Section 436:118 – Application for Entry Into the Program.
436:118 Application for Entry Into the Program. – I. An applicant to the program shall submit a completed program application to the Area Veterinarian-in-Charge designee. Once the program application has been received, an authorized state veterinarian or the AVIC or AVIC designee shall inspect the flock for evidence of scrapie. The application shall be […]
Section 436:119 – Advancement in the Program.
436:119 Advancement in the Program. – I. When a flock has obtained a status that has met all of the program standards, the flock owner may apply to advance the flock to certified status. The board shall review advancement applications for movement from enrolled status to certified status at the next regularly scheduled board […]
Section 436:120 – Maintenance of Status.
436:120 Maintenance of Status. – I. A flock’s status date shall be maintained if, during an annual inspection it meets the requirements of 9 C.F.R. parts 54 and 79 and the Scrapie Eradication Uniform Methods and Rules adopted by the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service of the United States Department of Agriculture. II. […]
Section 436:121 – Downgrading of Status.
436:121 Downgrading of Status. – The board shall recommend downgrading a participating flock’s status or removing it from the program if its owner or manager has not complied with the program standards, unless a compelling argument based upon sound scientific principles can be presented. A flock may reenter the program after fulfilling board-determined and […]
Section 436:122 – Appeal.
436:122 Appeal. – Owner-reported changes in flock status or status date due to flock additions or commingling shall be made as soon as possible following notification of the board or AVIC without review by the board unless the owner requests that the board perform a formal review at the time the acquisition or commingling […]
Section 436:123 – Confidentiality.
436:123 Confidentiality. – I. The provisions of paragraph II shall apply in any instance when a sheep or goat producer has entered the program and has voluntarily requested technical help from the board or is inspected by a state animal health official on behalf of the board as established under 9 CFR Parts 54 […]
Section 436:116 – Program Goals; Applicable Federal Regulations.
436:116 Program Goals; Applicable Federal Regulations. – The voluntary scrapie flock certification program is a cooperative effort between APHIS (Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, United States Department of Agriculture), participating state governments, and sheep and goat producing industries, established and maintained to reduce scrapie’s occurrence and spread, identify flocks that have been free […]
Section 436:117 – Scrapie Certification Board; Membership; Meetings.
436:117 Scrapie Certification Board; Membership; Meetings. – I. There is hereby established the state scrapie certification board which shall administer the voluntary scrapie flock certification program, review program enrollment applications and status advancement, review situations that may result in a reduction of certification status or dismissal from the program, educate producers regarding scrapie, and […]
Section 436:106 – Handling of Dogs, Cats, and Ferrets Bitten by Rabid Animals.
436:106 Handling of Dogs, Cats, and Ferrets Bitten by Rabid Animals. – In the case of dogs, cats, and ferrets known to have been bitten by a rabid animal or to have had a nonbite exposure, the following provisions shall apply: I. Unvaccinated Dogs, Cats, and Ferrets. (a) In the case of dogs, cats, […]
Section 436:107 – Impoundment of Dog Without Tag.
436:107 Impoundment of Dog Without Tag. – The rabies control authority shall authorize a pound or pounds, or shall enter into a cooperative agreement with a licensed veterinarian, or licensed animal shelter, for the establishment and operation of a pound. Any dog found off the owner’s premises and not wearing a valid vaccination tag […]