Mont. Admin. r. 32.4.101 - DEFINITIONS
In this subchapter the following terms have the meanings or interpretations indicated below and must be used in conjunction with and supplemental to those definitions contained in 87-4-406, MCA.
(1) "Alternative Livestock" means
the animals defined as alternative livestock and cloven hoofed ungulates in
87-4-406,
MCA except domestic water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis).
(2) "Alternative livestock veterinarian"
means a deputy state veterinarian who has been trained and approved by the
department to perform regulatory work on alternative livestock.
(3) "Bill of sale" means the alternative
livestock bill of sale form utilized by the Department of Livestock to document
the valid transfer of ownership of alternative livestock.
(4) "Catch pen" means a fenced enclosure used
in conjunction with the handling facility to hold alternative livestock for
individual inspection, marking, or treatment.
(5) "Certificate of veterinary inspection"
means the Department of Livestock inspection certificate form conforming to the
requirements of the health certificate under ARM
32.3.206,
for the inspection of alternative livestock. The form must include the number,
species, age, sex, individual animal identification, owner, alternative
livestock farm information and the reason for the inspection.
(6) "Confirmation sample" means a second
sample taken from the same animal and submitted to a laboratory to confirm the
results of the original sample.
(7)
"Department" means the Department of Livestock.
(8) "Department designated agent" means an
individual empowered by the department to act on behalf of the department in
performing regulatory duties strictly defined by department policy.
(9) "Disease, communicable" means a disease
that can spread from one animal to another animal or to humans.
(10) "Disease, quarantinable" means any
disease defined under ARM
32.3.104,
32.3.116
or identified by order of the state veterinarian.
(11) "Elk-red deer hybrid" means an animal
that is produced by the mating of an elk and red deer (Cervus elaphus) and all
subsequent progeny.
(12)
"Emergency" means a sudden unexpected medical condition demanding immediate
medical care not available on the alternative livestock farm whereby if medical
treatment is not obtained immediately, the animal may die.
(13) "Alternative livestock farm" means the
enclosed land area upon which game farm animals may be kept, as defined by
87-4-406(3),
MCA.
(14) "Alternative livestock
parts" means parts of an alternative livestock carcass that may be taken from
an alternative livestock farm in accordance with the provisions of
87-4-415
and
87-4-416,
MCA. Alternative livestock parts does not include the regenerable parts
harvested annually from alternative livestock farm animals.
(15) "H of A tag" means the Canadian
equivalent of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) official
eartag.
(16) "Handling device"
means a mechanical structure or animal restraining device (such as a squeeze
chute) that facilitates inspection and handling of individual alternative
livestock.
(17) "Health
certificate" has the meaning defined in ARM
32.3.201.
(18) "Herd plan" means a written disease
management plan that is designed by the herd owner and the state veterinarian
to eradicate disease from an affected herd while reducing human exposure to the
disease. The herd plan will include appropriate herd test frequencies, tests to
be employed, and any additional disease or herd management practices deemed
necessary to eradicate a disease from the herd in an efficient and effective
manner.
(19) "Herd tattoo" means
the recorded whole herd mark or brand required by
81-3-102,
MCA for alternative livestock identification.
(20) "Hybrid test" means a laboratory test
recognized for the identification of elk-red deer hybrid animals.
(21) "Members of the same family" means a
group whose membership is determined by including an individual, the
individual's spouse, and the individual's parents, children, grandchildren, and
the spouses of each.
(22) "Montana
official eartag" means an alternative livestock identification tag provided by
the Department of Livestock that meets the requirements of
87-4-414(4),
MCA.
(23) "Permit" means an
official document issued by the Montana Department of Livestock after proper
application which allows the movement of animals, or biologics into Montana.
The permit shall conform to the requirements of ARM
32.3.207.
(24) "Prohibited alternative livestock" means
animals that are prohibited from importation for purposes of alternative
livestock farming pursuant to
87-4-424,
MCA.
(25) "Quarantine facility"
means a department approved enclosure, separate from the catch pen and handling
device, used to isolate newly acquired or diseased alternative
livestock.
(26) "Restricted
alternative livestock" means animal species, subspecies and their hybrids
subject to specific importation restrictions.
(27) "Solid wall" means a wall constructed
with no visible cracks between construction units or underneath the wall
unit.
(28) "State waters" means a
body of water so defined by
75-5-103,
MCA.
(29) "Transfer" means the
change in ownership interest or any part of an ownership interest in an
alternative livestock animal.
(30)
"Transportation" means the movement of alternative livestock to or from a
licensed alternative livestock farm to another licensed alternative livestock
farm, a market, or any other approved destination.
(31) "USDA official eartag" means an
identification eartag that provides unique identification for each individual
animal by conforming to the alphanumeric national uniform ear tagging
system.
(32) "Whole herd mark"
means an artificial mark or brand recorded by the department for the exclusive
sole use of the individual in whose name the mark or brand is recorded. The
whole herd mark assigned by the department for alternative livestock is the
herd tattoo.
Notes
AUTH: 81-2-102, 81-2-103, 87-4-422, MCA; IMP: 81-2-102, 81-2-103, 87-4-422, MCA
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