N.M. Admin. Code § 19.35.9.7 - DEFINITIONS
A."Animal health
emergency" A situation in which people or animals are at risk of exposure to
infectious or contagious diseases.
B."Aquaculture/recirculating water systems"
is a facility designed for the culture, rearing, and propagation of protected
species of fish.
C. "Chronic
wasting disease" or "CWD" is a transmissible spongiform encephalopathy of
cervids.
D. "CWD-exposed animal" is
an animal that is part of a CWD-positive herd, or that has been exposed to a
CWD positive animal or contaminated premise within the previous 60
months.
E. "CWD-exposed herd" is a
herd in which a CWD-positive animal resided within 60 months prior to that
animal's diagnosis as CWD-positive.
F. "CWD-positive herd" is a herd in which a
CWD-positive animal resided at the time it was diagnosed and which has not been
released from quarantine.
G CWD
profile" is a deer or elk at le ast 12 months of age that is emaciated and
exhibits some combination of clinical signs associated with CWD including
increased salivation, tremors, stumbling, incoordination, difficulty
swallowing, excessive thirst, and excessive urination
H. "CWD-response committee" is the group of
persons who will develop a herd plan for any facility in which CWD is confrmed
or in which is identifed a trace-back or a trace-forward herd. This group will
be comprised of at least the owner or designee of the facility, a
representative from the department, from USDA veterinary services, and from the
New Mexico livestock board. The committee must contain a qualified
epidemiologist designated for the event.
I. "CWD-suspect animal" is an animal for
which unoffcial CWD test results, laboratory evidence, or clinical signs
suggest a diagnosis of CWD, but for which laboratory results have been
inconclusive or not yet conducted.
J. "CWD-suspect herd" is a herd for which
laboratory evidence or clinical signs suggest a diagnosis of CWD, but for which
laboratory results have been inconclusive or not yet conducted.
K. "CWD-trace-back herd" is an exposed herd
in which a CWD-positive animal has resided during the 60 months prior to the
diagnosis.
L. "CWD-trace-forward
herd" is a CWD-exposed herd that has received CWD-exposed animals from a
CWD-positive herd during the 60 months prior to the diagnosis of CWD in the
CWD-positive herd.
M. "Department"
shall mean the New Mexico department of game and fish.
N. "Director" is the director of the New
Mexico department of game and fish.
O. "Double fenced" means a park surrounded by
two (2) fences, each continuous, with one fence surrounding the other and a
separation of at least 30 feet between the fences.
P. "Facility" is the area of a class A park
surrounded by a fence meeting specifcations defned herein, and all buildings,
isolation pens, loading chutes, gates, waters, and other structures and
equipment used in the class A park operation.
Q. "Feed" is all forage grown outside the
facility and transported in, all forages compounded and packaged for commercial
distribution, and all dietary supplements.
R. "Herd plan" is a written facility
management agreement that sets forth the steps to be taken to eradicate CWD
from a CWD-positive herd, to control the risk of CWD in a CWD-exposed or
CWD-suspect herd, or to prevent introduction of CWD into that herd or any other
herd.
S. "Offcial animal
identification" is a device or means of animal identification approved by USDA
to uniquely identify individual animals nationally. The animal identification
must include a nationally unique identification number that adheres to one of
the following:
(1) national uniform ear
tagging system;
(2) animal
identification number (AIN);
(3)
premises-based number system using a premises identification number (PIN) in
conjunction with a livestock production numbering system; or
(4) any other numbering system approved by
USDA for the identification of animals in commerce.
T. "Permit owner" is that person or persons
to whom the class A park or lake permit is issued. This person(s) may be a
lessee on the land designated for the class A park or lake.
U. "Qua rantine" is an order issued to any
class A park or lake prohibiting all animal ingress or egress. The director
shall declare the end of the quarantine.
V. "Quarantine fence" is a fence, inside a
facility, constructed to ensure isolation within the facility.
W. "Record" shall mean all vital documents
and electronic data kept for each animal. These documents include, but are not
limited to, breed registries, importation permits, bills of sale, health
certifcates, veterinary diagnoses, etc.
X. Single fenced" is a park surrounded by one
(1) continuous fence.
Y. "Shooter
animals" are animals designated by a permit owner or his designee for hunting
or harvesting in the facility.
Z.Water" is the system for delivering water
to ani mals in a facility including but not limited to wells, streams, ponds,
troughs, and water catchments.
AA."USDA" is the United States department of
agriculture.
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