease of
cattle caused by the protozoan parasite species of Tritrichomonas
foetus.
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