Indiana Administrative Code
Title 345 - INDIANA STATE BOARD OF ANIMAL HEALTH
Article 5 - SCRAPIE
Rule 6 - Scrapie Affected Animals and Herds
Section 6-4 - Condemnation and indemnity
Universal Citation: 345 IN Admin Code 6-4
Current through March 20, 2024
Authority: IC 15-17-3-21
Affected: IC 15-17-3-13
Sec. 4.
(a) The state veterinarian:
(1) may condemn any
scrapie-positive, suspect, exposed, or high-risk sheep or goat and any sheep or
goat in an infected or source flock if such action furthers the goals of this
article; and
(2) shall utilize the
federal indemnity program under 9 CFR 54 or other federal indemnity money
whenever possible to indemnify for condemned sheep and goats.
(b) The state veterinarian shall cooperate with the United States Department of Agriculture in implementing the scrapie indemnification program in 9 CFR 54, Subpart A in the state.
(c) Scrapie-positive and suspect animals condemned under this article or destroyed under 9 CFR 54 shall be disposed of as follows:
(1) Under 345 IAC 7-7 (dead animal
disposal).
(2) The animals may not
be processed for human or animal food. But, exposed or high-risk animals not
known to be infected may be disposed of by slaughter.
(3) Moved to an official research facility.
The state veterinarian may order animals disposed of in a particular manner to minimize the risk of disease spread.
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