Indiana Administrative Code
Title 345 - INDIANA STATE BOARD OF ANIMAL HEALTH
Article 5 - SCRAPIE
Rule 6 - Scrapie Affected Animals and Herds
Section 6-2 - Animal and flock designations

Universal Citation: 345 IN Admin Code 6-2

Current through March 20, 2024

Authority: IC 15-17-3-21

Affected: IC 15-17-3-13

Sec. 2.

(a) The state veterinarian shall determine the following:

(1) If an animal is scrapie-positive, high-risk, exposed, or suspect.

(2) If a flock is a source, infected, exposed, or noncompliant flock.

The state veterinarian may redesignate the scrapie status of an animal or a flock.

(b) The state veterinarian shall make the determinations in subsection (a) based on the following:

(1) The definitions in 345 IAC 5-2.

(2) The standards in Part VII - Epidemiology in the uniform methods and rules incorporated by reference in 345 IAC 5-3-3.

(3) The standards in this rule.

(c) When determining the scrapie status of an animal or flock the following apply:

(1) The state veterinarian may utilize sale, movement, breeding, and flock records and any other information that is relevant.

(2) The state veterinarian may test animals, including the following:
(A) A live animal official test.

(B) An official genotype test.

(C) Culling and postmortem examination and testing.

(D) Postmortem examination and testing of animals found dead or cull animals at slaughter.

(3) A flock will be designated a source, infected, or exposed flock as the case may be if an owner:
(A) does not make his or her animals available for testing within sixty (60) days of official notification or as mutually agreed; or

(B) fails to submit required postmortem samples.

(4) While a flock status determination is pending, the flock owner shall comply with movement restrictions for infected flocks.

(d) The state veterinarian shall make an effort to notify each flock owner of the designation assigned to the owner's animals and flock under this section.

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