Arkansas Administrative Code
Agency 209 - Arkansas Agriculture Department
Division 01 - Livestock And Poultry Commission
Rule 209.01.08-003 - EIA (Equine Infectious Anemia) Verifier Regulation

1) Any individual person, group of individuals, club, organization, association, or corporation that sponsors, conducts, or organizes an equine event or activity that:

2) For any individual person, group of individuals, club, organization, association, or corporation that sponsors, conducts, or organizes an equine event or activity that meets any of the above requirements:

1) The curriculum of the certified Equine Infectious Anemia Verifier

Course shall be that agreed upon by the cosponsors of the training course, which are the Arkansas Livestock and Poultry Commission, the University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service, and the Arkansas Horse Council.

2) The curriculum shall contain information about the EIA law, the disease, how to verify, how to report a violation, and other general information deemed beneficial or necessary to the "certified EIA Verifier" being able to verify an equine as negative by a record of a negative current official equine infectious anemia test within the past twelve (12) months.

3) Each individual undergoing the training course must pass a test based on the curriculum with at least an eighty (80%) per cent proficiency before being awarded a certificate as an official certified EIA Verifier.

4) All individuals undergoing the training shall complete an application to become a certified EIA Verifiers prior to taking the proficiency test.

5) The initial certification shall expire on December 31st of the year in which the course was taken unless the initial certification was issued after July 1 of that year; in which case the initial certification will expire on December 31st of the following year. Initial certification will be issued at no cost to the participant.

6) EIA verifiers who have completed the initial certification phase may apply for "indefinite" status after December 31st of the appropriate certification year by mailing a completed re-certification application along with a check for $5.00 made payable to the Arkansas Livestock & Poultry Commission within 90 days after the expiration date on his/her initial card. Applicants who have surpassed the 90-day grace period for renewal will be required to take another EIA verifier course and go through the initial phase of the program again before being granted "indefinite" status.

1) The certified EIA Verifier shall verify that each of the equidae participating in an equine activity is accompanied by a record of a negative current official equine infectious anemia test within the past twelve (12) months prior to entry of the equidae in any event.

2) The certified EIA Verifier shall report by fax or mail within twenty-four hours to the Arkansas Livestock and Poultry Commission any equine and its owner, if ascertainable, that does not meet the standards of verification as provided in the curriculum manual of a record of a negative current official equine infectious anemia test within the past twelve (12) months prior to entry of the equidae in the event.

3) The certified EIA Verifier shall report immediately to the event sponsor any equine and its owner, if ascertainable, that does not meet the standards of verification as provided in the curriculum manual of a record of a negative current official equine infectious anemia test within the past twelve (12) months prior to entry of the equidae in the event.

4) Each certified EIA Verifier shall notify the Arkansas Livestock and

Poultry Commission of any change in their mailing address within thirty (30) days of such change. EIA verifiers who do not notify the Commission when an address change occurs and has mail returned on more than one mail-out will be removed from the active list and will have to be re-certified.

5) Upon receipt of a complaint filed with Livestock and Poultry Commission as to the performance of the EIA Verifier's activity as a certified EIA Verifier, the State Veterinarian or Director shall have the complaint investigated, and may after review:

6) The certified EIA Verifier that is required to undergo a determination of status may elect to have an informal hearing or a formal hearing at which time any of the following may occur:

7) Any certified EIA Verifier that is suspended or revoked or any individual posing as a certified EIA Verifier that is not certified that represents themselves as a certified EIA Verifier at an equine event shall be guilty of a Class A Misdemeanor.

a) resident of Arkansas or a contiguous state;

b) at least eighteen (18) years of age;

c) complete a Certified EIA Verifier Course passing the proficiency test with a minimum of eighty (80%) per cent correct answers;

d) shall not have had a revocation of their EIA Verifier certificate by the Livestock and Poultry Commission; and e) meet all requirements of section II above and pay all fees when required for re-certification.